Evening journal., 1913-06-11
ELECTION CASES
SENT TO COURT
Alleged ImperSOnatOr and
Money Offerer Are Held
by City Judge

Andrew Hall. colorcd, of Philadcl-
phia. who came here on Friday and
was arrested in the Fifth district of
the Fourth ward on the charge Of
impersonatlng a registered voter WAS
held under $500 bail for Court OF
General Sessions by judge Churchman
this morning. William Simms. color
ed, Of No. 514 Lord street whom Hall
is alleged to have told the authorities
had offered him s2 to vote tho Demo
crst ticket was held under like bail
for court on the charge OF promising
money to man TO vote. The men
we're represented by C. Dare Hopkins
and pleaded not guilty
The case Of Hall was taken up first
and Lambert j. Foulk. secretary of
the Department OF Elections was the
first witness. Mr.. Foulk produced
the books Of the voters i'm the dis
trict which showed that Hall did not
live there. The name OF Fred Miles.
colorod. OF No. ZIG Lord street, the
name given by Hall, was on the
books. however.
James Kitchens who detected Hall
in the act of voting. told OF approach
ing the man and asking his name.
Hall. he said. told him it was Fred
Miles. In reply to a question from
Mr.. Hopkins as to why he asked the
question when he was not an cleo
tion officer. Mr.. Hitchens said he
exercised the right of a citizen only.
Patrolman Brown. who with officer
Bullock arrested Hall. said the man
admitted being a stranger and said
he came from down the State He
gave the name OF Miles. but II was
found that he did not live at the ad-
dress given Hall. the officer said had
admitted going into the room TO vote
but got frightened and left without
ldepositing his vote. Officer Bullock
corroborated what the witness had
said and they took Hall to a junk
shop at Fourth and Spruce streets tr
+ telephone for the patrol. Constsbl,
/ l.. c. Jones. who was in there at the
/ time said Hall admitted that a mar
named Sin,ms had offered him 50 tC
/ vote the Democrat ticket. but he dit
not vote. as he became scared
AT this point Mr.. Hopkins asked fo
dismissal. saying the man did not at
tempt TO vote. but had got frightene'
before he made the attempt The re
quest was denied. and Hall took tn
| stand. He said man with a patel
on his face asked him If he wanted {,
make So and when he said "Ycs.
he was told To 20 TO the corner
where he was given tho name o
Miles and the Lord street address.
After Hall was sworn tho Cour
asked him II that was his real nam
and he answered yes. The oath wa
then administered again. The MAJ
said the election officers gave him
ballot but no envelope, and then h
/ became frightened and left with tn
ballot in his pocket
Fred Miles. cOlored. who lives at III
address given by Hall said he did nc
know Hall and while he did not vot
himself. he said Hall had no right (
vote from his address.
Andrew Clancy. election officer i
the district. said he did not remembe
seeing Hall on Saturday. Hall wa
ther held under $500 bail for the aC
tion Of the grand jury.
Simms then entered plea Of nc
guilty TO the charge against him.
He denied offering Hall any none,
but the policemen, Constable Jone
and Mr. Kitchens all said Hall ha
told them that Simms had offered hi
the money TO vote.
Hall was called and said Simms hs
, not offered him anything for his vot
, and under cross-eXamination by Al
sistant City Solicitor Lynn. he admi
, ted that he had said Simms was ii
,, one who had offered hInl the none
but he was afraid of being beaten I
the men. He was pressed further an
admitted that no force was made q
. him. however. Simms was then hel