Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-01-03

| hlblted to Berger: at tL. area ez- Berger opened Waters t;,,.-e ''.Ne that
 judges saw it; 1t created oni. ,i.,'.'' all the
 stir at the time. f'''e little Recorder Drake sworn. and rr,1-
 'nS y registration x of W. F. Scot, ''''Icel
 W. r. Scott, sworn-I reside ;-
 son; am Justice of the Peacs. -i In! Tue
 as registering officer last 'CT, s"ro-.,l. acted
 taiI; am Justice of the Peaca ,-.','ler -'.r and
 also guard at the jail. -'"i an
 JudSe AndersOn-Did you a. ..--..
 Iast summer give out any blant S. r1a9
 wits for registration2 '''"A aiilda-
 timony? ''''' Ol the tes-
 Judge Anderson-We pr,,o-o4
 that thls officer, at the re1,oS. O snow
 tam parties, sent batch of JI..i ", 'er-
 davlts, and they were filled ,,. .''lA aili-
 turned to MT. Scott, and var- ,i..-5 ~ 'e-
 the great register and voted '1 Oa
 Objected to on the prroprJ- .4
 othclaI record cannot be atsacI-', 'I@' an
 puted by parole testimony A'' of dis-
 After argument the Co,-.
 grave uouots m regard to tlo r,...-I -D-,,l
 ana deslred further light on ina. -.''-,.5' -,,5
 Iect, put allowed the affidavit. ,o 'i L '..o- 10.
 qulred into on the ground tIs. 'g .Ll -L-
 were claimed to have been f1-..'t '15y
 or the names on some t4r' o- t:,.lf-i al
 them We're written ID tue .ama .'I'l T.i, y'
 Sourt-I want authorities from co-u
 sel ln support of their po,i-;or 1' 7, TD'l.-
 IS one question | womb It-'. i--e'e
 cleared up tonight, fl pos.il,c .., ,' I"'e
 IS thls question Of haudwritIr, 'ri- v-5..l. .la.
 or not ''--e ieFson | (. M. Strauss. sworn D.-4-
 on the subject of haud-writipe" "- Y e1It'' 1Il,.
 been Keeping books. bar'5Iir, ,'' -''9
 under my charge, iad bgrLi"a t'..-c. oO'"S
 have had great deal of .v-.-'l.l' ,-'',.I'>''
 the banking business. for r',,- ,,''S-ee m
 was cashier in a bank in Ro-;SI. ;Iols,
 hsd no teller, acted as teller: | regsrI
 myseI as an expert n haud-v rifirr,. certificates IilO. 112J. 171-. I72i are G,i signed by some pers n in a ti..,,i.cJ
 hand; lI26 and l127. l ie.ievr b,.E signatures were made by The same man. the signature In l1GJ Was ,vi.le,tIy made by the same man that wrote tb.. body of lI27; the signature to f--if think was made by tue same marty tIs, made the signature tO l726. | won't Ls so positive Tn regard to that ono. I--1 1755 and 1762 l should thuk vs-s signed at different time apd r,a,. from that in which tbe body os H. blank was filled out In speskir5 gs the signatures l mean he signatures lf the affiant; l161 Is also a di,-1li,+t hand; l113, 116l and l1j1, the signatures were made at different time and place from the body of the affidavit; I-1iis written with an indelble pencil. b.t tb. same man that signed Vim. r. Se.t- Justice of the Peace, signed the name. the name Is George r. Howe.
 Cross examined-llIis IS tie one thai l am not positive of. The rea-aa think 172G and 1727 Is signed by ,hs same party Is because the Me oftLs heading of one Is the same as ID the other; sometimes 1 sign my name C. N. Strauss and sometimes ChHs. M. Strauss. There IS peculiarity attached Co every mans writing, that shows itself all through his wIiting.
 w. w. Booth, called by contestant. swOrn-I am clerk III the office of the superintendent of the railroad at Tue son; Mr. Booth testified that all of ile signatures on the certificates of rrgIstra- tlOn were written by the parties whose names appear thereon, except two. whose signatures he Is not acquainted with.
 Cross examined-My jurisdiction ex- tends from Yuma to Fl Paso; 1 have known James McVey about n year. think; l have some papers signed by James McVey at the office; l know Francis Griffith; have seen him write; l think he Is here now; I think have paper with his signature on it; have not seen Claybourn W. Bankers more than three times; We have no signa,ure of his in the office to my knowledge: tle reason we haven't his and have the Test s because 1 think be was a clerk in the office.
 The writing in the body of TIPS and l729 Is in my hand writing, I will swear hat the signature in 1926 ia that of James McVey; the writing in the body # the instrument Is in my hand writing: saw Mir. McVey sign his name to the think he Is town now.
 Witness was requested to bring the signatures of the parties whose names Ire signed to the certificates.
 The court took d recess for fifteen nlDutes, and upon learning that counsel bought the case could not be br ught O a close before midnight on Wednrs- lay. ordered that the session last the entire night III order tO xpedite matters.
 NIGHT SESSION.
 Fred Hamill, sworG-I have been liv- ng Tn Tucson fO1r years next JanUary.
 was here on the day of election; now Angelo Testa, Peter DazrI. came Taussd and Peter Hense; l saw hem here on the day of election. ou the orner of court street; I saw them il he court house at the second door. oa he left hand door, coming in at the west Oor; l saw some m the door nd some on the outside; I tried Co let lto the court house but a man stopra! le; he was about 35 or 40 years old. Le ad a mustache; the men stayed there bout b or 2O minute and they caEe ut and said they were going to vote. hey went over to the polls; there were ye think came out; that was GHOIt alt past three o'clock: they did not how me any money at the time they lme out.
 Examined by the Court-It was the utter door that 1 tried t. go in at. the DOT was open; 1 told the guard tha, anted to see one of the men in there nd he told me had to wal.
 Senor Manuel VasavilbasO. swOru-I as here on the day of election; ] kn v rcadlo Castro by sight; I saw him 0u le day of election; 1 saw Horace Appel i've him two dollars; I did hear any ling; I don't know what was done w. w. Booth recalled-I could not nd any of those papers; have not grt ny signatures of any of any of these arties; l am certain the sigua'urs ere at the office; l don't know where ley have been sent. They were iu li-. -ulrs charge; l am his clerk and Fri- ate secretary; these papers properly elong Tn the blank case: I have access that case and they are not there. the llroad keeps the signatures of all its nployees there; 1 have not got access NIT. MuIr's desk; We keep a specimen snature of all of the employees on the ad; don't know where they are. d not look in Mir. Muir's office. ,1t ank case IS ID my office; I could g-t to his office by his permission; have en Mr. Muir, and he says there are )ne there; the reports have been sent