The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-31
WEYBRECHI'S SIDE.
Testimony Adduced at the Election
Contest.
wey breoht's Claims Offset Those Of His
Opponent, and He Win be an Easy
Winner.

morning before Justices Montgomery and
Trail.
Three tickets from Lawrence township,
which were not contested, were produced
by County Clerk O NJ. Coxen. 1t is hard
to tell why these ballots were not counted
as two Of them we're Democratic tickets
and one Republican ballot. They
should have been counted in this manner.
This is gain Of one for Weybrecht.
The irat witness called was DR.. w. II.
Kirkland of Massillon. He said that
Thomas Fitger voted at the late election
aud was not entitled TO vote. He also
stated that Fitger said he voted The Demo-
cratic ticket.
Ezekiel Keller, OF Massillon, said he
was judge IN Precinct G., Third ward,
Masslllon. He swore that Fitger's vote
was challenged.
John George, the challenger, at that
precinct, said he challenged FItper's vote.
Mr.. Keller was recalled and told of
Democratic ticket that was marked at the
foot OF the rooster and counted.
William Ritter, clerk at the same pre-.
cinct, testified that he saw Fitger vote.
An adjournment was taken until 80
o'clock this afternoon.
The taking of testimony for Mr.. Wey-
brecht commenced this afternoon. The
first witness called was James Ryan, a
judge in Lawrence township. He was ex.
amined by Mr.. Whitacre. He identified
the three tickets referred to above and
also said one Demo ,ratic ballot which was
not counted had been destroyed. The
bal OF was straight Democratic ticket
except that the cross had been erased and
marked over again. The witness said he
| knew Jacob Ba II and that he presented
himself as an elector at the late election.
He said Ball was not man Of sound
| mind. Ball lives with John johnson and
is a Republican,. He voted at the last
election. His vote was challenged
on the ground that he was not qualified
| to vote. The witness said he knew George
Pollock and that he voted at last e election.
| He ia Republican aud had no right to
vote in Lawrence at the late election. Mr.,
Ryan said William German voted at the
late election. He formerly resided in
Lawrence but received an appointment
and went to Washington. Before he left
| hesresided with his mother, but she has
since moved to Barbertown. He returned
| TO Lawrence and voted. Mr.. German told
| the witness previous to the last election
| that he had nad conversation with NJ M,inr
Mckinley at Steubenville and the Major
| told him IL they did not carry the election
the party W. uld have no grounds to work
upon. Witness said German was Re-
| publican.
| The witness was cross examined by Mr.
| whiting and aid German bad been dis
charged at Washington before he came
| back TO vote.
| Peter German, of Lawrence township
| was the next witness. He was inspector
at the last election. He told the same
story as tue other witness regarding the
| ballots that were not counted.
Henry Hoffman, judge in Lawrence pre-.
| cinct, also told the same st,,ry.
Thomas RatchfleId of the same precinct
told OF the same votes as the other wit
| nesses.
John Luby OF Lawrence told the same
story.
Il. B. Sell of II South Cherry street, ,tes-
| titled that he was a clerk in precinct A,
Fifth ward; he said he knew man named
Henry Stape and that he voted at the
election did not know wat ticket he had
voted heard him say previous to the cleo
ton he was going to vote the Republican
ticket; had been In the ward about three
months, came from PittsburQ; he worked
and boarded at the Germ8fiia house; he
is still there; on crows examination said
euhad heard Stape say about week be-
fore election how he was going to vote
did not tell me how he voted; he is sim
gle man; said his home was near Pitts
burg.
Jacob Gieb, sc South. Cherry, testified
that he had talked with Stape who tolc
him he had right to vote as he had beer
herein the first place about ten months
after election he told me he had voted the
straight Republican ticket. He came here
about two years ago; then went away anC
was gone about seven months and wher
he came back he was here alb ,ut two oI
three months before the election. Or
cross examination he refused to tell &C
what political party ho belonged; in re
gard TO the voting Of Stspe, it was the
me as that in direct questioning.
j. j. Bowers, of Aassillon, said be knew
Thomas Fi'ger put didn't know whether
he voted.
WA. Bell, of No. 70 South Plum street
testified that he had resided where h'
lives for two years; had registered at thu
precinct where he resided when tue regis
tration law frat went into effect; resided
then where he does now; that on one o
the registration days he went to the votini
place where he had previously voted, pre-
ciDct A of the Seventh ward, and wa
told that his name WAS on the books anC
he was all right. When he went to yot
the officers of the election told him h,
' could not vote as his name was not on tn,
books and he should 20 to precinct b, an,
lie then went 10 precinct B Of the Seventl
, ward and they would not allow him /,
vote. He then went back to precinct
and they would not allow him to vote
: On cross examination said he did not re
ceive from the judges of either precinct
, ballot. He made an appeal to the Boarc
OF Eie ections and they decided that wa
not entitled to vote because there coult
be no mistakes rectihed on the day o
, election.
/ The raking of testimony was resumed
this morning. The first witness was Chas
9 Baiser, of Lawrence township, YounRs
town Hill. He was Judge at the late elec
| ton, and knows Thomas Fry, who is
; | Democrat and tried to vote at the lat
, election, but his vote was challenged an,
, Was not received. The witness also sal
: he knows Fred Jones, who offered himseI
, as an elector at the late election, but wa
not allowed TO vote, as he did not produc
| his papers.
. The next witness was Casper Heimbucl
OF Youngstown Hill precinct. He wa
judge at the late election, and told Of tn
! same votes as the previous witness. Tn
witness had been told that some on
, frightened Jones, and told him to be sur
he was citizen, or he would be lent t
| the penitentiary.
Fred Sitterlsn of Lawrence township
was then called. He said Thomas Fr,
lived with him and had been there sine
October 8, 1891. His testimony wac tn
, same as that of the other Witnesses.
. Thomas Fry of Youngstown Hill wa
l | called He said he intended to vote til
straight Democratic ticket, but that hi
! vote was challenged, and he was not a
| lowed to vote.
William Everhard of MassilIon, said h
knew Thomas Fry, who formerly reside
in one Of his houses in ruscarawas town
I ship. Fry left his house the first part c
October 1891, and went to Lawrence towr
? ship.
IuomaS IL. henneuy or 4OungstOw
? Hill gave testimony similar to that OF th
other witnesses.
|, Clerk Coxen produced tickets from pr,
, cinct A. First Ward, Canton, which weI
Q offered in evidence.
= Mr.. Coxen was then examined by M
Crane and produced number OF envel
ropes containing tickets which 49,
not counted. The tickets so offered -,
from the following placer;
Fourth ward, Alliance, containc" 81
ballot. which was counted for all Sc 4