Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-07-16

should open tie box; gave no directions,
dirret'y Or Idirvctly, about tbs matter
do aot know that il was TO be open Il
newer saT iist OF voters that was got cat
Of it; have no such list.
Answer to Questions by Lyons.-I have
had no connection with any one that would
lead me 10 suspect any one of the act.
have no knowledge of my own, or any ac-
quired knowledge that can in any way lead
to the discovery OF the guilty parties.
suspect no one.
Answer to questions by Stone.-I have no
suspicious against the election boaId.
Under Mr.. stones questions, the witness
became quite animated in speech and want
ed to ask questions, and it kept the three
lawyers tusy to keep him from turning eX-
aniner himself. He said, I" Let me ask
few questions. You are charging the cleo
ton board with this act You say you have
the board on trial. Isn't thatit! I! No, that
isn't it. You have me on trial. But the
does it cone that YOU want TO try me ~ A
lawy er told the witness that he was not
talking evidence. The witness said, s'That's
just what thought, hut tins is a side ISSUE"
ard SO they went along quite a while, till
) tone got in the question as to whether the
witness believed tha; Mr.. FasicK, one of the
eec ton board, had 10 do with the opening
of the box. The answer was, don't Know
that Fasick had anything to do with 1t, but
consider that it is the board that is on
trial. have no mental reservation; have
told all know about il.
Jacob Sulouff was sworn.
Examined by Parker.-I think voted at
the February election | think | voted at
the March election. heard that the box of
the February election was broken open.
heard on the morning of the second cleo
tIon; that was the first knowledge had OF
the act. | never heard any person say that
he or they had opened the box; never saw
any of the ballots. | saw no list showing
how men voted.
Answer to questions by Lyons.-T have
10 knowledge whatever of the act. | do
not know that the election board did 1t.
might have said that it will naver be found
out. l might have said IN kind of a way
that it did not make much difference, that
no one was hurt.
Answer &c questions by Stone.-I am
fond of joke once in while. II is pretty
hard to tell what men will do. From my
experience with men-from what l have
seen in court, must incline to the belief
that the man who will steal, will swear that
he did not steal. / claim to be a Demo-
crat. 'i'n't tsow whether l am a disvr-
gauiz"r OF 10. things are mixed.
On the conclusion of Mr.. SuiOEh's evil
d-nCe, Mr.. Lyons arose and said After a
certiul and earnest effort TO discover the
parties who had i''oken open the baliot-bOx
and taken away its contents, We have been
unable to find evidence that will implicste
the board Not single witness, of the
many that have been examined, has IN any
way implicated them in the commission of
this crime. We, therefore, brig the case
TO a close. There is 70 use to further
search for the guilty parties. Ii is in evil
dence that few parties have access to the
office, aud vet with all that We have failed
in fading ont the guilty PARTIES. 1t is a
serious matter; il is a crime against the
law, and against the best interests Of snci-
ETY., to have records searched and destroy
ed in ,',.t ~, and NOS; serious results
must flow from such a course of outrage, il
continued.
Mr.. Stone said 1t is a source Of gratlti-
cation to ne that my clients have been 50
clearly vindicatcd, BY The evidence, frUu
the charge ,hlt has been brought against
them, and it i a real pleasure to recognize
the courtesy of Counsel On the other side
when it yvlunt I5ily comes forward and de-
clares that no evidence whatever exists ,
make good the ~harge that was laid at the
feet of the board. There is no necessity
| for extended remarks, when the gentlemen
on the other side admit that they have no
case. With these b-ief remarks, winch are
due to my clients, subiIt the case TO the
| Court.
The Court promptly discharged the Eec-
ton Board, and enioined the payment Of
costs upon the prosecution, aGd thus ends
the question, of, - Who stole the ballots p