The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-17
POLITICIANS OF
JACKSON WARD
Mr.. Booth Gives Out Sworn State
ment Concerning Resignation.
STATEMENT OF Mr.. H. P. BECK
In Regard to the Appointment of DIR.
Booth as Clerk in the Primary.
Affidavit Given Out by
Royal Racks.
STATEMENT OF Mr.. H. P. BECK

Two statements and an affidavit were
issued yesterday in connection with the
Jackson Ward matter. In the statement
of Mr.. Beck, of yesterday, he denies the
charges preferred against him by Mr..
Charles T. Booth. Mr.. Beck says that
AIr. Booth gave as his reason for resign
ing the fact that he was about to accept
position which would preclude his serv-
ing at the general election, and, perhaps,
at the primary, which was then approach
ing 1T is a matter of record that did
appoint MIN a clerk in the primary, and
he did not serve after receiving the APP
pointment, presumably because ne mao
accented the position he expected when
he resigned the judgeship,'' said Mr.. Beck.
II have had no extended conversation VITA
MIR. Booth for. some time. 1 did not know
ne had attempted to withdraw MS resls-
nation until yesterday. / can assign no
reason for his change OF mind. why u.o
| Mr. Booth wait two months after tne al
legged conversation before making hls
statement?
Mr.. Booth made the lCiio"ihS 'NoA
statement yesterday:
at Charles T. Booth, one day during
the latter part of March, 1884, Went ~
see Mr.. Henry p. Beck, where ne was
at work on Broad Street, having peeli
told by Mr.. Charles keppler Shat MI
Beck wanted to see me.
Mr. Beck began talking to me ABOUT
| the coming city election and finally SAID
| the election was going to be a hot one,
| and that there was some crooked work
| to be done and if I wanted TO resign
| it would be all right, but if not, L would
| be put out anyway.
81 told him that if that was the case
~
! resignation for me and 1 signed II the
same day in keppler's store.
| 81 subsequently, at the request OF
| friends, determined to withdraw my
! resignation, and wrote to the Electoral
! Board, asking them to return my resls-
| nation To this the Board made no re-
| ply, but appointed another man to take
| my place few days ago
AS TO FORGED NAMES.
The following affidavit concerning the al
| legged 'forgeries was given out by Royal
| Racks:
| State of Virginia, City of Richmond-to-wi
! THIS day personally appeared before c.
! c. Chaplin a notary public for the city Oh
| Richmond, Royal Racks, personally known
| TO me, and made Data as follows: Ihat on
! Thursday, the Sd day of May, 1900 about
! 2:3O O'Clock, q gentleman called at Mr.. C.
| F. Sauer's, where 1 am at work, and said
| Mr. Henry p Beck wanted to see me. L
| told the gentleman that 1 was going to get
f, off, for l had received a letter stating taat
my son was killed in the Philippine Islands,
| and l intended to so and see about it.
| got permission from my employer, Mr. g
| F. Sauer, to leave, and then went home,
No 1915 Hickory Street, dressed myself,
| and came off down town with Royal
! White and met a man named Aaron Pat
| terson. We three went to bar-room on
| the corner of Tenth and Cary Streets
| Cooks place.. We came out of the place
| and went to the corner Of Tenth and
! Main Streets, wlere met Mr.. H. p Beck,
| two other white men and two other col
| ored men whom 1 didn't know.
CARRIED PAPERS TO COURT.
| Mr.. Beck then gave me u sealed en-
| velope, stating that it was some tickets
| that he wanted me to take to the clerk
| of the Hastings Court at. the City Hail.
| The envelope that contained the tickets
| was sealed. I read the contents of the
unsealed official envelope. It was a list
| of candidates to be placed upon a ticket
| for Board IF Aldermen. Common Council
and Justice of the Peace of Jackson
| Ward. This paper was typewriter, and
| in this list was the names of the people
| who I afterwards found out were in the
| other envelope.
| 1 carried the papers to the clerk of the
| Hastings Court He asked me vino sent
| them. and asked if it was John Mitchell.
| I told him that they We're sent by a man
| named Henry P. Beck Then one Of the
| clerks spoke UP and said that Mr., Beck
| had promised to send some papers. Royal
| White was with me at the time. He saw
| the papers and list as well as I did. Mr..
Beck paid me fifty cents for my services.
| This is all the connection had with the
| affair I was in the capacity of messen-
ger for the gentlemen, and believe the
| whole transaction was an honest and re-
| liable one. ROYAL RACKS.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
the 18th day of May. 1890.