Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-03

and counted for ii. II. Sibley for Governor,
in the above named Poll Books, for the herein
named precincts of White Oak Lake, Mans
fild and Independence.
White Oak Lake, Mansfield and Indepen-
dence precincts were established by Gov.
Medary, and to my certain knowledge there
We're no voters at that time either at indie
pendence, White Oak Lake or Mansfield
And furthermore depose and say that the
returns made out from said precincts, were
received and counted as valid and legal votes
for III Ii. Sibley for Governor, 6W lrere nep-
or returned to or canUassed at otter Tail CITY
the place designated By lac for said returns
TO be made and canvassed. j. K. PERKINS.
X. L. MErcALFE, j. SIMMONS, Witnesses.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this
Sd day of May, A. d. 1859.
j. H. MErcALFE.
AFFIDAVIT OF THOMAS NEwcoMB RESPECTING
RENO AND HOLMES CITIES.
Read next the following affidavit from
Thomas NewcOmbe, who testi6es that at Reno
City, where 43 votes were counted in the can
vass for Sibley, there were but eight persons
really present; and that at Holmes City,
where SO votes were returned for Sibley,
thSAS WIN Out WV PSASohS.
Territory of Minnesota, County of S1er-
burnne IS Thomas Newcomb being first du-
ly sworn, deposes and says that he belonged
to Ball and McMahan's surveying party, in
the employ of the United States; and on the
thirteenth day Of October, A. ID. 1857, said
party was engaged in surveying the check be-
tween the fourth and fifth guide meredians,
and sixth and seventh standard parallels !;
that none of said surveying party voted at
the election held on said thirteenth day of
October.
Affidavit further says, that or said thir-
teenth day of October, there were two and
only tro persons at "Holmes City," so called !;
and not more than eight persons at Reno
City," so called. THOMAS NEwCoMB.
Territory Of Hinnesota, County Of Sher-
burne IS !: Thomas Newcomb personally ap-
peared before me, and first being duly sworn
deposes and says, that the foregoing statement
subscribed to by him, is true, just and correct
according to the best of his knowledge and
belief. THOMAS NEwCoMB.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this
twenty-fifth day of January, A. d. 1858.
NJ. S. CRoswELL, Notary Public, MINI.
SHOWING HOW THEY WORKED IT."
Take next the following affidavit of Daniel
Hunt. By this the whole mOdus operandi of
fixing mp the forged poll books is explained.
The Jno. N. Chase mentioned is the same re-
ferred to by j. r. Perkins in his affidavit,
and is a brother of Secretary Chase by whom
the returns were received at the capital. Jno.
n. Chase, although he ran for State Senator
at the election in opposition to Rolette, yet
when those forged returns of the Otter Tail
canvass were fixed up at Crow Wing, ETC.,
became by some strange process, and in COM
pliance with a compromise, member of the
House of Representatives and Joseph Rolette
was made State Senator and both took their
seats in their respective Houses
Territory Of Minnesota, Go. Of Hennepin :.
Daniel Hunt, of said county, being duly
sworn, says that on Tuesday, the 18th day
Of October, 1857, being the day of the State
and Territorial election Of Minnesota, he was
q resident in the precinct of Breckenridge, in
the county of Pembina, and was duly appoint
ed by the Judges of said elections to be Clerk
of said election, and acted at said elections as
such clerk. He further says that said Judges
were William Winkley, - Barber and
Lyman Hill. That Menzer NJ. C. Bryant
was the other clerk of sad elections. He
further says that besides the persons above
named the following persons voted at said
election, to wit: Joseph Iludin, John Palm
er, Geo. w. oweetser, Pruuent Trancvem,
T. W. Barrett, land one Barrett whose chris
tian name is to this deponent unknown, }
Geo. Simpson, Elijah Spencer; and that said
persons all severally stated to this deponent
at and since said election, each that he then
and there voted the Republican ticket, as did
also said Simon Hill; and this deponent fur
Their says that he himself voted the Republican
ticket at said election. He further says that
John N. Chase, Abner Collyer, Edward
Roach, and one Thomerson, also We're present
and voted at said election. This deponen
further says that other persons, travellers
were at said precinct at dinner time, but die
not vote, and that no other person or person.
than those above named were present at sait
election, or at any time during the day OF
which the same was held, except Mr.. Black
man who left that morning that said Bryan
then and there, besides voting himself, in hi
own right, on said day placed second ballo
in the ballot box, saying that said Blackman
not then and there present, had authorized
him, the said Bryant, to vote for him, and en-
tered said Blackman's name on the poll-boo
kept by him, the said Bryant, but that thi
deponent refused to enter the same on tn
poll book kept by him.
This deponent further says that Bryan
and Chase at the close of said election, too
possession of the pOll-books and ballot boxes
and in reply to question from this deponen1
said they should not count the votes till afte
supper that this deponent has never see
SAID poll-books, ballot boxes nor the votes Cas-
therein, since that time; that on the ne1
morning said Chase and Bryant said the sal
votes had not been counted, and that the
would count them the following evening tn,
said deponent went to the polling place o
said following evening, and said Chase an
Bryant presented to this deponent for his 81
nature what purported to be returns of sa
election having written out thereon the NAM
of the candidates voted for, but without Il
number of votes cast for each or either
them set opposite their respective names,
blank space being left therefor; that sa
Chase and Bryant then and there request'
me to sign said returns, and said John
Chase then and there stated to this depone
that he meant to keep them blank until
should know how many Joseph Rolette shou
receive in the other precincts of the distri
for State Senator, and that he meant then
fill out the returns from Breckenridge so as
elect him over Rolette; that l needn't be afra
to sign my name to the returns, for TIL
COULDN'T GO BEHIND THE RETURNS, and tt
THE GOVERNOR Medary] and his friends
st. Paul had told him HOW TO WORK
and would BACK HIM UP. He also said Il
the Republicans were in for him, and knew
fhic plan and would also helm him
Said Bryant in keeping his poll-book at s.
election, did not write down the names Of
voters in regular order, according to the 1
ures opposite, but skipped several figu
with each successive name, sometimes sk
ping four figures, sometimes eight or nine,
requested me to do the same, that the
books might compare. l complied, not KIN
ing the object When refused to put dc
Blackman's name, Bryant took me one S
and said the plan was to fill out the bl
snaces. after election. with the names of