The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-23

castle as 10 now many votes had been
! cast. and how 1 stood and he would tell
me forty, fifty. or sixty as the case
might be"
| The witness denied that he had heard
| during Ne day that Mountcastlc had
| scratched sevonty-hve votes for him.
THE MACHINERY IN HAND.
"Mr Smith," asked Nr. Bickford, did
I v0u make "a remark Immediately after
! tine primary that The nshincry of the
party was in your hands, and you were
( Going TO work 10 for aIl it was worth?'
/ Il may have done so but do not re-
/ member IT," said Mr. Smith.
Mr.. Bickford then recalled 90 his mind
that he had made thft statement in his
! Bickiord 50 Office. IN tie presence Of him
SELF Air. Irwin Tucker. and Mr.. W. y.
/ Post.
! Alr. Smith said in ausw wcr that If he had
| said SO he meant that he intended TO have
! fair play; that was what working 70 for
| al il was worth meant. As MI Smith
| IN the stand he said 10 Air. Bickford
| that he wished those Witnesses who heard
J him make that statement should be put
| on the stand.
Your explanation has made that un-
necessary" replied Mf Bickford.
| "Ye- but ly c. / want them put
on the stand" Said Mr smith.
VERY well. replied Mr Bickford.
THE DEFENCE RESTS.
The defence rested their case at this
point. ano the pro.0ruiion called wig
! uesses ln rehuttal y B Clarke OcOlorelD
Was first put on the stand. Mr. Bickford
sought 20 prove by him that one faction
| OF the Republican party ha1 east their
| votes for Mr. Pest lie claimed that IL
this were proved IL would be proof posi-
| tive that there had been fraud IN the
| Second ward.
Judge Brooke denied the right OF the
| prosecution to bring 0Gt eyidsuce of this
| character ia rebutta. a long argument
followed. Judge Barham said that be be
! HsFeI what Mr.. BiCsf1fd was attempting
10 prove was already In evidence. it hav-
! lls been testified by Mr peachy that COL
oncl Clay and the other faction were
supporting Mr.. Post
The argument was concluded by Judge
I Bfooke's withdrawing hts objection. The
witness then testified that the majority
| Of the regular Republican party. to which
! he belonged. supported Mr Post
MOUNTCAsTLE's INTERFERENCE.
Clarke stated that M0uufcastis I'm
number Of instances iutuied himself in
the booth before the TWO and a half min
utes allowed 10y law was up. lie said
tNat he timed Mounfcastle I'm one in-
''tf'ttN' AiN ANt ttt'I r|NA|Q llitL TIC NlN
been employed hy Nessrs. Bickford and
Lott to take afiidayifs and that he had
taken the affidavit OF nearly every cOlored
voter of the regular Republican party.
all Of them having voted FOR Nr. Post.
Judge Brooke tried hard 10 trip this Wit
ness. but could not shake his testimouy
in the slightest degree
JOHNSON DENIES.
Nj +. W. John 2n was next called.
he Denied posih'7 having made tho
statement attributed 20 him by Mount
castle that De fgearded the election as
one of the fairest Dee bad ever known. lie
said he had offered 10 help Alountcastle
lI any way he could. for he thought
Mountcastle was coius o. get I'm trouble
iie denied ever having said 10 any one
that the election was fair.
faSl.eI Creaih fcciotpl) cama next.
lie testified that hc got ticket. went
into the booth and scratched on the
names OF those Doe did not wish 10 vote
As he turned around Momtcastle met
him and told him The ticket was no good
because he had one OF those "siips" IN
there.
VOTER INTIMDATED.
The witness SAID he went on I'D IN
the window with Dis ticket. but fl never
Got in the bai0f-box. for Aiountcastle
snaiched it out of his hand and told him
20 get out or DE- would lock him no.
Creath said he ieit and didn't vote at am
The slips referred 10 by the witness
was q Kind OF guide" 10 Republican
voters how TO cssl their votes.
Creath was severely cross-examlnod by
Judge Brooke. but he stuck 10 his orici-
nal statement DE- said that although
Mountcastle took lIs ticket from MIN and
ordered him away almost in arm s. reach
of the judses, none of them said any
thing. so far as he knew.
| Captain Enoch clayton was mt on the
stand next and testified as 10 whore he
stood when he protested with Mountcasfle
Tor going In with SO many voter.
Mr. Charles Gildersltsye was next ex-
amined. He stated thar in a great many
cases MOUnfcastle went into the booths ar
ter voters, apparently unreQuestcd long
before the two minutes and a half al
lowed by law. had elapsed. Sometinesl he
would go IN fifteen seconds often a min
ute or two minutes.
MOUNTCASTL.E on THE STAND.
The prosecution again rested here. and
the defence put Mountcastle or Che
stand. lie denied the statement of Paskel
Creath. but said he had made him throw
away ms guide ticket before going into
the booth.
Mr.. ". ". Mountcastle. father Of p y
Mountcastle. was the next witness IT,.
tesilned that +. W. Johnson was i'm his
store about twenty days after the election.
ana had said IL was one OF the most SAT-
lsIaciory elections eyeer held in Newport
News. Old Man MOuntcastle denied em-
phatcally having told Judge Henley two
days prior 10 the election that his son
Bob was a fancy hand with the papers
and would see that things were fixed am
right"
Mr. j. II. Evans. Judge OF Election. was
again placed on the stand. lie denied anv
such occurrence having taken place as
that described by Paskel Creath
Wyatt Roane. so often intcrrogated fol-
lowed Mr. Evans. lie testified thar he
remembered Paskel Crearh having come
up 10 the polls. ana there was some talk
about a slip. and Creath went awav. re
did not have any quarrel, and did not know
whether Creath voted or not The wit
ness said that the judges Of election held
"a conference about II O'Clock. and de-
termined not 10 allow any slips I'm the
booths.
REST THEIR CASE.
After Roanes testimony the defence
rested their case. ana Mr.. II. NJ Lett
took the stand tie testified that about
Q o'clock on the morning OF election. he
heard long discussion going on between
I Clarke ana Mounfcastle in front OF the
voting booths. a. 10 whether these sim,
were admissible Clarke contendlng that
they we're and Mountcastle that they were
not He heard that fuss thirty OF forty
feet OF.