Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-27
UPT0MORROW
Arguments in Contested Elec-
ton Case TO be Heard.
MORE DISPOSITIONS s. TAKEN
Csnt.stan's Have Taken All Of Theirs. rnt
tho Cont s,e.. s,sli Have some Iv,-
deuce TO Take. Case May be
T-ied Tomorrow.
MORE DISPOSITIONS TAKEN

Inc famous contested election case
IN Warwick county. is fast drawing 20
a close. and from the present ind:c4-
tlons. this week Will see several nscr-
es.iilS ana important steps in the nat
ter.
Tomorrow morning at w,rw,n1-
Courthousc the next legal step viii b.,
taken. when the attorneys in tho case
VIII argue the question as to whether
cue case snail be tried at this term Of
the court or not.
If 1t is decided that the trial Of the
case snail he gone into at once. it Will
problhly take place at once, and ih,.
1itst PORTION of the trial. Will take place
tomorrow.
II. however. on, the other hand. If i
decided THAT the matter is NOT rna,,v
1or trH'' the case Will. in all pro.,a-
hility. go over until the nxe, term O.;
the court. which Will delay tho matter
quit" :, little time.
me contestants: Messrs. Bonewell
ana Jones. claim that they have com
pletcd their work Of taking dispositions
IN the case. While the conitestees
Messrs. Curtis and Burnham. have
not taken all of theirs +"
oH ms interesting point. it IS I'M
oerst"nd. the question as 70 the time
OF trying the case is raised and the
arguments VII be along that line I,
is thought the case will be gone into
tomorrow or Tuesday at the latest, bur
1t may so over TO the next term
fSer since the election. whig;a was
the cause of the case the bubble has
been deeply interested in the praccd-
lngS. ana each OF the MANY deve,oO-
mcntS has been watched with lie
greatest enthusiasm by the local rn-
l't'rai leaders. the county politicians
be 'E. naturally. moro Interested in tho
Hattcr than anyone else.
w hen The work of taking ,iepositia1l:s
IN H!Gnatic.d was commenced some
time ago. There We're some startling
and rather exciting disclosures made.
put OF late the matter has not been
heard much Of
1t was Brought out in the cvilenc,
secured on Ivy avenue. that dead men
had been voted ana other Interesting
features of the case We're brought to
light. 1t being shown. in several ms tan
ces that the voters themselves did rot
know for: whom they had cast III -ir
ballots.
For the past month or six weeks
nothing has been heard Of the case
and the work of taking depositi0ns has
ORA sEhl slowly along. nothing startlirg
having been brought to light by the a.
torncys in the matter.
Hundreds OF witnesses have 4een sx-
nmncd in R'oodfic!d ana at various
other points in the county and rathf
sensational facts have been brought
out from time to time. but lately thu
case has gone ahead Very quietly
Last night dispositions We're taken
at two PORTS. Some of them were
taken in Rlno1tield while others were
taken at Lee Hall. in Stanley district.
Dispositions We're also taken on Fri ay
night on IVY avenue. in Rloodfirld
The evidence secured last night in
Squire Robinson's district was by no
.Sllcans aErnnns or -sensa tional. being
along the lime Of all the rest that has
been taken out there Of late. What
was brought out at Stanley is n t
known.
There Will probably be 4 number Of
attorneys from this city who Will so 10
warwick tomorrow to be present at
the argument of the case. and there
will undoubtedly be a great number II
the local politicians on hand TIL" re-
suit Will be watched With the gr, ate.t
interest: '--