Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-30
THg ALLEN CASE
The Prosecution Closes.-Nolioa 10
Dismiss Overruled.

Dismiss Overruled.
The examination Of W. J. Allen
who Is charged with stuffjng tho
ballot box with ''Liberal,, votes .,
Tue school election held in the
Fourth precinct on July IA. was ne
sumed before COMMISSIONS Gcaer:
man yesterday afternoon. Ashefo,.
J. II. Moyle, assisted by Mr.. Eas,on;
conducted the Prosecution, Will.
Co-onei Ferguson.assisled by 4 LIENS
brother, defended.
Fred. Kesler was called and testi.
fied that be was the REGISTRATION
officer for the Fourth precinct, and
after the school election in question
he took charge Of the registration
list; lac had KEEP, it ever since. Mr.
kesler fsil@i 70 e-pl in how it was
that he took possession of the list in
violation Of the o7der Of the Utah
commission. DE had the missing
list with him aud produced It.
ii. +. BAN, tine 'Liberal'i Judge
| OF election vino served with the de-
ien1ant al the school election, testi-
ned lie saw nothing suspicious Ia
/ Aliens conduct at the election.
Allen might have Him TANNED
without him noticing il.
\. J. Eaysum, ST., testified that
a, the election la question lac voted
for Il. w. Young and George ID.
Piper. When he handed his ticket
to Allen, lac crumpled il up in his
hand With the intention, the wit
Ness believed OF finding out whether
!; was ''Liberil' or Peoples tai
lot.
Joseph ". Rlnds testified that he
voted at the election in question
but he refused 10 state whom he
voted fer.
George White testified that he
voted n the school election, tut the
window. was 50 high that he couldn't
see whether his ballot was deposited
OF not.
Josiah Saville. William Trims,
Henry WytiusOn, IhUs. Mulhollaud
and JAMES McHenTy testified that
they voted for the Peoples candi-
dates, tut were unable 10 see the
ballot boX.
NJ. ;. WO0lley testifiei-I acted
one Of the judges Of election at the
same roll with the def ndaut. When
lie came in the morning, Allen ar.
ranged 10 have the voting done
through a window. I opposed, but I
he carried his point. Before the /.
polls were opened, Mr.. Ball folded /
a lot OF Liberal ballots and placed 4
them in envelopes. These ballots 1
were placed on the table by the bal |
lot h1N,s, anu during the day ! oh ]
serci that he frequently handled /
these tickets. Whenever he went ]
cut for 4 moment he plated a book .
uvrs the ballot bUS, aud no tickets 4
were placed in the box except 10y I
him. I was notified in the morning I
20 look out for crooked woFz, Tut iny I
time was - taken up thai / could I
not watch Allen much Of the time. I
Secretary sells was called and I
produced the tally sheet FOR p0H Of .
the fourth precinct for the school .
election ia question. IL showed the I
vote was a follows: Williams, $50;
Young, Is.
The following persons all testified
that at the election in question they
voted for Young aud PypeT: W. r.
Ne-len. John II. Sanger, John .
sharp, IT., +. r.. ID. Watson. F. q. /
Webb, joseph Y. Smith, &. II. I
Swell, Evan Morgan. G.. 4. F. Or .
'oh, b. ;. Wilson, r. f. Thomas, jr..
W. snd J. Tulienham, :. 7. Sniith; I
+. II. Pierce. ". :. Miles, J. NJ. /.
ScJ.t, W. 4. Rlgcrs, james NJ. MI 4
chels0n, Th0s. Moss. VIM. SAMSON,
J. l.. Olson. 4. J. Oliver. W. r. Pick
erinE, john Siarley, John SHEPPARD,
william Steers, Thomas Thomas,
Robert Rocket, W. &. Sguires,
George O9enshaw, Jr-. ]. q. West
wood, = l.. MIlhUllen. John May
berry, ". :. Nc~len, y. ". Sauis-
bury, r. H.. Snow, 2. y. Wood
mlns.p, II. &. Wallace, George
White. =. r.. Wright. James ~.
Wright, Alex. Winwlri, Robert i
Patrick. 4. Pratt. G. l.. Rogers. I
". o. RiIges, :. T.. Teass!el, J. J.
Toronto, Peter NJ. Robinson, John
Openshaw, II. T. McEwan, J.
OiCreushaw.
one witness, namol ThorHburE,
testified that he was not a "MOr-
m1u." but had voted the Peoples
ticket. he handed his ballot 10 Al
len. who tnUk IL In his LEFT hand.
while holding another ballot Ia
his right hanE; witness turned
his eyes i'm another dire ton
for an instant, and then saw Allen
deposit in tie box the bali0t he had
in his right hand. Witness after
wants went 20 q. W. Powers aud r.
u. Winters and told them that his
ballot was not put in the box
Mr.. Moyie stated that several
witnesses who had been sIbppnaed
had failed 10 appear, and he there
fore asked that the examination be
continued until today at 10 O'Clock.
and that attachments he issued for
the witnesses. The request was
granted AMI the court then al
j0urnUd.