The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-11
GIFT MANAGER WHO WAS cLERK
At HLECrIoN TN6E TESr1FIES
IN THOMPSON TRIAL.
ARCH HARP ADMITS VAULT WAS
uNLoCKEp PART or TINE THAT
BALLorS WERE THE RE.
NAVY HAD ACCESS TO BALLor
1ox1s WITH KEYS on OUTSIDE
AFrxR BALLOTS WERE PUT
IN THHM

r..,,,vln- ror n. defense IN the trial
Q, A Burnley Thompson. Whrsins's hre
ch,et who Is on trial In criminal court
accused OF fraudulent conduct IN confeC
ton with tho city election held May %
City Manager Homer {. Crago' VINO "aS
city clerk at tho time OF the elect'on'
te.t!ned that tho election ballots Wh'cn
ne and City Permit Clerk Heo'se
Abrams counted out and placed IN the
ballot boxes checked with the number
~ ballots he ordered from tho printer :,
$4,000 Official ballots and 5000 sample
ballots. Mr.. CraSo testified that he snFe ,
no other ballot. 20 Burley Thompson OF
any other person.
walter r. Hilton. manager OF the
Majority company. testified that oS.oeo .
n.uo,, and 5. 100 samples were ordered
~ NJ. Cragc. and that the invoice
shows that this number were pr'h''"' .
Tho ballots Mr.. Hilton testified "eee
sent IN tho custody o. Floyd Cr'Ss' I!
pres.nan N tho Majority company /;
plant and ". I. Cumoerl"dge' - tne !
city clerks office IN two lots. one u"
Saturday before the election. the otneE !
on Sunday before the election. Nj. Hh- !
ton and Mr.. Crisis testified that so 'AF
as they know. no other ballots "''o
printed and delivered 20 anyone otneF !
than the city clerks Office. cry Man )
,re- craso testified that the ha"etS
var, locked In tho vault IN tho CITY
clerks office.
Yaul. Wa ualoefsd
Arch Earr. accountant In the '.'E
cIsrk's office. t.stldedN to rece'p''ns LOT
IA. lot OF ballots delivered On Saa'a!.
These, he said. were placed In tho 'su"
4, IN. office. On cross examination inc :
stat. secured from Mr.. carp statement
"a the effect that tho vault was un-
,o.l.d a portion OF tho time the oaI!o's
we're there. ard that II would have oeen
possible Tor persons to get ballots out
OF the vault.
From George Abrams city permit
clark, who helped AIR. CraSo place tho
election supplies Including ballots IN
,h, hallct boxes, the state secured inc
admission that after tho ballots Tere
put In boxes the keys TO tho boxes "eFe
MI, on strings and tied 70 tho BALLOT
nox.s; that many people came into tho
otr,c. where the ballot boxes hlIed WIN
the election supplies were each day. anu
Tint a number OF people were IN '"e
c,.v clerk, o1lce while the ballots ~e'e
IN tho vault.
r,t,. Manager craso testified that
.t,.r placing the ballots. which he said
checked 70 the order. N the ballot boxes
and locking tho boxes no ra'seo 'no
shade. IN tho Office and requested tho
coiice to keep watch on the o"'ee'
H., had heard that there would Do an
attempt at crooSedness IN tho e'ecUoi''
he said.
no Might ssssaon.
ror the tirst time. save for SATURDAY
and Sunday. no night session OK '"e
Thompson trial was held last evening
rs some Of the attorneys engaged |" t"o
trial bad made other arrangements 'ot
The evening before the trial was star 'su
IN. trial Will Ne resumed at s:ao
o'clock this morning. when C'ty MAI
,rer CraSo Will take the stand again %
h,y. NJ. eros. examination completed
wt,n Judge Alan Fl. Robinson re-
.....d criminal court shortly after
...,oc, ,,x. evening until $50 o'clock
cr.ro vas st.ll on ths stand under cross
examination b. states attorneys nc
had been under going severe srA!lns oE
Hon. John J. Coatn. special counsel ~'th
tho state, and Prosecuting Att0rne!
carl q. Bachmann and Assistant Prose
eu,or Austin ". Wood. Mt Gag" was
n,.c-d on the witness stand yesterday
bv the defense IN the trial OF \. hurley
Thompson. Wheeling Are chief WI" mas
bean on trial for one week on charge
% helping 70 perpetrate alleged traud
n the c!:y election held May 70.
t-',,v Manager CraEo was put through
, severe cross examination by the
sat.'s attorneys concerning the dtstrin-
u,ing Of ballots In the last city election
md IN. sending out Of registration GER
,,aca,es with hts name signed 10 them
10 b. used by persons who had II IS al
,es.d. TO authority TO use them
Mr.. Crago was called By the defense
and testified that he locked the election
ballots In the vault In tho city clerk
OFFICE AFTER the ballots were delivered by
ri. printer: that hs checked them up
carefully when placing them In the BAL
lot noxsS and that no person could open
ma ballot boxes without key. Mr..
Craso va, city clerk at the time Of tho
election.
A number OF clashes occurred
th,oughou, tho afternoon between At
torneys J. Bernard Handlan and j. J. I.
oRr.en for r.. defense and Attorney
Jdan ]. ConiE and Prosecutor Carl G.
RachV,aan for the state.
craSo restinss.
AS,er :ha usual questions asked
witness. C:ty Manager IraSo. who be-
fore ,ho election was city clerk. an
sxe-~d aues,!ocs ASKED him BY Attor-
n.y 0'Rr:s1. He stated that the cleo
Ton ballots were secured from tho Ma.
!or.ty. - +dpaa". aHd that nc secured tho
number q be ordered by checking up
on the li<c - voters at tho preceding
city election: ,ha. N" Us: showed there
should be 5c7hA ballots, and that after
talking with NJ. Hilton Of tho Majority
b. ordered 53 200 ballots lie sad he
secured tho mrs, lot ~ ballots On Satur-
day evening preceding May IS. and tn"
r.nAialnE ballots on sunday. when
Arch Enrp. clerk IN n" CITY clerks Of
ne., called him and said the ballots had
arrived. Mr.. CraGo said ne went TO the
clerk, office and placed Al! OF the bal
ro,s in his vault. When asked. no said
IA, ballots were there on the following
Monday morning: that h" was IN the
.ric. until 1870 O'clock that night he.