The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-25

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n and yet regard. as entirely legitimate
s ssges sfal j hf bblS MsS E corfp,y
Influencing anybody Not dollar
vas a ss tic prcein1ct IA or Z 50 far
tex na se'fy sea lhsFs I'D
Ifil.n campaign aid was offered the
scrylee Of ii man able to make
good speectEor sing q campaign SONG
hin for his ability and work unless
heHchoose to volunteer to work for
nothing. ana i considered THIS AFFAIR
On 7 be- slt,,s ptlncip,e... II Colonel
+ I would have Kept It from him per-
mancntly, 80 ittat'h might have taken Il
the oath Of ONCE with a clear con-
se'nsG a Hns he ad sf refled
for! fear that lie might feel that he
had done It to Influence votes.
nc. s fn'u not 81 have We the sllshtest
Ing and ready 10 face the courts and +
i the community. on the facts and to
spirit or letter Or have done anything K
immoral or improper and am no, one
#5bit sorry. II | could have bought 4
votes OF election officers enough 70 q
5 erect Coloncl 5Andcrsoll!.C AZ e. az ,'puy
Y given it. II ! could have obtained
five thousand dollars to send out 10
debnuch or buy votes would not
X have. dore ~. 4 could employ or
the city to use his personal influence
and power of argument In leg innate
and proper way for any friend -
With hesitation. The difference is
clear to me. .L&5t ts4gIgf5GHtt III. .43l 81
IL the grand jury in Its wisdom and
conscience sees nt5 to indct. me, shall
f asp pea wt fsr oppeT
& to legal technicalities.
These rulnors reached me IN definite
"a shape on Friday. 1f81 had been IN e
been written and printed that day
will be put to them: Il For whom did you
vote In the recent primary?'#
* II they decline to answer they will be
charged with contempt Of court, and
Judge witt, Of the Hastings Court, will
then settle the question os to whether q
voter can be made to tell, even to the
grand jury, how he cast his ballot. Should
Judge Witt hold that the men who decline
to answer questions proponnded by the
Jury are guilty Of contempt. they will be
ordered to Jail and there kept until they
purge themselves OF said contempt"
But. Of course. this Is going upon the
assumption that the voters, or few OF
them In this precinct. will refuse to d.
vulge the name OF the candidates they
voted for. In the majority Of cases It is
not thought there will be any trouble,
and that in the Interest OF fairness those
who cast their ballots in the precinct
named will gladly give to the men who
are making the lnves tigation all the in
formation possible.
A Common wealth's Attorney Richardson
and Clerk Crutchfeld. OF the Hastings
Court yesterday afternoon secured the
ballots cast in this precinct and found
that there were two hundred and one
voters a58 IS, r
Law in the Case.
There is some question whether or not
the action OF Mr. Williams constitutes
a violation OF the statute known as the
Barksdale pure elections law. This will
be q matter for the courts and a jury TO
determine, with the aid OF the lawyers:
The section applicable to this case, or
alleged to be applicable thereto. is No. 2
Of the act, which is a 8 follows:
s.s55 mo person shall expend, pay. prom
ise, loan or become pecuniarily liable Is
#in any way for any money or other 4
valuable thing in behalf OF any can
ddnte for office at any election, pri-N
mary or nominating convention held Y
In this Common wealth. Any person
or candidate violating any Of the pro-
4 visions OF this or the preceding sec n
x ton OF this act shall be subject to a
fine OF not less than 500 or more than
$1,000 or confined In jail not less than
"a one nor more than twelve months.
h The grand jury will not be called upon
= +, To- fJ1fo q =
ton is purely an ex parte proceeding in
the nature of making out a case OF prob
able cause OF guilt, rs 1t Is known In
the Federal practice. Should It return
an Indictment, the person indicted would
have to stand trial before a&jury,
Examination of Voters.
The two hundred and one voters OF
Third Monroe will be summoned before
the grand Jury and the direct question
6 In connection with the Monroe Ward
INQUIRY, Mr.. William Il. Royal last night
gave The mes-Dispatch the following
statement, bearing on the duties, rights
and privileges OF those summoned to
testify:
5G,.~The grand jury has determined to
summon all the voters at Third Monroe
and ask them how they voted. = Is the
privilege OF every voter to refuse 70
state how he voted, but every voter may
waive his privilege and state how ne
voted, III he chooses to do So. Is II tl the
part of a good citizen to refuse to answer answer
the grand jury's questions IS y nor ,o
n "a mart Of q good citizen to tell hoy ne
voted? The grand jury is seeking TO un-
cnver fraud, IL there was fraud In the
recent primary. and IT Is the interest Ct q
every one to help It along In It's most
nraiseworthy efforts, Our existence existence q, rs
= healthy and progressive community tornl77ll
depends upon honest elections, and y
there has been fraud, all OF us want 70
know It,"
4 city Sergeant j. c. Smith was the frs
witness before the grand jury yesterda,
morning. He remained in the room To-
ten minutes and was followed by Mr.. Phil
b. Shields, who remained with the juror!
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