The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-29
DANIEL WINS HIS CASE.
SYHCLE ORDERED no INsCRIBE MS
NAME UPON THE BOOKS
Atsmither's Precinct Clearly Proven ihH'
Ne Is Entitled to vote-Other
Compiainants Absent

The case OF Ben Daniel. who Appealed
from The refusal OF Registrar syrcie' OF
smi,hcr's precinct 10 register his h"'io
on Saturday, the 2ith instant came UP
again in the Hen.ico County court yes
,erday morning, and in very snort
time WAS concluded by Judge Wickham
entering an order directing syreie 10 put
Daniels name upon the books as 'hc'e
WAS no doubt whatever that ne - 'n-
,,,lea 20 vote. As stated IN yesterday
Times Mr.. John Finnety, tho registrar
=, mo Fourth precinct, JACKSON ""'r,
s,ated under examination that ne Oou'u
moi swear that the name oi bVHJa'
nantcl was upon ne old book ana INC
,ase Was. therefore. continued III o'uoi ~
onable him 10 produce the BOOK III Gun"
ms NAME WAS THERE. A.,
~, trs,,crt- MAS on hand promptly
- IL hook and beng put on the VIII
,ess stand testified that he had iouha
n.n,ols name upon the book, ana 'h''
hs w. the only benjamin. Damei 'hele,
lie further stated That the h"iio -
been scratched out, indicauhs t""'
transfer had been given DANIEL pu' ~
note of the fact had been nauc y" ."0
hook. The transfer when D'hiei pr
scented to Syrcle on Saturday was sHo"n
MIR. Finnerty and idenuheo - MN 70
one issued by himself. - T..
NJ t'innertv then read the entry IN
tho hook I'm Connection with Daniels name.
which showed that at the time ne regis
,ered--some ten years ago-he was iotty-
three wears OF age. a railroad man ny
occupation. and lived at Ginord's HAN
,,.sr Rsid,yin street Mr. Finncrty, al
though inclined 20 be~eve so, wouldslot
take AN oath that Daniel was the same
man tn whom he gave the transfer. AS
I've had positively identified Daniel the
DIV before. this lapse Of memory oid not
affect the case. -
Ben. Daniel was then put on the stahu
and questioned briefly. lie could fot
remember the exact Time that ne regis
tered In jackson ward. but lnousnt ~
was either in 1SNj or 1856. He gave MS
age as between fifty-four ana hl'E-hVs
years of age. which tailed with the age
given by him whel he registered IN 49,
plus ten years. ,.,
Mr. William IT, Beveridse. who, with
Mr. nm Montague Esq. APPEARED in be-
half Of Syrcle. started out TO address
the court in opposition TO Daniels beng
allowed TO register
A BEAUTIFUL SENTIMENT.
MAY IL please the court he said,
Il am not here endeavoring to prevent
any honest man from casting his bal
lot. God forbid that 1 should ever do
such "a thing
significant smiles and erins were in
dulged i'm all around the room at this
roint. and the spectators nudged each
other in the ribs. though what caused
tho merriment was not apparent 10 the
reporter.
Mr.. Beveridge was about TO launch
into a lonr-winded harangue upon the
legal aspect of the case when he was
interrupted by Judge Wickham' who
said:
There is no necessity. Mr.. Beveridge,
for arguing this case. IL is plainly
shown that the transfer which this man
presented az Smither's precinct was law
fully and regularly obtained. and that
he is entitled 10 vote at that precinct.
An order will. therefore, be issued di-
recting the registrar at Smther's pre-
cinct to enter his name upon the books
as Ben Daniel. striking off the IS"
This closed the matter and there was
nothing left for Syrclo's counsel TO do but
90 submit.
There were several other cases Of APP
peals from different registrars 10 be
hedrd, ana Judge Nlckndm AT once TOOK
them up. The first one was that of Thos.
Fountz or Foultz. appealing from a lie
cision Of Myer Angle at Bakers pre-
Cinct Mr.. Angle was present. but the
complainant did not appear though his
name was several times called.
Lewis Goodman. who had appealed
from NJ. g. Staples registrar at Jones
precinct, Richard W. Coles. Elijah Hen
derson. and Albert Scott were all call
ed. but none Of the complainants were
on hand
CONTINUANCE ASKED.
Pollard. the colored lawyer. who re
presented all Of the complainants, ask
ed the court To continue the cases over
a day. He said he was sure there had
been some misunderstanding as to the
time. and II a continuance were allowed
he would try to have the necessary par
ties on hand.
Judge Wickham, however. said that he
had already once continued these cases
and IL woul. be impossible. in view Of
the many demands on his time TO do
so again. lie. therefore. sustained the
registrars in all the cases where the
complainants did not make their APP
pearance IN court