The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-22
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slow While Tho tailed. He gave practl.$
cal demonstration OF the speed empioyed
by Mr.. Tyler, who was calling TO nm,
ard twas about one ballot to the 1ninu te-
Looking at the tally-sheet. he. sa 10. point
ing to the two on which black penciis
had been used -. will swear that those
are tho talIy-sheets that lefe the precinct
on the night OF the election.
S Witness said during the tally some
times the ballots had to be called back
on account Of bad lights. Stop and call
that over again, was frequently said
by those tallyinE. on account OF the poor
lights. yrhens.witness was tallylng Alr
$Epps was ahead OF Mr.. Smith on his
sheet.
AtF- M,1sENNEY ON THE STAND.
8 frames r. NIckenney. who was the
clerk In the precinct, was next sworn and
took the chuir. Being questioned by
Captain Hall, witness said he had seen
no one soliciting votes inside the pre-
5cinct during the day. Mr.. Snead ernpticl3
out the ballots atinight and witness helped
count them. There were s414 ballots cast.
One wa 8 badly torn and was laid aside.
This one was finally lost and 4l3 were
returned No one had witnessed the 8tal-
lying. The lights were not good. Wit
ness had tailed for twenty minutes and
used a. blue pencil. He identified his work
on the sheet. Mr.. Fuller had then tai
lied ard witness did the calling. He had
either called or tailed about half the
ballots. The figures on Mr.. McKenney,ss
tally-sheet were practically correct. Wit
errors made In the precinct. He called
for Mr.. Snead to tally. and showed how
rapidly 1t was done. Witness said he did
not call the name OF the Office nor the
first names OF the candidates. as Epps.
Garrison, Epps. &c. This question was
designed to show that the two Eppses
might have had their votes mixed by the
taliers. He could not say exactly how
long Mr. Fuller or Mr. Gunst tailed. but.
1t was not very long.
NO INTEREST IN RESULT.
In answer to a question by Mr.. Welsh.
witness said he had no interest in the
sergeant fight. and would have been glad
to vote for both candidates. No one
asked that Messrs. Fuller. Gunst and Gull
len be sworn. He thought the error was
a clerical one. made In the precinct. and
he did not believe the ballots had been
tempered with after they left the precinct.
AS a rule, he did not think there had been
witnesses to former counts in the ward
There were opportunities for fraud In
Second Precinct" said the witness in an
swer to a question. ION account of the
double tallies and no witnesses, but ne
did not believe there had been any. He
was morally certain that the errors were
innocent clerical ones Witness said ne
declined at first to take a. julep. but did
so when it was insisted upon. Mr.. Gunst
had brought them in on account OF Mr.
Snead's sickness.
MIR. TYLER'S TESTIMONY.
Witness was here excused, and Mr.
James r. Tyler the clerk. who went in
at night to help count the votes. was
sworn and took the stand. His reco'-
lection was clear that 414 votes were
found in the box when it was opened ana
the count had. Just as Mr.. Tyler TOOK
the stand. Mr.. Saunders, the running
member of the committee, came IN ana
took his seat at the table
Witness said he experienced some DILL
sulty in making a proper tally on &C
count of bal lights. He could not readily
noint out his work on the sheet, but he
finally did So Mr.-Cullen relieved WI
TYLER and the latter relieved Mr. JACOBS.
He said: Mr.. Fuller invited MI Suiieli
I'm to witness the count. He haa seen
witnesses from the outside handle pal
lots and tally on previous occasions.
NIessrs Carr and Jud. s. Wood were met
toned. but he did not know Whetner ~. ~.
not they were sworn: He thoueht tiis
caller or taller could have committed
fraud had he SO desired. The lights were
very indifferent and calling at two taoieS
proved quite confusing
He saw no indications of fraud in the
precinct, and he was sure the error was
purely clerical one having occurred III
the precinct Mr.. Jacobs tailed put vesy
ElittIe. if any He read two tickets to de-
l.monstrate his speed. and It took him
se:snty-tfree seconds. He did not notice
iathat any officer was incapacitated by the
use OF liquor.
SAW THE TRUNK SEALED.
Mr. Thomas j. Baker was next sworn.
He. testified that he was present tha
morning after the primary at Chairman
| Doherty's office and saw the trunk con-
! tanning the ballots locked and sealed.
Mr. G. w. Harton was also present and
| helped seal the trunk at Old Market Hail
the morning after the primary. He saw
T! the trunk opened for the recount. and
! the seal was intact. lie took out the
| Second Monroe ballot-bcx and found 1t
scaled. Here tl1e witness examined and
identified the box on the table as the one
| re had taken from the trunk last Tuc:-
| day night He also identified the certii-
| cate and tally sheets. and said when the
recount was had they found 413 instead
or i14 ballots in the box. The cor1mittae
gave Mr.. Wends nburg a second recount
| OF the vote for Sergeant. and It agreed ex-
actIy with the first. Mr.. Smith making a
net gain of So votes on both over tas
| original count bv the election officers
MIR. John B. Welsh. a member OF the
| special committee. was present when the
I trunk was scaled and a the recount. and
he corroborated the testimony OF Mr..
/ Harton.
Mr.. r. E Peyton. Jr.. testified on the
same line and practically to tho same
effect. He said he was al his precinc. on
the day of the primary. which was First
| Lee. and he tool: no part in any OF tic
| contests.
HB WORKED FOR SMITH
Mr.. Brockenbrough brought out these
latter answers and had Mr.. Welsh re-
called and asked him If he had solicited
j any votes for any cadidate He answered
| in the affirmative. He had worked for
/ Mr. Smith. Mr.. Taylor objected to the
questions on the ground that Marshall
/ Ward was not in question. but they We're
| answered readily. Mr.. Fuller was re-
called and stated that he had. on the
I might Of the primary. met some gentle.
! men on his way to the barber shop. and
i told some gentlemen that he had Tailed
/ a few votes In Second Monroe. and the
i two candidates for Sergeant were running
/ neck and neck. He had advised them t.