The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-22

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his own taxes, or another might pay
for him, and so far as revenue was
concerned, be legal; but man who
did not personally pay would not be
eligible to vote.
MIR. Phillips testified that he was an
attorney at law. formerly IL deputy of
Mr.. Waddill. He identified the receipt
book for delinquent taxes and told of
the uses of the book. Various pay
mcnts were read by counsel, Mr.. Phil
lips Identifying the names written by
various payments, showing receipts
given for taxes paid by L. II. Kemp,
Jr., S. NJ. O'Bannon. Penick, and others.
A sharp alteration of counsel fol-
lowed between Messrs. Smith and
OFlaherty.
II find here stub 204, dated May A.,
1907. j. w. Enroughty. Fairfield Dis
trict, appears credited with S1.5s. and
on side of said stub is written II. C..
Hechler."
please state what that stub indi-
cates?'
Mr. Fulton objected to the question.
and was overruled.
Mr. Phillips-"Without any distinct
recollection of that particular case.
should say from the records that Fl.
c. Hechler paid that ta&~for j. W. En-
roughly"
Another case was taken, No. 236. May
4, 1907, taxes of w. NJ. Currie. Brook
land District. 1915. marked with
Hechler's name.
What does the hook show"
Alt shows that the tax was paid
by Mr.. Hechler. l would not have en-
tered it so on the book unless he had
paid it,
stuo No. 2s7 was read. showing
taxes of W. NJ. Montgomery, sl.5s;
also marked as being paid by Hech
ler Stub 23S. DR.. j. NJ. Leftwitch.
$780, also marked as paid by Hech-
Ter. Stub 239, May 4, 1916, j. II.
Neisen, the same case.
Marked Stubs.
Mr.. Phillips testifed-"It would be
impossible to recollect. each individual
case, but from looking over the book
the entry shows that the payment was
made by Mr.. Hechler. made memo
randum on the stub in each case. I
would not have made this note had
the tax not have been paid by Mr..
Hechler."
The case of ]. NJ Putze was similar.
witness answering that 1t appears that
49, iiSN.4-SA pau ~ di1o idGilluSu MS
handwriting, the name across the stub
being written at the same time as the
original entry.
Several other cases We're cited, the
testimony being the same in each case.
Attorney smith read stub after stub,
and witness testitying to writing III.
z. Hechler" across the stub. and that
he would not have SO written it un-
less MI Hechler had paid it.
Mr.. Smith read in all thirteen
names, all of May 4th, which had
name of II. c. Hechler beside it.
The names identified by Mr.. Phillips
We're: j. w. Enroughty. w. NJ. Mont
gomery. j. II. Veison. L. T. Hechler,
Geo. Delight. I. c. Pollard. b. NJ. Hoov-
er, W. M. Currie. DR.. Leftwich, Joseph
NJ. Putze. Arthur Hechler. r. Z. Don
Leavys H. NJ. Atkinson.
In answer to questions Mr.. Phillips
produced memorandum Of these thir-
teen names. which he testified had
been given to him by either Mr.. Hech-.
Ter or Mr., Gentry at the time these
thirteen taxes We're pa i'd.
Cross-EXnminntion.
The court held that in SO far as the
payment was one transaction. the court
could not separate the action, but said
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cases in the Indictment.
On cross examination Mr.. Phillips
said that he was entirely dependent
on the books OF the office for his recol-
lection of the matter. Mr.. Phillips said
that many other persons were paying
taxes that day. and the office had been
quite rushed. Judge Richardson read
other entries from the book, showing
delinquent taxes paid by w. b. Fray
ser and others. Mr. Phillips said that
persons oft II mailed taxes to Mr.. Wad-
dill to be paid in the treasurer's office,
and also to the treasurer for payments
in the clerks office. -Four instances
from the book We're read of taxes With
the name of w. B. Frayser beside 1t,
and also one instance With S. NJ. O'Ban-
non entered beside It,
MIR. Philips added together the items
entered as paid by II. G. Hecsler and
Gentry, making the total $4,000, The
question OF the handwriting of tho
list OF nsanes and amounts, was taken
up, Witness could not identify IT.,
In answer to direct question as to
any money paid over by Hechler, Mr.,
Philips said that he had no personal
direct recollection other than the stub
book owing to the rush or work in
the ONCE on tnat uAN. NeNsttAelsss,
MIR, Phillips said he would stick by
the book" as correct. "The book shows
that II was q simultaneous record unade
by me. and I stick by the record as
i nut 1t down" Repeated crosa-cN
nation by Judge Richardson as to the
possibility OF his having made a mis-
take failed to shake MI. Philllps's tes-
timony,
Att p. NJ. court adjourned for lunch
Afternoon Session.
AT 9 o'clock the Jury was again poll-
ed. and Mr., r. r. Philips resumed the
witness chair,
Mr.. Philips identified q cash bool,
OF the clerk's efl.ce and testified that
the tax receipts We're issued on tbs
4th day of -Alay, while the cash bool
showed that the money had not been