The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-14
THEY DON'T KNOW MUCH
Some Republican Witnesses Who Were
On the Stand Yesterday.
Testimony That Everybody Ought
to Road Regarding the Vote at
the Tunnel Precinct
Yesterdays Work..

the election controversy presented it's case
before Judge Mediation to-day. A num-
OF witnesses who were at the Tunnel
precinct testified and IL appeared tn the
present as IL Thompson Camp
bell had secured the county tn find the
stupidest and most ignorant witnesses i'm
the land. The testimony was interesting,
decidedly shaky. All the evidence for
much To the surprise of those who
had expected, from republican ak
army of witnesses would testify tn UNI
frauds at the tunnel precinct.
But the witnesses were not numerous and
seemed tn have "a great deal of doubt
as to the correctness Of their own tcsti-
mony. There were SO many things they
couldn't remember as to throw great doubt
what they said they did remember.
shaky ease on which To contest am eiec-
ton.
County Clerk Booth was put on the
was elected. wiiiiam Body. registry
agent, was the next witness and exhibited
his registry book, showing the name of
his fathers naturalization. &. Pennell
was the next witness. He said hc voted
the republican ticket with the exception of
four candidates, voting for Capita, Toole,
he did not east IA vote for either Carter or
Maginnis. He also testified that Thomas
Boiling Sl u piace and Walked with ,he Witness ems
"A distance of 400 feet from the poll.
Charles johnson was the next witness
muddlcd. He was registered. he said, but
didn't try to vote because he was left by
the 9on He had told the registry
agent he had lost his citizens papers, and
he was made to swear to the fact. He
Company about seven miles from butte.
IN june %ss"n and w %%rRaS there .sr album s,%
and worked for William Swi,zer in Park
Tn N-n FThx, ArnIx- nnnanpn Nrhr- la. sVV
go out to vote was because the wagon had
left before he got around: He said that
his partners told him they were given
thrown i'm. On cross-examination he said
that nobody. offered him $3.50 for his
vote.
"would You have taken the s2.5o If it
had been offered you"' inquired Judge
Kirkpatrick.
was given to- me- said the Witness.
ut would only he $50 anyway out of
that St5O.OOO. and it isn't worth talking
about remarked Mr.. Campbell.
w. l.. Clark, clerk of the court. was
again called to the stand and said he had
not vet completed the work Of comparing
the slips of declarations of intention with
the persons alleged in the statement Of
contest.
Axel Anderson was the next Witness.
Silver Bow county since July. He worked
ON the B~uttc-Gallatin since August "A until
nearly Ghris.mas. He voted a, precinct ri :
~ Jew hHshA 81
ticket, but he did not remember who il
was. He didn't vote on the constitution.
want to vote for. He iidm't rcInember
whether he got the ticket inside or outside
the polls. He voted the republican ticket
except one candidate down towards tho
foot OF the list. He gave the ticket to Mr..
Pennycook. He thought P~ennycook put
some stamp on il or wrote on il. He didn',
see him put il i'm theb box.
On cross-examInation Anderson said hs
declared his intention i'm Minnesota and
registered at South Butte for precinct "a,
.For whom did you vote" asked Ju,ig.
Kirkpatrick.
~ can't tell that"
for?"
Ibid you vote for Toolc?"
~ guess not. am not sure"
Toole ?"
amt it?'' asked the witness, greatly Tx,
"You are testifying."
Cant you name any Others you di'
vote for?"
81 don't remember the name of tin
Others except Carter.
What democrat did you vote for
II can't
WAS IL before ar after you handed til,
ticket To this man that il was stamped: ~
after"
"Are you just as sure about the tickle
thtttK rtstttiDtu o IltiiFhed iIteF Noi
handed IL in as you are about everythinl
else you have sworn to 2"
On redirect examination Andersen
said he couldn't mark AN official ballu
as he had marked il before.
SHOW did you come to- vote for that ON
democrat i'm preference to u republican :.
inquired Judge Hattie
II had no reason"
"What was the democrats nanIe:'
~ don't
"Do you remember the office h. rtI
for"
"No sir."
At this afternoons session Thosnn
Booth, deputy county clerk. testified I
the official stamps used at the electio
and n sample was then exhibited. AudeI
son was then recalled and said Penny
cook didn't mark his ballot with anythin
but that stamp. On cross-examinatio
Anderson said he never had any CONVEX
sation with anybody about marking tn
ballot except a miner named Wolf. II
had made an affidavit some time ago In
said nothing about he ballot bein
marked.
Charles L%anagrcu was the next witnes
for the Swedish language. He had bee.
months and in the county sine
June 10. HI. worked at Keefe'
e. np No.. 3. He registered 4
South Butte to vote at Keefe's tunne
He voted there for MaRinnis and tw
republicans. He didn't remember VIII
the two republicans were. He voted e
no d~ernocrats except Maginnis. He di
not vote ON the constitution. He gave tn
ballot to Pennycock who marked il wit