Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-18

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10 purchase votes AID work lor AloEse-
Thfs evidences 5 ioond 90 pages "a ana
20 % type-W fatteD IMPORT
e Bow long have YOU lived heFss
4 Ten ye2Fs.
.. You were here at the last elee-
ton last fair
q. DO yoa Know Mr. Morse. the
young Inaa ca ths ticket for sena tori
.. Sc Inn before eleetiong
4. Didat kBow hiHa- seen him GA
the street. baf dian,f talk with him
@ DO you know Mr.. Williams. the
attorneys
@ See him before election
A Seen him once. met hin on the
street.
q Did he talk 10 YOU about voting
for SIR. Morse?
A. les, Nad Of that way. l tod him
wasn't working Tor NOBODY On esoe-
q bid he offer you any money 20 vote
for Morseg
A No. sir.
q. What talk did you have with hims
A lie asked me IL ! MAS going ~
work. | told him 40. that wac al.
y. Dida't he tell you he would pay
you II you would 80 oar and work Tor
A lie did not
=. Did dr. Morse tell you 80 himself.
A No, ear.
The above was part of Mr. Seamsn's
exa minat4on by MIR Tarnba.I Then
Mr.. Shields took q hand at The pump
with the following resalt:
q. What was IL Mr.. Williams said 10
you when he talked 10 your
A. Well, had not lalAed with him
at all.
=. Mr. Williams asked you TO come
up TO his Office!
A. Yes. sir. said did not have time
10 come up TO his Office.
Q. he asked you TO do something?
A tie asked me il | was going TO
work for anybody. l told him no.
y. Did he ask yoa who you We're go
ing TO work fort
A. No. s.r.
Y. Said something about Mr.. Morse?
A. No, cir.
q. Did yoa work for Mr.. Morse on
election day?
A. No. sir.
q. Vote for him?
A. No, sir.
Patrick Deverell was the next wit
ness for the contestant, brought ia
10 show that Morse paid money for
votes. The following l. the essential
part OF his evidence. 1t is found on
pages p and % OF the type written
copy:
Question by Mr.. Turnbull You live
here in this city?
4. Yes, sir.
q. How long have you lived here?
A. Twenty years.
q. We're you working at the polls
this last election.
a. No. sir.
Q. Were you working previous 10
The election for anybody?
A. No, sir.
Q. Do you know Mr.. Morse,
A. l am not very wei acquainted
with him; don't know as ever talked
win him; think did In the office once.
.. You were working for Mr.. Morse
during this last election Were you
not?
A. No. sir.
Q. Wasn't you around soliciting
votes for him previous TO election!
A. No, cir.
Q. Have any conversation whatever
In reference to working for him?
A. No. sir.
@. Receive any money or promises
OF money TO work for Mr.. Morse?
A. No, sir.
q. You have no personal knowl-
edge OF his using any money or any
promise Of any money u secure votes
!, FOR him during the election?
a. No, sir. not the least.
Ii II hardly necessary 10 say that
Mr.. Shields did not think Ii wosth
while TO apply the pumping process
TO his witness, nor that tie attorney
for the conteS,ce did not care 10 cross
examine him.
The testimony OF these two wit
nesses Is given ut considerable length
TO show upon what fIimsy pretense
the accusation OF bribery was based.
Other witnesses sworn for the con-
testant gave similar evidence
Frederick Deryen in answer TO re-
peated questions said: "Me saw Mr.
Morse on the bridge. 1 Thought Mr.
Morse saw few logs Tor me. Notaik
election at ell. Not paid me
one cent, never offered me money not
one cent, sure
John Anger. another o; the con-
-estant's witnesses, testified that be
didn't pedGle tickets for Morse, didn't
have any talk with him nor with hts
father nor with anybody about voting
for him. With a great amount ot
llaborious grrhbing and questioning
The attorneys for the contestant sue
ccedei I'm picking out large amount
~ this kind OF evidence. II Is no won
aer that they dropped this part oil
the case and that Senator tTockcr
lid not refer 30 Il in bis report-
Ihe afifNdAtpHr iH hAFPNAA W I'M
vote ia Harrisyiiie, Altoona county. ore
supportrd by afi.invits O. George ".
Iadhapelie and Mortimer Snow. Nr.
iaChanelIe's affidavit was issAsed part
Iy upon information and belief, instead
OF upon personal knowledge. In the
Is pages OF typewriter tes mony
given By Mr.. LaChapelle. pagcs~42 TO
10 inclusive. he gives no evidence OF
frauds committed In behalf oil Mr..
Morse. ana on page las oi the evidence
he dlscreiiits his own affidavit There
he eays he was sworn to the AFFIDAVIT
Inv Charles Conkliu. when the affidavit
itself gives Is. :. Cowley as the notary
public before whom the acknowiedg-
ment was taken.
The second affidavit upon which
Mr.. Frsedlandpr bases his protest Is
that OF Mortimer snow, who Opposes
that about the 4th dag 81 November.
1890. s'he had a conversation With
Charles Conkiin, clerk oil the town OF
Harrisviiie, and said 1onklin stated
in substance that ne DID not take the
names OF voters in Bload's camp be-
cause they we're Democrats aud he did
not have to take them. said converse
ton was ia reference II reg STEERING
votcre ID the township os Harrisssiile.
Nov in crosse xs m Uaf loA bF senator
Fie-hiem besore t8e senatorial con-
mittpe sir. snow said page l4f'9. be
affidavit was read over 20 me. Now,
SAYS he. i will read Il 10 yoa lie read
il over and I saws that's satisfactory
10 me. but didh't hear hlga gay any
| thing about Blond : camp WaoD re
read il over" The examinaf ioa 81
Mr.. snow. who seems 10 have been 81
very uncertain mind. continued "a ioi-
lows:
q Who read the affidavit 20 roH7
A. lawyer freE8 Al sable.
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