People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-24

ers and injure our fight. What think
you of it, friend? Let us give you
sample for judgment:
The first witness on the stand was Mr..
c. j. Bryant, Democrat, who is over
seer of the spinning department of the
King mill. Mr.. John Z. West, for the
contestant, asked Mr.. Bryant if President
Charles Estes of the mill did not instruct
him to circulate Black tickets among the
operatives in the mill, and those who re-
fused to vote the ticket to take their time
and discharge them? Bryant said he did
not know of any operative being dis
charged for voting for Watgon, and he
never saw any repeating of votes at the
polls Evening News.
The Chronicle ''garbled" the re-
port of same witness even as unfairly.
To show you by comparison how the
above method misleads the public and
gives rise to the false opinions as to
weight of evidence received, we place
Mr.. Byyant's evidence, as given, in
the opening of the report of last
weeks hearing of testimony:
C. J. Bryant testified that he was
a resident of Richmond county, is
an over8eer in spinning room of
King mill, that Mr.. Charles Estes
was and is now president. of said
mill, and that witness voted for J. c.
G. Black in the national election,
1892.
Ques. by West. Did you ever
have any conversation with Mr.. Els
tes, the president of the mill, in re-
gard to the election?
Ans. 1 decline to answer that
question. Council for Mr.. Black
here stated that they had no objec
ton to evidence going in.)
Cues. Why did you decline to
answer that question ?
Ans. Because & man placed in
the position that I occupy and having
to work for his daily bread, it does
not pay him to talk too much.
CUES. What did Mr.. Estes do or
say to you in regard to taking tickets
for Mr.. Black and having the mill
hands to vote them?
Ans. | decline to answer that
question.
Ques. Did or did not Mr.. Estes
give you a lot Of tickets for Mr.. Black
for Congressman at that election and
instruct you to give them to the mill
operatives with directions to vote
them or get their time and be dis
charged?
Ans. l decline to answer that
question on the grounds [ did the
first one.
Witness said he knew of no one
discharged for voting for Mr.. Wat
son, and was at the polls about fif-
teen minutes and knew of no parties
voting more than once.
j. r. Lybrand testified that he was
suspicious of the wagon yard in the
Fourth ward, as the cracks in the
gate had been Slated up with new
lumber. Asked permission to enter
but was refused by Mr.. Charles Wise,
a city policeman. About this time
said jim Davis came out and witness
looked through the opening into the
yard and saw Chief Frank Roulette
of the Fire department leaning
against the wall with one hand full
of money. Saw him give money in
a recognized Democratic ticket to
negro named George Curry. jim
Davis took Curry to the polls and
voted him. Saw other parties come
out of the wagon yard and vote, and
later saw the same parties come out
of the wagon yard again and vote a
second time. Sow one negro vote
five times in this way. After return
ing from dinner, saw a negro, Rufus
Hampton vote twice after visits to
this wagon yard. Jim Davis was
with him each time. Questioned
this negro after his second vote and
he said he voted for Mr.. Black and
acknowledged that he lived in Ham
burg, S. G. Negroes would change
clothing in order TO deceive onlook-
ers. In the Second ward witness
saw J. J. Hyams snatch Watson
ticket from/a Negroes hand after a
Mr.. Barton had given him same and
said, "By God, that's not the ticket
to vote," as he substituted a ticket
with Blacks name on it. Mr.. Hyams
then rushed him up to the ballot box.
Heard NJ. j. j. Hyams ask another
negro if he had voted, and the negro
replied ayes, sir" MIR. Hyams re-
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