Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-03-27

tow 269; this signed Mukwa by j. Fortiyce and ts
byM Chamberlain county clerk and two Justices 81 al
elections giving Barstow So and Bsshord T. There was
lapse OF II days between the apparent vote
and It's receipt at the Secretary's Office.
Mr. Ryan showed the Court how although this precinc
70 town 20 they had no printed blanks for returns yet tn
written return follows the printed also
on which there supplement is written the same as thai
Ell the rest only that the stamp Plymouth" has evident
~ been wet and submitted PRESSURE order eAce
In the Waupacca Falls return the town of Waupacca give
Barsow 543 and Bashford So the other candidates nearly
the same There no sort Of evidence Of who held the
M Ryan said that the counsel for Reator had now pro
uce1 inc returns WITH the canvass of which by the State
Board they qaarreed they took exceponto the figures
from the of the State. however
counted 10Th Now giving Bashford 3sI Barstow s4s whci
returns were not counted by the State Board and do
pear among the original papers
Next, counsel presented two afdavits one from A. b.
Bech county surveyor OF Waupacca county who went ro
town % range o in August and September and
that he believes the township to be unnhabied Another
that he knows that there are net more than two
or three families living in town 25 justice of the
| and that there was election held there.
/ Mr.. Bovee was called a witness.
Previous to his examination Geo. D. Smith, late Attorney
permission to appear their behalf having person
al and political interest in matter lie also asked that
/ the case should be submitted to a jury
Chief Justice Wilton that the Court regretted that
the case was IN Its present perdieamen They would take
] the matter under adyisement.
dir Boyee: sworn--knows town 25 range To- there
the 10th OF December last: went to poll had been held
there: went but short distance town
ed in the town there road in or OUT went some
two Or three miles without track at all took the second
ahdayt named above from the person who padeit he lv
ed IN town 30 and there very little settlement town
| "a.
BY the Court went out at request Of Mr. Randall to
ascertain the facts as election ia that town.
CHARLES BuReHARD, Knows of %: was there
IN June last to explore and locate land; went through the
town pretty generally found its lines: through the
town. and back by different way think located some
land there twas not seted there been Think some
two entries made in the town, except by the Fox River
saw and heard settlement
would have been glad to find somebody. did not find the
mark Of an except the section lines no roads or
OF civilization OF any kind entered the town from the east
the next town seemed wilderness spent 10 days roaming
the camped out: did not see half dozen ho,is.7
where people lived very little settlement in town q
was very wild heard there few people
out dia not see any settlements.
THos. REYNOLDS sworn--Thnk Waupacca village il in
range IL, town % is not sure
JJ. JONES Lives Waupacca: was lately clerk
OF court kept tavern last fall the election was held there
voted at about shutdown think my the 529h cast
rung the bell for supper two three minutes afterwards
ana heard the closing othe polls declared
all the time when the votes being counted first part
OF the canvass was in the inngroom: the done
m the room where slept which think that
the canvass closed at about O'Clock morning and
the votes declared The counted in aies
OF % noticed the record six eight times during the night
at about A. A. and again shortly before the result was
declared. think that various the votes for
stow and Bashford varied about 10 TO IT TALES for
Barstow at the end the two clerks the votes their
names are John A. Chandler and N Judson Saw Chan
der putting down and numbers they were foot
ing up looked at the figures heard them declare the re-
suit: think it about same. Don't know if the IN
pectors looked at the written by Chandler should
have noticed if there great variation between
the vote declared Us shown paper) Chandler left the
paper on my table: this is the paper The tally Bar
stow TO have had 2SS and Bashford 21 votes and e
acs Tor the other candidates about the same BY the
eaa county canvass, Barstow is raised 54 and Bash
ford reduced to 80 ,
eSs-Judging from nv nouIe;ge of the hand Of Mr.
chandler who was my deputy think this paper writ
Ten by hnh first saw by the newspaper the Waupacca
Saf OF the being 543 for Barstow five or six DAYS
after the canvass think the whole population of Waupac-
ca must have been about 1000 the time of the election
by the Court have been clerk the Court for two
have Kept tavern since April TO January ls There is
some lumber comes thro Waupacea There were no num-
beers OF mbermen making Waupacca their headquarters
IoW 70 is about Is miles distant Have heard any
roads running hro there. The piners from
Waupacca, nostlyhat is, the which the lumber
men mostly CO. Mr. Chandler had been deputy for
this writing and figures look just like histhe inspectors were
at one end of the when they polls
coseddd not see them opened again After supper they
commenced canvassingshould have known if any public
voting had been done after supper.
