The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-13
SOME PROGRESS MADE
IUE SyECLE C1SE T.ffRLl tNbfH
UIYITT THI COUNTY, YCOURTHOtsE'
The Defence Attempt to rrqye the "ho''
Matter an Effort to Aid in tnsentins
Capt. Lamb-PoIitics Ruled out

| of unlawfully refusing TO register MoS'
| Jennings, a qualified voter CT Henrlco
! county. was resumed about Il O'Clock
Yesterday at Hcnrico county court, house.
! The defence. although they were still in
the objective mood. were not 20 asgres-
sivc as on Wednesday, and a good deal
/ Of evidence was heard.
The only special features Of the day were
tho persistent attempts OF Mr. Jusus,
I aided bv Mr. Beveridge, To bring pohticm
features into the case, ana TO prove mat
the whole movement was made LOT lNe
purpose OF aiding I'm the unsealihs OF
] Captain John Lamb There was nothing
in the evidence whatever to Justify any
such assumption. and the presiding magi5-
| fr..to .porsi,tcntly discountenanced every
attcmpt TO inject such an idea into the
case.
MR. TREATS TESTIMONY.
The case was resumed with Mr.. Morgan
,rreat again on the stand. lie tesuhed
that he had known Moss Jennings since
October Il. 1850. lie was asked why ne
had sworn that Moss jennings had ap-
,,lic1 ia svrcle on October 6th ana tth.
whom me did not know the man uhtll
a week later The witness replleu tha'
bo had obtainod his Information from
Jennings himself and from ms kno"leose
q Syrclc when he himself had eh"e"No''"
10 have Jennings registered
Nr Ecvcridgc next cndcavorod l" max
NJ rroot testify as 20 how he knew
Nfoss Jonuinps was twcnty-one years "i
900 and that he had been IN the otate
o,d district long enough 90 he onttieu 10
20 q,be defence also incidentally re-
eorred to tho warrant upon Which 'iio
caee had boon brought as dciecU'o III
having no date. 49, H., Of o,,oe-
Nrr wise objected 10 this Inc ol qu',
noning Tie said that if the deieh,, ,.,i ,ng
,,,,. ,tfcc+ion 10 the warrant tHey shoui"
m. Tel Il at the beginning Of the
,aeo. Ns 90 the age Of JcnnihES' MI
vic, v,iehod to know whether the oc-
r,,co dori,d that he Was a. iceal N"'ti
- .bo,, ala he suggested that they snoulu
i,troduce testimony IN support oi ,la'
roeition as the witness could not po9sln'S
know how old Jennings was. eN'ep. "s
heareav. unless he had been present ~
his birth. -. 3,
After a motion by Mr.. Justis TO ga
the warrant as not properly Sla'ih1 ",
Treats posifion. which was oNerrui' l.
,e,,,irc Vincent consented 20 allow tho
questions objected TO upon the assurance
of Afr Montague that they were TOT the
nurnoso Of testing Mr.. Treat memory.
Regarding on animadvcrsion upon MT.
Trest bv Mr. Beveridge for swearing TO
statements made i'm the warrant OF wnich
no bad no personal knowledge. squire
Vincent called Mr.. BcVeridge attention
TO the fact that many warrants oil
similar character had been sworn OUT On
Bcvoridge's advice ana Afterwards "'7
missed as groundless.
Mr.. Justis then killed good deal OF
valuable time by cndeavoring 10 obtain
an oninion from Mr.. Trodt as TO the
meaning OF the word reject The Wit
ness was much hadccred by Mr.. Justis.
but very plainly brought out that ayrcio
had practically rejected Moss Jennings / Y
being absent from his home nearly every
time Jennings called TO be registered.
Ben. Holmes lcolored) was the next
witness. lie testified that he went 10
Svrcle's house on the night OF October
7th. that there was quite q crowd th'fe,
and that Svrcle was engaged in register
ing a white man. After he got through
colored man applied. but Syrcle told
him he had no more blanks. and he must
return the following night. The witness
said he never went back any more.
HAD no BLANKS.
The defence declined 10 ask Holmes
any questions. and he was replaced on
the staiid by Jerry Page. also cOlOrcd He
corroborated the testimony Of Holmes as
TO Svrclc having told Moss Jennings and
others that lie had no blanks ana they
must come back the next night. fic
went again the following night with Moss
Jennings and others. but they failed 10
find Syrcle. Ie further said that on The
first night Syrcle was engaged IN regis
tering some white men. before he to'd
the colored men he had no more blanks.
The witness said that hc had appealed
10 the County Court. bat that tribunal
decided against him. Hc. however, reg
istored ON October 9th, and voted NO
vcmbor 81.
Tie said it took him. he thought five
or six minutes 10 be registered after
having gotten mp 10 the polls.
The cioss-eXamiEatiOn of this witness
left his testimony mistaken. and John
N. Parham (colored was put on the
stand lie stated that be went 10 Syr-
cle's house at O'Clock on the evening
OF October Gth. and asked 10 be regis
tered but Syrcle said he did not have
time. Moss jennings was also there, and
was told the same thing. ue went back
on the night Of the ,th and found Jen-
nings there Syrclc then told them that
he had no blanks; they must come back
again the next night The witness said
be- was accompanied on both occasions
boy jerry Page and each time Moss Jcn-
Gle specifically decline 10 register Jcn-
nings on either occasion.
Tine witness continuing said hc had re-
gistored on October 2lth about or
O'Clock. ana me thought it took syrcle
fifteen or twenty minutes TO register him
after he got up 10 the polls. Syrcle ask
ed him. he thought three or four Ques-
ticns and took mp the rest OF the time
talking and obiecting. The witness. on
further consideration. remembered that
Syrcle had asked him a number of other
questions an of which. so far as he
knew. were legitimate.
TALKING AND OBJECTlNG.
The witness was questioned by Cap
tain Guigon as 10 his statement that
Syrcle had consumed a good deal Of
tine in talking and objectine He re-
affirmed that statement. and further said
Doe had stood in line from $50 to 2.5O be-
fore getting up 10 the polls. tie express
cd tho opinion. in answer 10 questions
by the defence. that Jennings might have
been registered r ae had stayed IN line
Is long as he did.
Edward Cook (cOiored) was the next
witness. lie stated mat the polls were
opened by Syrclc between . and Z o'clock
on the morning OF the 2ith OF October:
that Syrclc was accompanied By q man
named Burruss. Cook said he made ap-
plcation, In the capacity OF Republican
challenger TO be admitted TO the booth
but Syrcle refused. saying he would al
low no one inside The first man who
applied was asked the regular questions
Ly Syrcle who then turned 20 Burruss
and asked him If ne had any questions
70 ask Cook then said he asked Syrcle