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

eiecuon room that the box must have f.l,e,
down; supposed that they would not wan
the old box. told him the old bog VIA,
wanted.
Cloyd Parker was sworn. Ee said
voted at the February and March elections
judged how certain people voted; wa.
not told how people voted. We talked i,
Loudon's office ef how persons had prob,
DIV voted. was told by Mr.. Wilson or
Inc morning of the last election that til,
Oox had been opened. never saw the box
between ire elections. l saw where the
box was kept by Musser, on the day of the
last election. l might have said to Dar
Pannebaker that knew how he voted. to
influence him to vote for father. did no,
say that father had lis, of men who voted
at the February election. did charge him
with not having voted for father at the Feb.
rusry election. He seemed so dry; that is
why l suspected him of having voted
against father. He did not ask me how
Knew that he cid not vote for father. do
not know to certainty how Dan voted.
said to Dan that father had list. / did
not say 10 Dan, that there Is a list of how
Ten voted in the town. heard it said tha.
Dan said that knew how he voted at the
February election. Father said nothing TO
me abou, how should testify. Father told
me few minutes ago about Dams testi-
mony.
L. ID. Musser was sworn. He ssid-I am
Register and Recorder. l had charge of
the town election box The box was de-
iivered to me on the morning after the Feb
rusry election. The box was sealed. put
1t in the vault, on q shelf that had door,
about four feet from the floor. delivered
the box to Constable Wilson. on the horn
ing OF the day of the March election. The
string or tape around it was cut. On the
morning of the March election discovered
the condition of the box. Ii was where |
keep it. don't remember what | said to
Wilson when handed him the box; was
confused. | followed Wilson, who had the
box, to the Sheriff7s office. When / came
to study, thought that the sealing wax
had burned the strings. l did not then
know that the contents of the box were
missing. had suggested that Wilson take
an empty box; that was before l knew that
the box had been rified. l explained, that
blr had fal- bx-
parties who lad privilege to 60 into the
vault; did not ssy il was a lawyer.
know of 10 one being in the vault except
ing attorneys. Some of the lawyers al
ways have me 10 accompany them into the
vault. A number of the lawyers go into
the vault alone. Parker, Doty, Sr., Atkin-
son and Lyons DO not go int" TIE vault alone
Lawyers Patterson, Doiy,Jr., Jacobs, Stone,
McMeen and Burchfeld ." into the vault
alone. On seversl occasions other parties
have been left in the outside office, while
have gone out 10 attend 10 business in
court upstairs for q short time. Bonsail
and Jacobs, Evans, David Watts, and Sher-
iff Wallis have been left in the outside Of
fee during my absence from tie Office for
short time. / never left the Office with the
oelief that the bAliot-oox would be exam
iued felt my responsibility. I can't sus-
pect any one. The Tault was Lot broken.
do not know how people voted. / heard
rumors as to how men voted. l do not
know what became OF the tickets. have
no knowledge wko took advantage of tie.
could not make information against any
one if had such knowledge would have
begun long ago. have had the boxes
since January, 1877, up to the present time.
request was ever made TO examine the box.
was never asked for permission TO look
into the box. | am clear Of any and all
knowledge a, TO who took the box. l got
the box from Mr.. Wood -nansee. No one
was in the vault when l put the box in.
was never asked where the box was kept.
| was never asked in what part of the vault
| keep the box. usually close the wooden
door between the Offices dui ing the day.
think il would take man a good while to
hunt the box. l have no recollection OF
leaving any one in the Office excepting such
as | have mentioned, since the 18th of Feb
ruarv, 1879. The box that is here is the
box. ] received the box sealed. | found
the box mutilated on the morning of the
March election. | atn positive as to the
condition of the box when | received 1t,
and as to how i, was when gave il TO VIII
son on the morning of the March election
Court adjourned to meet at l O'Clock P. Il.
Court convened at l O'Clock Pm.
Aason Irwin was sworn. He sa,d-I was
in the vault in the Registers office; have
been in il twice since the election held on
the 18th day Gf February. 1 went In for
Mr.. Wilson, of Port Royal, TO obtain Judg-
ment entry. Mr.. Musser was in the out
side Office at the time. | did not get the
record as | wanted it the first time q cou-
ple of days afterwards ] went back and
completed the record. did not know that
the hallot-box was in the vault. have no
knowledge of the transaction of the ballot
box breaking. never heard that list OF
voters at the February election is or was out
in town. | went into the vault by drec-
ton of Mr.. Musser. was in the vault with
yscobs and Musser to see "A box of tools,
about year ago. / have never seen any
one in the vault excepting as have stated
Jeremiah Lyons was sworn. He said-l
asa q member of the bar. L have not been
in the vault since the 18Th of February. |
was consulting attorney fer Hailer when II
was thought to institute Q contest of elec-
ton in the court. never received any in
formation from Haller as TO the breaking
open of the ballot-box. did not break II
open. I was first informed by the election
bsa-d on the morning of March %. that the
box Lad been broken open. l heard Cloyd
Parker say that Daniel Pannebaker DID moi
vote for his father.
Mr.. Nusser was recalled. He said
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