Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-04-24

Ross, J. S. Greenfield, George H khes, Preston Watts, l.. J. Haywood, Wm. A. Green, J. H. Robinson, Elisha Ken dall Calvin Scott, Wesley Coffin, J. S. Dunn and J. S. Hightower That the | following voted in this ward for Bell who were not residents of the city: Will Evans, F. M. Skinner, S. w. Rob- inson, John Frazier, John Gurley, Jr., Robert F. Royal, J. T. Watts, L. H. Means and Herbert Clayburne. That the following voted for Bell in this ward who have not lived in the city long enough to be qualified voters: William West. l.. A. Shackleford and s. A. Meeks. That the following vot- ed for Bell and was not twenty-one years of age: John Brewer That in said Fourth ward Bell was given credit fer the following ballots, but the ballots purporting to have been cast by the parties hereinafter named, were in fact cast by other persons, who assumed the names which were on the poll tax receipts paid for by Bell, as returned for him at said cleo tion: H. T. Peoples, Prince Span, c. S. Williams, J. A. Smith, Thomas Whiteman, Charles M. Taylor, Will liam Houston, Ed rayne, Henry Jones, J. N. Carroll, E. S. Davis, L. M. Seal lion, Alfred Banks. H. c. Banks, Jas. Coblen, Walter Anderson, J. L. Nose by, Thomas Gaines, George Matt, B. A. Atkinson, J. K. Robinson, Nat Seimer, W. L. Patterson, Glenn Fleming, Sam Jones and J. H. Robinson.
 That in addition to names hereto fore mentioned of persons who had cast their ballots in the Third ward for Bell. the following parties, al though voting in the Third ward, did not in fact live within the limits of that ward. and were therefore illegal voters therein: J. w. Fletcher, G. A. James, $. P. Brack, o. Mikesen, s. F. Vaulx, A. F. Bryant, c. A. Schmidt, T. Henderson. Charles Jones. c E. Moon, H. Nichols. w. H. Brownlee. H. M Davis. J. w White and William Kirk
 The plaintiff further charges that the following named parties who voted for Bell were not qualified elec- tors. because they had not paid their poll taxes, or did not agree, before or after the same had been paid, to re- pay the agents or persons who did pay same for them. and charge that the poll taxes were paid for the here matter named persons by Bell or at his instance for the sole and only pur- their votes for Bell and preventing them from voting as they desired: Louis Moon. H. s. Scott. Lee Jones, Miles Donaldson. Isom Jones, Cal Frazier. w. D. Wilkinson, James Will bourne, G. Vaughn, J. J. Smith, Ned Wilson, stephen Oglesby, Lloyd Green, Ed Moon. Daniel Hunt, J. R.
 Young, Thornton Hale. George w.
 Brown Anderson Rayford, D. Green, John Brown. Wesley Mitchell, J. B. Penny, w. T. Sewell, E. A. Johnson and J. E. Quinn.
 Wherefore plaintiff says that he was legally elected mayor of Pine Bluff and not D. c. Bell, notwithstanding defendant has usurped the office and has excluded the plaintiff therefrom.
 Plaintiff prays that the election be in quired into, that legal votes be count ed and illegal votes rejected That
 plaintiff be declared elected to the of
 flee of mayor and D. c. Bell be busted therefrom. and for such other proper
 relief as the court may see fit
 According to the usual legal pro- cedure George w. Murphy, of Little Rock, attorney general for Arkansas
 is co-complainant with Gen. White