, 1875-12-16

Cooper told BIN thar knsw who put iu tbs spun.
ous ballots, bns thoY refused 10 tell b M. II.
wanted to end out, ~ ho could hay" tho party
hrraated-
C,,oss cramtned: Ilo had not rsad ths l.w
envcrplnR tho in17os Of 90 ction. bur, Two dan
hfter election, cunsu!ted OBtton mud Trude
md both gare tho same advice, but natshtt
cousul.ed shc statutes. II vsa about o'ctoet
"hen Mr. Barber athFsod ons "uh the tlctrt
snd H., he s,, stopped him hF' Cooper va p'''sa'
Tue Contt then to0k recoaa until o'oloak
". ,. M'xlNNkr.
nnotLor defendant. was tho fts! Hitneat called IL
The afternoon. lie had not oertiasd.'o tue n.
thst ths number Of ball ,ts sxcssded ths
number Of uam.s on ths poll st. liz M
Mcssrs. Darber and Cooper trying to rat asay
with some bal(ots. aud shsy were stopnsd ns Mf.
put tunm Oh tho tabls, sud III 5, dong thssT
solns on tao Goa1. f{e NIT h!s ana 'ciAta juoRta
nftrt tho election after legal advice bad baso
taken. and tiIay GRreotl to Aside bT the al F!ca
emo ftom. I4oro ware tuo policemen Ia sbs
Cross~eranined: he yosod the Oppoaittoa
tIckst had mover noted "a 4 judge before. nd
had nsses read she election laws.
waa aworut na Wan prSnaot 1t tho polls during
| a portion Of the esenlng aud at tho lime til
| counting wag conmenctd. Ho naw Ar bl.htt
| ta0i,1y tho tlckets from the boz and heard soma
disp1te, and want out Of tho room, lie CAM
back agaiu aud f,und the dispute atll.goinR %,
Mr.. DArbor .aa standing BY lhs tApia and hAa
| his hard uvor eon'e ttcko's. Barber and CooDss
sad they knsw who had pat ths tcesss ths,e,
! but would not toll.
| Tho defcuso then rested tl,eir caso whsu ths
| prosocu!tnn called Mf. Cooper 10 reonttals III
| raid Ar. Darbcr waB NOT druD1, and thls no
trouble occurred until At OF II o>clocx that
| Darter waa not oaargnd With attempt,ng 10 et..}
ntf tlclietH, aii that lie did nor lar bin Dead on
the iaulo a ID sleep an hrur.
Gen. Lfeh was recalled: He bad talked With
Blunm about the returns. sud had a1vlsed nIm
to do his daty. flo tu!d him that ~hhtsrss
might bare bean the aifiaulties 10 countiIg, b
son'a nat pe excused Tor fAi!.ns to do hia la.J
uulor tho Law.
| owYS oAANETT
wa callod. He was at Tho polls ~ late u I
o'oIocX In tho too!uinR Wbop the count vas bs.
lIg mado. Barber WAa not drunk. He hsArd
Nj. Cooper obiec. to Rho counting Of some s,ct.
eth which bad not bssn folded aud hAd nc holss
In taon.
GEORGE DEACON
toatiaod that ho WAS at lbs polls at O'CLOCK and
| Mr. Barber waa euttrais aobat, and did not u.
tempt to 90: away With nug votrs.
The Persecution herc re,tod fts case. md ths
de{sn+e called tbs da1eudanta ag Ain, but Aoshln1
material Hns ec.tod
| 8uMm1N1 up.
At tho conclusion OF tha' ertdoncs SOMA dIs,
cuBst IN followed nj she TINS to bs oeeup1od b
tho COUNSEL In Rimmng up. aud OWING to tht
lnseoess OF tho hpur tho O1u,t limited each aid,
to M hour and = ha'f. Mr.. Ka~d upoood fos III
progecl.tun Rnd occupiod halt IN bouf. Mr
5rude followed. occupying about the slms tins
Iie was folio *rd BY Mr. 0BHeu. who oonsumsf
the rrst Of tho samo OF thu defense. Ths Cour
tt,en hdlolrnod until 7 o'clock. anuouncinR thl
Mr.. Dexter would cloee, upon raassssnbllus, bar
ing On hour to HpeIk.
tie case was gtyen to thu Jury 1t $50 O'Clock
and fhat important bods. "tae Judges Of the a'
and The evidence, re'1rod WITH IN armful Of ID
stslctona. Tue Court then adjourned until !
n'o'ock this morning. with tho undetstandEo
thnt II verdict wns roachad 1t s1auld ho xehl*
and returned into court this morning.
Immediately upon adjournment Nj. O'bfsa
Eayn the States ATTORNEY verbal notioe, wbs
Was accepted, Tint IN sno tr1At Of thu othsr sfee
, t,oa cases hs should mako motion fos a Chang
| OF YeuuD,