The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-03

Testimony ss TO Jefferson Ward Taken by
the subcommittee.


Goddin's Hall at 5 Z. NJ yesterday. Tho
committee Is composed Of DR.. Benjamin fIar-
rison Mr.. Evan Snead and Mr. James /. Fer
ritter They organized by eeciing DR.. HarrI-
son chairman. A number Of witnesses were
waiting in the ante-rOom. and they proceeded
at once % business.
Mr. Henry COhn and Mr.. J. n. Frlsch-
korn the former Judge and the latter wit
ness for candidates at the Second precinct,
Were called IN together because OF the state
ment alleged by Mr. Samuel Page TO have
been made 10 him by Mr.. COhn in regard to
his COINS improperly calling votes IN his
favor. etc. all OF which concerned Mr.
trschkOrn as an actor IN the same drama
Mr. Cohn testified first, AID started out by
saying that if the committee proposed to III
vestigate into the charge against him by Mr..
Page he hoped they would continue IT IN
order 20 give him time TO vindicate his char
scter The committee granted him until Fri
day 10 prepare MS defense. lie denied en-
phatically the charge made by Mr. Page. and
testified that he was az the polls all day and
knew OF no irregularities. lie was engaged
during the count of ballots at night, most or
the time in reading off the vote. bat tailed
little while for Mr. I. }. Robertson.
Mr. FrischkOrn was examined next. Being
questioned by Mr. errlter in a critical man
ner as 70 the irregular proceeding in counting
the vote, Mr.. trlschkOrn SAID. n did not
know exactly Dy whom / was appointed. or
what my authority was in the premises. We
found as soon as We started the count that
We were short-handed and Mr.. Nachman
went of 10 sleep. Mr.. -. O'sullvan
and myself. are both expert with
the pen and by invitation We kept
the two printed tally-sheets. Mr.. OSul-
llyan worked AT II without stopping until
4 A. NJ. and / stopped only short portion OF
the time when very tired. We found only
two discrepancies IN our tally during the whole
time and they were corrected 10y comparing
notes, aud 10 not believe by the method We
kept them il was possible TO perpetrate o
/ fraud ia the tally.
Being asked as TO the manner IN which the
count was conducted he said: Mr.. L. j.
Robertson took the ballots from the box and
after looking cursorily over them one at
time handed them 10 bir. Henry Conn. on
his lett Mr. COhn read them deliberately
and passed them on and We tailed them rs
they were called. Mr.. Cohn. | suppose
called about two thirds of the votes aud Mr.
i. j. Robertson the balance.
Mt rischkorn sad lie felt that he was IN
an unfortunate position and that & was the
first time he had ever gotten INTO bad COM
panv lie said that the news OK fraud came
on him like a thunder-clap that he knew
that the taliy-sheets were absolutely correct.
and did not suspect ANYBODY else. Belug
further questioned. he said the only way he
could sec that the fraud could Ue done would
be In deliberately calling the ballots wrong.
Mr. ". W. Robertson, CLERK no the precinct,
testified that Mr.. Cohn straifhtened up the
tickets some. called ont the vote part or the
time. aud thought he tailed little lie
knew OF no discrepancies. Beng cross ues-
toned, he testified that Mr.. stephen Cbasa
helped straighteu tickets as they were taken
out. that he tailed Tor Mr. frschkoIn when
he got tired and that lie sat behind his father
when be called the Y ties. but that no one sat
behind AIr. COIN when he WAS performing
that service
Mr. D. O'Sulliyan confirmed the previous
testimony rs e. the arrangement OF the per-
sons around tie table and the manner IN
which he and Mr frlschkOrn kept the tally
sheets. lie said Mr. l. j Robertson called
the votes up % about tie hftleth ballot, when
Mr. Cohn offered 10 relieve INN and called
most of them after that. Under close Ques-
tioning he mentioned tina. be and Mr.. fusch-
kern were interested IN riva! candidates he,
Mr.. King and Mr.. Frlschkorn having Mr..
HardWicke a. tayOrite. p TO the fifty
second ballot they both noticed that
these candidates were running nearly even,
one being Just little ahead and then the
next. out that after that time the tide turned
all in favor OF Ilardwicke and King received
only an occasional vote. There could be no
discrepancy III the tally sheets. ln answer 20
n question he replied that no one sat behind
Mr. COhn when he was calling out tho vote
lie read them slowly and deliberately. Mr.
Chasa took the ballots from Mr. COINS
hands and Strengthened them out IN piles:
said he could have read them after Alr. C0hn
had he chose % do So bat did not think be
looked at u single one lie said he did what
he did in good Faith and did not know that he
was violating the primary pan: thought 1t
WAS the business or the .1dge TO look alter
that.
There being no other witnesses present for
the Second precinct, the further investigation
90 ri
precinct taken zap. This Is tie precinct 10
which the dead men and repaaters were voted.
it will also be remembered that IN looking
over the poll book a discrepancy OF ten votes
was discovered by reas on of mistake ID the
consecutive numbering OF the voters. making
,O2 instead of ~ as shown On the face OF the
book.
8lr. Royster clerk Of the precinct. was the
only witness present He said he had been
clerk there for many years. that MS book
footed up ~ votes. He thought. perhaps,
that there were 3 and that one was torn up.
that be announced the vote as SHOWN py
his book. and that Mr.. Love and Mr.
J.. T. Richardson. who cOunte the
votes, made them tally with his figures.
As Tar rs / know everything was fair and
square. Being shown Dy lr. HARRISON the
mi. take of ten in the numbering OF MS book.
AMI also the repeated names OF fraudulent
voters he said lie had noticed them At Colonel
Spotswoods Office but did not detect them
at the time they were voted. He said
be recOlected transterrn. Nj. Henry
AsAby 10 another precinct, hut did
not think of il when he voted as No. lsS ana
l3 that day. tie said he did not handle any
ballots. Mr.. BottO Was appointed a. W.T.
ness liz the Judges of the precincts. Mr..
Lawrence Gibbons. w. J.. Cree James W.
Cannon and /. T.. Richardson We're the
others present besides the clerk and Judges.
When the polls closed all went out except
myself and the Judges. but IN about three
minutes the others mentioned were called IN.
Mr. Botto is very near-sighted, and don't
think he touched Il ballot during the
count. We had only one tally sheet
aud was furnished with but one. dld not
20 20 Mr. Botto place that night and did not
take drink that night. ! took two during
tho day lie thought the story shout looking
over tie transom untrue and did not think
anybody could see through the transom II
they got up there. After long Questioning
the committee ad ourned until 1870 7. N. to-
day and requested Mr.. ROyster q hold him
sell IN readiness for further testimony.
SURPRISING AuM0Es.
While the investigation last evening was
indefinite and not entirely satisfactory. 1t
elected valuable information and created
suspicious. or. l might say, gave clues that
Will probably lead 10 unearth.ng yet