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cum-\ma-pealsmuvr. i w« iuciuuvr» 01 uir ivsvuc view uiu iitiii ui imrberline Lodge, Ore.. B. Seau-arles/ed:),260.1,590.5,847.FOUR MEN FINEDIN VOTING PROBELAREDO, Tex. (UP)—Four wit-!the testimony public and took nesses were held in contempt of over the hearing Monday after re-wric?HeBftinpaisedocourt and fined $50 each aft-»ren- er they refused to testify about alleged voting irregularities incessing a grand jury called to investigate the charges until 10 a.m. Thursday.'oval j Webb county as an investigation District Attorney James Kazen,continued today.another Independent Hub mem-]tnjinhecaticbe,518, The four fined were A. W. Dates. ber, asked that the witnesses be j I- rancis P. Maher, C. B. W. Dick heilt;j \n contempt after they re- *rr►.544, anfl V- G. Roel. I hey refused to ,fused to make statements.testify on the ground they couldnot get a fair and impartial hearing in a Webb coufity court.All four witnesses belong to a Webb county reform group, while Judge R, D. Wright, who imposed the fines, belongs to the county's dominant political organization, the Independent Club.”Wright, sitting as a special mili_ court of inquiry, said he could or-. |der them to jail. But rather than1 in* do this, he said he would onlytions fine them and they can keep in air their own bosoms that testimony ! they are unwilling to disclose.” Wright said he uranted to makepodentTwo other witnesses, George n Byfield and R.atcliffe Killam, said j they knew of no violations per- j sonally and could give only hearsay testimony.Dick was a reform candidate for the state Senate in Saturdays Democratic primary but was defeated by the incumbent, Abraham Kazen of the Independent Club.De-
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Amarillo Globe Times
Amarillo, Texas, US
Tue, Jul 31, 1956
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