Evening journal., 1901-02-02

/ tItNC dluOdNllNt
Did you and Mr.. Ross come in to-
getherT
Yes
Was I theref'
Eyes"
"What took placer
81 began to tell YOU what had heard
about John Thompson
you remember Mr.. Ross asking me
for the aflidavitsl'
".Yes: asking you about them"
Won't you please say who first said
anythingf'
Il don't remember"
How long were you thereY
IL suppose about ten minutes"
who first said anythingl'
Il know what ] said.'
what was itY'
IL asked you what you thought Of this
John Thompson case Then l said he was
no good and he had 'squealed' on MS and
could not be trusted. l said, Can he,
Mr.. Hillesg And you said, No, no. a"
do you remember standing by table
with aflidavits?"
They were in his overcoat pockets"
WAS not the FIRST thing said when Mr..
Ross said Jack, John or Goodwin, can you
tell me which OF these afiidavits are
fraudulentT'
''Ycs he said something Of that kind "
Mr. Whiteman objected TO the cross
examination proceeding further because
Mr.. Hiles could not dscredit or cross
examine his own witness.
"Mr. Goodwin" said Mr.. Hilles. "do
you remember me saying to you, what 10
Gods name did you people mean by this
thing, and you answered that you had
nothing to do with it?"
"Yes.
did not ask you if you did not know
that these fraudulent aflidavits were be-
ing made at the time and you said you did
and did not Mr.. Ross say he would rather
lose this contest than have such a thing
OccurT'
We'll, he said rather than have that
brought before the committee and have il
up against him, or words like that. He
did say that IN your Office"
Did Mr. Ross have a list Of names in
my ofiice2"
II did not notice one"
did mot say 70 you. Jack, are YOU
sure that there are no other nflidavits in
that. bundle which are fraudulent and
your answer was as faras you kneww
81 think You asked me about anida wits
which Mr., Ross had in his oyercoai
pocket"
did ! not ask Mr.. Ross il he had
taken all OF those aaidavits out OF the
bundle, and he said yesY'
Yes, you asked that"
did you not say: win you want me
as a Witness and ! said. your testimony
would do Mr.. Ross more harm than
goodr"
"Yes."
did you not then say to me, leaning
against the door. that I have been in
tending for some time TO go ON n cunning
trip and il Mr.. Ross did not want you,
you would goT
mot until it was put at me. / do not
want to tell"
'Wh0 asked your
Il was asked il had cunning trip in
view"
"Who asked your questioned Mr.
Hilles.
Il think you did"
You were not leaning against the door
then, but sitting az your desk with your
arms folded and your feet on the desk
and you looked at me and said: 4 think
you are going on cunning trip"
Did YOU not say you were going TO
certain placeg"
Rural Retreat, Va"
Did not say did not care where you
wentg'
That was after you had asked me if
did not intend TO go on cunning trip"
\ DO you remember me saying l did not
care TO make any suggestions about you
going awayg"
Il do not remember"
"Was any inducement Of any kind 10
80 away offered in my Office by Mr.. Ross
or myselfY"
None at ALL"
Lave You told me all you can recol-
yYes"
{ Were there only seven fraudulent ani-
dayits taken so far as you knowYp
4 think there were only six"
HENNIs on THE STAND.
Thomas A. Hennis being duly sworn.
said that he lived at NO. 3i5 Heald
street. That he was an election oficer
on November at the Third election
district OF the First representative dis
trict. When hegot there on election day
the polls were not opened nor were they
e opened until nearly 3 O'Clock. At s
O'Clock there were at least seventy-fve
men standing in line waiting and ready
10 vote. James Dougherty, driver for
the Liberty Engine Company, went to
e the polling place and told Dugan that be
was wanted at the telephone. Dugar
n left the polling place and went to the
= engine house. IL was after S.45 O'Clock
when he came back. When the disturb
b ance took place at the polls John =
l. Welsh grabbed a number OF ballots ane
T. took them TO room on the upper floor
Dugan got the books.
Hennis testified that he went to IN,
Department Of Elections and reported tn,
trouble. The polls were opened agar
about 2.5o o'clock in the afternoon.
James b. Tucker. sergeant Of police
r testified 10 being in the vicinity Of thl
N polls when the riot occurred He di,
10 not hear any member Of the election de
partment say that the polls would no
be opened unless two lines were formed
r Police Captain Black. when called