Mr. Gay
Named in 4 stories. Back to all names
- Jan 4, 1895The Ballot Box Was Too Full in FranklinPopulists brought witnesses to court to show that votes in Franklin precinct were pushed, shaken and crammed into an overflowing box—irregularity, they argued, even if not outright fraud.Seattle, WA
- Jan 5, 1895The Elderberry Wine Defense: How a Contested Election Collapsed in LaughterPopulists dropped their challenge to Commissioner Nickerson, but testimony in the sheriff and coroner contests turned up sailors voting under protest and a lunch bag of elderberry wine at a Franklin polling place.Seattle, WA
- Jan 13, 1895Seven Votes Decide the Sheriff: Judge Langley Tosses Out Fraud Charges and Seats Van de VanterAfter a six-week ballot-by-ballot recount, a Seattle judge ruled that clumsy election officers could not disfranchise King County voters—and confirmed the Republican sheriff by a seven-vote margin.King County Courthouse, Seattle, WA
- Mar 2, 1895The Widow, the Boy, and the Seduction Case That BackfiredA packed Seattle courtroom heard James Deedy say the widow seduced him—and Justice Caldwell ruled there was intercourse but no seduction, freeing the young man.Seattle, WA