The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-11-20


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Circuit Court yesterday the relator In III
esection mandamus case fled I reply d
The answer. 70 which the defence de-
murfed. bat argument was waived and
the court proceeded % hearing Of tes.
timouy. II nrst took up the question Of
alleged disagreement between the total
votes accrcditcd to Senatorial candidates
end the total number u names on the
poll-books. This Involves IN. inspection
q The returns. and will prolong The
bearing.
The Inspection Of the re urns u che
Hamilton County senatorial case before
he Circuit Court disclosed some 70
variable discrepancies during the ex-
animation and cross-examination Of
County Clerk Dalton yesterday afternoon
which, 10 "a probability. viii result 10
he election Of the cutire Republican
ticket The case II. - yet ID a incom
pleted condition, bat the indications
otter yesterdays proceedings point e
change ID the county Republican Instead
q Dcmocratic. The testimony Was gives
Altogether By County Clerk Dalton and
referred 70 discrepancies between the
total votes credited TO senatorial candi-
dates and the total number Of names on
The poll-book. Thus, 10 some precincts,
ne total vote on Senator's. a. returned
by Dalton, would exceed o. Z score or
rvr~~ w<saa sho fatal uurvnknp - votapa
registered.
The Court has mol yet decided how to
count such preciucts, whether 70 throw
o0t the vote Of the entire precinct or
only the excessive vote, or to divide the
loss on the excessive vote pro rata be-
tween each candidate. Assuming the
excessive vote only Be taken from the
Democratic candidates, the result Of yes-
terday's examinations will Be about -
folloWu:
u ten disputed precincts, the Republi-
cans gain lS8 votes. In precinct A OF
the Fourth Ward, the Democrats lose
sl2 votes, and II the whole precinct il
thrown ont. 926 votes. The total Repub-
iican vote In this precinct was forty
eight These changes alone would sufllee
10 elect the Republican Senators. But
testimony was also taken In regard TO
precinct + Of the Ninth Ward where the
returns we're sent In on . Duckworth
Club sheet and 10 very loose manner.
According TO decision OF the court .
few days ago this entire precinct which
10 Democratic, will be thrown out on
yesterdays testimony. - the court In this
d. cislon announced that In CASE the alle-
cations then Get forth BY Republicans a.
10 irregularities In this precinct were
proven. the vote would be thrown ont
Precinct E Of the Eighteenth Ward
viii Be similarly treated. a. Dalton's
testimony Substantially supports the
charges Of the Republicans that the
counting was not commenced until sew
crei nights after the election. and that
he returns were handed In 10
baton IN an unsealed envelope while he
WAS making the of1cIal count This pre-
cinct - also Democratic.
Thus Il will be seen that change.
sufscient 70 wipe out the Democratic
majority have already been discovered,
and it now remains for the investigation
70 proceed still further. In cas- the
court decides the case 10 favor 81 the
the Republican candidates
on the entire county ticket will contest,
10 Oh out two or three were credited BY
Dalton with a. many votes - were the
SenaforA The Investigation IL being
with caution, aud may not enc
Tor week
A reorganization Of the changes made
20 far 10 the inspection Of returns in
1icates . net Republican gain over The
d-ures a. reported BY Clerk Dalton,
d from 600 70 1,lO0 When the court
decides ~ TO the manner Of counting the
'recincts 10 which discrepancies are
ouud. the Republican gain will then be
definitely. According 10 the
decisions already made this gain can not
Ne iees than 60o which elects two Re-
publican Senators. Six hundred and
I've would elect the third, and 740 the
ourth- A gain OF 100 would elect the
'ntIre Republican county ticket, with
,Fobab'y two exceptions.
Superintendent Of Police Edwin Hud-
ION was placed on trial yesterday for
contempt Of court and neglect Of duty.
seven warrants were sworn out q few
lsys previous 10 the election, charging
li6erent men with illegal registering.
These warrants we're not served and the
superintendent was brought to court on
ne charge Of purposcly evading his duty.
The case Was continued until next Sat-
Irday-