Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-06-25

proceedings from beginning to end are
testified to by several eyewitness, no one
has mentioned the fact Of their Icing
sworn; and one of the judges, when the
question is put directly to him, "Were
the judges Of election and clerks sworn at
said election p refuses to answer. The
whole testimony Of this judge Of election
is so branzen. faced and unblushing that
the committee give it entire:
Ny name is Thaddeus Andrews I re.
side at Brulc Creek, Cole county, Dakota
Territory. was present at the election
held at Brule Creek precinct on the first
day Of September, 1862. I was one Of
the judges Of election at said precinct.
First interrogatory.-Were the judges
of election sworn at said election
(Witness refnses to answer.)
The polls were opened at said election
at the house Of A. r. Phillips, at Brule
Creek aforesaid. They were opened at
about 9 o'clock in the morning, on the
first day of September, 1862. The judges
and clerks were present at said election.
One Of the judges who was appointed by
the commissioners refused to serve, and
A. r. Phillips nominated Milton NJ. Rich,
who was elected by the persons present in
the house do not recollect the number
present. think there were about forty
votes cast during the day, after the polls
were opened at 9 o'clock a. m.
Second inte.rogatory.-Was the ballot
box opened and examined before the voting
commenced. after the polls were opened at
9 clock q. m. on said day?
Witness refuses to answer.)
l should think there we're ballots in
the balot.box before the voting COM
menced after the polls were opened
There were about thirty ballots in the
box when the polls were opened.
cannot tell for whom the ballots were cast,
but suppose that they were cast for Will
liam Jayne for delegate to Congress. They
were cast for the south halt of the north
east quarter Of section No. 90, township
No. % north, for county seat. These ballots
we're pa. in the ballot box by some person
I am unable to state by whom. The bal
lots were put in between Sunday evening
and Q o'clock Monday morning think
about o clock Monday morning Think
they were pu. in at A. II. Phillips house,
but am not sure that tha. was the place.
| was present at the time they were put
in there were quite number around
while this was going on.
Third irterroga,ory.-Do you not know
that those ballots were put in the ballot
box a. the house of Timothy Andrews?
(Witness refuses to answer
cannot state whether the ballots that
were in tho bal!ot.box when the voting
commenced were all put in by one man or
not. The polls were closed about 6 o clock
After the polls we're closed We commenced
canvassing the votes publicly. We counted
all the ballots in the balloI-box. We found
tha. the number of ballots in the box did
not agree with tho number Of names on
the poll.list. There were six ballots more
in the box than than there were names on
the poll-list. Six ballots were then picked
ou. from the top of the ballots in the box,
which were destroyed; the remainder Of
the ballots we then canvassed, and returned
them to the Office Of the clerk Of the board
of commissioners of Cole county. The
names of persons voting during the day
were taken down by the clerks Of the
election. There are names Of persons
upon the poll.lst who did not vote during
election day. l think there are about
thirty names on the list who did not vote.
Fourth interrogatory.-'How came
those names on the poll.list?
'(Witness refuses to answer.)
'One of the rol!lists was returned to
the clerk of the board OF commissioners.
The clerks Of the election were Mahlon
Gore and William c. Belts; the judges
were myself, A. II. Phillips, and Milton
NJ. Rich. TnADDEus ANDREWS
The committee are Of opinion tba. il
would be disgrace to receive return o
votes from persons assuming to act Al
judges and guilty OF such practices i.
office as the testimony md the foregoing
unblushing confession disclose, and sub
nit whether such judges have or not added
to their other crimes that Of perjury il
taking the following oath, which they have
certified that they have taken:
I'VE do solemnly swear that we vii
perform the duties of judges according Il
INV and the best Of our ability; that WI
will s,udiously endeavor to prevent frau
and deceit in conducting the same