The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-23

for his vote.
Did Not Authorize Gentry.
j. M. Leftwich was the next witness.
Mr.. Smith told him the tax books
showed his taxes to have been paid on
May 4th by Mr.. Gentry. Witness.
however. didn't, know who paid his
taxes. but lie got his receipts from Gem
try. He stated that he has not paid
Gentry any money since the election.
manner Of Questioning as TO his telling
witness what the tax books showed,
and the court sustained his objection.
Witness stated he gave no authority
to Gentry to pay his taxes. FIe could
not tell whether his father. DR.. A. T.
Ileftwich. had authorized Gentry to pay
his poll taxes or not.
Mr.. Fulton: Did Mn. Hechler ask you
to vote for him?
A. No.
"A rule was issued for DR.. A. T. Left
witch.
F. ]. Keck was next called. He said:
II gave Gentry two dollars-two silver
dollars-to pay my taxes for me-" He
said he gave Gentry the money about a
couple of weeks before the election.
Mr.. Fulton: Did Mr.. Gentry ask you
to let him pay your taxes for you?
@. Did he ask you to vote for Hech-
Ter? 1910 .
A. No. ssrd
Witness stated that his vote was not
influenced. .3ss
w. c. keck was nsSt called.
Q.-"Did you authorize either rHech-
Ter or Gentry to pay your taxes?-
A.-''No.''
Odd you repay either of thems"
A.-.No.'
Replying to Mr.. Fulton. he stated
that his father called Gentry one day.
and. giving him the money, asked him
to pay his taxes for him. Witness was
queried sharply by Mr.. Smith as to
why he did not give this testimony be-
fore the grand Jury. He said his rea-
son was that he was not asked this
question by the grand fury.
Voted Against Hechler.
c. R. Steinbach was the next to oc-
cupy the stand. Witness stated that
his brothers poll-taxes had been paid
twice, once by himself and again by an.
other man named Redford. He saw
Mr.. Hechler in the Office when he made
payment. and gave him his brothers
tax receipts to give to his brother. lie
said that he voted for Watts, against
HechIer. n
DR.. A. T. Leftwitch. who was then
called. stated to the court that he was
absent when Just called. attending two
very sick patients. and he hoped the
the court would not fine him. He said:
Ar. Gentry came to my office and ask
60 me II our taxes had been paid. 1
told him I didn't remember. He told
me they were due" He said he au-
thorized Gentry to pay his and his two
sons taxes. but that he had never paid
gentry In return. He said he did not
authorize Hechler or Atkins to nav his
taxes
10 Mr.. Fulton he stated that AR.
t1echler was not present at the meet
ing between himself and Gentry. and
. Ina nelther Hechler or Gentry asked
MIN Tor his vote. and that his vote wa
In no way Influenced for any particn,ar
candidate. As far as he knew. Hech-
Ter never knew anything about tba
transaction. s"e
Court adjourned at 1880 O'Clock r.
convene again at 8 o'clock.
at seven minutes after O'Clock
court convened again, and Mr.. sn,ith
proceeded With the examination OF Wit
nesses. w.
Robert Rose was the first called 70
the chair. -
Mr.. Smith informed witness that the
tax books showed that on May 4th
his taxes were paid by Mr.. Gentry.
Q.-Why did You get him to pay
your taxes? s
Al was busy at home. and was
little short of money, and I wrote him
asking him to pay the taxes for me,
Witness was asked when he paid
/ Gentry back, before or after the pri-
mary. He replied that it was after
the primary. He paid back to Gentr,
three dollars He stated he thought Mr.
Gentry good man to pay his taxes
as he knew him very we'll. He knew
4 Gentry was son-in-law OF Hechlel
and that the latter was a candidate
if4 Q.-Why did you get Mr.. Gentry par.
ticularly TO pay your taxes?
Paid Him Back.
A.-Because no used to be tas
collector, and he could find out better
how much I owed and could attend
to the matter better than I.
Witness stated that Gentry asked
him to pay him back after the primary
and he did SO, He said Mr. Hechlel
was not present when he wrote tn,
note and that hts vote was not in
| Influenced.
Witness showed his tax receipts
which he said he took to the poll
with him. IIe did this because Ii
had been warned BY several, Treas
|urer Frayser among them, that hi
name was not on the list,
G. II. Dean was then called, MI
Smith told him that the tax hool
showed taxes to have been paid TO
him by Newton Gentry. n
Glow did Gentry happen to pa
i for you?
A-BecausesI knew he could atten
i to 1t for me. d, II III N
"But why did you select Gentry?
i Iperslsted the prosecuting attorney.
II heard that he could attend to
for me" replied tho5witnessS adelln
Il Etwould pay taxes.
HEN Counsel for. the defanse nhierteii I