The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29
.H.ENRIC0)'S
CASES ON
T||'H.U||.RSD||.All.' III | \
Expected Justices WI
sit Together.
SPECIFIC CHARGES
ARE PREFERREl
All Allege Use or Promise M
Money to Influence
Voting.
APPARENTLY LITTLE
CONCERN sEvINCH v \ I y:
81 15 ;t35a5sfSj
But Statement is Made T'h||
Interesting and Even Sensa1I
tional Evidence WILDE Sub
lnitted- No Warrants 1s-
sued ! and. and None
Will be.
APPARENTLY LITTLE u u
CONCERN EvINCH

- - gFaS
are perfected, the trials under the AZ
HenrIco election indictments will bel
on Thursday morning next at 10 o'cloS
at q; Joint session Of tho three ma1t
trates. to whom the several cases ha
been certified 81 IA s Bsis
Under a provision Of the General
sembly tho justices OF l the peace 8sa
privileged, II they see fit, so to combl
their forces and act In conjunction. An
two may sit in a case, and In the Geysl
OF disagreement OF opinion, the Il y
thoritauve ruling is that4o OF the origin
magistrate-th is to say. Of the smagil
trate in whose hands the Indictment W
first placed. II three magistrates Ss
as Is now contemplated tho nlajori
rules. At a consultet ton hold yesterda
Squire James T. Lewis and "a g uul]
SGeorgo w Thoma greed sit to- y cit
gether, and further greed u to-. requla1
their colleague. Il Squire 2RssC. flrien dsi
3Varina, to do the, sam sT here can bess11
doubt that u the Is latters vii ~ qlileaS|
The three will ..th Is thai bench 3fon a
day morning next y nd all ten cases
be called, lt3 Isl, more stnan 81 like elys
several ot@ them will be tied at. once
The Official G curse.
The formal and official certifcationaI
the indictments to ths three magls
trates occurred yesterday. The cle1
OF the County Court then filed the BnecaI
sary papers with the justices. SOUL
Thomas Is to try Treasurer Brauer. hl
will decline to sit In the case at all EunleI
the Joint session Is arranged. He Sis;
close friend OF Mr.. Brauer. and, rnorI
over, has heard the evidence before I'll
County Committee and formed his Opt
lon Of It. Squire F'riend Will try al
of tho Todd Indictments and also u
indictment against Joseph Stumpf, ,S
Richmond. Tho remainder of the lndlc1
men ts-those against State Senator Br}
ant, Walter z. Brauer, Commisslonersd
the Revenue Childray, Walter ]. Tod
w. P. Terry and Pat McDonough--haY
been placed In tho hands OF 'Squi1
Lewis. The latter has called all Of hi
cases for Thursday,
Contrary to the preconceived ideasgd
tho subject. no warrants have 1. beel
Issued or will be. Tho indictments haY
been delivered by the magistrates to til
sheriff, and they have tho force AM
effect Of warrants OF arrest At tht
time, however. no formal arrests WI
he made. The sheriff viii serve
indictments on the eight men. and vi
summon them all to appear bafore court
After the trial, II they are not acquitted
and It Is necessary to take the mattd
to the County Court, they will be al
mitted to ball. 3sft 5 F3as SSS]
Y 1t is the expectation OF Squire Levi
that several trlals will be gone into
>h,ro j,, o,,t1 M al
that day. Tho cases are all misdd
mennors and IT, under the evidence,
Justice finds it necessary to imposetS
fine or Imprisonment greater than thu
permitted by the law to magistrats1
courts, they will be certified to the Coutj
ty Court. The list Of witnesses for til
Conlmonwcalth includes the followtr1
gentlemen: l.. D. Green. Frank Yahle4
John Sweeney, John Rutherford. Willtad
Valentine II. c. Hechler, Leonard Schaa3
W. b. Frayser. Ashby Frayser, Geora
Girert. Joseph August and G. II. WftN
lock. and possibly some others.
The Charges.
The ten indictments arc interesting dodl
uments and the attention OF the count
Is centered IN them Just now, The charge|
In each OF them. which charge
Thursday. are as follows
William II. Brauer: Paid to L, D. Gres
the SUN OF SO to influence his vote.
William II. Brauer: Paid to u. D. Greei
q, to influence vote OF said Green. "a ii;
walter ]. Todd; Attempting to infucnc
tbo votes OF Frank Yahley and DAY
Crittenden by giving tham drinks
sweeney's store, In Varlna !'lstrlc1s
August.
! Walter J. Todd; Paid John Rutherfor
40 to Influence his vote and $40 to intll
erte other voters,
julian Byrant: Promised to pay WI
liam, Valentine the sum OF 50 10 lnnusnl
Charles w, childrey: Paid William Va
nntinc 81 to influence his vote
Walter Il. Brauer offered Fl @, HechlG
/, 1000 II be would refrain from assisttn
Todd IN the election.
Pat McDonough: Paid Leonard schasl
~ to influence his vote In favor at
". Childrey.
Joseph stumpf; Treating voters TO he91
IL Giffert's store with view to infi,a
.ncing their votes In behalf Of A.. Won
n. Rosenegk
William r. Terry; Paid William YaieIl
tine $3.50 to vote for Childrey Bryai
ana Roseneglf.
What They Thing OF II.
The accused ara manifestins no partie
plar noticeable concern over the rosslhl
resl,lts OF the trials. but there Ia o sreN2
deal or interest felt In the county In m
coming events. All Of the eight tpH
..eny the charges made In ths ltl 5iotmsn
and declare that they VIII sasuy stsS