The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-22
OF the END
Evidence llss Been Closed In the Rahey-
jordan Contested Election Case.
NOW FOR A BANQUET OF ELOQUEAcE
Guns Ncnt Through tho window
.seItli or no5a WILL Mnnce--oid CIT
zen isrri c''-- Coiorcti Freak Makes
Tracks Northumberland Notes Of
Ss$Ss N fnDr importance.

SEES Suffolk, Va, July 21--tSpccial)-ro
day was the beginning OF the end. The
531ong 5drawn-out Eahe. Jordan contest
#ed election case iS,now nearing 4 poine
wen the attorneys can look backward.
Z Tho evidence was finished tonight It
& aim ost zane to pass that the argument
was heard tonight There We're scNe-
5Tal motions and suggestions about The
II time When The attorneys should he given
& a chance TO display what they know
Nabaut Sleepy Hole politics. ! was past
q when everyt hing else was done ana
e the legal cXponehtS wert too tired to DO
much talking tonight, though some Of
them Mere willing 10 try. Tomorrow
n Judge kifby has another engagement
"a and OH Friday Judge Raw;cs has IN APP
s$ pointment which he: says IS more I'M
a portnnt than q seat on the Board Of SUI
perry isors, q case in which he has n lady
client Finally everybody agreed TO
have the argument next Saturday q
81 day on which Judge Brooke would like
81 to be in Norfolk for 4 part OF the time
81 But he agreed to come here Saturday
The lawyers Will speak in the following
order: Judge r. H. Rawlcs. S. Z. Ever
j$ett, Judge D. Tucker Brooke and Will
n liam S. Holland.
WITNESSES a PLENTY.
# There We're plenty OF witnesses to-
a day. Up to $50 D.. m. the court was en-
gagged with witnesses for the contest
Gant--men who testified that they voted
for &Rabey to be supervisor. Included
with those who We're taken yesterday
Il Rabey's lawyers say they have proven
Tin court that their client received 12o
votes q t. junction precincts six more
than were shown on the face Of the re-
Turns. This morning the tickets at
Function Were recounted in court The
4 result varied somewhat from the Judges
X count, but not much. Rabcy. by to-
r day'sstally got 115 at Junction Instead Of
9114, and Jordan was given 173, where
the Judges gave him 1TG--a net gain for
tSttabey OF four votes. II was also cstah-
3flished that six of Rabcys votes at
Gates were put In by mon whose
names We're not on the poll books
Counsel for the contestee waived this
point to save time.
I1Y1RENCE FOR CoNTEsTEE.
ss.% This Afternoon the following witnesses
testified for the contestee: Frank
81 Wright, registrar, at Yeates; Francis
q Marion Arthur, a magistrate who
$Swore In the judges of election on Nav
9th Hardy Arthur, one Of the clerks
Eof election: j. T. Powell. n colored man
with blood red side whiskers. who said
q he acted as a judge; Robert Jordan. d
U brother OF the contestee; Il LWrIght
"a Judge Of election; wv. N. Harrell, an.
other judge; George w. Jakenan, an.
other; Joe Griffin, another. and Resi.
maid Wright, young man who had
I possession Of the tickets before their
Il delivery.
i cTne n evidence was Ill coroboratIvc
y and has been substantially published
Z in The iVirginian during the progress OF
i the ecase. Z, .
GUNS WENT THROUGH THE WIN.
K DOW.
s#t5 Hurricane Branch got TWENTY-FIVE
n men last Saturday night at one haul
But he didn't get ali the fighting para
3 phernalia--not by; a big margin. From
reliable information had to-day there
i must have been two or three dozens o;
4 pistols and raZors in the house which
q he raided. They didn't stay long Il,
ssFta1e same room where the Hurricane
1 was. The irons and blades were passed
4 through a window.
ALMOST. AN ARSENAL.
.S:4 When the officers and deputies be.
!, gan their work there was a sudden rush
Il for the window. The victims didn',
* mind getting arrested so much on the
4 charge 3of disorder but they dreaded
"a fine for concealed weapons Every
: gun and rusty razor that was thrown
through the air hole saved somebody n
fine or q term in Jail. The information
4 about the exit OF weapons came pretty
straight! After 1t was over one OF
8 Justice z: l.. Everett's employees. who
\ was there, at the time, told him how ii
b Yves done.
THIS ONE DIED YOUNG.
"A The nine-months-old son OF Mr.. and
\ Mrs. J. e. Sutton died this Afternoon al