The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-21
HONEST VIVA VOCE
VOTING IN NORFOLK
Difference of Opinion as to its
DesirabiIity.
COMPULSORY VACCINATION
A Bullet Strikes Negro Square'y in
the Forehead and is FIattened
Without Doing Serious In-
jury to His Skull.
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NORFOLK, Va. August 20.-One or
ten of voting by the voice tried here
yesterday is that there was little it
any cheating" One judge of the cleo
tons says the system promotes easy and
quick voting
The workers have not discovered any
means of cheating except that of rush
ing repeaters and buns to the polls.
That a judge with a good memory for
names and faces can prevent.
One objection to it is that intimida-
ton can be used against men who work
with railway companies. shops and large
enterprises. This was not done. but
one workingman stated that the voters
could be watched SO as to be intimi-
dated by the management.
No further returns have been received
here. Everybody accepts results and no
effort has been made to get them. May
, nard asserts that his plurality will be
200 or 5000
Small precincts missing from last
nights report will not change .-,e result.
Charles City county held no election
because the judges declined to serve
without pay.
AN OBJECTION.
Another objection is that many men
shrink from the publicity Of announcing
their preferences. because they fear it
may prejudice them in business or in
social relations.
Joseph T. Lawless, one the candidates.
declares that a great many votes were
lost to him on account of the publicity
OF the voting. Many men who would
have voted for him by ballot did not
get to the polls at all because they dis
liked the manner of calling their choice
aloud.
VACCINATION BEGINS
General vaccination was begun in the
city this morning. Two physicians in
each ward will, undertake to vaccinate
every person in their respective wards
who has not been successfully vaccinated
in five years. This IS. q measure, of pre-
caution. not of necessity. There are
but few cases cf smallpox. here but the
idea is to suppress it before next sea-
sons raVageS.
BULLET FLATTENED ON SKULL.
William Eherhardts skull fiattened the
bullet from William ]. Johnson's pistol.
Johnson and George Chambers. both
negroes, had a disa agreement several days
ago in Talbot Street, where Eberhardt
was chance passenger. He lives
in Greensboro, n. c., and was here 20
observe the world AS the alteration
between the other men got beyond words
Johnson shot at Chambers and hit Eber-
hardt in the center of the forehead. The
bullet was extracted by DR.. Spright and
shown in court this morning, fiattened
just as if it had struck a piece of
chilled steel. 1t is 80 calibre ball and
had it struck the skull of an average
white man the victim would not be living
to tell the tale. Eberhardt says it did
not stop him. He has a phenemonal
skull.
RAILWAY STRIKERS CASE.
The trial of the railway strikers case
began in the Corporation Court this
morning before Judge Hanckel The men
are charged with throwing stones at and
breaking an electric car on Colley Ave
nue. during the strike. March 30, 1902.
A c. Werrell was tried and acquitted at
the previous term of court. and he, ]. w.
n cholson and George Wynd are on trial
again for 8, new charge under the same
offense. The witnesses in the case We're
examined, The same charges were proved
as We're proved before, the lawyers ar
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