Evening journal., 1909-07-14

Mr.. Joslyn objected 10 the question. !
The Council did not sustain him.
The witness then proceeded 10 tell how
he saw one OF the alleged repeaters COM
Ing out OF the club house with Thompson's 4
brown hat on.
At this point the witness was turned
over to MIR. Ioslyn.
"How long did It take you 20 concoct
the story you just toldT' asked Mr.. JOS
lyn Of tho witness.
Mr whitcman objected to tho question
ON the ground that Il WIS not a question
but an insult
ON motion Council ordered the question
ruled out.
Mr. Joslyn asked the witness similar
question and again Mr.. Whiteman object
ed
Mr. Joslyn contonded he had right 10
question the witness TO learn whether tie
witness was telling the truth.
This question was also ruled out.
Ask For Square Deal.
Mr. Benson at this stage Of the proceed
ings said that he had understood the
minority WAS to get a square deal lie said
he did not think Mr.. Rash was getting IT,.
The cross-exsmination of the witness did
not change his evidence.
John B. Farley testified that ho regis
tered from No. 2i0 South Market street
and voted the straight Democratic ticket
IN the Fourth district Of the second ward.
ON cross-examination he admitted that
he lived on the east side OF Townsend
street with his daughter. which Is In the
Fifth district OF the Second ward. on tho
day Of the June election Townsend street
divides the Fourth and Fifth districts.
] George Smith. colorod, of No. 2i9 Tat
nah street, testified that ON election day
/ he saw a number Of colored men from
Philadelphia In the Fourth district OF the
second ward. Among these men. he said
were Joe Stephenson. Prank Thomas,
Frank SLACK. william Craig. Thomas Wat
son. Andrew Hall, Samuel White and
James lewis lie said he rode IN hack
1 with the men. lie said no thought tho
men returned to Philadelphia on the boat
leaving about t3o O'Clock
on cross-examination Smith said he saw
the men going in and out OF the polling
place. but could not see whether they
voted
Told Hood About II.
The witness said he told Charles Hood
and a man named Welch on that day. Of
the men. but told nobody else.
The witness said he was a Democrat all
his life.
Smith said he saw some Of the men in
question IN Lombard street last Sunday
whom he was in Philadelphia visiting his
mother.
The witness admitted after more ques-
tioning that he did tell somebody else
about the men. He did this yesterday he
said, to a lawyer In Market street near
Ninth.
i Edward Smith colored. said he lived at
No. II Taylor Row He testified that be-
\ tween and o'clock in the morning, the
Friday night before the election. Is or l9
men came to his house and asked for
lodging for the night. lie did not know
any Of them. He allowed them TO remain
and on the next day az noon on returning
home from work, seven or eight OF the
men were sim there.
II Cross-examination brought out no new
particulars.
Viola smith, coiorcd. daughter Of Ed.
ward Smith, testified that she went 10 her
fathers home at o'clock In the morning
Of election day and saw about seventeen
men there. She said she cooked a meal foi
them. She did not know who the men wer,
or where they came from.
The witness was not cross-examined. o
Quinn Saw Them, Too.
Frank J. Quinn testified he saw the hacl
: load Of men about which George Smith
testified on the June election day. He sal,
I there were nineteen men I'm the crowd an.
between them they voted nfty-four times
b One man. he said, a little yellow negro
voted six times when they arrived" n
: said. "they all voted around and thei
went 20 nearby club house and later re
l turned. five together. and all voted again
lie said he kept tabs on them in a smal
book
Asked i'm cross s-examination by Mr.
/. Joslyn why he did not try to stop thii
voting, the witness said he had NOR
respect FOR his head than TO attemp
such a thing in that district.
He admitted having gone into IN
q voting place TO assist voters but wa.
called IN by Craig.
Il Rudolph Dean, OF Garasche's Lane
Z testified that he voted the Democrats
ticket at the city election.
Il Samuel Brown, colored. registere,
& from No. 4 Howard street. but no,
lives at No. S11 Locust street. IL
y voted from the former place at tn