Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-05-18
Dailu Kennfbrr 3ournal.
The Case of SOmerville.
Town Clerk BOMler's Testimony.
How Andrew X. &. Smith was Counted
Out.

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Out.
The following report of the testimony Of
Morrill, Glidden and Anson b. Bowler is from
advance sheets of the report of the Hale COM
mittee:
| MORRILL, GLIppEN's TESTIMONY.
Examined by Mr.. Strout:
reside in Somervlle, Maine: am farm
er was present at the annual election last
September in Someryille; polls closed at )
| p. m. The selectmen were all present
David Chadwick, Henry ID. Clark and John
ID. Dodge; meeting was held in the school
house-the Joe Bruce school house; had a
desk in the house. The clerk, Anson Il.
Bowler, and one or two of the selectmen were
at lhe desk. The returns were made out af-
ter the polls closed, by Anson b. Bowler,
| town clerk he had been clerk a number Of
years. ! am acquainted with Andrew X. G.
Smith, who resides some seven or eight miles
| from the school house, and ten miles from
Bowler's. Bowler was acquainted with Mr..
Smith; Mr.. Smith was the republican candi-
date for Senator from Lincoln county. was
requested. by Senator Smith. to take notice
that the returns were properly made up.
Bowler claimed to be republican; but he
would not let me see him vote saw him
while he was making up the Senatorial re-
turn. When he made the G. in Senator Smiths
name, he made it all above the line, stopped
and made the Smith. l told him they would
call it c; he said he would fix it by-and-
bye; / told him to fix it then, and ne did, by
carrying the mark below the line. which made
it look like G, and it then read Andrew II.
G. Smith; David Chadwick was present in
the desk. Return which was taken from the
file of Secretary of State, marked Exhibit
A. G. ID. B.. Clerk of Committee" shown
witness. This is not the return saw Bow
Ter make up in open town meeting; the name
in this one reads-Andrew A. X. Smith. l
did not remain till Mr.. Bowler went away;
he was still engaged in making up the rest of
the returns when l left; Anson b. Bowler,
David Chadwick and myself were present at
the desk when | saw him make up this re-
turn; did not see Bowler sign his name;
think he had made up the return for Cover
nor don't know as I saw him sign either.
Senator Smith said there were middle letters
in his name, and wanted me to see that they
were made right; when the return was made
up there was no scratching or erasures on it.
ANsoN B. BowLER's TESTIMONY.
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7 could mot I'll ,o,, nx.o,,, :. .. ,or,
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ro,ors that hadn,, va,oJ
nj ..'
nd ra;,rn m a. ,,, III .ho ~ Saau up al! S.".n.,
ofsoo a. ararst.a
oe W az mug
please ex,m;,o ,bo ,xo n.n.r. nrod,ooa
n md tndt IN rtrfV vxau
NJ t,e Socre,or, of S,,,o :. ono ,,,.rlad ..Ex
b;b;t A ;, and tho other m.rted .sExh;h;, u ,,
and nur,or,;ra to ho the ro,r-rs frn,,, tho
town of Somerv;ile for Senators and Renro.
son,a,;ros n ,i,o o,on.;on Sc o;nh.oon I innJroa
and seven,v.n;no and sta,e IL ,rhn.n hand'
wr;,;n, ho.i, ,anors 49,
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no,nros .,,acha5 90 bn,,' &C sa;J :..''- .u w ee
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nodoo so,ac,mon ana po,In. .o~n
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ban5wr;,;ncS ''"'
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state whether or M, e,cb o,o os tho r.mo.
of the selectmen az wcll "a vour oxn name
was written hv vour o,rn banda
yes zach one
49,, o.I, ,,o,,, ,.,o,.;
nor,inr 70 he the ra,nrn &c corn,v ntsrar. e.
from tho town of Somerv;l,o n,..Lad ssEx'
b;b;t ID ;, and will vou s,a,e in ,~Io.e h.nd.
wiring that ;ss
II ;s mine ev.rv Ie,,er of I,
The signatures nurnort;no IN no the syna.
lures Of the selectmen?
Written bv me.
Will Won examine the affidavit marked