The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-24
SYRCLE NOT YET REACHED.
The HenriCO Registrar That Refuses to
Register Still DefCS The Law.
COUNTY JUDGE Has no JURISDICTION,
lie Decides, and the Voters Arc at the Mer-
cy Of the KcSistrar-Must Get
Mandamus From the Corpora
ton CT Supreme Court.

rendered "a farce. and in addition 10 the
action OF the Icnrico County Electoral
Board. has the stin further consolation
that the Hcmico County Cou't has been
declared through ITS judse po"cfiess 10
take any steps towards his rlchly-desei'-
"a removal as the matter now stands.
syrclc. as can De proven Boy the tes-
umony Of reputable parties. 81 @ chance
were given them TO 20 on the stand has
rot only positively refused 10 register "
number Of persons VINO have apphed 10
him. but has systematically ana pers'a-
tenflv abeented himself from his nome
In lald-faccd defiance OF the election
law Of Virginia. bic Las positively re-
fused 10 give applicants any satisfaction
whatever as 90 what time he could be
found either at his residence or place OF
business. although said applicants nave
assured him that they viii come az such
times and in such numbers as Will put
him 60 The least Inconvenience.
Prned ND by his defiance. with appar-
cut nnpuuity. OF the law of the land,
Syrcle now presents the appearance oil
one who IS monarch of an be sur
,cys." ana bee IS appiaudcd without stint
lv the mwicss element Of the county
which. from long indulgence I'm fraud and
corruunon I'm elections. has come 10 re-
gard unlawful practices as not only JUS
tie.ble but as matters 10 be Dragged OF
ana related with susto to admiring leg
pulcrs' and ward BUNS
The spirit shown by syrcle IS seen by
PITS conversation with Captain Guieon Just
after the adjournment of court yesterday.
AS soon as Judge Wickham decided that
no had no power 10 act in the case Syr-
Gle maGc q rush for the door. and went
ont on the street. despite the fact that
"a representative of number of voters
called 10 him TO wait a moment; that
De desired TO see him about some trans
ters. A little later Captain Guigon found
him standing on Main street. and said
10 him.
"Mr. Syrcle we have thirty-one trans
fers which we are very anxious 70 get
at once. il they ARE not gotten to-day or
to-nisht they will bc useless. for some
have To- go TO distant points I'm the state.
VIII YOU toll me what hour you VIII De
at home or where YOU can be secnf'
Syrclcs reply was cvasive and amount
81 practically to positive refusal 10
indicate when he could be found.
THE CASE HEARD.
TIE case against syrcle was AT first in-
ttlIed to Doe brought up before the coan-
ty Courl at 90 clock Thursday afternoon
but u.ien au cl0lt WAS made 60 summon
Syrcle he could not be found. His resl-
0ence and place of business were visited
repeatedly. hut hc seemed To- have utterly
disappeared from thc face Cf the earth.
Tho case was. therefore, put OF until
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Before the case was gone lNlo Nliii"h III.
IcNcridce Who represented Sylcie before
tho Electoral Board. made hls appear rance
and completed The trio ol Sl'cia p oe-
sudcra.
Mossrs. =. T. Glieon and Barton j.
Wise were on hand carly ln me micro
of those who have been denied the ilsti
90 register eo that .fey may cast tuem
ballots Tile COURTROOM was weii-.iiied
with interested spectators. some of them
being those whom Syrclc had refused 90
register. and others the friends and adj
mirrors ID. the registrar.
4 Jfre DELAY was caused by a civil
ms. which Wis in rroerese. This was
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