The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-19
TO INQUIRE Re
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taking OF testimony and the sitting and
service Of tho subcommittee.

tuklng OF testimony and tho sitting and
service Of the subcommittee.
Yesterdays session Of the committee
vas devoid OF special features or Of any,
| thing sensational until just before the
! clc Sc. Then Captain Dey, head Of one
OF the factions, undertook to take from
Colonel Button and MIR. Walter IL, Tay-
| lor certain tally sheets they;FtWere3 OK
aiming, but dcsisted upon being Inform
| ed that one was member of thossStltc
Committee ana tho other associated couil.
sci for the contestants.
Tally-Sheets Disappear.
| Something approximnting excitement
anil tumult cnsued when. as soon as the
reference of the matter to subcomnit-
tee seemed assured, the State chairman
was asked as TO the tally Sheets and re-
piled that le had only those Of one ward.
Somebody remarked that Captain Dcy
Eud thoni. Inquiry as to where Captain
Dcy was, elected the fact that no had
left tho room with the precious docu-
ments. which promise to cut such an I'm
purtnnt figure In tho case. Ono gentle
man threatened to revoke the action Of
the committee In referring the case and
to call for vote on the case then and
there, unless the tally sheets were pro-
duced forthwith. Another member of tho
committee offered motion requesting
til" chairman to name committee Ut
, two 10 go In search Of Captain Doy. This
hal just been acted on when Mr.. Deg
returned and delivered the tally sheets,
explaining that he merely desired to
guard them until Informed as to the
disposition Of Thorn agreed upon,
Took More Testimony.
When the committee reconvcned It was
E>lO::O a. NJ, and there were just twen-
! ty.seven members present, when the body
Il eumed work, others came In later.
Taking OF oral testimony was at once
Recommended, tho contestants putting
witnesses on the stand.
Mr.. NJ. Levy was the first. Witness
stated that he was In the First Ward
and described the manner OF conducting
tho election there substantially MS other
witnesses had done. He dwelt especially
on the police Interference with voters and
remarked upon tho suggestion Of tho use
OF camera, which was put Into action.
A number OF PICTURES photographs OF
scenes at tho polling places were than eS-
. ulted. The introduction OF tho pictures
Was practically the chief difference be-
tween the tostlnor" Of this and preceding
| Opponents,
W. II, IIargrove, formerly well known
| ba seball player. now q private detective,
was the next witness. lie explained that
BOTH factions were friendly to him and
allowed him to take chair and keep
tplly, 1ne most interesting portion OF
Ms Testimony was as to the result Of his
tally OF voters and the official announces
ment of the result All he knew of fraud
| or the charge Cf It was what the tally
shee Is might show, He also testified that
C, C.. johnson was denied the right 10 vote
ostensibly for the reason that he had a
guide ballot IN his hand.
Or. G. r. Nswblll was the next witness.
| mulative of that OF other witnesses as 10
| the refusal to permit tally Keeping, police
interference; his own election from a roll-
= Ing place by police. the arrest Of the po-