The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-21

bavs Negro Rogers Was in
League With AccomoHces'
how DAN YOUNG THOUGHT
he And Loge Harris Agreed
Nothing Could Be Done.
ROGERS SUMMONED TO-DAY
WOULD Have Tried Him Yesterday But
Dan Young Was Not in Town Which
Was Thought Strange--Ras-
4 calitv "tiigher Up"

Was Thought Strange~-Ras-
cality "aigher Up"
+ Yesterday morning Tom DeyereauX'
from Bailey and g. w. Britt went to tile
Mayors office, and Britt made an az
fidavit upon which Mayor Russ lssueo
a warrant for the arrest OF george
Rogers. the negro registrar IN the sec
ond division Of the SECOND ward, charg-
ing that Rogers did "unlawfmly, wal
fully and feloniously fail, refuse ana
pepiect to perform his duty as regis
trar by then and there unIawtuily'
wiIfullv and feloniOusly masplaclilg'
losing and permitting some person to
affiant unknown to misplace and de-
story of the registration book for sald
second division of the second ward.
AS soon ais. Rogers heard that a
warrant was to be issued for his arrest,
he came up and surrendered himself
to the Mayor, saying that he had done
nothing wrong, and that somebody
had stole the book from him.
Devereaux said the case could not
be tried on account of the absence OF
Dan Young, and asked for it to be set
for 10 o'clock on Wednesday. 1T was
remarked that it was very strange
that the Clerk of the Court, whose
conduct i'm the matter has not been
free from suspicion, should get out OF
town when has appointees were charg-
ed with rascality.
The case will be heard this morning
at ten o'clock by the Mayor, he having
taken the personal recognizance OF
Rogers to appear at that time. De-
vereaux prosecutes the negro, making
a show of TRYING to rid the Republican
marty of the raseality. Mr.. DevereauN
has been retained by the committee 10
try ito convict the negro, or make a
show of it, and put upon him the bur-
den of the rascality that belongs
"higher up" Rogers, if guilty, was only
an agent of the big rascals. They
must not he permitted to push Off all
their villainery on the negro, though he
cannot escape.
Yesterday morning Registrar Britt
calledsat the News and Observer OF
fee and said he wanted to explain
himself. Here is the gist of his story;
BRITT SAYS TUE NEGRO WAS
HIRED.
II have not voted but once IN five or
six wears. ann Disguised with politics
If / vote at all / shall vote the Demo
cratic ticket. I don't think any mig
GER ought 70 be allowed to hold of
flee. / am sorry that | overhead amy
thing to do with this business. / did
not want the place. How did ] come
TO be appointed? One day Dan Young
met me on the street, and said one OF
Sthe poll holders had declined to serve,
sand asked if | would accept. | said
yes, and was appointed.
My opinion about the whole mat
ter is that 1.-THE negro was in league
with some parties to act fraudulently.
was not party to it. The negro
Rogers acted like a guilty man who
was trying to do wrong. / think some
sharp rascal put the negro up to it.
II found out on Sunday that the
book Rogers had was fraudulent. |
went Monday morning to see Judge
Watts, who discovered it and made the
negro confess that it was not the ORR
ginal. / also talked to the negro about
it, He told me and other parties sew
eral different stories. He is a great
liar.
II then went to see Dan Young. [
wanted Young to have him arrested.
Young consulted Loge Harris and they
agreed that nothing could be done with
Rogers.
Il let the negro have the book to
make copy Tuesday afternoon about
three o'clock. He promised to bring
it back that might, but he didn't do it.
The next day ! went to see the negro
and demanded the book. The negro
then promised to meet me at Wiliams's
bookstore the next night. / waited
two hours, but he didn't come. The
next day / tried hard to find him, but
couldn't anywhere.
"On Monday / saw tine negro and
asked why didn't you tell me-? The
negro said, You are not my father.
replied You are so low down / won't
talk to you. Then l went to see Dan
Young. He didn't give me any salts
faction. / gave the Negroes book to
Dam Young. He took it away from
me, and gave him new book, and
told THE registrar to go and copy the
names from the book Judge Watts had
kept Then he said he would COM
pare it with the Negroes book and see
if it was all right
DESPERATION OF REPUBLICANS.
The Democrats and all Others who
see the desperation of the Republican
managers do not propose to do any
thing rashly but the conduct of Britt
or Rogers, or both, inspired without
doubt by higher Republican officials,
is being severely denounced on all
hands.
Stealing registration book where
the Democrats have nearly 200 ma
iority cannot be explained away. 1t
was part of the villainous methods
1hat aq,e be'~ employed to elect Rus
Jim Yogng, the negro politician, re-
fused to he interviewed, but in private
conversation he told another colored
man that he had always known Rogers
to be a rascal, and that he was APP
pointed over his protest. He said Loge
Harris had him appointed, and be was
going to see to it that he be made to
tell exactly what became Of THAT book,
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