The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-18

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Concerning the name of Mr.. Roe, he had reasons
TO believe that he was polygamist.
What reasons did you have?"
Objected TO by the defendants
Mr.. Winters ended the dispute by saying he
would testify. 1t had been told him that four
young ladies often went to Roe'S house; had not
seen them there himself, but was told so; he
then thought the ''cock Bird must belong
somewhereS about thepremises
/ Objection was again raised by the defendant S,
/ and the commission stated that they could see
| no particular necessity fol continuing IN Roe S
case, the mans name appeared on the list and
| cases of the kind where names appear all right
! on the list it was no use of investigating.
! The instructions of the commission were that
registrars might question man whom they had
reason to believe was a polygamist, and they
| did not hold that a registrar must necessarily
tell why that he believed a man TO be polyga
mist.
Examinations were then continued. The
name of B. S. Young the registrar had ques
toned, but learned IL was case OF mistaken
identity.
He said that the Peoples central committee
had come to him and wanted him to name time
and place for unregistered voters OF their party
TO come 10 for registration, He stated that he
could not do that, but if they would make list
OF such persons names he would try and visit
them. He had never heard of the matter since
Re-direct-He said that in the case of Walter
e. Hanks he was charged with not registering
him. The fact was that he had Hanks take the
oath once land. then he appeared again to be
II lStered a second time. Hanks had applied to
L. K Cute. registrar, TO have his name changed
from Second precinct, where his name was on
the list.
Registrar E. R. Clute testified in the case. He
said that he had Hanks name on the list in his
book.
THE CASE OF E. R. CLUTE
was then taken up, and the registrar admitted
certain charges of having registered Mr.. Back
man and others one day, and then refused his
brother, telling him he would have to wait.
George Lewis was then placed on the witness
stand by compliments. He had lived in the
Fourth ward four months Owned house In
the city; was unmarried. He had applied to E.
K. Clute fer registration, and he would not reg
lister him. Clute said he must wait until he
came TO his house. He is still unregistered.
Cross eXamined-He had been away from the
city about three years, employed on the Utah
Central railway. Had lived al Lehi and Frisco
He came to the city because he could do better
at working here. at the present time he worked
on the sewer. Had applied to Mr.. James for
work. Had no recommend from shop to
him. He boarded at a Mr. reen's place in the
Fourth ward. He had owned properly in the
city since 1860
T. L. Sloan was the next witness by the com
plainantS. He testified as to what Registrar
Clute had been doing on the first days of De-
cember. He had mostly spent mis- time on Main
street about saloons and at the Masonic hall and
the Liberal headquarters. Nearly every morn
ing he first called at the Liberal headquarters.
When he did go TO work in his precinct IL was
usually little while, late in the afternoon.
ross-examined-He stated that he worked in |
q. O. NJ. L. Went on the streets to watch Clute |
vi tDC udyS Iutul4OuSu. saw MIN go lQIO I0e |
building where the Liberal headquarters were;
DID not see him enter their office. Knew there |
were other offices in the building. Supposed |
that Clute went in to Liberal headquarters. Did |
not watch him for money. Could not say that he |
would be paid for it,
Mr.. Young, of the Peoples central committee,
and said that witnesses would be |
paid all right enough.
Edward best testified to having watched the |
registrar on the last days of November. The
conduct then was much as testified to by Mr..
Sloan.
Dick Wetzel also testified to what the regis
tration officers had done on several days of the |
present month. The conduct was much the |
same as that mentioned by the former witnesses,
with the exception of the last few days when
Clute worked a little more diligently.
w. r. Jones testified that Registrar Clute had !
told him on December l, that he was not near
done with the Fourteenth ward, and that when
he did get through with this ward he would be
half through his district.
QRegiStrar Clute was then placed on the stand
by defendants. He denied the testimony OF the
witnesses who had watched him and made il
appear that he was a diligent worker on the
days that they alluded TO. His memoryu ap-
peared wonderfully clear as to what he had done
and where he had gone. Admitted having been
seen going into saloons; he occasionally went
there, and admitted having taken glass of beer
while at brewery, etc. He did not work on
two afternoons alluded to by witness, as he had
work TO do for Masons. He had completed his
visits and had checked of about
two thousand names. He had never missed a
house that he knew of.
Concerning Mr.. Hubby not being registered,
IS set forth in Peoples charges, he said he did
register the person and had him sign the oath,
out shortly afterwards Mr.. Jennings came and
told him that Mr.. Hubby had said that he had
not nor would not take such an oath as required.
He saw Mr.. Hubby again shortly afterwards ard
told him what he heard and tore the oath he had
signed before him. telling him that he could
register no such persons.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Moyle. He knew that
Mr.. BubSy was not in his precinct when he
!, 10.
such persons, because they said that they left
nome too early TO get registered by their own
precinct registrar.
He testified having commenced registration
IN the block east of the Denver & Rio Grande
railway depot. Had gone three times to the
lotel opposite the depot; had registered prob
ably seventy there; did not question the men
their occupation. He knew his
blanks had such questions, but he had never
questioned man about his occupation.
He had never gone TO the Denver & Rio
5rande depot to register Italians: had regis
cred men at the depot in the freight depart
nent He had never sent blank oaths to
Bingham to miners there.
This last denial brought the cigars forth from
he Liberal attorneys, and Clute was inter
'upted TO partake with them. Gov. Robert
son, of the commission, seemed TO show his ap
oroVal of this cunning act. putting cigar with
he Liberal despiSerS Of court decorum. A
window was opened when the room filled up
with smoke TO allow G little ventilation.
Mr.. Moyle then took the witness on long
ilE VI 4uCSLlOullEf " SliON ILldl ue udu Detu
rery negligent as TO registration until recently,
IT up till the time that the commission arrived,
and then he got another man TO help him out
With his precinct. This line of questioning
seemed to worry the Liberal side very much,
md they objected to having the witness relate
every place he had visited. The
commission permitted the questions, however
or some length, but nothing could be brought
rom the witness. His mind was clear as 10
where he had been, when he wanted to deny
statements made by Peoples witnesses: other
wise he knew nothing much about what he had
lone.
The commission finally set down on the ques-
ioning, and Registrar Clute was excused.
Adjourned till II am. to-day.
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