Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1876-01-14

! WuceucT Ills latIleT Idu tdnCu Out us 1Qtl
papers or not He was two years old when
he came to this country.
| Mr.. Motza was afterwards recalled
and said that he had ascertained, since
testifying as above, that his father had
never taken out his full papers.
| NO. S--wM. soHREADRR.
| I live in the town of Pulaski. Have
lived there about 90 years. Was born in
Prussia. Was about years old when |
came to the u. S. Never declared my in
tention to become a citizen of the U. s
| voted at the election November Cd, 1875
Voted for Ansley Gray for member OF
Assembly. | believe my father got his
full papers at Dodgevlle about five or six
years ago, before was 81 years old.
7 John Schroeder testified that he is the
father Of VIM. Schroeder, whose testi-
mcny is given above. That he (John)
had taken out his full papers about five
or six years ago. That he got them at
Dodgeville; in open Court:
/ VIM. Sands, Clerk of the Court, was
then sworn, and testified that it did not
appear from the records in his Office that
John Schroeder had eyer received bis full
papers. That two sets of first papers had
been issued to him at different times, the
first set having been defective.
NO. 9-JosEPH BEMlsH.
| I live at Highland Have lived there for
20 or 81 years. Was born, in the old
country. Voted at Highland Nov. Cd,
1875. Voted straight Democratic tick
ct. Voted for Ansley Gray for member of
Assembly. Never declared my intention
to become citizen Of the U. s. My faith
er has his first papers, but has never got
his second.
No. 10-JULIUs label
testified that he was born in Germany,
came to this country three years ago,
since which time he haslived in High
land. That he had voted at Highland
at the last general election.
Question-For whom did you vote
for member of Assembly,
Objected to by Mr.. Gray's attorney,
and question withdrawn.
Question-Have you ever declared
your intention to become citizen of
the United States? 5r
| Mr.. Gray's attorney instructed wit
| ness that if he answered this question
in the negative he would be liable to
prosecution for illegal voting, and the
witness declined to answer.
j. P. Smoker was then sworn; and
testified that he was ACQUAINTED
with julius label, and that label had
admitted to him that he had never
been naturalized: Also, that label
had told him that he believed he had
voted Reform ticket at the last cleo
ton; and that the ticket was not
scratched.
NO. 11-THoMAs BROWN.
| j. P. Smoker continued: I am
acquainted with Thos. Brown, county
surveyor of Iowa county. He (Brown)
voted at Highland at the last election.
[ saw his name on the poll list, and
was informed by him, on last Friday,
that he had voted there Heinformed
me, in presence of Thos. sBlackney,
Jr., and Harry Walters, that he voted
the Democratic ticket straight through.
He said he had right to vote at High
land because Iowa county was his
workshop, and he could vote wherev-
err he might happen to be on election
day. That his headquarters were at
Mineral Point, but that the law would
not compel him to go home, 20 or 80
miles, to vote.
NO. 12--BEAJAMIN LYNCH,
testified. T live in HIGHLAND. Don't
know how long I have lived there.
Can't say how old I am. My mother
tells me different stories about it, She
told me last fall that was of age. |
can't give my opinion about it. I was
born in February, either in '54 or So.
My own opinion, from the best infor-
nation I have, is that I was born in
'55. I voted at the last two general
elections, in the town Of Highland. /
voted for Mr.. Gray at the last election
NO. 13-JosEPH JUZA.
A. S. Frost, being sworn, testified:
I am acquainted with Joseph Juza.
He admitted to me that he was born
in Prussia. That he came to this
country seven years ago, and had new
er been naturalized. That he voted at
the last general election..in the town of
Pulaski, and that he voted straight
Democratic ticket.
NO. 14--JoSEPH sTRANsKEY.
Mr.. Frost continued: / am acquain-
ted with Joseph Stranskey. He stated
to me, at my Office in Avoca, on the
evening of the 7th inst, that he was
born in Prussia, and had never been
naturalized. That he voted at the last
election, that and he voted for Ansley
Gray:
| DEFECTIVE BALLOTS.
That interesting little envelope sent in
with the election returns from Ridgeway
and labeled defective ballots was opened
on Monday, and found to contain two bal.
lots having bearning on this contest.
One of these was Reform ticket with Mr..
Gray's name erased, and the. word "Ben-
nett'' written beside it. The other was
also Reform ticket with Mr.. Gray name
erased, and to the left Of the erasure the
words 81. Bennett written on it and to
the right word which the inspectors, on
the night the votes were counted thought
was ''cannot," but which on examination,
on Monday, proved to be "bennett," with
small 'sb." Their identity, and all the
circumstances attending their ensealing,
keeping and opening were very fully es-
tablished and set forth in the testimony of
Messrs. A. Campbell, chairman of the
town of Ridgeway, and John Hoare,
county clerk. There is no doubt that
these two ballots should be counted for
Mr., Bennett. ss
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