The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-12
RETLVILLE UNDER FIRE
OF THOMPSON DEFENSE

az Ee..cvi.ie uYs;H.iS acne.
How !"rg Mere yuu a~dN a :1rcr
Il so: h"u" about s"vca-;hITiy. l
guess i MnS n,r ~ eight or e.t;ht
Vc.",k wien | 60; back
says Bellv.ue Lied
My. Na!.." NJ. llard,an said. what
would ,"I say II goa we're t"!l tHat
{. W. Be!iv!i!" s~"ce here In ;A!a court
room that SoI. d!l not go down Stars
with the elc,,.2n Judge, after You took
thr ta,nt h"&rs upstairs: thai YOU
sad up there with HIM for few
"ReMyi.ie led Il he said that"
snapped o"; Nal,
and that The Judges had barely
teC, the ups;airS room when chic!
Thompson brhbed up from the foot OF
"A !.I or somewhere; that Thompson
hal , "a; OF ba!.ot< which he brought
under his Cra;: tAat Thompson opened
iEr ballot box and took out approx
mn;r!y zoo ballots: lhat these 200 odd
ia lots were put int" sack and that
zoo or ahnG: that number OF tho ia
which Thompson brought with him we're
sIi2peI mo tho ballot box. and tnat
.,.u and Rc!lv!!,e helped DO this"
"Ecl.vilie lies !: he Says this ihuu-
iercd Nal
Was he ha.nt hox oTcncd"'
$50; ia; | saw until WurtzharAer
opened T."
"p:d you help take any h','",s ont OF
the box
No
IND you hep pu, in any other bal
lots"
no.
"n.l YOU help ru, any ballots in
sack"
NO. &,l not"
Did You see Thompson do any Of
these .h.nEs""
No"
saw mo Choice" Ballot
AS tho count or the ballots proceeded
tina. night. was there anything pecu"aT
about any OF the ballots that caused the
judges 10 tax about IT,
Yes. there was.
Did you see. or hear any discussion
about, a ba,!o, marked no choice"
Instructs tho Judge
Yes. saw il. When Wuctzhcher
read il OFF. he says here's one marked
no choice I looked at IL and says
You'll have to count It for the other
candidates marked. but not for Gsi!!San
or Thompson
That's where /: was signed"
Yes"
"Wha, was done with that BALLOT
II can't say"
drilled by Bachmann
The E. oyHs was on when rrosecut-
ing Attorney Carl G. Eachmann TOOK
Maj! for cross-exa mination.
You are the same Ecssemer Nal"
the prosecutor began. who Is under m
d!ctmrnt for causing false return 10
h. made in this same precinct No. OF
lie SECOND ward""
81 am" snapped Nail. and tho court
erc"tatcrS .ook on new life.
IF you had dore what &. w. Re!!Tlle
says you did. you wouldn't como hero
and admit It. would YOU
II wouldn't lie 20 save myself or any
hoGy else" the witness retorted.
IF you had done all this, as R"llvi!le
saws. you would come here and admit
IT."
II sure would"
you would come here and tell this
court ard jury all about it7-
Yes" ~
All that occurred""
Yes. sure"
(; Did YOU talk to Burley Thompson
nhnnf cartaip Handl-
dates you were to support"
! NO"
Did Bur,ey Thompson talk TO YOU"
"No."
Did Bur!ey Thompson come TO the
hose house 20 see you about campaign
fund.-
/ NO"
"pil h. ask YOU to support any
, bodr------''
; defense objection: sus2!ncd)
/ Did YOU work for the 'adm!nistra tior
candidates."
IT talked % some people about SOM
: Of the candidates."
! And that some Of the candidates you
speak % were administration candi
dates"
! Yes, possibly So
Notdce From Thompson.
| when did YOU got your notice TIA
; Won wcrc 10 Sc as a poll clerk ~
! The day before tho election"
! How did you get that notice"
! "Thrnugh Mr.. Thompson.
! What Kind Of notice."
! las told you, Mr.. Thompson CAM