Evening journal., 1909-07-13

the Fourth district OF tho Second ward
He said It was at the Court House and
that there was nothing in the box.
He said the ballots had been destroyed
on being asked this question by Mr..
Joslyn
Nobody said anything about ballots
YETI said Mr.. whiteman
Mr.. Lewis continuing his testimony said
he thought tho tally sheets. certificates
and poll list were in the possession of
Lambert J. Foulk, secretary Of the de-
partment.
Mr. Foulk on being called produced two
envelopes which he said had been turned
I'm from the district in question. One was
open and contained the poll list The other
was closed and contained the tallcy sheet
This envelope was ordered opened by q
motion made by Mr. Kane OF the Fourth
ward
Mr.. Toulke said he did not have the
book Of registered voters OF the district
as he had turned the Same over to the
Encouragement at the latter's request
two weeks ago
George Rider, colored. who was clerk
in the Fourth district OF the Second ward
was called and merely asked II he
had written the names Of all the persons
who voted on his book and he replied he
did and did not write the names Of any
others.
Harry Green. colored who said he was
appointed clerk by Mr. Gunther. the Dem
ocratc Judge. the night before the election
testified that he wrote down the names
NJ nj N ruff Ha -
possibly three or four, he thought when
he had TO get up from his scat to assist
men TO vote as the clerks had to assist
voters.
The witness said he never voted the
Democratic ticket
James +. Flanagan OF a and Townsend
streets; John r. Gold, No S39 Townsend
street; Ernest L. Porter. No. 800 Town
send street John p. Grear. Jr., No. 4,
Guthrie Court John Mcbride. no. oO6 b
street; owen j. Palmer, No 20i Button-
wood street. John =. Brown, No. 323
Townsend street; Frank j. Quinn. No. JOl
Buttonwood street: William Il. Gunther,
No AS Townsend street; George Quinn. Of
B and Buttonwood streets: Michael Nc
claferty No. 3Si Townsend street, testi-
fed, they voted the straight Democratic
ticket In tho district in question.
colorsd Mans Vote.
John Simmons, colored, who lives at No
2 Guthrie Row. testified he voted the
straight Democratic ticket In the district
In question.
on cross-examination BY Mr., fJoslyn, the
witness said he voted the Democratic
ticket because he had'a right to. He adj
mittod having talked to Charles Hood, a
colored boothleck In the parlor OF the
Merritt House. about the matter lie said
Mr., Allen and others were present
Henderson Satterheld, colored. also tes-
tilted that he voted the Democratic ticket
ON cross-eNamination he said at first
that he told nobody he voted the Demo-
cratic ticket but friend Just before he
came TO the hearing. lie afterward ad-
mitted that he did talk with Hood about
the matter and that he met at the Mer-
hitt House with Smnons. Douglas DENLY
and others lie admitted signing "a paper
TO tho effect that he voted the Democratic
ticket. lie was invited to the conference
by Hood, he said, and Mr.. Allen. two
other gentlemens and another man." were
in the paror. 1--WE signed just what we
voted he said referring to the AFFIDAVIT
( lie said he did not go to tho Merit House
because Hood asked. but because he
thought he had right to. as he put Il
DENLY Reversed.
Douglas DENLY. colored, No. 6
Guthrie Court sprung a surprise when
asked by Mr.. Whiteman what ticket
he had voted. by replying "The RE-
publican ticket He was shown an
afiidavit he had signed setting forth
that he had voted tho Democratic
ticket.
Mr. Joslyn objected to this line Of
questioning and Mr.. Benson moved
that his objection be sustained. The
motion was lost by a party vote
Denby then admitted the signature,
but said Hood made him drunk and he
did not know what he was doing. Ar
ter signing the afidavit ne said Hood
gave him twenty-five cents for more
drink.
Sylvester Morris. colored Of No. 2O7
South Market street. who said he voted
the Democratic ticket testified IN cross
examination that he saw LAWYER
Armon ID. Chaytor va the Merit House
parlor when he was there with the
other colored men. He admitted
olbnlnk "a paper ana said he voted the
Democratic ticket becaAse of Mr. Al
len and Mr.. Mundy. who were friends
Of his
Asked by Mr.. Whiteman IL Douglas
DENLY was drunk on the night in
, question, Norris said he was not.
John d. Freeman, colored. of No. Z
Taylors avenue. in the Fourth district
said he voted a straight Democratic
ticket. He told of meeting Mr.. Allen
in the Office OF Deputy Attorney Cen
= eral Josiah O. Wolcott. He said he
, was asked how he voted and sighed an
affidavit accordingly He said he had
never voted the Democratic ticket be-
fore.
Raymond Satterheld, colored, testi-
fed that he lived at No. S07 South
Market street in the Fourth district
and that he voted a straight Demo-
cratic ticket. Cross-examined by Mr..
Joslyn, the witness said he had talked
with Hood about how he had voted.
II was the first time he had voted the
Democratic ticket, and he said Hood