Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-27
EIGHT TRUE B'IES WERE FOUND
Sam eoIdstcin and Chris Manning
Held for conspirng to Hold News.
paper Man up for s2s-L. K. culbcr-
son and jackson Wise Mixed up in
Alleged Illegal Voting Scheme.



ten days work the grand jury today
brought IN live indictments for alleged
violation of the election laws. Those
indicted were Chris Manning. police
commissioner and political leader in
Jefferson ward; Samuel Goldstcin, Il
seventeenth street merchant and po-
litical worker; Jackson Wise registrar
at Third precinct Of Monroe ward; l..
*. CulbersOn, Il clerk in the same pre-
cinct, and Alfred b. Williams, editor
OF the News-Lcatcr.
An indictment was brought against
Mr.. Williams for violation of the law
In agreeing TO pay AMI holding himself
liable to pay S25 To Samuel Goldstein
for influencing votes in behalf of Col
onel George Wayne Anderson, one of
the candidates for commemorative at
tcrncy. This indictment is also
brought i'll the form OF agreeing to nay
il person unknown to the grand Jury.
This double form was necessary tn
cover the case ais Mr. Williams, Il is
said. did not know to whom the money
would be paid i'll event of votes; being,
secured for Colonel Anderson. as he
understood they might be secured
Conspiracy is Charged.
Mcssrs. Goldstein and Manning arc
jointly indicted. Their Indictment be-
gins; did unlawfully, maliciously.
wickcdly and corrupily conspirc and
confederate that they should demand
OF one a. b. Williams $25 to cast their
votes and use their influence for
George Wayne Anderson candidate,
etc"
Culhcrson and Wise wero indicted
together on two counts, for voting Cul-
herson illegally and for assisiing Gull
bcrson to vote and for Culbersons vot-
ing illegally and conspiring (Wisc and
Culbersom To get Cuibcrson into the
polling place as a clerk
Culberson is also indicted individ-
ually. He long ago left the city and il
is doubtful if he will ever he seen here
again until he is protected Ivy the
| statute of limitations. Wise is now
| under bond for violation of The election
laws. having been arrested on war
rant sworn out by Baylcss Epps. Il
brother of H. Claiborne Epps, defeated
candidate for city sergeant
Put Under $500 Bond.
Judge Witt ordered Il capias for each
of the men indicted, hut il was not
necessary in the case of Mr. Williams,
who went to court soon after he heard
OF his Indictment He gave bond with
Mr.. Harvey Landon as his surety.
The bond required is $500, which
each one gave Judge Witt will try
all OF the cases in his court, although
the charges AFRO for misdcmeanors.
The trials will he set for the Scptcm-
Der term of the court, and the indicted
men are required to report Septcin-
Der q.
The fact that no true bill was found
i'll the case of Mcssrs Williams and
Goldstcin jointly, and so reported by
the grand jury, brings out clearly the
i''se thul MI. w iHlllio ldu llO ulGcCl
dealing with Goldstcn.
The following was the prescntmcnt
of the grand jury. read by the foreman
when the indictments were handed
in:
Report Of the Jury.
Richmond, Va, July &c, 1905.
ITO the Honorable Samuel b. Witt,
judge of the Hastings Court Of the
city of Richmond
"The charge delivered by you TO the
grand jury onlpanelled for the duty of
investigating the recent primary cleo
ton was so comprehensive and OK
plicit that the jurors have deemed it
proper to take the widest latitude in
the investigation. They find that more
stringent measures should be employ.
ed to safeguard the ballot The man
ner Of appointing Offices of the election
precincts is not guarded sufficiently by
the electoral board, who, after all, are
the real custodlans Of the ballot, mas
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