The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-11
Ballots Checked, Says Crago;
Examination Not Completed

Il urIc: was Il Candidate requiem
CraE".
when d,d YOU first learn that your
;ailr Was mcnti"n'd""
L was told tha, th"re WAS opposition
I" me as city Clerk anil that a fight was
on for tho city manager position
You were against the John Steven
son slate"
Il did everything IN my power"
YOU did everything possible against
them
In AL honorable way"
Your orricc was open and many pea
pic wrote names on the registration
books"
NO. not 70 my knowledge"
"Did you ascertain whether City
Solicitor O'Erien wrote names on the
registration books"
Il understood that"
Did you take them on"
NO"
What right did he have TO register
people,"
He was helping out Ike others in
my Office
You know O'BrI"n's writing"
Yes"
There are three or four different PER
sons who wrote on this registration
book
Some may have voted on registration
certificates"
There was not much observance of
tho law"
There was az far as was con-
rcrned."
We'll. We will soc. There were sew
eral hundred registration certificates In
blank form sent out by you and your
signature attached 10 them. Is tina,
true"
Il can't answer this yes or no"
Another clash took place between
O'Bricn and ConiN. Conir insisted on
IN answer "f yes or no before an eH'
PLANTATION. CraEo wanted to explain his
answer.
What is your answer" inquired At.
torney Con!f.
No" replied Mr.. Crago.
How many people did YOU give these
to-"
Gave ten to twenty-five persons.
How many in number IS your recol'
lection"
About coo or 500"
A; this point Mr.. CraEo added that
pad Of registration certificates amount
ing to 100. with HIS namo signed to
them, wero stolen from his office.
You knew this was a direct violation
OF the law"
NO. At tho primaries there were
many who w"r" registered and could
not vote. Talking to Mayor Thoner. he
said he knew OF many. and also said
that election day was Il holiday. and
that had better talk 10 O'Br!en ahou'
the registering Of persons OBr!er
told me 70 swear In people and TO give
the opposition people some OF them.
gave Charlie ,iill!gan some. Doc Otto
Mr.. Chew and others had some who
were sworn in
Almost everyone had them! In
CURED Attorney Con:rr.
NO. You had none. did you?" an
Swcr"d Crago.
NO: needed none" replied Con!c.
you sent Il big bunch OF them e
AsAhy Jackson"
"N"," replied Craro. Il gave them tc
GiI!!gar'S challenger"
The law outs the duty on YOU 10 care
rnr tho ballots and hc the legal custo
dian. and ~, III" city Snl!ritor:
lie advis"l me-"
Won hal tho law ana did not neet
ADV ice"
EVERY person ILL rot have them"
"Y"u lid rot refuse to give any L
people,"
eyes" replied Crago.
who" inquired Attorney Con!n.
II don't remember"
At this point the question Of careless
! ness with the ballots mil the sgnln!
cf registration certificates 10 be sent on
and usod was cropped for tn" present
/ and questioning went back u the mum
hNr oc ballots secured.
: TN being questioned. CraEo said III
, secured -" amount OF ballots hr need
! 81 by taking thu figures from tho pr"
? rcG'mr city election. doubled ~thi
! amour. according 70 law. and thel
! doubled this ,"ta' owing I" the worr"i
| having vote in In" CITY election ~
! tho first time. When asked what hc
; camc &C tho 200 ballots tina. were l"f
! over. II" SAID he placed them In various
| ballot boxes
: AZ this point judge A,an Robinson
| announced that court would adjourn
! stating that previous 10 tho opening q
! the trial several Interested attorney
! had made arrangements for this even
! ing. and for that reason there would y
! no night session.
! Little Precaution Taken.
| George Abrams. clerk to Earl Frttt
| cord. who is assistant - tho city mnn
! aver. was on the stand for some tim
yesterday. Tho most important Of h!
! testimony was the handling OF the bal
! lots
He said after the boxes were locke
the keys wcrr put on etr!ngs AMI tic
TO tho ballot boxes; that many rcrpl
camo into the orr!c" es"h day an
walked behind the counter: that
number Of people were in CraE"'S ortir
While the ballots were h"ing kept in til
Vault.
Morning Session.
| The fcatur" ;es,Im"pr Of tho morn
!nnk'T liz