Telegram-herald., 1890-02-23
TO sUBsCKIsEks.
OFFICIAL PAPER Or THE CITY.
GRAND RAPIDS. SUNDAY. FEB. 8
+PEcULIaR- BALLor-BoxEs.

In tho contested election case Of
Festherston "a. Cate, from the first
Congressional district Of Arkansas, 70
vas developed that some very Pscsliar
ballOt-hOxes were used IN Crttenden
county, especially designed and made
for the Democratic sheriff of that
couatv. These boxes are described IN
the return Of the notary public, before
whom some Of the evidence was taken,
m the following language:
Exhibit 4 70 the deposition ofwmls Ne
Gee isatln ball0t-b0K of peculiar construction.
said box could not be sent you by mail. but
vii b. forwarded % your address by express
Ih TIA ballot boz in appearance resembles a
squirrel caz- yoa will notice a slot or opening
In the top Tor the reception ot ballots; II the
ballot - put squareiy nJo the s.ot IL goes into
the box all honest and right, you Will hnd tn
side the tin box tin cap which Just ats over
the sl0t or chimney; n a ballot - put into this
new device and given the proper slant. instead
Of going into the box 10 falls az the feet OF the
Orncer receiving the ballot from she voter. who
voRlf swear that hs saw his vote 20 into the
box"
The following IS the testimony of the
man who made the peculiar ballot boxes:
O We want % know II you have ever seen a
box sim ar % the box that IS marked "a EK-
hiblt "a in A previous deposition. and IS now
before y0u sad forms part and parcel OF the
testimony fn this case3--A. Yes. sir.
O. VIII You please state what you know with
e<art % that box. aud your connection with
IA. / know that we've made a great many
boxes % that pattern-that kind. in fact. I
think We made that one.
q Ns want % know IL you have ever made
sny taat were shipped 70 Marion. Arkansas.
"a Critteudsn c0uaty3-A. We made. / believe
70 was twenty ons boxes and shipped 70 the
sheriff ~ Critteutsn county. W. F. Werner az
Marion. Ark. they were ordered by Mr.. Wer-
ner acd charged 30 him. I know that.
. shipped on what dayf-A. August II. 1858.
Rsseen on page lO9. ship book.
q. How many boxes?-A. Twenty -ons.
@ p,d y0u know any thing of his Oricial po-
slii1n al that time'-A. I didn't know but I
understood he was the sheriff OF Crittenden n
county
q. VIII 7or please examine th3t box and see
~ rs exactly fhe same ss those twent7-one
that you shipped % Marion FOR Mr.. Werner.
ths sheriff of CrittendsR c0unty.-A. Well.
cant say thas It's exactly the same. but It's
almost fac-simile.
@. Can r1u sec wherein 20 differs materially?
"a so. 11 10 don't difer az al. It's the same
thfaE ~vacrfT, va don't save patterns OF them
all. but { see no difference, that's the Kind oi
box it was. there might be a Iittls difference
IN dimensions. but the sane thing in every
other way
@. For what purpose we're they ordered7-A.
They we're ordered. a I understood. for ballot
boxes
@. Isths entry 50 made on Jour books'-A.
Xss. str, twsnty-oue ballotb0xss-
o. q, bs shipped % what p0int7-A. They
were shipped from the store. couldn't say
positively where tdsg we're shipped 70, I know
they wers shipped to tbe sheriff OF Crittenden
county thev were charged on the bo1s~- % y
+ Werner. Mound city Arkansas
o. How would you describe ths oox-s as
rnaas hv you7-A. Wen. they AZ. mads ss We
would generally MAKE baIlot boxes. with thar
extra cap on ne slot that you put the ballots
In. have no more idea what that's for than
the nan i1 the moon. 10 was none fmy bust
ness made them IS vas orieredi vel. 7
have An idea. COO. bat a. the sans time don Q
SNOW
O. With what arn ar. you connected n ths
tnE -ompanT.
q. Ia what ra7'-A ~ foreman - tas
shoe
% AZ s1ch 7ou Know ne foregoing % - a
correct statement - TIA factst-A. les. sir,
U near as esn get 10.
70. We're az the hoxes made ~ voa furnish Al
wish tbis peculiar cap which sccoulBs snles tn-
box before vou1-A Al that twenty -ons hsxss
r7adp fsr enc sheriff 'f rriftsn8en county bad
tnat sevica attached to thens bat ~ itsa
ta gee in'a tais s.ad 81 scrape' taoush'
Then + F's n'.aS '.eh.