Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-11
said about it on the following day in
your own house there was no other in
ference to be made in the case.

huoW uoW III pegan.
Captain Mackey-How long were you
there in all?
About three hours in all.
Captain Mackey-A fight is a breach
OF the peace under our laws; now did
you see any person arrested for fighting
No, sir.
Captain Mackey-Did you see any
body knocked down or severely beaten
Yes, one or two.
Mackey-Whom did you see ordered
away from the polls who was entitled
to vote.
Mr.. Nicholls-I can name one man
White-I don't know his first name.
His ticket was snatched out of his hands
by one OF the engineers OF the fire com.
pany.
Mr.. Mackey-Did you call upon off,
GERS to protect the voter?
Mr.. Nicholls-I did. called him to
take away this man Arguello-and Reid.
the fireman, who took his ballot away
from him.
Captain Mackey-Do you consider
Arguello dangerous man?
Mr.. Nicholls-I do. He seemed to be
there for nothing except to fight.
Captain Mackey-How many fights
did he have that day?
Mr.. Nicholls-Two or three, during
the afternoon.
Mayor Hazard-Where was this cleo
tion held-in doors or on the sidewalk :?
Mr.. Nicholls-In the doorway of the
engine house on Boyle Heights. The
ballot box was placed in the doorway.
Mayor Hszard-Were Reid and Ar
guello inside the building while voting
was going on?
Mr.. Nicholls-No, sir; they were out
on the sidewalk.
Officer Stevenson-Did you not see
me take Arguello by the shoulder and
tell him to keep away from there; that
he was disturbing the election? This
was after Mr.. Hof had sent him away.
Mr.. Nicholls-No. sir; l din't see
either of you order Arguello away.
+. Cobb, sworn: l was at the polls
on the day in question and went up to
vote. Walter Dunn stood there and
said: "No, not by a id sight; you
don't vote here" said I lived 10 that
ward and would vote. He put his fist
under my nose and said shouldn't vote
till he got ready. asked somebody to
offered to do go.
drop your ballot into the box without
handing it to the judges?
Mr.. Cobb did hold the ballot in
my hand but could not drop it in be-
cause Drown held his hand over the box.
Mayor Hazard-Was he an officer of
the election--a Judge or clerk
Mr.. Cobb-He was not.
Stevenson-Did you not offer to vote
yrh
cording to the great register" and you
then said "d--n the great register"
Mr.. Cobb-I did not say 80, nor did I
hear any body else say 80.
Drown-Did you not attempt to vote
before the question was decided?
Mr., Co6h-I do not know whether the
thing was being argued or not. All l
know is walked up to vote and Drown
caught my hand to prevent me from
| voting.
j. G. REED SAW THE FUSS.
Mr.. j. G. Reed is mild-looking gen.
tleman with blonde complexion and gold
spectacles. He says he went to the
polls and had friend with him. "They
would not let him vote at first, and
told him to swear in his vote. I came
back at O'Clock and went up to vote
myself and WAS knocked down by Officer
Stevenson, who struck me under the
uear. While | was down on the ground
somebody kicked me. When got up l
saw Officer Hof standing over Mr..
Cowel. After l got up Arguello came
up and knocked me down again.
Mr.. Workman-Did you not bring up
load OF repeaters from the Auheuser
soloon on First street?
No, sir; | never brought any.
The rest of the testimony was in the
same line.
COL. ]. P. ROGERS STATEMENT.
Colonel Rogers said: I was a judge
of the primaries on Boyle Heights, at
the engine house. had my two asso-
ciates with me, and declared the polls
open. After 1 read the call, up came
Mr.. Workman and Mr.. Drown, and
moved to hold the primary under the
great register. l said there was nothing
in the call by the central committee,
and though they went and got great
register, l paid no attention to it. l
never saw euch disturbance.
Mayor Fl zard-Did you call on either
OF these officers to arrest 9ff4nders and
quiet the place?
Colonel Rogers--I did, and nobody
paid any attention to it. I requested
some one to telephone for officers that
were able to preserve the peace, but no.
body offered to help.
Officer Hof-. When that fellow, Brown,
from Figueroa street, voted illegally,
why did you not return his ballot, so he
could be put out of the building?
Colonel Rogers-l held the ballot till
the challenge was disposed of.
Mr.. Workman-And the man voted?
Col. Rogers (rising and facing Mr..
Workman)-The man did not vote. Mr..
Workman.
Workman-I say he did.
Rogers-The poll list will not show
his name, cir.
Messrs. R. W. Fowler and John Proc
tor were the next witnesses sworn. Both
testified as to the assaults on Cobb and
Cowell, aud that the officers were re-
quested to arrest the offenders. James
Hudson's evidence was corroboratory Ct
the two previous men.
Mr.. Workman cross-examined him,
but failed to shake his testimony.
EXAMINATIoN FOR DEFENSE,
W. FL. Workman sworn: | had in
formation in town that day that they
were going to send repeaters over to
Boyle Heighta to down me; go when I
got over there l demanded the great
register be used to hold the election.
Captain Mackry-There were many
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