Evening journal., 1905-06-08
CHARGE
AGAINST SCHEU
Held in Bail for the Upper
Court on Two Original
Accusations
WILL Be ARRAIGHED ON TUESDAY

Otto scheu. Republican judge OF the
election in the Second district Of the First
ward on Saturday last, was held in $500
bail In City Court today for the Court of
General Sessions on charges OF taking
Intoxicating liquor into an election booth
and with accepting an Illegal ballot on
the former charge no was held in $500
bail and on the latter in $780,
Assistant city Solicitor Baldwin Spring.
cr also preferred another charge OF ac-
cepting an illegal ballot against scheu
and ho was held for trial in the case In
$500 more bail until Tuesday morning
next. He was released after court, James
IL. Lewis and William j. Martin becom-
ing his bondsmen for $500.
FIRST TRIED ON LIQUOR CASE.
scheu was first tried on the charge OF
taking Intoxicating liquor into an cleo
tlon booth. Io entered a plea OF not
guilty through his attorney, Herbert l..
Rice.
James Riley. superintendent OF the
crematory and Democratic challenger
for the Second district polling place Of
the First ward on Saturday last, testified
that scheu was one OF the judges OF the
election I'm that district. He said he saw
the defendant take a half pint bottle OF
whiskey out OF his pocket and put IL in
closet. Later he saw scheu go TO the
closet and oxclaim, "some stole
my bottle" He found Il. however. ac-
cording to Rileys evidence and walking
10 corner OF the room proceeded TO take
the cork out OF the bottle presumably to
take a drink. when the witness said: For
Gods sake otto don't drink that stun
In here. do you want TO get us all IA
trouble" Riley said Scheu then went out
OF the room taking the bottle with him
and when the latter returned he, the
witness, smelied whiskey ON his breath.
on cross-examination Riley said he
could not state positively what was In
the bottle but It had every appearance
Of being whiskey.
Frank Newell. one OF the Democratic
election officers IN the Second district OF
the First ward coroboratcd Riley's evil
dence.
Thomas Evans, the Republican judge
i in the same district testified that he saw
scheu take a bottle out Of the closet and
90 out Of the room with "a. He did not
500 him put Il IN the closet nor did he
hear schou make the remark about some
3 body stealing It.
d Mr.. Carroll. Democratic Inspector testi-
fed that he did hear scheu make the re-
> mark that somebody got his bottle.
DEFENSE PUTS IN TESTIMONY.
William H. Webb. one OF the Republic
can election officers was called by the de.
fense, but said he did not see Schou with
whiskey He did not arrive az the polling
place until quarter TO ] o'clock. william
II. Longacre testified that he saw Scheu
take a bottle Of whiskey out Of the closet
and so out with It. He said. however
that he did not see the defendant take the
bottle out OF his pocket or put II in tn,
closet.
In his own defense Schou said he fount
. the bottle Of whiskey on the floor whil'
cleaning up and preparing for the elec
tlon. He denied taking it into the cleo
tion room or taking the cork out OF tn
bottle while in the place.
Mr.. Rice asked for the discharge OF hi
client but Mr.. Springer insisted that n
had made out a prima facie case. schel
was then held in $500 bail for count!
!, court. The penalty for the offense Is $40
! fine or 90 days imprisonment or both
on the charge OF accepting an ilega
ballot, scheu also pleaded not guilty. Tn
: first witness was Frank Newell. He test
fed that James Riley challenged the vot
Of colored man supposed 20 be Johl
, Smith, who gave his address at No. 81
y Orange street Tho witness said Rlle
y pointed No. s15 Orange street which is
blacksmith shop, out TO Scheu. but tn
. latter wouldn't look and voted the bal
lot. Riley coroborated Newell and adde
{ that he remarked when scheu voted IN
r ballot, "that is a dirty piece OF business,
. or something 70 that effect.
At this point Mr.. Springer was proceed
ing to ask Riley about another allege
{ illegal ballot when Mr. Rice objected
} claiming that the warrant only charge
one Illegal ballot. Mr.. Springer then IN
. formed the court that he would enter ar
other charge against the defendant at th
proper time.
s scheu. in his own behalf testified tina
\, John Smith came TO tho polling plac
Al twice to vote. The first time Riley cha
o lenged him and he. the witness refuse
# to take the vote. He said he then calle
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