The chronicle=news., 1913-02-06
MUCH TESTIMONY
IS PRESENTED
Continued from page i.)

a,or lar.la immediately Immediate
ly Jumped To his feet and asked that
the attorney point out any Officers
In the room. Attorney Clark found
one deputy sheriff, After som" argu-
m-nt by counsel til, committee dccid-
cd to exclude the witnesses.
One OF tn" chief allegations made
by Clark In his opening address was
that women and negroes w"r" h"rdcd
to the polls In Ward one. III the red
light district. In aid OF senator Bar
elias election.
In reply TO Clark statement Attor-
ncy Dawson said that III. conspiracy
charge could not be proved and that
all that would b" shown would be
that the Republicans had worked
.calously Tor tn" election OF senator
Darcia. as thcy had right To do. H."
declared til. contest was brought In
the hope that tn. s"nnt" would uu-
seat ltar-ll simply because the ms
jorl'y oi the s"ua,. n Democratic and
Senator Har'ln Is a Republican.
Attorney Clark specifically stated
that no attempt would be mad" TO
show that any roal company Ia III"
county had participated In the 'l"r-
ton aud aided Senator Bar"!a, as til"
comrani.s had taken no part In Tia"
election.
The ir,t witness placed on ih"
stand In behalf OF Dr, Wyrnff was
John T. H-ndrick. district attorney.
~" testified Ia open gambling IN
Trinidad before election and tried to
tell of raids on the gambling houses
sine" then. but such testimony was
ruled ont by III" committee. tn"
district attorneys chief evidence CON
Iv'rn.d the "sCap" OF Eli Green. an
alleged gambler. after an information
had been filed against him, Upon
by Mr.. Dawson
tn. witness admitted hc understood
Green to lie an enemy OF senator
Ear.la.
John McQuarFi-. who has been u
deputy sheriff and railroad dc'cr,iv"
for several years In tn. southern par,
of tn. state. was the second witness.
lie testified that policemen In uni
form took residents OF tho rcdltSh,
district to the polls an election day.
Upon Cross-cNuminItion MrQuarri'
admitted that he knew OF no come
/ tion OF Senator barcla with any cor
rup'iou In tho election.
Alexander Mcdonald. - bother.
said that his sou had been told that
the two of them had best uui, work
Ing against the Republican Ticket.
T. \ tbcrcrombic. u coal merchant,
testified to attempts he had made To
hay. gambling stopped pr"y to
the election. Attorney Clark wanted
TO Introduce an Iununymous letter
sent To - Texas oil company for which
AbcrcrombiC was agent, In which II
was stated that Nb"rCrUmbi". FOR his
own welfare, should stop his activity
against til. gamblers. Th" commit
Tee refused to admit til. letter ~ evil
d.ncr when Attorney Dawson oh
iccf.d.
Charles Mitchell. - Democratic sa-
ioonman. knew OF no meeting OF "a
loou mon at which It was agreed To-
go down the line Tor senator Ear'la.
H. Beck. Democrat and saloon
keeper. said he gave 500 to Mayor
Daniel l.. Taylor. Republican county
chairman. for the Republican organ
ization. He admitted having been in
dicicd for gambling aud said that he
gave til. money with an idea OF. sy-
as to who he thought would protect
him after the election. the Demo-
cratic district attorney who had
failed to prosecute him and was rum
ming FOR district Judge. or the Re
pubticans. he said he did not know
Frank Mcnapacc, a saloon keeper,
said that Wesley Taylor. Republican
county commissioner. had told him
that lie had better not change to the
Democratic sid" as affairs would b"
made hot for him. Mcmapacc said
that the admouishmcnt made him
sore aud that he told senator Bar
ella afterwards about 1t. The witness |
/trstificd that senator Barcll did
not try to influence him in any way
but merely expressed the hope that |
he would still remain n Republican. |
\ meeting OF four or fiv. saloon
Keepers was held IN the saloon of \, |
Putatoro. according to putatorO, who
was put Oh the stand. Those present |
4 greed to support the Republican I
ticket. Rosario Dolce. anotQer su- /
loon man, gave no pertinent evidence. !
Among the witnesses who will be
allied by the Cuntcstor are Mrs. Geo. |
Reese and Mrs. Cacsaria Adamson. Il |
school teacher. who were election
Judges at Hartyillc and are expected
% testify to frauds in the voting.
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