The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-03
NEARLY PETERED OUT.
NO FACTS so FAR TO PROVE IR-
REGULAR REGISTRATION.

OF the Last Election But Has Failed
TO Establish an Error by the Clerks
of Registration or the Commission
ers-The Investigation to be Con
| tinued To-day.
The charges Of fraud and irregularities
against the county registration of two years
ago petered out entirely at the investiga
ton before the county commissioners yes
terday.
Ali OF the witnesses named by the
gentlemen who made the charges were
summoned to appear before the board yes
terday afternoon and all who appeared
were examined. The examination showed
many irregularities and mistakes upon the
part of the managers Of the last election,
particularly one of the gentlemen making
the charges. but failed to es-
tablish even clerical error
on the part OF the clerks Of registration and
the county commissioners who had charge
of the registration.
ERRORS OF THE MANAGERS.
Il wss shown in several instances that
men whose names were on the registration
books furnished the managers were refused
the right to vote because the managers
| could not find their names on the books,
but that these same names were afterward
| looked up on the original registry book
and when found were allowed to vote.
IL was also shown that the managers in
these cases failed to check Off the names on
| the lists as they should have done, thus
leaving an opportunity for parties disposed
TO fraud to vote these names again.
The county commissioners met shortly
after 8 o'clock. Those present were DIR.
Read, vice chairman; Col. Estill, Mr..
Smart and Mr.. Meinhard, commissioners;
Capt Dillon, clerk, and County Attorney
Snussy. There were number of witnesses
present, most OF whom had been managers
at the last election.
THE FIRST WITNESS.
The first witness Was Capt. Frank Blair.
He was one Of the freeholders managing
| the last election.
Capt. Blair said he remembered only one
| occasion Of man who had applied to vote.
| but whose name could not be found on the
| managers list. The man said he had
| registered, and upon searching the original
registry list his name was found and he was
allowed TO vote. He supposed this TO have
| been an oversight on the part Of the clerk
Capt. Blair could not remember the
name Of the party and there was no way OF
ascertaining whether or not his name had
been overlooked by the managers on their
list.
E. B. Peak was next sworn. Mr.. Peak
testified that he applied to vote at the last
election. he rendered his ballot and called
| out his name to Mr.. John r. Young, who
| was at the box. He was told that his name
| was not on the list. Mr. Young went to
| the registry book and searched for his name
| and returned, saying he could not find it.
HIS NAME WAS ON THE LIST.
Mr.. Peak then went with Mr.. Young TO
examine the book and found his name.
The managers list used at the last cleo
ton was produced. Mr.. Peaks name was
found upon it, showing that it was over
looked by the managers Of election and was
not the fault OF the clerk of registration.
MIR. George A. hudson was the next wit
ness. Mr.. Hudson seemed to think that
| there had been fraud 10 the last registra.
tion. He was one of the managers. He
| said there were quite a number who applied
to vote at his box who said they were
registered, but whose names were not on
the lists, aud he was satisfied that some of
them had registered. Some Of them were
sworn and allowed to vote. MIR. Hudson
| was shown the registry lists and was asked
60 point out some of the names to which be
referred but would not attempt to do so.
LAWYER LAzARoN oUEsFIoNED.
8. L. Lazaron, ESQ.,, was sworn. Mr..
Lazaron was another one of the managers
at the last election. He said that there
| WoAc u lew PoFsOu5 VINO CALn6 TO MS 1OX
who desired to vote, but whose names ap~
| peared to be incorrectly registered. If the
managers were satisfied that the person was
| entitled 10 a vote, he was allow wed to vote.
| There were also instances where parties
claimed to have registered, but whose
names were not on the managers' book.
Some Of them appeared upon the printed
list, and upon search being made they were
found upon the original book Of entry Y,
which was in the hands OF the superin-
tendent OF the election. Mr.. Lazsron was
| unable to recall auy of those names
Mr.. LAzaron made some suggestions
about checking the managers books with
the original list before giving them into the
hands of the managers of election.
Col Estill replied to MIR. Lazaron that
the books Of registered voters given to the
managers " ere compared with the original
entry book before being given into the
hands of the managers, to make sure that
the books were correct.
ANOTHER VOTERS TROUBLE.
George Derst was the next witness. HI
| swore that at the last county election be
offered his vote and gave his name. He
was informed that his name was not on the
list. He.reDlied that IL was. There was
some discussion between Manager Simon
Gazan aud Warning Russell, Jr, about hi,
right 20 vote. He went to Supt. Patterson
who examined the original book and gavs
him a certificate of registration, which he
carried TO the managers and was allowed &c
vote.
Col. Estill showed Mr. Derst his name OIL
the printed list, showing that the managers
were to blame and not the clerk of regis
trstion, and Mr.. Derst believed that hi
rejection by the managers was intentiona
on their part.
E. j. Kieffer was sworn. He was also on,
OF the managers at the election two years
ago. He remembered two instances wher,
per sons claimed the right to vote but whose
names were not on the list. One name wa
found upon the original list by the superb Il.
tendent aud the other could not be found
He was afterward told by the latter party
that he had intended 20 register but had
forgotten to do SO.
TOOK HIM FOR A WHITE MAN.
There was some trouble, Mr.. Kieffer said
over the voting Of Eugene Wilson, The col.
ored barber who was recently killed by an
other barber. Wilson was mistaken for {
white man, and wes told his name was not
on the list Tho mistake was easily rem.
edied when it was discovered that Wilson
was negro.
V. Il. st. Cloud said he was one Of the
men whose names were said not 30 be on the
list by the managers at the last election
He went TO the superintendent, who found
his name upon the original book, and b,