Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-05-11
REvFLL CASE TOTRIAL
WITHOUT WHISPERS"
Former Sheriff Charged With Con-
spiracy to Fraud.
TO BE RESUMED TODAY.
Witness Tells Of Registering Under AS
sumed Name After Meeting the
Accused Near Polls.

In spite of the absence of Albert
Jefferson, who has previously been re-
ferred TO as Whiskers and who is the
witness upon whom States Attorney
Broening largely depended in the trial
of Frank S. Revell, charged with con-
spring with Edward ]. Simond and
others to pad the registration Doks
Of the First precinct of the Third elec-
tion district of this county, the case
went TO trial yesterday morning be-
fore Judge Bond and a jury in the
Criminal Court, Part 2, of Baltimore.
Deputy. States Attorney Merchant
made the opening statement for the
prosecution, stating that Reveu was
one of the political bosses of the coun-
~ former sheriff and at present a
member of the Shellfish Commission.
"He was the moving spirit in
placing of the names on the registrs-
tion books, said Mr.. Marchant. 1--WE
viii show you that Edward j. Simond,
who has already been convicted, ran
store on Stony Creek, and that he
came to Baltimore and made arrange
ments to take about 25 men down to
register on October 6, 1914, sending
them across the creek and paying them
when they came back. He told them
to pretend that they knew Revell, and
that Revell had telephcned him, saying
that it was all right. They met a
man at the wharf, who took them to
the registration booths, who was en-
ployed by Revell for that purpose and
paid by him.
Attorney Albert C. Ritchie, who,
with ex-State's Attorney A. s. j.
Owens and e. j. w. Revell, represent
the accused, made the opening state
ment for Revell He said that Revell
had always taken an active part in pol
itics and was member of the Demo-
cratic State Central Comm ittee. 1t
was part of his duty to get the
Democratic voters out, and that he al
ways spent election and registration
days at the polls. If he saw and spoke
to any of the Baltimore men, he did
not know them, but, like any other
politician, was always ready to ex-
tend his hand when spoken to. He
denied that Revell had ever talked with
him over the phone.
The first witness for the prosecution
was Howard Treakle, one of the men
who pleaded guilty to participating in
the illegal registration. After testify
ing about Simond asking him to go
down and register, and about leaving
Baltimore on the morning of October
6, he said the party of 2S men arrived
at Simond's shore and were taken
across the creek in a boat and driven
to the place of registration in team
which met them at the landing. He
said Simond had told them to see Mr..
Revell over there and he would tell
them what to do.
When arrived at the polls, - said
Treakle, "Mr. Revell came up and in
troduced himself to me and asked me
where l came from. told him came
from Simond's, and he asked me why
Simond did not come over himself.
told him / did not know, and he ask
ed me if 4 was going to register, and /
replied ! was. ''Well, now is a good
time, he said
The witness said he registered
shortly afterward as Howard sJohnson,
80 years old, of Solley Postoffice, and
returned to Simond's, where he was
given 81 by Simond. and came back to
Baltimore on the boat.