The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-10-20

all day; but when l came hack [ could
not get in, so l refused to sign" Dalton
took the sheets, AT the same time re-
marking they should be sealed and one
sent TO the city clerk. be opinion OF
the county solicitor was reque5 ted in
the premises. The count was ad-
journed at $50 p. IN, after
four wards had BEEN canvassed. The
discrepancies between the tally sheets
and the official count were of little I'M
pOrtance until Precinct A, of the Fourth
| Ward, was reached. The total number
of votes. as cast in this precinct, was
996, divided as follows: Hoadly- 92o,
Foraker As, Leonard p. EX-COunty
Auditor Cappelltr objected that ac-
cOrding TO the newspapers there were but
some 700 registered in this precinct, aud
| if this were true, over 200 fraudulent
ballots had been cas- 60 nty Clerk
Dalton said he did not know whether
the newspaper StaJement was correct
or not. He had only to count the vote
as returned, and the vote was proceeded
with. Another objection was made 0y
citizen that the returns were not GER
titled to properly. Dalton adYis ed the
Director 10 make memorandum OF II,
and take advantage of it if he could.
members of the citizens COMMITTEES, OF
zone hundred" now engaged in inveSti
eating the alleged election frauds at
the recent election in this county, was
arrested today on large of perjury.
The trial was set for Wednesday, and
Dexter rel aSed on 81 600 bonds. The
warrant on which the arrest is
made was sworn out by John
Minor and Patrick Kelly. judges
of election at Precinct Seven, Ward
Nineteenth. II charges that Dexter
made oath 10 a complaint before Squire
Huntington, that after counting bad
been commenced in their precinct. they
pos )ned il aud then removed the
ballot box. They claim Dexter COM
mitted perjury In swearing to this.
Dexter haS subscribed 500 to the COM
mittee fund forycarTying on the in7esti-
CATION.
When the b lard reassembled at 8
pm. there was a large crowd present.
Gle joy announced that there APP
peared on the ia e Or the returns from
Precinct A, Thirteenth Ward, a bold
fraud, which had been consummated
since Saturday evening by some person
who had secured the tally sheets
and made an addition of 300
votes to the amount of each
Democratic candidate. He wou
neither sign the abstract nor issue
certificate to any candidate. Unless
these 300 were first deducted from the
totals in the Democratic ticket.
Matt MarFen, another member of the
board, SpOke in similar strain, and
Justice Fritchey the third member, 81 d
they were then unanimous on that point
The 300 fraudulent votes which had
been taIlied@up we're deducted, and the
returns read as originally returned.
This viii give Taylor. Republican, |
about $50 plurality over Young, Demo !
Graf. The official footings have not
been made, but will not vary much !
from these figures. The Republicans !
will have two of the three members of |
the Legislature from this county. |
Clerk Joyce offered $500 reward for the |
apprehension of the thief who stole and |
altered the tally sheet, and the Com
were requested by a meeting
OF the citizens who witnessed the count !
to offer reward OF $500 for similar
purpose.