St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-01

deponent if he was registered for the coming
election; that deponent replied to him thai
he was registered in the third precinct of the
fourth ward, that being the precinct where
deponent resides; that said Dix then asked
deponent to accompany him dix to
the Office of one Henry Johns, lawyer8
whose Office is in the Rogers block, on Fifth
and Cedar streets, i'll this city; that deponent
found in said Office the said Henry
Johns who was then and is now known
to this deponent that there were there press
ent four other men-whom deponent Knows
by sight. but whose names he does not know
and said Johns introduced deponent to ali oS
said men, whose names this depouent canRo5
remember, but he can identify each of them
II he should see them. That said Johns in-
CURED OF deponent If he was registered ana
where, and deponent told him as is hereins
before stated; that said Johns then said to
deponent that what he (JOhns) was about to
ask hin to do was nothing Wr0Dgs
and that he (deponenD could depend on him
(Johns) as a lawyer and not as a polia
tician that there was nothing wrong in 1t;
that the said Johns then asked this deponent
to sign paper which the said Johns pre-
sented to deponent, and which the said
Johns read, but the contents of which this
depOnent did not understand; deponens
maze no reply to such request but sat STILL
when Otto Dix, whom the said Johns req
quested TO sign said paper, got up and signed
it, and then deponent signed it. That no
when he signed said paper, but
before said paper was presented to
this deponent or read to him. and before he
signed the same, one OF the four men to
whom deponent was introduced whose name
deponent does not know, came into the
room; that the said Johns said to himt
swear these men. and that said person
looked around at the men and persons there
and said something including the words 80
help you God" but that none of the men
replied to 1t or held up their hands, nor did
this deponent understand it was the admin
istering of an OATH That this last circum-
presented or read said paper to this
deponent, and before deponent signed
1t. That when deponent signed this
paper there was nobody present except said
Dix and one other person, who is not known
10 this deponent, the said Johns having lefs
the room before depOnent signed said paper.
That said Dix and this deponent then lefa
the room.
That deponent has never seen said paper
so signed by him since said time. and does
not know what it is, and has no idea what
its contents is. except that to-day about $50
o'clock, the said Otto Dix came to this de-
ponent at his hack stand at the Ryan hotel
and said to deponent: Bert, they're
asked SAID Dix why, whereupon
said Dix stated to deponent as follows;
They say that you and have signed away
the votes of about 200 men in this wards
That deponent replied that if they had done
30 he (deponenO did not know it. That said
Dix stated to deponent: ''Those fellows
yesterday fooled us and caused US to sign
paper swearing away the votes Of 200 men
in this ward" That said Dix then went
away.
That afterwards this deponent saw the af1.
davit and list of names, purporting to have
been made by this deponent and said Dix, in
court house to ascertain the facts Thas
having read said published affidavit, pur-
porting to have been made by said Otto Dix
and this deponent, purporting to have been
fore Frank M. Reed, notary public, this depo-
nent now AYERS and states that he has not
now and never had any knowledge of the
facts alleged in said affidavit or of any Of
that the paper which he signed at
the request of the said Johns
was such an affidavit or contained any
such statement. That deDonent has now, IN
the presence of the notary, read from said
paper (Which he attaches to this affidavit
marked "A'') the list of names appearing
therein, and that after such reading ne now
states that he does not know and has never
known any of the Individuals named in saiG
paper nor does he know their or any of theit
places of residence, nor does he know any
thing whatever in relation to their qualifica-
tons as voters or as to whether they are
qualified to vote in the city of st. Paul or
elsewhere. nor does he know that they are
not so qualified.
That deponent makes this statement vol.
UNFAIRLY for the purpose of truth and justice
and for the purpose of exposing the decep-
ton and fraud which has been practieed
upon him by procuring his signature to said
pretended affidavit. A e. KINGSBURY.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
Both day of April, 1890. GEO. N. HILLMAN,
[Notarial Seal.] Notary Public.
Mr.. Kingsbury has lived in the pre-
cnct i'm question about three weeks.
hence it is not necessary to state that
he knows but little of the voters who
live within it's limits. His fellow signer,
G. o. Dix. has lived in the Fourth ward
about three months. His story is much
like that of Mr.. KingsburY.
The Statement of Dix.
yesterday afternoon" said Mr.. Dix, two
men called at the barn where I worked at
Fifth and Cedar street and invited myself
and E. A. Kingsbury, who happened to be
present. to go up to Henry Johns Office, say
ing the latter wanted to see us about the
registration. We went to the office. and Mr..
Johns stated that he had list OF names
that had been registered. and that he could
not find out where the parties lived and that
they had no homes in the district He asked
me if thought they ought to vote and said
/ thought not Kingsbury was present at
the time. I did not know whether the men
registered and alluded to by Mr.. Johns had
right to vote or not, only what he told me. SO
signed the affidavit under mlsapprehen-
sion. Of course, had known what know
now would not have signed it under any
A few days ago the Republican city
committee sent out letter recitiDg the
fact that the Republican party was the
party of integrity morality and all
the other virtues. How does Chairman
Stevens reconcile this claim with the
work of his clacqners in the Third,
Fourth and Sixth wards of the city OF
st. Paul on Tuesday.
After all isn't it fairer to the Repub.
lican party to believe the statements
that the worst element of the party Is
now in control of the organization In
this city?
Dare the few reputable men on the
Republican city committee cOnntenance
and approve acts performed by it's
agents which are punishable by inn
prisonment in the states prison?
How is this, Col. Kiefer and Chairman
Stevens? There we're several things
done on last Tuesday by the Republican
gang of which the people of st. Paul
demand an explanation.
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