The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-31

George Woodson there, so he was told
TO stand aside.
THIRTEEN YEARS A VOTER.
Sam. Walker was next examined. lie
said he lived near the corner OF wash
inrton and Beverly streets. and had been
voting at Shumaker's precinct for thir-
teen years. The registration book showed
that Walkers name had been erased.
His testimony was given in straight
forward and convincing manner.
Isaac Waldron, Jr., testified that no
was at Shumaker's precinct all day last
Saturday, with the exception of forty
minutes, until $50 o'clock. at which time
he asked Pettis when the list of those
purged from the books would be posted.
Pettis replied that he would put ii up
in about one hour. The witness tnrn
went home to supper. and came back at
1880 o'clock. He found that 10 sign Of a
list had been posted lie stayed there
until ten minutes to o when he left for
home, and Just as he was going TO bed
was Informed that the list had been
posted up and torn down. and Mr.. Harry
+. Smith had "A portion of it,
Continuing, the witness said that no
list, so far as he knew, had been posted
up as required by law. That al one and
a half minutes to > o'clock on Saturday.
the 2ith. Mr.. William II. Beverage took
the list from his pocket. and called upon
the five persons who had signed the list
10 swear that the list was all right. ana
got the registrar to certify that tho law
had been complied with. None Of the
names on the list were read. and no one
was ca'ied upon TO come forward and de-
fend their rights.
The witness was positive that no one
had seen this list at any time. except
when William II. Beverage held it up
for minute or two.
The defence declined to cross-examine
the witness, and Mr.. Harry H. Smith
was put on the stand. He said he was
at Shumakers precinct on Saturday. Oc-
tobcr 24th, from u TO G.4j o'clock lie
knew OF no list OF names having been
posted until after the polls closed Sat
urday night. lie was absent from the
precinct after the close of the polls for
some little time, and when he returned
I'm company with Mr.. Thomas Savage he
found few fragments Of the list Of re-
jected voters sticking to the wall and
he then recognized that he had been got
ten ahead of.
The witness then detailed a converse
ton that he had with William II. Bever-
idge on the afternoon of registration
day, when the latter asked him what
time the polls closed. Beyeridge then
pulled list from his pocket. on which
was marked "twenty-one minutes after
D and went into the voting booth.
HEARD NJ5PROCLAAfATIDN
Mr. Smith said that he had heard no
proclamation made by the registrar cali
ing upon voters to come forward and
protect their right, although ne was near
the polls.
Mr.. Andrew Kritzer was next sworn.
He said he lived one square from Shu-
makers precinct. an- was a judge of
election there. lie mad never heard Of
any list being posted of names that were
TO be stricken from the list
Just before the polls closed" said Mr..
Krtzer William II. Beverdge pulled a
list out Of his pocket and began to read
II. I asked Pettis to let me see H. but
he said 1t was private property, and put
II In his pocket. / did not hear Mr. Bev-
erifge read any names on IT. / did not
near any call made for voters to como
up and defend their rights"
The defence could get nothing out If
this witness and Nirginius Johnson was
put on the stand He said he lived a
little more than two squares from Shu-
makers precinct. and was at that place
several times OH Saturday, the 2lth. lie
said he was at the polls about twenty
minutes TO s. and he saw Mr. Beverdge
take list from his pocket and called in
four or five men and asked them 10
swear that copies Of the list had been
posted I'D in several places on October
eth.
The witness declared that Petts had
not called for any of those who were
stricken of 10 come forward and de-
fend themselves. and that when Mr.
Smith asked TO see the list which Bever-
idge took out Of his pocket. refused
saying It was private property and put
it In his pocket.
The defence cross-examined this wit
ness at some length; but his statements
could not be shaken. In fact. Mr.. Wen
denburg was so badly worsted in the tilt
with him that much laughter was Great
ed. Wendenburg's object was 10 prove
that Johnson was under age, but he fail-
ed.
f. A. Miles came next. lie said he
lived al 1911 Dance street, and was at
Shumaker's precinct on the 2ith. Just be-
fore o'clock on that day he saw Bev-
eridge pull list from his pocket. and
began 10 read the head, which stated
that tho paper was a list of those who
had been stricken from the book. but
he did not hear him call any name. lie
then took the deIosilon5 of five men.
who swore that couies Of the list had
been posted on October 7th.
Judge Wexford: "Was any testimony
taken as 10 the right TO vote of any
Ct those whose names were stricken off?"
None whatever" replied the witness.
The defence subjected Miles 10 tire
some cross-examination, which elected
nothing.
Mr. r. 4. Talley was sworn. lie tes-
titled that he met Mr.. Beveridge at
Rueger's a few nights ago. The witness
was about to give the conversation be-
tween them, but defence objected. on
the ground Of irrelevancy. Mr.. Royal
declared that his examination was for
the purpose Ct proving that Beverldge
was to-conspirator in the fraud. The
Judge sustained the objection, and the
witness was Withdrawn.
+. A. Miles w. recalled TO tn. stand
for the purpose of Identifying the names
stricken out as those Of voters and resi-
dents of Shumaker's precinct.
Before his examination was begun.
however, Judge Waddil was introduced
to prove that the scraps OF the list OF
voters purged from the books was I'm the
handwriting OF William II. Beveridge
He was not sworn, however. as the de-
fence admitted the Tact.
Niles was then questioned regarding
the names OF - several who had been
purged from the books. but IL was found
that his acquaintance with the voters I'm
the precinct was not extensive enough to
enable him to give the full information
sought.
The method was then tried OF calling
the names stricken from the books in
ordor that thoqa eo IfcFra,obicaT ,,fsl4