The morning times., 1895-07-25
FRANK HUME TEsT|F|Es
Hearing of the Contested EIec-
ton Case Slowly Progressing.
FEARED PERSONAL VIOLENCE
Otherwise He Would Have Cha llenged
Voters at the Polls-Sheriff Palmer
Went on the Stand and Was II Good
Witness for Little Dtckie's" Side.
Few Witnesses Examined.

The hearing in the contested election
cases was continued yesterday morning in
Alexandria county courthouse.
The attorneys for Messrs. johnson and
Duncan seemed TO be bending their main
efforts toward wearying the judge and
witnesses by long and tiresome cross
examinations and repetition of questions,
over aud over again.
The evidence brought out corroborated
the statements of witnesses OF yesterday
and Monday, showing that there had been
great disorder about the polls at Four
Mile Run, that voters were kept from
exercising their right of suffrage, by
this violence, and that the Walton election
law was frequently aud flagrantly violated.
Mr.. w S. Reed, Que of the election judges
at Four Mile Run, was the first witness
called to the stand He told Of the tIrbu
lent scenes that took place and said he sa W
Butler when he threw the ballot on the
ground after it was marked by Mr.. Sisson,
and refused to hand it to the judges.
sisson picked it UP aud handed it TO Mr..
w a Schlcvogt, one Of the judges, who
tore the ticket up aud threw the pieces
upon the floor Mr.. John Roberts had
tl'EN w phl NhS p4'NNS tSEtNAtA III OANANA
to fiud ont how it had been marked. This
he could not do.
]. j. Sawyer, a special officer, at Four
Mile Run, was the next witness sworn
Mr. Sawyer corroborated all the other
witnesses i'll regard to the disorderly crowd
He said he knew that there was no voting
for at least a half hour after the trouble
occurred After arreSting Peverill, wit
ness made no furtherattempt mpttomakearrests
for fear Of violence, When he had arrested
Butler, the crowd had surged around him
aud lie had heard cries Of Break his aw''-
Cut his head Cross -exaEs1nati on
Cut his head" Cross examination failed
to shake the witness testimony.
TESTIMONY OF MIR. HUME.
Mr.. Frank Hume, the defeated candidate
for supervisor, was sworn. Mr. Hume said
he had trouble with Mr.. Duncan at the meet
ing i'll the schoolhoUse near st. A Saph juno
tion just prior TO the election. Duncan
had accused him OF ill-treating an old negro
and OF so managing the county roads that
the roads about his place were improved.
This accusation MIR Hume had denounced
as false
He had been at the Four lille Run pre-
cinct nearly all the day OF election He
told the story of the trouble between SisSon
and Butler, which did not differ from that
OF any OF the other witnesses. He had
prepared TO challenge the vote OF all the
race track men, whether they were his
friends or not, but had been deferred from
doing so by fear OF being personally harmed.
In reply to question of counsel Mr Hume
said that he knew of one man who had re-
Trained from voting for fear of personal viO
lence, and if a little time Were given him
he would be able to give the name. He
had furnished no liquor, but knew there was
plenty on the ground.
rroSS-eY Hume
knowledged that there was some little feel
ing between him and Duncan in conse-
quence of the suit over the opening of Mount
Vernon. A tilt occurred between Mr..
Burke and the court when Burke asked the
witness what was the number OF votes
polled for hinljn the Lee-Hume campaign for
Cong ress some years ago.
Mr.. Moore objected to the question, as
having no bearing at all on the case. Mr..
Burke explained that the question was
asked to show that larger vote was polled
in the May election than had been polled
in past years in order to offset the claims
of intimidation. The court ruled the evi-
dence out, and Mr.. Burke exclaimed that
if that was the ruling of the court he might
as well stop the cross examination.
To this Judge Chichester replied very
sharply that he was unduly wasting time,
and he wished Mr.. Burke to understand,
once for all, that he would be given ample
time for his examination
The defense then offered the poll books
of elections for the past five years and the
| registration books in evidence to show the
large vote polled. The court admitted the
registration books, but excluded the poll
books, and an exception was noted.
Mr. Hume was then excused, and Robert
! Monroe, Colored, was called 10 the stand.
He saw two men vote whom he thought
had no right to vote, Lewis Crosby, a resi-
- a rio Sitt- and To- Coll
| Inns, an ex-convict. Objection to this being
! admitted as evidence being overruled, the
| witness stated that he did not challenge
| these voters because he was afraid to.
| Witness had worked for Hume, but kept
| the fact very quiet.
HIS TALK WITH DUNCAN.
Weston Greene. Colored, was next sworn.
| At the polls Duncan had told him he must
| not be too smart. On cross examination,
the witness said that he had had talk with
| Mr. Duncan before the election, but had no
recollection of having said to him that ''if
be (Duncan) wished the pig to squeal, he
would have to feed it," and if he did say
so, it was only in pleasantly.
On redirect examination the witness
said he had never sold his vote for money
nor had he any idea of doing so when he
| talked with Mr. Duncan andmade the remark k
| he was alleged to have made.
| A the opening of the evening session Mr.
| Jackson E Sickles, county surveyor, was
called to the stand Mr.. SickelS had heard
| violent threats against Hume at the Fou r
Mile Run polls on the day of the election.
Witness had voted for Mr. johnson and
Mr. Hume. He had made no challenges, the
crowd was too tn rbulent and diSorderly
| and he was afraid that to challenge would
| cause trouble
Mr.. Johnson was about the precinct
| aud the W unesS had had a converse tiOn with
him. in which johnson had said he was
| satisfied that Mr.. Sisson had not in
tentionally marked Buffers ballot wrong
Many of those about the polls were mac