Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-15

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. any tickets. "
Cross-examined: was not watci
ing Allen at all; had no occ sion l,
) my duties occupied my a,tsntion.
W. J, Allen waz sworn in bpliaI
OF the defense. I Gas one OF n,
election judges; there We're no Ia
lots exchanged that / know Of: ther
ye'e hsliots Of both parties lying o
the table by the ballot box 10 h
handed out Of the EindoY to voteu
! ha1 nothing 70 Do with placioI
Witness explained the position {
the ballot box, where he sat. etc
ana continued: l could not get d,
tween the ballot box aud the win
dow; II the other side saw aus.thi-,
wrong thef shOtid have SPOKEN Of
tnen ami there; Nc. Woolley con
graduated me on my fairness h
conducting the election.
Gross examined by Mr.. Raylius-
have been bsr-keeper at the Cry.ta
saloon since Febrliaryi cam. m mi
city In December last, have been !,
several different places in Colorado
was born in Illinois: ia Dixon. mi
was known As Dick Murphy; m,
step-iaiher's name vas Murnhy
when | used r. travel Re foot ssc,.s
L assumed different names; couJt
nc state the names { hav. gone un
yer, nave gone under the name O
Alien about thiee year; could moi
state when took tho name Of Al
len; went t,y the name OF
Allen In Le3dville; the day befor
the school election. Mr.. NcCaiiun,
came 10 eand aid Mr.. BRENNAN,
ono CT the "Elbefat' s!.ctio,.
judges, worlsi not 6s si.!c . attend.
aud II I ccdiI serve he would like
I - l consented; ! had known Nc.
Callum about twelve yeirs; during
that time he might h.ve known that
] bore different names; he knew ]
was foot racer aud a bar tender,
wentIndet MY cen nstlle eIcept
nj time elen | was Interested In
loot racing, my fathers name WIS
Patrick ALEU-; my mothers name
was Murphy b-fore she was married,
and her second hus6aud,s name
was Murphy.
There were election envelopes on
the tsbie fiear the ballot box. sup
posed 10 contain tickets Of both
parties: could not gay who PLACED
them there; saw men bring the
tickets there; they said the tickets
were - DO give1 90 voters; Mr.. Ball
did not oblect 10 the tickets being
placed there; ! handed out mum.
Der OF tickets 20 voters. knew
Liberal" from pe9plr's tiekpls be.
cause | hal hssn toid. the man who
LEFT the Liberal tickets there told
me 20 give them 10 voters who
might ask Tor them; the voter was
supposed to lOoS at the ticket he
was voting; did not handle the
"Liberal' tickets except to hand
them out 10 voter; handed out
Peoples tickets too.
Mr.. Raslins, sarcastically-Ihave
no doubt you did.
Witness-Fred Kessler appointed
ME election Judges was offered no
reward fuf - aCting: met MIR. Nc
Cailum in front OF the Crystal
saloon; | had just taken the ballot
box 10 the Utah Commission; It was
on the night Of the election; he
went in the saloon with me; l had
just left the ballot box at the Office
OF the Utah Commission McCaiium
was seeing that the ballot boxes were
being PROMPTLY delivered; did not
meet McCallum that night by
appointment
Mr.. Rawlins led the witness
hack 70 his personal history
aud he testified be could not tell any
Of the names he had gone by. and
admitted having bern arrested in
Denver on = charge Of fraud con-
neciei with aH election, bat was
discharged
The witness testified p5-itiveIy
that me had never taken the reyis-
tration oath, but that Kessler placed
his name on the list without his
doing -.
To Mr.. Reiliy-Was a policeman
when | vas arrested in Denver: was
a lawyer whom 1 had arrested, did
II for Teysage; IVES on the force
about four months. never changed
ny name on account Of any crime
ever committed.
{. \. krighaGm was sworn for
the defense: Was st poll most Of
the day; WIS present 20 re-
present the ''i.;heral'' Interests: saw
nothing wrong.
At this point the court took a
recess until , T. m.
-Afier re5esS Mr.. Allen resumed /
lac stand, aud in ans yer TO ques. I
lions b. Air. X tne testified to hay-
Ing taken the registration oath on +.
My -9shs ls2l; he had forgotten 4
having dome - was why he testified /
.ha: he had not taken the oath.
> W. Greenman was sworn and 4
.es.iiied in answer to questions by 4
Inc court: | WIS chos, n TO act as a |
uige ~ election, hut Mr.. McCallam |
and Others OF the '.Liberalr county |
'ornmitiee told me they thought |
here might b. Trouble on that day, /
mi thai they would like me % ~. I
main In my Cflice aud be prepared /
or ba-ines-i thu l. the neason / did
rot act as judge Of election.
Mr.. Allen was placed on tie
.taud aud cross-examined by Sir.
Rawiins-Am not sure whether I
OK the REGISTRATION oath before
Registrar Dykes Of the Second Pre-
.inct or not.
Mr.. Rlglins produced two oashs,
me taken before ke--ler dated MAY
.Sth, 1893, aai another taken be-
ore w. l.. Dykes dated June I. 1880,
'0th tearing v hat PurloFted 10 lie the
ignatu7e OF the witness: the latter
vas not sure that the signature on
he one taken before Dykes vas mis-,
ut did not say il was not. In an
wer 30 the court he said he could
,Ot swear whether or not IL was his
ignature.
AIr. Rswlins asked him II he
'oted in the preciuct where he was
1dge an1 Inc slid yes; but denied
citing in the second precinct where
dykes had registered him.
Fred Kezsler was placed on the
hand by the defense, aud
sstiiiesl that he registered
Ill May -, 1879, and that The
9Th taken before Dykes had bsen
iyen TO him, in accordance with
usual custom; the registration
aths administered by me are on
lie in my Office; have
iever flied them with the
J tch Commission; was under the
the Law did not require
ne %; M one told or advised me 20
eta.a the oaths 10 prevent them
rom being examined; was not
ware that in retaining them
was violating the law;
IeCailum spoke to me short
line sbefore the school election
tout Aliens acting as n Judge Of
lection. and said he would make a
cod one; | knew Allen was blr-
eePer, but dill not Inquire much
bout him; had authority TO ap-
.oiDt an election judge; DO no:
now why McCallum failed
, notify the Utah Commission
hat Greenman would not act; Me
alum told me a week or Ten DAYS