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

nothing crooked or fraudulent there
Ill, ~aiI her" hadn'k'
ON rr"%" "xHTr:uat!"n tho damaGia"
?aris "t rh. chiefs testimony wrr'
smfirnel h.!' ~: &:,l"d. lIc said that
he had a.krd Er.l>ill "n IL" day "i the
council! !rycS'irai'"u. tlr same day thnt
RcI!,illc I"rjurct htm!r,: the exact
conversation. Frazier SAID. was: Il
asked h.Ia what MAS wong ard lac
answered. nothing
Thc state ;h"n attempted to show TIA;
il WAS only passing comment and hal
not been II conversation.
"Ycr only "p"kr to ii,!!vti.e IN PASS
ing IN the hall didn't You
Yes" the CHIEF answered.
Tho testimony was cal.od forth by
statement Of the Prosecutors star
witness TN Friday that he had not
spoken to thr CHIEF.
Lemr"l 4. Crow. secretary OF me Is
+. T.. local waa ;hen called. HIS test
mem was To the effect that Bolle\iIn
had attended ;hr Rr"therho"d meeting
Of May Ii and that he would hafuIy
have forgotten the date. ON cross eH-
or,Ins,ion by run!N he admitted the pos
.ihiiity OF RcllvtlIe's having been mis-
taken and said there would lie n" record
or his having gCnc 10 tho hall Oh the
following Monday.
Hilton on Stand
walter T.. Hilton wns the next VIZ,
ness. lie stated that he ia seneESa s
manager Of the Majority COMPANY, I'nS
Market street. HIS testimony WAS u
ny" viii you state whether or not n .
Ma ority had the contract FOR printing
the ballots used at that e.ectlCh'
TT did" ,ro,," ,,dI-
eating those found in the ballot ho1
a. rho third precinct Of the second Waru'
"a nI say whether or not they are some
~ those printed by your compah!
The witness 'rent some me ,h ,o,,'e an.
looking over the papers anu We"
How are you enabled 10 Say ''e'
are FROM III. appearance ~ the type
and tho union label with tT!.'ntihs
Trades Council slap numDer 80 ,.uv.
TO whom wee the ballots oenE'
eF" "iomer Craso. then city clerk"
"Who delivered them
w /. Cumberlidge and Floyd Crlss
what do you know about tha' your
II gave tho Instructions"
"t3nT many ballots were printed,
"s3 200 official and 5000 samples
"Cm,,Id any have gone out OF Cragos
hands, so far as you know
" IN is Mr.. Cumberlidse""
"DiI You render an invoice to the
city" -.
TO whom did you deliver IT,"
I'll &. CraRo. 80,
! "iiave you been paid FOR your work:
| Yes"
HAS Your company printed ballots
similar to these for any others
Were all Of tt" official ballots de-
llvered to the CITY OF WheellnE":"
SO FAR as you know none were de
/ livered to any person otner than M NJ,
CrsEo. were any kept In your Office
! We're any delivered to the defcn'
dant""
mo"
There WAS no cross examination.
Prere-nan Testtnss
/ Floyd CrISS. tic prcSsman at the Ma
jor!ty during the election was next call
ed. He testified that he had taken par
/ m tho preparation. o, tho official bal
| lots used a, the election. He tes,lac
that after printing. cutting and packinG
! the ballots he had taken them tn I'll,
CITY Building Some" he said were
taken on saturday and others on Sun
day.
Were they counted" asked Attorney
Joe O'Br!en who was examining.
Yes" was the answer. counted
; wrapped up and sealed"
"D, You know :ae defendant to sec
him."
Yes"
"Dld you deliver any ballots to him.
NO"
The witness testified that two mel
whom he did not know came 10 the MI
jorlty and got n lot Of sample ballots
He supported H!ltnn's testimony tina
! Cumber lidge and he had delivered TN
ballots.
You and Cumberl!dge delivered all o.
them - the i"ca lily Clerk, II. I
Crago"'
yes"
He was then ASKED to identify thu
ballots. He did 30 in the same manner
as had Hilton.
, Others Had Access
On cross examination nc was asked oS
Conlf as to whether or not others haC
access 10 tho press He said that nm
ether pressman and some others had
"1 worked =: night" he said. lie stateC
that the ballots were packed in bundle:
Of fifteen hundreds and TWO hundred M
ties
Tho cross examination traced aSair
! the progress oc the ballet: as told In thu