The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-04

the polls were closed, after the table was
cleared OF everything, he emptied out the
ballots and counted them back into the box,
making the number counted correspond
with the number on the tally sheet kept by
the Peoples party judge; he then took
them out again, opened the envelopes,
separated the Peoples the Liberal and the
scratched tickets from each other, and
give them to the other judges to count
The latter counted them and checked each
others work. There were 154 votes for
Mr.. p. l.. WILLIAMS and lbs votes for Mr.. t
r. w. YOUNG for the trusteeship for the
long term.
The Liberal ticket was in four thickne s ses
of paper and at width sufficient to fill the
envelope; the Peoples ticket was folded
but once and while it was deeper than the
Liberal ticket, was much narrower. The
difference could be quite readily told by
the touch. All voters came to window
through which they passed their ballots; as
the ballots came through, the light so
shone upon them as to render it possible to
detect at once and Enthusiastically whether
| the ballot was Peoples or Liberal ALLEN
held ballots in his hand much of the day
with which he toyed
Mr.. THoRNBURGH, while not positive,
| is quite confident that he saw AL
LEN change his ballot. Messrs. OrTINGER,
OPENsHAw, PHILLIPS, TAYsUM and several
others observed suspicious actions on the
part of the defendant.
One hundred and forty three men, who
i CHI NV IN have
been registered voters and to have voted at
that poll on that day, came forward and
swore that they voted, or endeavored to
vote, the Peoples ticket, on that occasion.
This was fifteen more votes than the re-
turns showed Mr.. YOUNG to have received.
Not one of the witnesses was impeached;
no effort, indeed, was made to show that
/ they were not truthful men, that they
were not men of good reputation; that they
were persuaded or forced by circumstances
to testify falsely. Their testimony stood
absolutely unimpeached and unimpcach-
able.
Such was the testimony for the People.
| What was that for the defense? There
was some evidence as to character, which
was good enough in it's way Though some
of the witnesses should have brought evil
oence as to lhsir own probity); and the
evidence of several men that they had seen
nothing wrong that day at the polls, which
strongly suggests the old story about the
Dutch justice who dismissed the prisoner
because, while there were only five men
who had seen the prisoner commit
the crime, there were six who had not,
4
ALIENS evidence as to character was
largely damaged by his admission; while
running foot-races, ne says, he went under
various assortment of names, none of
which he would diyulge.
There is the case. Fifteen Peoples votes
were changed for Liberal votes. Who
did it?
, Commissioner GREENMAN argues that be
cause large number of witnesses saw
their ballots deposited or thought they did
because Mr.. THoRNBURGu, 'wbo testified
that he is not native-born citizen of the
, United States,' did not demonstrate, Gn
which statement the commissioner mis-
takes, for the evidence showed that Mr.
THoRNBURGH went Immediately to Judge
Powers and Mr.. WINTERS and expressed
his suspicion) that others who saw things
, savoring of fraud and did not call immedi
ate attention to them, are not deserving OF
the elective franchise and their assertions
are to be viewed with suspicion; that be
cause the fraud was not done openly sc
that all could see it, therefore, no criminal
action will lie.
1t would be difficult to say just what
kind of evidence would be satisfactory tc
Mr.. GREENMAN in an election case in which
his political opponents prosecute. FRAUD
9 was actually done; that cannot be disputed
Every thing points to ALLEN as the perpe-
TRAITOR; not one circumstance points to any
one else
The commissioner has entered his judg
!, ment concerning the accused; the public
has entered its judgment concerning tn,
8 commissioner. 1t seemed like folly to brins
: such charge in such court; it was onl,
" because the proof appeared to be so clear
q and because there was confidence in thu
Judgment and the honesty of the commits
sioner that the case was brought befor,
4 him. What everyone beforehand, w;thou
reference to the merits of the case, sail
n would happen, has happened. Is the resul
a to be accredited to moral cowardice, to men
. tai incapacity or to something else? Com
h missioner GREENMAN should go.