Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-17

a. an excuse for changing his nam
at various place.
! IL seems that he came here lss
December and trUaeht his familr
| with him. Since then he has bee
. tending bar in saloon, which Ia
/ mentions.
Il Sir. Greenman states that MI
McCallnm spoke % him about act
ing rs judge Of election
: day or two before the cleo
; ton, and suggested 10 him tina
he had better stay in his office
: that il might become necessary I,
make arrests an1 issue warrants CT
election day. Under these circum
stances this Mr.. Allen was sworn /,
and acted,
he appSlis before the court undel
very suspicious circumstances, and
the evidence places Mr. McCailun
also under very suspicious clrcIm.
stances. Its 20 be Regretted that any
party should be 80 damaged in reI u
taiicn, "a 4 srsns - nave been,
/ by this aclf5n Of Allen.
There is no evidence here that
casts the slight Il suspicion upon
any candidate or upon any other
Judge OF election than Allen, nor
upon tine challenges or checkers,
nor upon any other person, so far
as | have been able to discover:
except Mr.. Allen and Mr..
| McCallum.
There nre scuis circumstances, il
i true, which would seem 10 deiract
somewhat from Mr.. Blair's state
ment, bat he gives On explanation
which may bc correct Ii
i strange that he did not, =; the time
object that this ftald was being
! pefpetF-fs,i upon the voter, ana
That he did no, make public state
ment-tllat he did not call the at
tention Of the judges 10 il.
The circumstance Is somewhat
The same with Mr.. ThcEnbeTg, that
ne did not call attention to the
fact that he saw his vote was not
put IN.
But when these circumstances are
considered with tie othe:s they
seem - FiTc force 10 the effect OF the
statements Of Blair and Thornberg.
and those OF the voters who testified
they handed their votes for Young
10 the Judge anl they were not
found ia lie box. When the re-
turns were taken into account, they
would have been Just As they are.
probably. II the statements Of Blair
and the other witnesses were true
When ali this evidence i con-
sidered candidly and fairly in the
light Of all the circumstances which
surround the case and the action o.
Alien, am % The opinion that the
weight Of evidence is clearly against
him, and that these vO;es-at least
these three-cauuOt be counted Tor
Williams. They ought 10 be counted
for Mr.. Young II they were wrong
fully lett out Of the laliot bOx.
In a government which rests on
the will o. the people. the people
should sec that iha. Will Is ex-
pressei-thai il shall not rest upon
DECEPTION and fraud, nor upon the
action II a Rascal aud a wretch who
attempts b overthrow the expires
sion u the peoples viii, AM ,here-
10y commits \ crime akin b treason
under a government which protects
him.
TIE Judgment q this court is that
AR. Young was elected a. tiiis Ollice
and that sir. Williams wa not
wish 10 call the attenti0n-His
Honor. without finishing tlie sen
tence. added: II viii have the
grand jury brought in at O'Clock,
-ni " 10 say what more / have e
>Ay then"
UPON the re-assembling OF the
court at . p III, the grand jury
having taken their seats, Judge
Zane addressed them in the follow
ing terms:
Gentlemen OF the grand jury-I
wish 10 ask your attention 10 a
charge against one William J.
Allen. who acted rs judge at the
,econd poll in theFoIrth Municipal
Ward az the school elestiOn held on
the lsth day Il July last.
The charge II true, is tina,
he received certain vois :
and dill not put them in the ballot
box afterwards, though lac took other
votes and put them in, thereby COM
mit,ing a fraud. IL j this charge
{ nat ask your Alteration 10, aud |
charge you that IL Is your duty 90
/ -vestigats II thoroughly.
There are circumstances, anl
facts a'sO, which have come 10 my
knowledge that seem to implicate
one McCallgns-his first name DO
not now remember. L. j. your duty |
TO investigate his conduct also.
The statutes Of the Territory |
passed Tor protecting voters and fUr |
purt .oses Of securing n fair expires
sio; 81 the voice O.. the people OF |
matters upon which they are asked |
10 votc-0f securing honest cleo
lions - provide that every officer
nr judge at an election who
githholts. changes, or destroys
any ballot Iaper-, or Familiarity |
lIaces any ballots ia uie ballot boxes,
Br takes any :hefefr0m. or aids or
attempts 10 aid In such acts, is guilty
" = crime. AMI liable 10 be confined
In the p-nitentiary for : term Of no
less than two nor more than seven
years.
Another section OF the statutes
provides tina. any one who wiifully
aids or abets In the commission OF
NV Of the Aforesaid odcnses shall
be- liable 20 imprisonment.
- tiilt u you. afierG full and fair
investigation Of ali tire evidence,
cad that, in ycur opinion, there i
sufficient ground for believing that
! conviction may be had, that an in
lic,ment should be found, that n
rial before the petit jury should
AXE place, then il is your duty 10
ndici.
These laws, as / said, were passed |
or the purpose OF protecting the
rOter-to allow Of 2 fair expression
II the will Of the people, and 70 pre-
vent frauG Of Z character such as i
,harged.
In your investigation you should |
lrOceei fairly, canjidly, with
,lt passion or prejudice, and |
you should not be infiu-
,necd by partialiiy or fear Of
my consequences that may come
rom n full and fair investigation.
The names Of the witnesses,
upuose-some, at least-can be 90 |
ained from Mr.. Rawlins. The
{ nited States Attorney viii give
you any assistance you may require.
The grand jury then retired to |
heir room
DIR. Vests Case.