The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-20
man who would rob another Of ballot,
as worse than a murderer
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as worse than a murderer.
FAVORED MIR. EPPs.
Mfr. Fuller said he was in favor Of Mr..
Epps for Sergeant, and in answer to a
question by Capt. Hall, witness stated
that he had done all he could for MIR.
Epps, but when the polls opened on cleo
ton day, he ws no mans friend. Mr..
Epps' friends had criticised him for this.
He had Wagered so to So that Mr.. J. G.
Smith would win. Capt. Hall asked wit
ness why, If he knew the judges In this
precinct to be inca paeita ted by age. he had
NO. as superintendent, tried to have them
sJperceded by younger men. Mr.. Fuller
said it was because the former had be-
ccme fixtures, and the authorities wouln
be slow to turn them out. Sir. Fuller
desired to know il he was being inysstl-
gate Messrs Hughes and Darlington
took the same ground. and Capt. Hall
continued his questions. which 1 he I,.Ied
Tere relevant -
WouLD. Nof LISTEN.
The question by Captain Hall as TO
whether Mr.. Fuller thought the Electoral
Board would have listened to him in
the matter, was objected to by MessrS.
Hughes and Carriugten, but Mr.. Fuller
answered that he did not think his recon-
, mendation would have been regarded:
Witness said he had talked euly fif-.
teen minutes. He was handed the tally
| which he could not do.
Mr.. Fuller admitted that technically
| the primary plan had been violated in
his precinct in the matter Of tallying.
Witness and Captain lfall had a ee-=
}loutly as to whether the plan had been
complied with and Messrs. Breckenbrougl,
and Hughes were on their feet to say
| that Mr.. Fuller was being investigates
| rather than the conduct of the cleo.
| ton.
LOOKED LIKE TROUBLE.
| Here Mr. Fuller rose and said he was
| being attacked. There was much excite
! ment and confusion and many members
| were on their feet
Captain Hall appeared cool and read
from the plan to sustain his position
The question was withdrawn, after some
| warm words between AIessrs. Hal ana
Carrington The question asked was *
Mr. Fuller Had told the judges that the
calling at two tables Without anyone
witnessing the tally was In violation OF
the primary plan The question and an
swer were on motion of MIR. Hughes eS-
plunged and the examination proceeded.
Mr. Welsh asked witness as to the
lights and his reply was that they were
very bad.
ERROR IN THE PRECINCT.
Witness thought the error had occurred
in the precinct instead Of elsewhere.
though he had been greatly surprised at
it. There being no check on the tally.
il errors were committed, it would have
been hard to detect them. He had taken
no part for any one on election day. save
for Mr. Camp. for the Council Counsel
for one of the candidates for Sergeant mad
| asked him il he could not testify that
| the officers at the precinct in question
| were careful, painstaklng and msthod1eai
| in their york, and he had declined to do
| 80 This completed Slr. Puilers tssu-
| mony, and he was excused
Mr.. Manning was next sWorn- he was
| introduced to show that 1t was usual to
/ have outsiders to help tally witness
| said up to the last primary tt had been
| frequently done. It was not usual to
swear them At MS precinct there had
usually been double checks. He said
any one would make errors unless they
were properly checked.
At f:45 p. M Mr.. Manning having een-
c1uded his testimony. the committee rose.
and will sit again at 8 o'clock Tomorrow
night. when the investigation viii PROB.
| ably be concluded. It is evident that ALI
s,,snicion of unfairness or fraud, II any
/ exists. will be alIayed by the investiEa-
! ton. ana that it will be established be-
! yend al, question that the error occurred
/ in tho precinct ard that It was mads
t fnnocently. .