Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-04-02

- eaA ~isA2 sskC u&AtVt-OOk went u
the Court House. Jacobs and I sxx Nus
ser in his Office. Musser took me into tn,
vault and showed me where the box had
been kept. Mr.. Jacobs and Mr.. Patterson
came into the vault He showed us how
the strings Were loose On the Fermanagt
| township box.
ID. ID. Stone was sworn. He ssidl-I am
member of the bar. think | have been il
the vault of the Registers office to see s
mortgage, twice since the 18th of February
l did not see the bailot-box there; Gid mol
know that it was kept there. ! was a can
didlfe at the February election for the Office
of school director. / never made inquiry
for list of voters to learn how people
voted l never told Of such list being in
existence.
L. s. Doty, Jr, sworn. He said-I am 9
member of tho bar. I have no distinct
recollection Of being in the vault since the
18th OF February. went in to get records
Nr. Musser Was in the first room when
WAS in the vault. did not know the bal.
lot-box was kept there. learned of it be-
ing kept in that place on the morning of the
election in March. Squire Parker told me
first of the box having been broken open.
have 10 know ledge of who opened the
box.
Solomon Books was sworn. He said
voted at the February election, and at the
March election. ! have not been in the
vault of the Registers Office since the Feb
ruary election. | may have been in the
outside Office since then. I know nothing
of the opening of the box. ] heard street
rumors a. to how people voted at the spring
election. I heard Darid Hawk say some
thing as to how people voted have no
knowledge or suspicion that would lead TO
the detection of the parties that broke the
box open.
At this junctare Mr.. L. d. Parker said
that, as he had important business to attend
to elsewhere, he would ask for 4 contin-
uance Of the case. Tho three lawyers in
the case-namely, Parker, Lyons aud Stone
agreed TO continue the case TO Friday,
April IL, 1879, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, and the
Court announced that date as the time for
the next session. However, it would not
yet adjourn.
B. +. Burchfield was called and sworn
He said-1 am member of the bar. Idon't
remember whether hare or have not been
in the vault of the Registers Office since
the election on the 18th of February; but,
did not know that the borough election
box was kept there. | did not break the
box open. learned o. the broken box
since the March election. l never heard
how people voted at the spring election.
David Hawk sworn. He said-I voted
at the February election, aud at the March
election. Squire Parker said to ME that be
understood that was against him at the
February election, ard asked me not TO be
so hard on him 3. the coates,ing election in
March. 1t was Caleb Parke. that requested
me net TO be hard on him. Il was before
the March election that he said he under
stood tha. was against him. / did not
know where the ballot box was kept further
than what heard. ] did not open il; l
never heard who opened ii; heard some
people put the opening Of it on Musser, be-
cause il was in his keeping. They said
thev believed him TO be responsible for the
box and other papers; heard no one
charge him with opening it.
At this point the Court adjourned to meet
on Friday, April IL, at 10 o'clock A. N.