The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-30
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chesapeake ana Ohio shops and lived at
NO LEI North Seventeenth Street.
Mr.. Meredith objected. on the ground
ttat the evidence now being brought out
was not referred to in the petition Of
Mr. Epps. He declared that Mr.. Epps
had no right to Introduce new matter OF
which his client had no notice. Mr..
Hughes thought the matter should be
determined now. Mr.. Wendenburg con-
tended that he had set out generally in
his paper that there would be other ties.
timony. Mr.. Meredith vigorously pro-
tested. and Mr.. Boschen moved to ex-E
clude ali testimony not referred to in the
two petitions. Mr.. F1ournoy moved as
a substitute that any matter tending to
throw light on the subject be admitted:
The substitute was adopted-ayes, 16;
noes. H.
AS TO MR.. BRANCH
MIR. Wendenburg continued to question
Mr. Iaughlin. Witness said he had been
the roommate of Mr.. NJ. Branch, who
was now in Cincinnati. Mr.. Branch was
% years Of age Branch had voted: wit
Savannah in 1901 for the first time. He
knew Messrs. W. p. Leaman and A S.
Lane. The latter had asked him to vote
and had told him it would be all right.
MIR. Lane said Mr.. Leaman had said wit
ness name was on the book. MI. Branch
had told witness he was going away. Mr..
Meredith again protested vigorously
against the testimony, and said the pro-
oedure was unheard of. Mr.. Meredith and
M No$
warm words as to the Introduction of the
testimony being taken. and Mr. II. NJ.
Smith made reply to Mr.. Meredith, in
which he commended that the matter being
brought out was sufficiently set out in
the notice of Mr.. Epps. Meanwhile wit
ness was in the chair and had only testi-
fed by fits and starts.
SLOW PROGRESS.
Mr.. Wendenburg and Mr.. Meredith
spoke again, and it looked as IL the pro-
gress Of the investigation would be SLOW.
Chairman Doherty ruled that hearsay
testimony would not be admitted. Coun-
sci for Mr.. Epps wanted to ask witness
whether Mr.. Branch had told witness
that he (Branch) was going to leave the
State because he had voted Illegally and
was afraid of prosecution. Mr. Meredith
said this was en1inently unfair to his
client
Mr.. Wendenburg asked this question to
allow the Chair to pass upon it,
DO you know whether Mr.. Branch has
left the State or not?" Mr.. Meredith oh
lected and he and Mr.. Wendenburg again
had a colloquy. Mr.. N1initree Folkes
was placed in the chair by Mr. Doherty
in order that lawyer might decide the
knotty questions at issue. Witness was
AGAIN questioned by Messrs Smith and
Wendenburg. He had loaned Branch
money to leave the State. He knew
Branch had voted when he had no vote.
Witness had warned him not to vote
Branch had not been in Richmond ex-
ccrt for two weeks in five years. Mr. A.
S. Lane induced Branch to vote Witness
himself had not registered for seven
years and had not voted. He did not
know that Mr.. Leaman had asked Branch
to vote. Mr.. Meredith moved to exclude
the testimony of the witness on two
grounds. First that it did not intimate
that Branch had voted for Mr. Smith.
and second. that it did not connect Mr.
1.eaman with the transa ction. Questioned
by Mr.. E. c. Folkes, witness said he did
not know that Mr.. Leaman had asked
Branch to vote.
WAS LET IN.
The testimony was not excluded. The
afiiGavit of Joseph Wheelhouse was read
to the effect that he had voted himself
ard had been voted by Mr.. Lleaman before
he came to the precinct. Mr.. Meredith OBJ
jected and was overru1ed. One from
Michael Morsack set forth that he had
voted for Mr.. Smith and that Mr.. W. p
Ieaman had voted a man whose residence
Mr.. Leaman did not know.
MI. w. E. Hardesty was next sworn.
lie testified as to the residence Of D. r.
Garner. Witness said Garner did not live
at the number from which he voted. He
testified as to the residence of several
others mentioned in Mr.. Epps' declara-
ton. He was a friend of Mr.. Epps and
volunteered his services to get the infor-
nation as to residences He did not know
that Garner or the others had voted for
Mr.. Smith.
Mr.. w. "A. Tllevasahl was the next wit
ness. He was a friend of MIR. Epps. He
stated that w. a Pervin did not live at
SAL North Seventeenth Street. He had
called and made inquiry at the house.
Mr. Meredith produced an affidavit to
show that Perrin lived there on election
day, but was now living on buchanan
Street.
Mr.. Klevasahl was one Of Mr.. Epps'
canvassers and testified as to the resi-
dence Of others named in the Epps
paper. Mr.. Meredith put witness through
a searching cross-examination. He did
not know how any Of the men had
voted.
After a number of other witnesses had
been heard Mr.. J. w. Camp was heard
as witness for Mr.. Smith. The Sub
stance of his testimony is given above.
At 10 A. NJ. the committee adjourned to
| Z o'clock this evening.