Court adjourned to 10 A. Nj. tomorrow
En- Supreme Ccurt, EEarci, 2f, 10 W.
Case of State vs. Barstow, rel. Bashford renewed
Counsel for Bashord recalled Mir. Jones' and asked him
whether the paper shown him now he Waupacca S2i,0
is the one in which be noticed county few days
after the election. Witness answered "yes,'
Mr. Ryan said he showed the paper exhibit the date
ing fortnight after the election, show days after
the alleged election in Town IS nothing known it, &
to show the number of towns the Wapacca
yaS He offered it to show document public rtputa-
ton, to show the secresy of the election in any
such election took place
WtneseD remember seeing these returns publish
ed in any number eff the Spirit but this
Mr. Ryan called attention to the fact that the canvass at
Mokwa followed the statute and had not given the
P. G. BoyEg recaled-Caied on the Clerk of warpacca
Co. at WauDacca, Mr. Chamberlain and assd TO see the
election returns. lie refused, asking if witness wa resi-
dent Of the county On being shown the statute said he
would show them lie his desk, remained some
tine-came back and said he couldn't fad themthat Mr.
Sessions bad them and lad given theTa TO his brother
A. WOODWARD sworn-wss at the election Waupacca-
there were 2l votes casvas present during canvass
all nigitmessrs Wer, IIib gard ana Miller were the H.
spoetors y F. Jadson and John a. Chandler the Clerks
the votes were kept by tae looked than counted
when hashorf had IS votes, and Rarstow about -
head this between 10 II j. Msaw that Baehfcrds
taes ucfeased and the two seemed to keep along about
" Is present when they got tarothey had commenced fig
uring up when left; JGlson and Chandler footing
at about Nj were at 1t all night; have lived IN me to
years should think Waupacca had about 500 people there
the 52nh and Mr. Judson was the only one who VctCd az
forwards
Mr. RYAN exhibited to the court mar Of the State she7r
ing tna Town % Range To- i. part OF Portage co. by the
map Il in fact belongs to Wnnebago Co, having
been set of in the formation o new counties
WflessNeVcr heard there any settlement in Town
- vi beard 81 the voting Gone there used to be good
Dr.. NJ. NJ Davis (nelber Of the Assembly svorrresidcs
at Portage City, knows John A. Chandler his infancy
thinks he knows his Handwriting; In Of wtpeses
Chandler with witness at PORTAGE CITY, have seen him
write often: us Sh01cr dpe should say without hea-
uoI that this is Chambers Handwriting.
BIZ tie COURT suppose Chandler is now II Waupacca:
he left Portage City for Waupacca in july think that
have letters from him in my desk have doubt that this
is Chambers handwriting.
Mr. WOODWARD recalled Messrs. Bosteto and Brurguest
opposing candidates fer Assembly, remembers seeing
large opposite Mr.. Bostedos name was in a hurry 10
go away, and looked at the paper and noticed the o.
CHAS T. NA6ElY, sworu-Wts requested to visit the
gons where Spring Creek &C. said be- left Madison
and arrived at Beef River 10 miles from where Bridge Creek
said to be- enqured about the settlement election
asked of every person whom saw: heard tia. there were
from to or persons residing in the Bridge Greek country
BY JUSTICE SMrThe settlements mostly on the
streams did not see any Bridge Creek found travelled
road leading IN; refers 10 map and shows the location Of
Beef River and Bridge Creek. Witness went the mouth
Of the Eau Claire; about 70 miles; from Beef River
house about 10 miles; thence the Eau Claire; do
collect OF seeing more than houses; appear.
settlement in the country
Justice SMITH, Mr. Ryau-Is there no statute AUTHORIZING,
the establishment of precinct polls?
Mr. KSAN---we have record showing that such polls
lcere established and may be able to find it, Wemay show
that the country is wilderness and If show that
show that there could have been 10 votes.
Mr. HOWE We laboring, your Houors under the
cesity Of proving negative it is attended with
difficulty
Young at Beef river; enquired of him. He made
tihcae show ing that two polls onk at Chippewa Falls and
Eau Claire, established.
Mr. RYAN We will produce this paper prove its loss
HHRess-- Vent to Meuomonee Mills, Dunn Co; learned
that there had been eectionweut with the clerk bis
oc learned by his papers that the result there
thing ike what appears in the supplement
rnqured for Spring Greek Polk Coasked Hudson
pecialyc learn Of amy such place; tried hear
TrempeleaG Co. and so to Hudson-he thermometer
below zero.
From MenCmonee Gilbert Mills two meS---e7-
enqured 70 election; found WHO knew of any
election, Mr.. Gilbert, Giberts Mills told
election held there; there sawi two dwelling houses