Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-03

. other, nor did / indulge in any
passes over the ballot box Every
mau who gave me his ticket and
was entitled TO vote did vote /
remember that a man named OpeE-
shaw came 10 the window 10 vote
and that there was some trouble
about his voting. / dOn't remember
whether he got TO vote or not, but |
did not throw his ticket back % him
did not in any way interfere with
the right Of any one b vote. After
the polls closed. / opened the box
and the ballots were counted and
found 10 be correct
To Mr.. Moyle-I came frum ILL.,
nois originally. My name i W. j.
Allen.
Mr.. Moyle-were you ever known
by any other name?
The witneSs-Only when | was
running foot nces.
Mr.. Moyle - What was that
name?
The witness-Oh. that's got moth
ing 10 DO with this case.
Mr.. Moyle-I insist upon sn an
sWer.
The witness-I refuse 10 answer.
The Court suppose the ques-
ton may he answered. IL doesn't
make any difference.
/ Colonel Ferguson-Oh, tell him all
about Il.
The wi,ness-Well,I went under
different names.
] Mr.. Moyle-What name?
The Witness-Well. / have said
went under different names, that's
enough for you.
Mr. Moyle - Where were you
bOrng
The witness-In Freeport, Hi
nOis. I went 20 Chicago With my
mother when quite young AMI r.
mainei there seven years. never
did settle down until | went 10
Denver, about lsT7. When | went
b Leaiville tended bar and after
ward went on the police force for
three years. Then / went 20 min
ing AZ Aspen. Two years ago 1
went on the police force IN Denver.
| The Ia. four races / ran were al
Leaiville about three yelis ago. 1
was a professional racer and
u AAAA NIX "a AANAH AhaAAAN NHAAb VI AHNAA-
/ yer, but have retired.
| Mr.. M1yle-what name did you
90 10y in that orgauizlti0ns
The witness-t don't think that's
I got anything 10 DO with this ease. /
I WON'T say.
ar. M0ylc-I demand an answer.
The wiiness-I can't remember
I ali the names l used. ! can't swear
I positively.
Mr.. Moyle-Do you decline be-
cause you cannot remember.
The witness-Nez.
Mr.. Mlyie-well, lid you have
anything 10 do with elections in
| Denver:
The wiiness-I was stationed in
the Eighteenth Denver precinct at
the municipal election in ISIS.
l Charley Thomas created a disturb
ance and | arrested him. While
/ taking Thomas 10 the patrol bOx |
met Lieutenant C0nnor, and As
/ Thomas was a big lawyer he let him
90. The next day Thomas had me
arrested on n charge Of assault anu
battery, and after the trial / was
discharged aud he was fined $3.50.
Mr.. Moyle-Didn't you gamble
at Leadvilie:
The Wituess-I never turned a
card for money in my life. Since
coming TO this city / have been
tending bar.
Mr.. Moyle-Can you explain how
IL was that 80 votes were cast for
Young and Williams, while Only
80 votes were recorded.
The Witncss-I know nothing
about that.
Colonel Fer-us1u-rhal's all and
we rest. I don't think any arsumen;
L Necessary.
Mr.. Movie sail he thought the
prosecution had made out a very
strong ease. The fact that 8 huudr,-i
witnesses had testified that lhey saw
nothing improper in Aliens conduct
n the election did not cut any figure.
because IL was negative evidence.
The evidence Of Th0Tnburg. Opeu-
shaw, O.tinger anu many Others
proved that Aliens conduct Ger
'aiuiy was unusual. one hundred
aud f0Tty-.hTee men had sworn that
they voted for Mr.. Young and vet
there were but les votes for him in
lie ballot box. lie vas satisfied that
the facts showed that n serious o.
ierse had beeu committed and that
tEe defendant was the only persou
whO could have committed IL. CUun-
Sci for Allen had nJt ATTEMPTED 10
discuss the evidence in the case, and
had spent his time iu abusing the
prosecutor and talking about thinss
that were not in evidence.
Commissioner Greeumln 80
would ike 10 have Little time %
render a decision ia the matter. 20 I .
may give my reasons for IL. I viii
render my decision in the morning.
The evidence ajiucci at this ex-
animation, which has ogcu;leI
several days, presents strange
slate o. facts. On the tally sheets
7. J.. Williams. the Liberal Canii- .
date FOR school trustee. j. credited .
with la votes, while Mr.. Young i I
credited with Is. Ia the examina- |
lion li8 witnesses have testified that I
they voted for Mr.. Young. But the .
tally sheets show total Of 50 votes I
east, while only 20 p0rs0us are re-
cJrIC.l n having voted.
This morning Commissioner
freeman handed down the follow
lug written opinion:
We have had in this case the evil
Gence q 80 witnesses, most Of
whom testified simply that they
voted Tor certain candidates Fr
Offices while some five or six wit
n'--ses gave evidence Of what they
deemed % be- irr-sularity ia the
mluner II receiving aud dergsitiny
bli!uts by the defendant, n The
election July II, s0r school trl.t.,s
A large majority Of the witnesses.
when questioned, admitted ina,
their ballots were received and de-
posted all right They Jaw nothing,
wrong, while the fsW who noticed
what they term something out Of
the usual order q business. n1mIt
that while they noticed th0.e
strange things, they DID not remon-
strate or sly anything about u.
Much hiss been said about the
evidence Of Mr.. ThOrnberg. who {
testified that he is native
born citizen % the United : ate :
That he noticed peculiar mo-
tons and actions Of the Defend
ant in handling and depositing his
hallct or some other ballot. Yet
m lde no rrmonstrance or said any Z
thing about it, and the fact lid not /
seem TO dawn on his mind until AZ
forwards he got 10 thinking about :
i and came to this conclusion that I
was wrong.
The same Is true Of all the wit
nesses who testified that there was {
strange things at that POLL over 5
which he presided.
Although they were citizens
whose duty il is 10 sacreiIy guarI Z
he privacy Of the ball0t. and 10 rx-
use correct, and Immediately take
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