Evening journal., 1906-11-23
OUIGLEY FAILED
TO KEEP PROMISE
Tyre Says lie Agreed to Pay
Half Of MatIaCk'S AttOr-
ney Fees
DECLARES TYRE FIXED"
THE BALLOT BOX

AT the opening OF this mornings
session Of Court Of General Sessions
the case Of the State against Abram
l.. Tyre was resumed. Albert f. Mat
lack being recalled to the stand by
Attorney General Richards.
Matlach testified that after the
count on the night Of the election that
Tyre called him around the corner OF
the school house and gave him $40.
courtland c. Rice was present at tho
time and also handed him $40. Later.
at Tyres house. Tyre threw s. at him
! and told him to keep It. Witness said
he did so.
r Cross-examined as to why Mr.. Rice
gave him $40 witness replied: Il
! suppose it was what / had done for
his candidate"
who was his candidate?" queried
Mr. Ball.
"oulgley." replied Matiack.
"Fixed" the Box.
Regarding the liking Of the ball
lot box by Mr. Tyre 10 correspond
with the tally sheet. Matlack stated
that every time he met Tyre after tho
election he asked him n he had fixed
that box" ana he, Tyre, said that he
had.
II Courtland Rice. being recalled denied
giving MataclS any money. He said
that he had loaned Tyre $40 and that
Tyre handed Il over to Matlack with
some other money which he took from
!, his pocket
Samuel A. Mcdaniel testified to Wis
liting Tyres house on the day follow
ing the election He went there In
the interest OF Harry A. Brown. to see
what he could find out. He told Tyre
that he thought something crooked
had gone on and Tyre replied that "la
had that box hid away and no damn
man could get H.
Mr.. Elliott Testifiss.
Isaac c. Elliott testified that on the
Z Monday afternoon after the election
ne talked to Mr.. Tyre at Tenth ana
King streets. and told him that he did
not believe he got his just count Tyro
: admitted having the Ballot box In his
4 possession over Sunday. Cross-ex-
amined Mr. Elliott denied he and Tyre
were bad friends for three weeks prior
to the election.
Harry /. Gillis. sheriff. testified that
he had had n conversation with Tyre
: previous to the Matlack trial. during
which Tyre asked him where the Shell
pot district ballot box was. He told
Tyre II was I'm his safe. Tyre at that
time told Sheriff ellis that he was sure
the votes In the box for Levy Court
and Clerk OF the Peace would cor
respond with the tally sheet. but ne
. did not think the rest Of the votes for
the other offices would compare with
the sheet.
. Cost Brown Office.
!. The testimony produced by the state
s showed conclusively that Harry A.
b Brown was defrauded Of the nominal
L tion for Clerk Of the Peace.
+. The Defense.
;. In outlining the defense Mr.. Ball
= stated that he would prove that Mr..
$ Tyre was a member OF the Republican
p County Committee and that as such IL
3. was part Of his duty to look after
], the primary election. He would prove
- that Matlack and his client had M
- conversation relative to the election
= prior to holding the same. That whes
Matlack went TO Tyres house he had
no ballot DoN with MN. lie would
prove that on Sunday afternoon Mat
ie lack brough the ballot box to his
le Tyres house. and asked him to lellvel
Is it In Wilmington for him the next day
" He would also prove his clients prev
e. ious good reputation.
al Tyre Paid Matlacl<'s Lawyer Fee.
se Tyre admitted that he had paid Mat
k, lacks attorneys fees at the time of
he his trial. "Ho wmuch did you pay
Mt him?" asked the Attorney General
I'd Il don't remember"
n 'Was Il s30O?"
he 'I think Il was. Quigley promised
he to pay half Of it, but / had to pay it
ALL"
He denied stating to the Attorney
General shortly after the arrest Of
Watson. IN his ofice and IN the pres
re ence Of Deputy Attorney General
I'd Hastings that he knew nothing Of any
Is irregularities in the Shellpot district or
OF words TO that effect Court took a re-
be cess with the defendant still under
lcross-fire.