The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-10-20
YES, WHY

crooked conduct stated to nav
been committed by certain ind
ividuals in their desperate at
tempt to thwart the will OF th(
people and prevent an honor
able election. Since last weeks
issue certain of the individuals
named in the said ahidavits
have been taken charge Of by
the law. And what do you i'm
a~inn they did? Naturally you
know that any innocent man
CHARGED with crime. has on
cvan1inino trial ard demands
to know WHY, he is detained. But
those individuals knowing there
was evidence to convict them
wont before the court and waiv-
od 81 ovanoinino trial. and cave
bond to appear at the next tern
cf court to answer to indictment
Why were they not willing to
ctnnd trial?
"a rTrnN SPEAKS LOUDER
Nm WDhDS
Mr. Reader. the affidavits you
road last week are only a very
: small nart of what is beino done
in vo'r colntv aand the follow
i7~ effdavits are submitted for
VOW consideration. Do you en-
dorse anv candidate who stands
for such conduct?
Vir"in;a Dickinson County to-
wit;
7. Dow Mullins (of Dave)
otter heino d1lv sworn make the
following statment.
I live at Dwale. Va, and vote
at Artrip voting precinct in
ni"kenson County Virginia. On
the nioht of October LIST. 1927
J. G. Smith (Cowan) of Clint
wood. Virginia, S. T. Mullins
and G. S. Artrip. the registrar
1T Artrip Precinct, came to nv
home. Thick woke us up and
wanted. myself, my wife, Alice
Mullins, my daughter. Lake
Mullins. NV sons Jeff Mullins
and Row Mullins to vote. NV
sons. Jeff Mullins and Row Null
lins We're gone from home. so
T. O. Smith G. S. Artrip and S.
T. Mullins begun to beg us to
vote and they urged us very
much to vote. They offered us
money to vote. They offered us
ten dollars $4,000 each and
finally thew AGREED to give me
fifteen (S1500) so I consented
to he voted and they had ballots
and J. G. Smith took q ballot an
p pencil and he marked this ball
lot having me to touch the pen
Ri. He marked this ticket vot-
ino same for Lee Stanley for
Clerk. j. M. Rasnick for Treas
rrer. j. HI. Anderson for Sheriff
F.. A. Reedy for Commissioner.
for himself. ]. C. Smith for
Cor'monwealth's Attorney, for
M. F. Senter for Supervisor for
Willis District, and for William
Senter for Constable, and for
The three first names on the bal
lot for Justice of the Peace who
7. G.. Smith said were GOOD Dem
cerate l was told that night
that w. j. Branham and Sam
Gourlev were not runnino any
lonoer for Supervisor of Willis
District.
S. T. Mullins delivered me
tho $500 after | voted which
which was the amount promised
mo bv the said S. T. Mullins, j.
c. Smith and G.. S Artrip. The
said i. G. Smith, S. T Mullins
and G.. S. Artrip agreed to give
nv wife $500 if she would
vote j. G. Smith gave my wife
q bo''ot and showed her how to
mark it. She is a better scholar
thor I ON. and the said ]. G,
Smith stood by her side and
directed her to mark the ballot
FOR Leo STANLEY for Clerk, J. M.
Rasnick for Treasurer, j. H.
Anderson for Sheriff, f. A.
Reedv for Commissioners and for
himself. i G. Smith for Com
n1onwealth's Attorney, M. F
Sentor for Supervisor of Willis
District After my wife votec
s. T, Mullins delivered to hei
the $500 promised her by sale
s. 2. Mullins, j. c. Smith anc
C. S. Artrip.
NV daughter, Lake Mullins
voted and J. c. Smith said he
gave her $1,000 and | saw hel
with the ten dollars. She had NJ