The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-09
A POLITICAL ROUNDUP.
The United States District Attorney
After Violations of the
? Election Law.
One Apparently Good Case and
One Indifferent Specimen
tho Result.
John Hample Held for the Grand Jury
Charged With Inducing Gus Hal
quist to Vote Illegally

The United States authorities have start
ed out to account for last Tuesdays
republican defeat on the ground that there
was great deal of illegal voting in Helena.
30 far District Attorney Weeds efforts in
that direction have not been great sue
cess. One ignorant fellow who attempted
10 vote on the name of another man, and a
democrat who was, unfortunately for him.
self, at the polls when the attempt was
made, are all the game that the district at
torney has so far been able to bag. The
case of Gus Halquist, who wanted to vote
at the thirteenth precinct of Helena on the
name of Charley johnson, has already been
reported. Yesterday an effort was made to
prove that John E. Hample and Charles
Reed were responsible for Halquist's I'M
successful attempt to pass himself of as
johnson. The hearing came off before
Commissioner kinsley in the United States
court room, which was crowded with wit
nesses. United States marshals and other
interested parties. Hample and Reed were
represented by Dudley DuBose, and Dis
trict Attorney Weed appeared for the
government.
M. L. Stone and j. X. Miller. judges of
election in the thirteenth precinct, F. Z.
Lee, a United States deputy marshal.
and Charles Nelson, a republican worker,
testified to the fact of Halquist Offering to
vote on the name of Charles NJ, johnson.
and that when he was told there was no
such name on the book. Hample advised
him to vote on the name of Charley John
son. Nelson testified further that he knew
c. M. Johnson, who was not in town on
election day.
The prosecution had HalQuist brought
into court and placed on the stand. He is
out on bail pending action by the grand
jury on his case. The first question asked
Halquist by the district attorney was
whether he attempted to vote on election
day. Lawyer DuBose began ohjecting
right away to the witness being compelled
to answer any questions which would tend
to criminate himself. This brought about
little triangular discussion between the
two lawyers and the commissioner. It WAS
finally cut short by the commissioner an
nouncing that he must answer the ques-
tions asked him. To this Lawyer DuBose
demurred. '.This man has no show at all,
he said. Don't tell anything that will
criminate you at all, y he added, addressing
Halquist.
'Idesire the court" exclaimed the die
trict attorney, hotly. ito instruct counsel
that the witness will receive his instruc-
tions from the mouth Of the COURT
Fhe witness will answer the questions"
said the commissioner.
on election day. He met man ON Main
street who told hira that he had list of
names and gave him one to vote on as the
man was out of town. He thought it was
all right and tried it. A man had offered
him money to vote but Halquist did not re-
member who it was. He did not think it
was either Reed or Hample.
Hample himself was put on the stand and
denied having any knowledge of Halquist,
further than that he said his name vas
Charles u. johnson. Hample also denied
that b had tried % 81 The judges to let