The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-20
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it as his best judgment, that the bal.
lots before the committee were genuine,
and he was sure they could not nave
been duplicated so the counterfeit coulo
not have been easily detected by an eA-
pert. He called attention to some >falnL FAINT
impressions of some of the type. It nav
ing been worn and detected by himself,
both in the type used and in the ballots.
as they were being printed. lie readily
recalled all the ear marks. and pointed
them out to the committees. Mr. DUKE
proved a. good witness and his testfmon
was very clear It tended to show beyond
question that there had been no spurious
ballots substituted for the genuine aIu-
cles. =.
Mr.. Richard Duckhard., Of the Christie
phcr Engraving Company. was next
sworn. His house had made the cuts
from which Mr.. Dukes autographs on
the back of the ticket was printed. and
he testified that 10 the best Of his be-
lief, all the signatures were impressions
from the cuts made by hts company for
Mr. Duke Mcssrs. Duke and Duckhardt
together examined the signatures on the
tickets. and they agreed in their tesu-
mony in toto as to the Impressions.
Mr.. r. j. Dance, Of the special COM
n1ittee, and an expert printer. in the
employ of the Pelouze Type. Company,
testified that he had sold Mr.. Duke
certain kind of type to complete the print
ing Of the ballots, and that such type
had not been sold to any one else in many
months. Mr.. Duke had previously testi-
fed that he had sent around to other
printing houses and could not find the
type he needed The object of this evil
dence was to show that the type used by
Mr.. Duke was of a peculiar kind and was
very scarce.
OFFICER CLARKsON TESTIFIES-
Policeman w. a. CIarkson, who was on
duty at Second Precinct, Monroe Ward.
for while on the night Of election, tcs-
tined that all the officers were sober. he
said Messrs. Jno. A. Cullen, Marx Gunst,
ana Ordway Fuller We're among those VINO
tailed during his presence at the pre-
cinct. He could not say whether the tai
Iy was correct or not. Mr. Gurst ma
brought in five drinks. that was all the
l,ouor he had seen in the precinct. Ihere
were no witnesses to the count in the
early part of the night. About elgnt
@ clock Mr.. Fuller came in and relieved
MI. McKenney in the tallying. He thought
MIR. Fuller Tailed about Is or 20 minutes
ard then Mr.. Gunst tailed a. while Ihere
were no witnesses while these gentlemen
were tallying. except for q. time "nel'
MIR Gunst watched Mr.. Puller. tally. lie
could not say lluiS
the nrecinct. Mr. Snead was taken
sick and Mr.. Cullen assisted in tallytng
In place of the former. Mr. Cullen, now
ever, had a private tally-sheets
s The witness testified II answer to ques-
tions by Mr. Taylor that lights We're sui, sui
ficient and theroom was not uncorniof Ia.
bly5 cold. He did not think the Calling OF
the ticket had been. too rapid Messrs.
Snead, Jacobs. Tyler and a1cKenney We're
= II.
the election officers Mr.. Fuller had Vol
nnteercd to tally before Mr.. Snead was
taken sicf. according to the witness n 9
had remained at the precinct until the
count was completed. which was nearly
midnight.
NO SPURIOUS BALLOTS.
While Mr.. Clarllson was testffy1ng sub
committees were recountinE the vote Tor
Mayor and Sheriff. During this recount
members Of the committee held little con-
fercnces around the room. discussing the
matter in low tones. most of them oeins
OF opinion thus early in the investigation
that there had been no fraud
Certainly no scintilla of evidence up TO