Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-11-06
THE ELECTION CONTEST.
Examination Of The Bingham
Witnesses.
THE EVIDENCE TAKEN TODAY.
The Case Proceeds slowly.

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hat he was acquainted with H.G
Bradford, Of South Cottonwood:
that ne was 4 citizen Of t:re United
. States, a resident and a registered
voter at that place, and that the
attempt to vote by Mr.. Bradford
wHs prevented by the judges o
election.
3 WOlfiey testified-I am a resi-.
dent OF South Cottonwood, and have
been for many years; am a natural.
lied citizens Of the United States.
was registered for the last August
election; my hallot was a staigbt
Peoples and Workinpmen,s ticFe,
rendered my ballot at the polls
but was refused the right 10 yot,.
alfo offered an affidavit which Was
also rejected. " DC
Secretary Sells tesiified-He pro.
duced the election returns of MN
number three OF Bingham precinrf
aiso the returns Of the third poII ~
the second precinct, Of Salt Lake
City. 'Ne
The votes cast in poll g, Bingham
precinct We're 80 for Allen / for
Ferguson, and one blank ballot
The box Of the poll mentioned was
opened and the votes found to be as
stated.
The examination OF the Bingham
witnesses was then resumed.
Mr.. Reaver, one Of the Judges Of /
election Of poll number three testi-
fed: | recognise the register ami 1
poll lists by my signature on the |
back.
Mr.. Brown-Who marked the !
word ''voted" opposite the name Of F.!
those who voted?
Witness-Mr. Scott, one of the I
judges of election.
Mr.. Brown-Are you acquainted 1
with q. HolbrOOk, OF Bingham
Witness - Have known him
slightly for three or four years.
Mr.. BrOwn-WhO voted in the /.
name of Mr.. Holbrook2
Witness-A stranger. I believe
he is a piospectOr by profession.
Mr.. Brown-Why. did you allow
him 10 vote when he was not the i
man whose name was on the Este .
Witness-He represented hiuself
as Mr.. Hnlbrook, and 1 had nc right
to contradict him.
Mr.. Brown-SO you let him vote,
did you?
Witness-Yes. sir.
Mr.. BrOwn-Did a man by the I
name OF r. Hunter vote at the polls 1
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judge. on the fourth Of August
Witness-He did.
Mr.. BrowR-You are acquainted
with him, are yen not?
Witness-Slightly. h
Mr.. Brown-Weil, who was the '
man who personated the name Of +
Mr.. Hunter?
Witness-A stranger personally 10
me.
Mr.. Brown-Are yOu acquainted {
with w. c. Allen, Of Brigham?
Witness-I know n little Of him.
Mr.. Brown - Who voted his I
name?
witness-A stranger personally !
TO me? J
Mr.. Brown-And You didn't ob-
ject?
Witness-No, sir.
Mr.. BrOwn-Why didn't you?
Witness-Because he said his
name was Allen.
Mr.. Brown-Do you know man
named H. d. Jones, Of Bingham,
whose name is the eighth one on
the registration list?
WiIness-I used 70.
Mr.. Brown-Who voted for hEm2
Witness sarcastic ally why, II.
Mr.. Brown-was it the II. d.
Jones that you used to know?
Witness-NO, sir.
Mr.. Brown-Who " rs il then?
Witness-A stranger personally
to me.
Mr.. Brown You are also &C
1uainted with 4 John q. Jones Of
bingham are you net:
Witness-I was, a little
Mr.. Brown Who voted his
name?
Witness, confusedly-Why, John
o. Jones.
Mr.. Brown-Are you sure that
this was the real John o. Jones, did I
you know him?
Witness-NO sir, he was stran-
ger personally 70 me. ] used 10
know him 4 long time ago but did I
not know him then
Mr.. Brown-Did you know VIM.
Pierce? |
EYitness-No, sir.
Mr.. Brown-Who voted his name?
Witness-W. Z. Long, a stranger
to me.
Mr.. Brown-I see that w Il.
Long seventeenth on the voting list
voted. Do you know him?
Witness-No, sir. /,
Mr.. Bro9n-Don's you know that
Mr.. Longi is druggist and has lived
in this city for a year past, but
went to Bingham TO vote ct the
election in question?
Witne=s-NO, sir.
Mr.. BrUwn-WhO voted Mr..
Longs name?
Witness-A stranger TO me per-
sOnaliy.
Mr.. Brown-Is it not q fact, Mr..
Beaver. that this man whom you
persist in calling a stranger TO you
cast all OF the thirteen
votes that we intend TO prove to be
illegal?
Witness-No, sir.
ID. Nearly, Charles Burnett, JOS.
FRYER, Pat Messy, r. p. Dayton,
and a number OF other names, thlr-
teen in all, were read to him by Mr..
Brown, someof which were familiar
to the witness and others not. Il
Mr.. Brown-Were you not paid
SOS on or about election day or two
dollars for each il esal vote?
Witness-No, sir, l only received
half Of that, and il was for canvass
Horace ID. Jones testified-I was
absent from Bingham for three years
prior to August 4th Of this year.
Never knew q man 10y the same
name. Had there been one L should
have known il.
Joseph Fryer testified-He had
lived in Bingham. but had not done
so for five months prior TO the cleo
ton of last August. be was IN
Eureka on election day and uid not
return to Bingham until after cleo
ton. Did not know any person oil
the same name. =,
Pat. Pheland, merchant, testi-
fied:-Live in Bingham; have done
50 for several years. know w. L.
Hall, w. J. Nolan, J 9hn o. Jones,
III. ID. Jones, w. +. Long, F. d.
Jerome, Chas. Burnett, Jos. Fryer,
Pat. Merck, r. p. Dayton and X.
P. Norton. They are oIiners;; do
not think any of them had lived In
bingham for some time previous TO
August 4th, and DO not think they |
were there on that date. They had
previously lived in Bingham, but
had moved away.
A. HoIbrook testified-I was absent
from Bingham for seven years prior
TO August 4 of the present year.
w. ]. Nolan testified that Elk
years ago he lived in Bingham; was