The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-31
Ii examined frst by Captain Bull

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INA examined hrst by Captain sul-
County sns isr saaf e. ss Fssafs
county sno ln,, SI srtr'f enpta,n phllitI
mi q! q you flirniFli itsto Mr.. Noelf
Ssity.s.tvns this ballot used in tho election
,ok 1900 q,
I Yes, sir. . 4,
and shsss Ss !, ks Mas parssrpareass' s's
$Sps'I do not,
a : .:ps yo y snow ", p SMITH smith
''ss5r.Do you ~ know IL lie and Judge Rhea
snrs warm political friends?"
4 did You ever hear Mr.. Smith say
q II OBJECT Sic interposeid Mr.. irvine.
mt .AI si1itl'. Is here, and can testify on
a,f s,G yraags fesMs sa s nStwe es
tections came with poor grace from
they sud they wanted light.
e he e .ss,iSny Tas f now 9dt
siss pr ,posed to put on further l''nita-
Irvine Replies.
~. Mr.. Irvine replied sharply, and 81. said
that CAPTAIN Built was making q
.lSs The Question was not allowed and
! Captain Bullitt: noted an exception TO
;stte ruling OF the committed.
.The joint Assembly is the appellate
court, said Senator Noel.
Judge r chmond. please tate u II IS
1 gcn orally believed BY Democrats and
Republicans In the Ninth District that
Judge Rhea encouraged the use OF this
ab ban e 49, again said Mr.. irvine. md
the question was excluded:
Did voters tind q any a In Gagt IN IN
hui,tt and sEain ,r9 objection f1,o Wa5 IN M
showed spirit, If not feeling.
The question was finally allowed q. and
lie Gould speak only for himself. ],
81 have tolerably fair education.
BE said. was never more astorished
than when SUCH a ballot was offered
when one Of the judre said Times
4 up said, Time down; am going
no vote eS this bslos Il t takes me
utes to prepare It.. and sthen I was not
sure 1t was correctly marked"
tsf..evvere you in Gate City at the No
i vemher ELECTION in 1909 between slemp
Yes. sir"
.S,. Forgcrics Alleged.
Here witness declared that the pol
books were understood to have been
Forged and alteredso as to show that
fRhea had carried the county.
was w. S. Hamilton. Of Bristol
d .there?" was asked. s6
II understand So"
Was he friend # Judge Rhea 9"
+. That was my understandlng.
+ WHO was clerk?"
wv. G. Stevenso on"
sst tsss"Who vas VA; deputy clerk
ss .what relation is ". D. Smith Il
s MI -'c?'
s. Sc 81. sBrother-in-law.r
$ tt,...Nyhe-eis Mfrnio now ~ IT.. s. .
~ understand he is In Johnson City
IS '.Do you remember when the Rris.
toll census was taken to ascertain
yyh. tier there We're enough inh, bi.
X poration Court 2"
Eyes, sir"
What was the general talk witt
refsrsnee f. this tnore
81 good deal Of ,commotion over TIL
For whose benefit was it under
stood the court was to be created?
Objection was made and cantair
Bnllitt said he understood that Iudg
Hhea had the census taken and tn
court created for his benefit. and tina
y he wanted to prove this by witnesses
Question Ruled Out.
The question was ruled out and a
Is exception was noted. The cdn>nitte
also refused to allow Judge Ricbmon
to say whether or not II was understoo
In Bristol that the taking of the cen
sue was fra illm' ent.
Judge Richmord on the Jordan maj
q ter. this being the basis for the chare
of bribery flied by MI. Noel, but q
y. he could not speak cf his, own know
ledge. he. vas not Above d-stnsans
ts.'IIow I'D you vote in 800, j udg
Richnnnrao" asked Mr.. Irvine,
81. III didn't vote for either Rhea {
You voted for Palmer and Bucknt
In 1875. did you notaa''
.s.I did. Sir. and FOR MCKINLEY In | 30
!. ALWAYS vote the Democratic tick
~ - when they give me good man. b,
not when Thu candidate is not good
81 did yt',, vote for WSsor?" askt
& .Captain Bullitt. Ks,
eyes, sir.''
I'm. ..4es for q, J! Bruce"
Judge Richmond testified that J
Palmer and Buckner elector in 1886
Mn .EgglestDn rcstities.
Il, Secretary. Of the Commonwealth
* q. Eggleston Nyas sworn, and produc.
Il Sfhe abstracts of the returns In II
Ehea-S lemp election of 190a.
ss Counsel agreed to the admission
these papers into the record except
to Buchanan county and testimony W
s9 had on this point.
1t developed that two returns hi
been made from this county. The iii
was: Rhea, 4A6; Slemp. S3l. The sc
ond. Rhea, 446. Siemp. i21. The Seer
@i,S tary said the second return was finf
" accepted by the Board Of State Ca
e aSsers.
Mr.. Noel said he would be able
show that man went to Buclian
from another county and was closet
with the Board OF Canyassers and IL
one of tho returns was forged a
altered go as to diminish slcmp's vc
49, by ! 90.
Clerk II. Stewart Jones, OF the s
SSS}}TT IrenleS Court. was sworn and produt
NV T-the record in the mandamus procet
ings before his court In the Rhe
Slemp contest, and this was admit
s:ss bX. agrseme nj: one paper brought