Evening journal., 1900-11-06

went to the window and asked Hennis
whether he wanted Welch removed
and Hennis told him yes, come in
and take him out, as he is interfering
with the registration" He entered
the room and asked Welch to come
Il out, and Welch refused. saying, that
he would come out when he got damn
good and ready. He then jumped from
his clair and struck me in the face
twice. when / struck him with my
! club and grabbed him and we both
fell over the chair in the corner. we
got up and Welch went out.
4 Joshua Pyle stated that he was the
inspector at the said polls and that
he did not ask Serson to remove
Welch. neither did MIR. Dugan, the as
sitant registrar. He did not hear Hen
mis- ask to have him removed. Serson
came into the room, and he did not say
ANYTHING but approached Welch and
asked him to come out, and he took
hold OF Welch. He did not see any
blows struck.
lanes A. Dugan stated that he was
the assistant registrar at the said polls,
and that Welch had been the chal-
lenger on the three previous registra-
ton days. He heard Frank Jones
call to Serson to go into the room
Land put Welch out. He told Serson
not to come into the room, Serson
came into the room and took hold OF
Welch. and struck him two times, and
threw him into a corner. When they
get through tussleing Welch said that
he would 90 out At no time diu any
Of the registration officers ask Serson
to come into the room, and Hennis
did not ask Frank Jones to go for
Serson to take Welch out.
John p. Welch, stated that he went
to the polls at about IL a. m, he hay-
ing been the challenger on the three
previous registration days. He went
into the room and laid his book on
{ the table. Frank Jones was standing
on the outside Of the window, and he
- called to me to come out, and l told
= him to mind his damn business. Then
e Jones call to Welch TO come out 70
J 90 in the room and bring Welch out
d Serson came In and jumped at him
] and grabbed him and struck him
r twice and both fell over a chair in
o the corner of the room, .Serson then
asked him if was going out, and he
] told him when the registration oti-
GERS want me to go out I will go. At
no time did Serson ask him to go out
until after he was lying on the floor.
J. J. Biggins, stated that he heard
( ZONES call to Welch 10 come cut OF
2 the room. He also heard Jones ask
e someone on the inside two OF
n thres times if he wanted Welch taken
{ out. He then heard Jones call Serson
J. and order him to go in and get Weleh
I and to bring him out. He could not
q see what took place on the inside, but
} did see Serson have his club raised as
J. though he intended to strike someone.
e Serson did not go to the window and
lo ask anyone on the inside If they want
e ed Welch put out.
James B. Stevenson, stated that he
y saw Welch go into the room, and he
c heard Jones call to him to come out
and heard Welch make him some re-
e ply He also heard Jones call to Sersor
L and ordered him to go into the room
and put Welch out. He saw Serson anC
Is Welch tussleing In the room, and botf
fell into a corner. He did not see an.
i blows struck.
sr DEFENSE
D' Thomas A. Hennis, stated that hs
was one Of the registration officers al
y the said polls on the Goth inst. anf
- that Welch came into the room al
u, about II a. m, and Frank Jones called
~ to him to come out, and Welch refuseS
II !. to go out. Then Jones asked me
u l wanted him put out, and I said Yes
l7 call Bob" Bob came to the window
and asked me if I wanted him put on
IN and / told him Yes, come in and TAX
Oy him out" Bob asked Welch to go out
n He saw Welch jump up and strike Bo
at twice. He also saw Serson strike a
Sc Welch, Dugan objected to Serson bein
lit in the room, but Pyle did not seem L
at object. They had agreed in the morn
ut ing not to have any challengers oi
N, either side. He did not ask Welch t
an go out, but he did say to Pyle an
as Dugan that he did not want Welch i
IL the room.
as John w. Thompson, saw WEIGH g
X in the room. and the crowd cried pu
ne him out. Hennis asked Jones to ca
an officer and put Welch out He saw
-s tussle in the room between Welch an
Serson. He thought that SersOn aske
Hennis if he wanted him to come int
OF the room, but would not say positiv
he William ]. Winchester, saw Jone
Dy standing at the window, and sa'
luOIpoOH 80 lOI DtIounf DtiHou Ndlu
towards the window. and Jones calle
ers to him and said, I'VE want this ma
nd Welch taken out of here" Serson aske
Hennis if he wanted Welch taken ol
and Hennis said, Yes, take him out
lie He saw Welch strike Serson and the
lis both fell to the floor.
lon Frank Jones. said that he went
i've the room to challenge. and Dugan tol
md him to go out, which he did. Abol
tel II a. m, Welch came up and wei
re- into the room, when he called to WelC
the to come out. Hennis said that he d
ion not want him in the room, and to-
rye me to call Bob, Bob came up and ask'
the Hennis if he wanted him, and he sa
by Yes, come IN and take Welch out
to Serson went in the room and Welch r
ing fused to come out and got up and d
,lch Serson. Then Serson struck Weleh al
18th they fell in the corner. He was pos
toa tive that Hannic oolad UTaIoh 20