The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-21
SIX CONVICTIONS
IN SKEEU'S court
Evidence Shows Trafficking i'll
Votes Is General Practice
i'll Lee County.
NO SIGNS OF DISORDER
+ orty-Nine Confess, Accepting
Minimum Fine and
Disiranchisemcnt.
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Jonesvile. Va. August 9y.-For Two
d,-s the courtroom at Ioneavn!e mas
neen one OF the busiest scenes IN me
history OF Lee County Judge skeen
entered actlve.. nio the ZOO ana more
cases on TIE docket lor aliesel cleo
zion Drioe.ies aud election law viola
tons. Convictions and Confessions Sc
cured reveal mat Judge skcen WAS not
wrong III MS presumption that condi-
tons were serious IN tile county and
that general renovation was neces-
sary IN oraer 10 break up corrupt pr4c-
tees.
rne evidence tnus FAR shows that
tranicking in votes has been a general
practice IN the county, ana that va
rious subterruges have been adopted
as means or escaping all appearance
OF direct purchases. the money hav-
ins been paid over indirectly ana
osten- by FOR purposes other than was
really Intended.
Six Convictions Secured
AS "a result OF trials during the two
days. six convictions were secured. as
follows. Andrew Davis. thirty days II
jail. Frank DAVIS. forty days In prison.
scott McCracken. tour months IN
prison Doc Burchett. ninety days in
prison Hennie Osborne. nncd 500;
Elijah GIBSON. fined 500.
or the Indictments already mace
ana returned TO court. forty-three have
been dismissed for v.rious causes. the
most usual cause being that the party
indicted had already been called to
testify before the grand jury, and was
therefore exempt from punishment un-
der the law Fortynine OF the in
llotod have confessed and accepted
tho
iranchised- Fifteen cases have beeu
retired from the docket on account
OF the age or physical condition OF
the accused and inability to be brought
TO court, to be allowed to remain
retired during good. behavior. Sine
cases have been tried. resulting In SIN
convictions and three acquittals.
There are still on the docket nfty-
SIX cases, while six additional lndIct
ineMia were returned oy The ggcnG &-.rv
to-e-y All cases vet on tifa aocllet
have been continued with the exception
Of twelve. which VIII be tried to-mor-
row.
commemorative Attorney Skaggs is
being assisted by Judge q. W Pen.
nington skagss is Republican ana
Pennington IS Democrat The
juries trying these cases are about
one-half Democrats and one-haif Re
publlcans
Judge skeen is well pleased with the
outcome Of the prosecutions and The
people are rejoicing in the hope thar
these trials and Investigations viii
put stop to vote-selling and vote
buying in elections. Stories were cir
culated that there was danger Of
bloodshed and resistance on tho part
OF the accused and political sym.
pathisers but these stories never had
any foundation. In fact The special
term in session has been Just as quiet
AZ the Odinary court trying ciyil
cases, and there has not been exhi-
bitcd single evidence of iI-temper
on the part OF any person
Copletc List of Cases.
Following is full list OF the cases
showing those that have been disfran-
chiscd, those who have confessed. the
cases that have been retired ana thc
cases which have been tried and found
guilty. and those that have been tried
and acquitted
Dismissed--W Wiua. D Nnnd
erson. Simon Stewart. r. Nj. slonor.
John Morris. Charles Tritt Lee Par
sons. sam Newman. r |. Page j. r.
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