Morris tribune., 1884-11-26
BRAND GETS THERE.
CONCLUSION OF THE COOK COUNTY,
ILLINOIS, CANVASS.
The Judges Award the Disputed Senator
ship to the Demoerat-The Case
Taken Before tho United States
Court-Reports and Rumors.

CHICAGO, Nov. A.-Jesse NJ. Allen, fore
man of the federal grand jury, and United
States District Attorney Tuthiu ap-
peared before Judge Blodgett at 10
o'clock Saturday and requested that
an attachment be issued against
NJ. W. Ryan, clerk Of the county court, COM
pelling him to appear before the United
States grand jury and testify in the case of
Leman and Brand; also to deliver the tally
sheet and poll-book of the Second precinct of
the Eighteenth ward Without hearing ar
gument the Judge decreed that an order be is
sued compelling the attendance of Mr.. Ryan
at 10 a. m Monday to show cause why he
should not be attached for con-
tempt Mr.. Tuthill asked that
the order be made returnable at D. M.
Saturday, but the judge declined, saying he
had no time to hear the case Mr. Tuthill
then went to the grand jury room, where he
found Nh. Ryan and Justice Scu1ly waiting
to testify. Mr.. Ryan had not brought the
poll-book and tally-sheet, and he said he
would not do SO without an order of court
tie testified before the grand jury, however,
as also did Scully and Kersten. The exam
nation by the grand jury is being continued.
The News says: The rumor was in circu-
lation about the courthouse Saturday after
noon that Shields and Hansbrough, the
Democratic judges Of election in the Second
precinct of the Eighteenth ward, the seat of
the contest between Brand and Leman, had
left the city in order to escape giving testi-
mony before the federal grand jury as to the
erasures on the tallysheet.
The Mail says that the rumored disappear
ance Of Election Judges Hansbrough and
Shields has no foundation in fact.
w hen the canvassing board met at D. M
Saturday Justice Kersten arose and said that
the board had decided that they could not 20
behind the face Of the returns and must GER
tidy to the governor the figures in the poll |
book He stated that this was
the unanimous decision of the board, and |
was endorsed by Justice Scully, the Republi- !
can member of the board, who then read |
the statutes defining the powers of the board |
and number of rulings on the subject.
The Mail says Republican who is on the |
inside OF the matter declares than an exami-
nation of the ballots would show that they
have been Fixed" to agee with the poll
book and that the Republicans have evil
dence that the above is true and that
will have reason to know they
have the evidence before great while But
this will not prevent Democrat being
elecCeu 10 Ihe Y UnlCed States senate unless
some means can be devised to postpone the
matter in the legislature until the question
of fraud is settled.
Justice Kersten said that the Republicans
took the wrong course in contesting the mat
Ter where they did. He said that If nothing
had been done the board would have sent for
Tie election judges and questioned them,
and if they thought there was
fraud throw the precinct out, thereby
9lecting Leman. But when it was brought
before tho board as legal question it was
by legal technicalities, and they
we're bound to obey the letter Of the law.
The Republicans were very much disap-
pointed at Judge Blodgett postponing the
'ase until Monday, as by that time the re.
5urns must be in the hands of the secretary
of state, which will delay proceedings in the
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