The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-12

NO.
And you didn't hear Of a ballot
marked that way being discovered IN
the ballot box?'
80"
on redirect examination Watkins con-
trad!cted himself fatty and said that
Wurtzharher said: Here's ballot no
choice"
"Dh Wurtzha cher say anything about
any writing on the ballot" Mr.. Hand
ian asked.
lie said 1t had no choice written on
+ IT,"
Did h" tell you whose names this
WIS written between
| No"
Charles wurtzbacher.
The testimony Of Charles Wurtz
bachcr generally was along the same
lines as that Of Mr.. Watkins.
Wurtzhacher said that he took tho
keys from John Norton. opened the bal
10; box. took out the election supplies
and locked the box. At Norton's re-
! quest. he said. ne kept tho keys to the
ballot poS all Gay.
Queried by Attorney Nand!an as to
why the ballots were counted upstairs.
Wurtzbacher answered
ON account Of the arrangement OF
! the telephone booths downstairs. II
! there had been any calls for the firemen
! they would have had 10 run right
through where We would be counting II
We stayed downstairs"
WurtZbacher agreed with Watkins
! that four Of tho election officials went
! to supper after the polls closed. leavIn &
/ Bellville WITH the ballot box.
"Bellvi!lc didn't 60 to supper"
NO: when his wife voted. he told
! her Il send his supper"
| Wurtzhacher. az did watkins. hxed
the time the vote count began as short
! ~ after S o'clock
Who had the keys to open the ballot
: box and take out the hallots:"
/ Il did"
You had the keys. both keys, all
day"
, Yes had them all day
To the best OF my knowledge" the
! witness said the slot in the ballot box
was not closed
You were the judge who called of
the vote"
I Yes"
In examining the ballots. as you
called them off. did you notice any that
were unusual"
There was ore marked on the back,
ami t. the hest OF my recollection there
was a bal!o, that was marked for the
Second ward. no choice"
Was there any writing on that bal
lot"
The words no choice. were written
with a pencil"
With reference to which candi-
dates"
Thompson and Gllgan."
What was done with that ballot
To the best Of my knowledge. II was
put on the string with the rest OF the
ballots
Did you call the attention Of this
ballot 10 the other commissioners"
Il showed 4 70 chem"
And that ballot was put on the
string"
That Is my best. recollection. The
hal!o, was counted for the other ten
candidates for whom 4 was voted
Explaining the absence Of signatures
OF Mr.. Watkins from one Of the precinct
certificates and OF all tho commission
ers from the other, the witness said:
This stun was oil new to me.
asked the others where I had to sign
and signed wherever they said II was
necessary"
Tho witness said ne did not notice
whether the doors of tho bath room and
rear room upstairs In the Are house were
closed or open when the ballot box and
paraphernalia were carried upstairs
at"r the polls were closed.
The unused ballots. he said. were dc.
stroyed withou. being counted.
John Norton. the other comm ss!oner
was witness for tho defense yesterday
morning He. too. testified that the
three commissioners went to supper
after closing IN" polls and taking the
ballot box upstairs. and said that h,
believed Besscmcr Nail. one Of thu
:
stated that everything in the precinct
so far as he knew. was conducted
square.y.
Norton was called before the Eranr
jury during It's lengthy session and va
then "a: ed as n witness by the state. III
was dismissed without being put on tn
stand. as were the other commissioner
OF the election. Then he was called b,
h. IoFS RI 10 ~ do
/ His direct testimony up until the poin
Of tho examination where he was asket
to tell about tho supper hour arrange
! mcnts Was purely routine. He state
that clcrything. 80 far as he knew, hat
been conducted legally and that he hat
seen nothing irregular or fraudulent A
the closing hour III had taken all tn
ballots outside. borrowing a match from
! Chester Dean. Of the Fort Henry Fir
8 Engine company. with which to bur,
them After he had finished his job h
came back inside the polls and saw tn
e other comm! sSoHcrS and ReSscmer Maj
standing a, tho foot OF the stairs. II
started with them for the door and turn
: cd of to the right. Ho does not remcm
!, her having seen Nail leave tho hos
house. but says that he may have turn
et TO the left
sticks to Story.
| Under q strenuous cross examination
by Prosecutor EaChmann. he stuck I
this story introduced IN his direct testl
mony.
BellvilIc's character was further AT
tackled during the morning session an
tho groundwork for an alihi for Thomp
aid.
Aaron Hubbard tim'keepcr at the +