The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-11


ncm vmch printed tho hdj."ts. Il form.
or employ" Of his. F.uyd Crisis. M
city Accountant Arch l:nrr. Hilton
was asked Ia testify first az 1" III" pos
~ih I,y ~ any unauthorized person Oh
tn' l.: ANY "t L." "rhriai ballots from
h.~t r uting establishment. II" replied
that ;, far ns hr knew 4 would have
h"cr imru,Yihl". lie VI, then asked I"
tell .h- jury h"" may ballots wcr"
printed lie r"pl!'d thai 900" had been
ordcrr.:. IL" stated thmt thy had all
been 'nvoicrd AMI delivered I" tho city
and that they hai h""a rrr"tpt"d for.
They were. Il" sad. printed. rut. packed
and counted N his shop.
triSS stated that he MIS- the press
man IN charge "t Tia" work aud declared
, had a"C"S~ To the press al the tim" tn
ballots we're printed lnh that aft"r th"y
Ncr" completed. no ono but himself ANA
W. l.. CumberNdSr. Hnuth"r "nip'n%c.
could have handled them. IUmbrr!idge,
II developed. is now ont Of town.
Tho feature OF EarpS testimony was
Il statement that Manager Erago anil
chief Thompson had not been On good
election and that although they observed
, the usual social amenities their lee
iugs toward each other were not cordial
lie stated that he had recctrt"d for
one set OF ballots but that he was not
IN tho office when any others wer"
Wrought In. Crisis who is said TO have
delivered all the ballots declined l"
: identify him as having been IN tho CITY
clerks ofrire at any tIme when lie
brought the ballots There
Vault Left Open
Upon cross examination states attor-
neys forced on admission from city
Auditor carp that the last or the
! ballots were delivered by tho printer on
! tho Sunday prior TO election ana that
! tho vault in the city clerks oh!ce had
! been left open and tho ballots could nave
! becn taken out He said anyone might
! have gone In the vault and taken the
{ ballots.
The defense. II was announced THIS
| afternoon. will place the election com
! mlssioners in precinct three. SHc"nu
! ward, on the stand.
! Bring Bsuvills Back.
There were several tense moments
during the session. Al tho outset the
state attempted 10 bring Bel!Nilic BACK
! TO The stand but were blocked by the
| defense. An argument followed ana
! Judge Robinson allowed his former de-
! ri-Ion 10 stand but ruled In favor or the
! state on an ensuing question Similar IN
! tho nrst In form. Rellville's testimony
| was 10 clear up a discrepancy In his evil
drnce In chief when he fixed the nate
of his visit to Chief Thompson of!ice
I to sign fraudulent ballots by m"etlnB
OF TIE Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men. He stated this morning that ne
! had thought u meeting was 10 be he'd
! that night but that ne was mistaken.
Lcmucl Crow. secretary or tho tram
mems local. was called by tho defense
TO attack Bcllvilles story and declared
thai the meeting had been held week
before the date fixed by the states star
| In his direct testimony.
The states attorneys asked per
mission to reopen their case and
put Ee,leville back on the stand
| for further questioning. The defense
! objected on the grounds Tint tho STATE
| had rested and had no right 10 ea!l him
for further testimony. Prosecutor Hach-
| mann stated that after tho defense had
recalled Belly!lle on Saturday after
noon, the notes OF Court StenoSTapher'
, Louis l.. Srhrader were called into court
and tho absence OF any statement that
the prosecution had rested after that
time was shown The court then ruled
that he could I've called.
! The srate's attorneys then Put GueS-
zion concerning his cross examination
The defense objected ana. as the witness
1
I ously that It succeeded in having rs
! objection sustained. Prosecutor Bach
mann and Attorney Con!ft insisted on
having the record show the courts &C
lion and upon arguing their point be-
fore tho court were permitted 10 con-
tlnue the examination.
Fixed Time.
In your cross examination" the
prosecutor asked. when Mr. Ritz asked
! YOU how you fixed the limo as being
Monday you answered thu: you hXed The
date by = meeting or ;he brotherhood
OF Railroad TraInmen. Was there
meeting held that night"
no" Bell,illc answered over the
objection or the defense.
when does the brotherhood meet
ION the FIRST and third Mondays o.
each month
How did /; happen that you made th!!
error?"
That was the fourth Monday OF III,
! month. and thought that the p. t. 7
was To meet. forgetting that there were
five Mondays IN May"
Again there was 4 re-cross. RITZ cH
aiming.
Since you went or the stand Satur
day. you have discovered that the d."
fcnse has summoned IN officer OF tn
Il. +. r, haven't YOU?
Il came In here without urging q
asking, although | knew there had beer
a summons issued for one Of The Broth
crhood officers.
"lr you testified that YOU a't'ndc'
tho Il. Il. T. meeting that night YOU lied
didn't YOU"
Seeks Repr1mand.
There was 4 short, sharp but de"isiv'
nght afterwards. III" witness tiuai.,
answered ny yelling II didn't :" ties
tify" Attorney Haudlan asked THAI Ii
court rrprimand the witness.
Were You present At the prec"d.a-
meeting"
u amt say. Their" Is a record l"";
MAT will show it was there or NO.
YOU have no independent rc"".i"'
ton ."
"Eu"
The defense then rcn"wcd It's cas-
after Attorney Ritz hal asked rath"
yar,astically II the state had "r"a1l!
rested now
Frazier on Stand.
chief Fred II. Frazier was the frs
Witness called.
Tell the jury whether or no; yo" An,
,t'hnrIrs Reily!lle ever talked about tn
election IN the third precinct Of tn
Second ward
"YoS"
"p!i'nt h" say tina; there had hc"r
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