The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-09-23
Case OF RogeIio Gomez To Be
Called For Trial On Thursday

the case which has been the sub
ject of much speculation and pre-
diction in Key West during three
months will be called for trial in
criminal court of record Of Mon
roe county. The State of Florida
versus Rogelio Gomez, ex-eounty
Judge, charged with felony ano
misdemeanors in connection with
the voting of absentee ballots
during the period before the first
primary election of June 2,
1886.
Besides the accused, the prin-
cipal figures in the case will be
Judge Robert J. Dewell, of Polk
county, who was appointed by
Governor Dave Sholtz to preside
at the trial following the self dis
qualification of Judge William v.
Albury. State Attorney George
A. Worley and the county solicit
tor, Allan B. Cleare, who will
conduct the case, and Fred Pine
and Vincent Giblin, noted Grim
inal lawyers of Miami, who have
been retained for the defense.
Yesterday afternoon 3 O'Clock
Judge William V. Albury con
vened criminal court to select q
jury for trial of the case, select
ing from the box Is names fOi
the regular venire and SO name:
Tor the special venire. The fol
lowing names were called:
Will X. Archer, Charles Bert.
ram Russell, F. +. Hoffman, j. K
Villareal Joseph w. Thompson
William F. Duval, Everett X
Rivas, Douglas Anderson, Hilton
Henson, VIM. H. Collins, j. Franz
Roberts, Felipe Marrero, VIM. A
Gandolfo, Chester w. Roberts
Owen Malone, Joseph W. Saun
ders, Nestor Recio, Chas. c. Cur
tbs, Leonard Thompson, c. c
, Pinder.
John F. Thompson, Edward
| Thompson, Chas. w. Richards, T
C. Watkins, John J. Larner, Rob
ert B. Russell, Clyde NJ. Baker
Joe Gandolfo, Berlin A. Sawyer
| Mariana Cabrera, ]. W. Roberts
!, Harold j. Solomon, Theodor'
Lowe, George F. Kemp, Georg'
NJ. Stewart, Peter Mateovitch
Gerald H. Adams, William j
Baker.
Ernest A. Roberts, Merville E
Rosam, Herman Richardson, Johl
W. Pinder, Paul ". Roberts. Johl
&c. Lord, Ramon B. Rivas, Benit'
Andrade, James A Knowles
John L. Curry, James Hyde, J. S
B. Roberts, Donald Curry. Rich
ard T. Russell, Ross c. Sawyer
Jr.. Carl Curry.
For the benefit of those VIII
have not kept in touch with tn
progress of events in the cas-
and to bring before the eyes o
readers of The Citizen the higl
lights in the matter. the following
terse recapitulation is given:
Mandamus Issued
On June 2 a mandamus was Is
sued out of circuit court on tn
request of State Senator Arthu
Gomez, representing the voters
and Attorney William V. Albury
representing the clerks and in
| spectors at the polls This man
damus instructed the inspectors Z
issue ballots to certain person
who had been denied the privileg
of voting because the record
showed they had voted absente
ballots. This the voters denied ol
affidavit.
Judge Jefferson B. Brown
(. later the same day issued an or
der which restrained the clerk
and inspectors from counting tn
/ absentee ballots until furthe
notice sG.4.n
July 8 another order was is
tsued by the Judge: at is here
by stipulated between counse
for the petitioners and eounss
for the respondents that respond
/ ents may turn over to the clerl
/ of this court all absentee ballot
! properly contained in seale'
container, together with the en-
! velopes containing the affidavit
! of the electors voting absente'
!. ballots and return 10 the prope
! officials the ballot boxes, IN
used ballots, and al other doeu
ments and papers used in the con
duct of the primary election o
June 2. 1896. IL Is further stip
ulated that IL and when the mat
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