Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-03
PROBING THE FRAUDS
SUBCOMMITTEE BEGIN THE iNvESTI-
CATION OF JEFFERSON WARD.
Mr. COINS Case-A Singular Agreement OF
Fisures-whers Are the Rcgu-
lar Ballots

The investigation by the subcommittee OF the
City Democratic Committee Of the irregularities
IN jefferson Ward and the conduct OF tne eiec'
tion officers of the ward In the recent primary
was commenced at Democratic headquarter'
yesterday afternoon. The subcommittee Is
composed OF Me-srs Harrison, snead, and FER
ritter.
Mr.. Henry Cohn was called as the nrst WIZ
ness and said II they were going into an in-
vesigation OF what had been said about him a.
would ask a continuance. He was judge, ne
sad at the Second Precinct Of Jefferson "ard'
lie knew OF nothing irregular in the election
and could not account for the discrepancies
Messrs. Frischkorn and O'sullivan were seicc.eu
by the candidates to overlook the count. MI
hobcrtsoa sat by the witness VI en nc s0on'
was reading the ballots. He denied that ne wa
guilty OF reading out the ballots wrong
Mr. FRIscHKoRs TEsrIFIEs
Mr.. Frischkorn testified that he was witness
70 the count at Second jefferson. When ne Wen
into the precinct the officers were shott,nand,e
and he and Hr. OSuliiyen helped 10 tslly. ~
explained the position Of those present a. .o'
table. lie had no knowledge OF any oiscrepsh
| cies but these aud they were settled al th'
count lie thought that the coum. was abso
lutely fair and WAS astonished when the ev. ,,.
deuce OF the fraud came out. lie ana " sum
van could not possibly have been IN coiiuslvn !.
| es they were Interested IN men diamelricaIl,
| opposed TO each other. Tho tally-sheets were
ab-olutely correct.
| Mr.. w. W. Robinson. clerk OF election a.
Second jefferson, said the pol-book ana .au,
COMPARED to one vote. While witnesses fathel
| was taxing the ballots out Of the box hr. Com
| for n while Strengthened them up. No one
| handled the ballots except the election officers
| and Mr.. Chasa.
Mr.. o'sULLIvAS's TESTIMONY.
| Mr.. ID. O'Sullivan testified that he Kept talll
with Mr.. Frischkorn. After awhile Mr.. hoDin
/ SOY, who was calling of tho votes, complained
| feeling unwelI, and Mr.. Cohn took MS pace
aud called up 10 the end OF the count; Up v
COINS beginning 10 call Hardvicse and King Io
Alderman ran neck and neck. and then Hafu
wicke began 10 forge ahead. Mr.. Wood kept
| private tally, and all three sheets agreed. MI
| Chasa was the only man who saw the baiots al
ter they left COINS hands. Neither he mo-
| trischkorn knew that 1t was not his business t'
| tally or who appointed them.
THE THIRD PRECINCT.
Mr.. "A. Royster. the clerk Of tho Third Pre-
| cinct, Jefferson Ward stated that he was at tn'
precinct all day. except about twenty minutes
| when he went TO vote. The pol-book, the VIII
ness continued. showed 2g2 votes cast. Whef
| the polls closed there we're 2g3 ballots IN th'
| box and one was torn up. Ar Low ana Mr
| Emmett Richardson counted the ballots Mr
| Low ia Mr.. Perdues son-n-lav and was ap
| pointed by Mr.. flournoy. When he signed th'
| acted too quickly, as he had forgotten that ne
| had left the poll a short time to vote.
| Chairman Harrison produced certified copy
OF tho poll book, which. when added up. showed
| that 302 votes had been cast at the precinct.
THE TALLY AND IHE BALLOTS AGREED.
| Mr. ROyster said his addition made II 29| anf
one over, and that the announcement was made
| TINT the ballots IN the box agreed with 'ha
number lie could not account for the ten los
ballots, which had not been turned into the com
mittee. THE official return OF ballots 10 th'
| committee was 292.J He and Mr.. Cree tailed
Mr.. BOtto aud Mr.. Cannon were IN the room
during the count He was surprised AZ what h'
| saw in the papers about the discrepancy. Ill
| could not account for parties being voted twice
| close together. lie transferred Mr.. Henry Asher
| who was voted twice AT Third Jefferson, bu
l.really voted In Madison Ward, bat could no
understand why he did not remember the fac
when he wrote down Ashers name twice OF
| eection-day. He had heard the rumor mat th'
ballots In the box were not the ballots that wer'
voted. lie could not account for the other double
| votes and the dead votes.
| To Mr.. Harrison witness admitted that it wa
| a little singular that Third Jefferson was tn
| only precinct in which there were no irregula
| votes returned and where the poll-book and th
| return OF legal votes agreed exactly, coming on
| 292.
Al the conclusion Of Mr.. Registers testmon
| the committee adjourned 70 meet az 7. NJ. IL
| day.
| The essence Of the situation in Third Jefferson
| a. cleaned from indirect testimony, intination
thrown out and reports on the street, Is that tn
| ballots turned in 20 the City Committee we're no
| the ballots voted; that two balot-boxes playe
| q part In the fraud. rs they had done on pre-
| yious occasion, and that the regular ballot-bo
used In the last primary Is buried near the city