Evening journal., 1909-07-22
DEFENSE OPENS
IN THE CONTESTS
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Craig said that John Simmons. Sylvester
Morris and Henderson satterhcld, who had
previously testified to having voted the
Democratic ticket, had asked witness TO
assist them In voting and he went into the
booth with ali three and they EACH voted
the Republican ticket The witness gave
similar evidence with respect TO John d.
Freeman and Raymond Satterdeld both
of whom also testified at a previous hear
Ing that they had voted the Democratic
ticket.
The witness said Frank Quinn was
standing near the table when the ballots
were taken from the ballot box before they
were counted.
In cross-examination Craig said he had
assisted good many voters but could
only name six men.
you remembered the five men you tes-
titled about in particular then" asked Mr..
whiteman.
Yes l did, because a white man named
Wilson told me that they had been bought
to vote the Democratic ticket" replied
the witness.
The witness said he closed the polls
promptly at o'clock, according to his
watch. Shortly after closing the polls he
said ho called In Mr.. Allen and Mr.. Win
chester. the latter to represent the Repub-
lican party. 10 watch the count. Mr.. Allen
substituted Mr. Quinn and the latter re-
maincd in the polling place until the vote
was counted.
] John Dennis. colored. one Of the cleo
/ tion officers IN the district IN question.
testified that he substituted no ballots nor
did he sec Richard Craig do so. There
were several men in the polling place
about the time the polls were closed but
/ they were voters and went out as soon ss
they voted
Dennis said that he took the ballots
from tho ballot box when the polls closed
and handed them to William Gunther the
Democratic judge. who turned tho ballots
/ over to Richard Craig who counted them.
The witness said he remembered John
Simmons. Henderson Satterheld, sylvester
Morris. John ID. Freeman and Raymond
sattcrheld, coming into the polling place
and asking Richard Craig to assist them
to vote.
Dennis said he remembered these five
men. in particular because Craig had told
him that they intended to vote the DEM
ocratic ticket. The witness said he was
/ surprised when the men asked Craig to
assist them to vote
In cross-examination the witness said
Craig had assisted a number OF voters.
Mr.. whteman called over the list of
1 names which were brought out at previous
hearings and asked what they did when
they came into the polls They did not re-
member any Of them. he said, and in fact
said he did not know the men.
William Gunther. the Democratic Judge
at the polling place IN question, testified
that John Dennis took the ballots out OF
the box and handed them to him. He ad-
dod that Mr.. Quinn was standing by him
and saw every ballot.
The witness said he was sure no ballot.
we're changed or substituted. lie said such
a thing was almost impossible as the room
was small and the door and window wer,
open 80 that anybody could sec from tho
outside.
The witness said he remembered tn,
name Of Simmons being called and heard
the man ask Craig 20 assist him TO vote
He could not recollect what Simmons look
I ed like. Tho witness said no split tcke
for Allen was voted
In cross-examination the witness sait
that he was not positive whether Howard
or John Simmons asked Craig to assist
. them to vote. The witness said he looked
at the ballots and also counted them TIL,
, witness said he thought one Prohibition
ticket and ono Socialist ticket was voted
Gunther said Craig assisted a good man,
voters but who they were he did no
rccolloct He said he could 0ot remember
whether any voter was challenged or in
quiry made as to his right to vote. Tn,
witness said he only knew one-third OF IN,
! voters in that district by name lie sal,
he did not question any Of tho remainin,
, two-thirds OF the voters IN the district II
- question, as to their right to vote
Harry Green. colored. who served as tn
Democratic Clerk at tho June election Fl
!. the Fourth district OF the Second war,
testified that he saw no ballots changed o
. substituted. He said that officer Davil
Wardo was present during the entir
81. count.
The witness gave similar evidence a
A John Dennis respecting the five men testi
fed about whe asked Craig to assist then
to vote.
MAAIltEN
he remembered the five men in question
because Craig called his attention TO then
The witness said he assisted about a hun
dred voters. but did not remember any o
them
George Rider. colored. the other clerk 4
the election place. followed Green as
witness. He said he saw no substtutio
Of ballots
The witness only remembered job
Simmons as one Of the five men testlfie
about asking Craig to assist him to vot,
He did not recall the others. but sal
Craig assisted ono other so far as h
recoliected.
The witness on cross-eNamination sal
a good many men voted at the voting plac
in question who were not known 70 hin
He said he did not challenge any voter.
The witness said he did not know whs
a split or scratched ticket was.
"Then you don't know whether spi
ticket was votedy' asked Mr.. WhitemaI
mo" replied tho witness.
James Winchester. colored, testified ths
9 he was in the polling place in the Fourt
district during the count following N
closing OF the polls. He said he saw all n
n ballots and that no ballots were suhst
J tuted. He said there was one split tick'
and that was Ross name. He said Fran
Quinn who was standing near said;
: know who voted that ticket. That's Da
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