People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-27
THE CONTEST.
NOW 1T is PROGRESSING IN
THE TENTH DISTRICT.
1HB FRAUD IS APPALLING
here Testimony of Reputable
Citizens Revolving Methods
of the TricksterS.

Taking Of testimony began at $50
Appears for con est2nt, john T.
Wes., Esq, Appears for con.astee,
Boykin Wright, . q.
! Rev. W. B. stradley, swora for
contestant: William Bascom Suad-
ley Is my full name.
@, Doctor, where do you lvef
A. live al TAO Green street, in this
city, Richmond county, Georgia. l
hsve been living here for the past
two years. / am minister Of the
gospel. I have charge OF the St,
Johns Church OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church South. I rem9m,
bor the special election held here for
Congressman, but do not remember
the exact date. visited the voting
places incidently. Was not there in
any official capacity. l visited the
precinct back OF the Planters Hotel
in the morning. 1 don't know how
they designate this or the other pre-
cinots. And was at the court house
in the afternoon. ct was here told
the witness that the precinc. behind
the Planters Hotel is the Third
ward, and that the court house is the
Second ward / also drove by sew
eral others early in the morning with
the Mayor, hIr. Young, in a buggy,
but did not stop except to see that
everything vas quiet. I should say
that | went 10 the Third ward about
Ii o'clock, and came away at about
e. u Il "a lo9k at ipy watoa,, u
, may have been a little later. Din.
ner is served at 2 o'clock at my resi-
dence and Iarriyed there in time for
it,
Q. Doctor did you see ---- (Mr.
Wright, council for the contestee,
here lnterposed and suggested that
the witness, as gentleman Of Gull
ture and intelligence, could give his
testimony without. The witness said
he really preferred to be Questioned,
but did not want to seem to be led
in his answers.)
Q. Did you see anyone at that
election vote more than once? &. I
did; to the best of my knowledge
and belief.
@. Cow many, if more than one?
A. felt sure of seeing six repeat.
l saw large number going to and
from the polls, but l thought l saw
six men that repeated.
@ MIR. Stradley, state if those men
voted in a body, or each one indi-
viduallY. Or did they come with 9th
ers? A. There was white man
who had charge of the squad; he was
unknown to me.
@ Doctor, 1 will ask you IS 10
the number In the squad? A. It
varied; l dill not count them every
time. am careful to speak and
think only of those that l could
identify by some peculiarlty in dress
or person. they were in the same
squad every time. There were 9TH
ers in this squad. | could only ap-
proximate the number in the squad.
There was an enclosure by the side
OF the house, with gate on the east
side of the engine house, TO and from
which they came. There was from
3 dozen to fifteen in the squad.
Q. Please describe to me the
method and how they voted? A. l
got cut Of Mayor Youug's buggy
aad motioned to Mr.. Dunbar. Ho
asked nue. to stand with him awhile.
Presently a number Of men came
out of the enclosure referred 10.
They were ooloFed men, led By a
young white man. Mr.. Dunbar aud
walked about forty feet in q Vest
eriy direction where Ve could have
a view of the window at which the
colored men voted. | noticed this
com 9any Of men vote. After they
haa voted they returned in a body
to this en- losure. After few min
utes, | could not say how long, they
came out again. | thought l noticed,
thought l could recognize some of
the same men who voted before, and
began to mark them by certain
peculiaEties OF dress, form, or feat
ures. After they had voted they
returned to the enclosure the second
time. do not swear, l do not wish
TO swear that every one of this COM
pany voted every time. 1t was my
impression that they did. This was
repeated five times while l remained
there. That is all about that pre-
uinct
Q You said, Doctor, that you saw
some of them go up and vote? You
were not willing to swear that all