The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-03
ALL VOTERS TO
be SUMMONED
the jury. There is no reason whatever
to believe that he is. seeking to evade
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to believe that he u.s. seeking to evade
summons
Judge Witt informed the jury that 1t
was an exceedingly difficult task to To-
cate and summon SO large number OF
witnesses and that the entire corps OF
deputies of both the sergeant's and the
sheriffs offices were working night and
day to summon witnesses. The deputies
get about ten cents per capita for serv-
Ing summons on voters. Che of them
stated yesterday that he was weary Of
this mode OF making living, and anx-
iously Inquired when the summonlne
would be concluded. commemorative
Attorney Richardson gave him the re-
assuring information that only about one
third of the voters Of the city has yet
been summoned,
What ground there Is for suspecting
alleged Irregularities In the second pre-
cinct OF Lee Ward cannot be discovered
by dilIgent inquiry. Grand Jurors them
selves are reported as having stated that
they are simply hurrying through the
polling of voters, and have not had OPP
portunity to compare their poll with the
election returns. II this statement be
true, then there Is little ground for tho
runor that glaring discrepancies between
the vote returned and tho jury poll have
been discovered, Some Of the voters
ol that precinct have not yet testified.
l,,t that Is true OF every precinct yet
summoned, The jury Is not endeavoring
to make its poll absolutely complete and
las no hope Of doing so. It desires to Sc
cure a sufficient proportion Of the voters
recorded In their poll to enable them to
make a comparison of the poll with the
rtturns. The figures secured will at
ford a fairly accurate test of regularity.
That is all that can be hoped for. Small
discrepancies are expected. and are re-
gardcd as almost Inevitable, being due In
many cases to difference of opinion
Whether ballot was properly marked or
should be rejected as not sufficiently n-
dicatye OF the voters intent.
Laughing at Rumors.
The officers of the court are laughing mt
many of the rumors In circulation, and
frankly declare that they know of no
foundation for them. The proceedings
thus far had are the merest routine. Tho
real work of the jury will begin after the
completion Of the vote and the tabua-
tlon of the result. Until then startling
disclosures, IL any there be, can hardly
be expected. Quite as many persons
Predict that nothing will be discovered as
rrophesy that something startling Is COM
a,g. From reliable information 1t may
he stated that tho jury does not know
yet Of any glazing frauds or inexpllcable
Irregularities III the precincts examined
since Monday morning,
Up to this time probably 1000 of the
$500 voters have been summoned. and
oily about 1900 have testified. IIstimat-
ing on this basis. II will take ABOUT seven
more days to complete the poll, and it
will likely require a week or more To
cnnoider, analyze and compare the figures
thus made with the returns, and SUM
mon and hear witnesses on any question
that may arise. IT Is likely, therefore,
flat the grand Jury will be able to pre-
sEare and submit Its final report to the
court before Thursday or Friday of next
week, and 1t may be Saturday Instead,