The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-03-28


70 OF typewriter report:
q. How long have you lived here?
A. Ten years.
Q. You were here at the last cleo.
ton last fall;
@. Do you know Mr.. Morse. the
young man on the ticket for senator?
A. Yes, sir.
O. See him before election?
A. Didn't know him. Seen him on
the street. but didn't talk with him.
Q. DO you know MIR. Williams, the
attorney?
A. Yes, sir.
@. See him before election?
A. Seen him once, met him on the
street.
O.. Did he talk 20 you about voting
for Mr.. Morse?
A. Yes, kind 81 that way. told him
wasn't working for nobody on cleo
ton.
Q. Did he offer You any money 20 vote
for Morse?
A. No, sir.
q. What talk did you have with him?
"A. lie asked me IL / was going 10
work. l told him no; that was ali
.. DIDN'T n tell you he would pay
You u you would so out and work for
A. he aid not.
Q. pid Mr.. Morse tell you so himself?
A. No, sir.
The above was part OF Mr.. Neaman's
examination by Mr.. Turnbull. Then
Mr.. Shields took hand at the pump
with the following result:
q. What was il Mr.. Williams said 10
you when he talked 20 you?
A. Wen, I had not talked with him
at all.
Q. MIR. williams asked you 70 come
up TO his Officer
A. Yes, sir. Said did not have time
TO come ~ 90 his Office.
q. lie asked you 90 do something?
a. lie asked me Ii 4 was going TO
work for anybody. | told him no.
9. DID he ask you who you were go
Ing 20 work for?
a. No, cir.
9. said something about MIR. Morse?
Q. Did you 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 In
10 show that Morse paid money for
votes. The following Is the essential
part OF his evidence. 1t is found on
pages ~ and % OF the type written
copy:
Question by Mr.. Turnbull. You live
here In this city?
A. Yes, sir
q. How long have you lived here?
"A. Twenty years.
@. Were you working at the polls
this last election?
A. No, sir.
Q. Were you working previous 20
the election for anybody?
a. No, cir.
q. Do you know Air. Morse?
m m we I'D
with him; don't know rs ever talked
with him; think l cid in the Office once.
q. You were working for MIR. -
during this last election were
not?
votes Tor him previous to election?
A. No, cir.
q. Have any conversation whq pr
In reference TO working for him
q. Ecccivc any money or promises
% money TO work for Mr.. MorseY
a. No. sir.
q. You have no personal knowi-
edge OF his using any money or any
promise ol any money 60 secure votes
for him during the elcction9
A. No, sir, not the least.
IL Is hardly necessary 20 say that
Mr.. Shields did not think &c worth
while TO apply the pumping process
20 this witness, nor that the attorney
for the contestee ala not care TO cross
examine him.
The testimony OF these two wit
neesea Il given at considerable length
20 show upon what iiimsy pretensc
tho nccusntlon of bribery was based.
Other witnesses sworn for the con-
tcstant gave similar evidence.
Frederick Derven In answer TO re-
peated questions said: me saw Mr..
Morse on the bridge. 1 thought MIR.
Morse saw a few logs Tor me. Notalk
election at ali. =. Not paid me
one cent, never offered me money not
one cent, sure
John Anger, another OF the con-
testnnt's witnesses. testified that he
didn't pcddle tickets for Morse, didn't
have any talk with him nor with hls
father nor with anybody about voting
for him. With great amount OF
In borious grubbng and questioning
the attorneys for the contestant sue
ceeded in picking out n large amount
~ this kind OF evidence. II Is no won
der that they dropped this part OF
tho chsei and that senator Croker
dld not refer 20 IL In his report.
The allegations I'm respect 20 the
vote IN IIarrisville, Alcona county, are
supported by aiildavits Of George w.
IaC'hapcile aud Mortimer snow. MIR.
IaChaDclle's affidavit was baRed part
ly upon Information ana beliei, instead
oi upon personal knowledge. In tho
10 pages OF type-wrltten testimony
Given by Mr. LaChapellc, pages IL TO,
be inclusive, he giycs no evidence OF
frauds committed I'm behalf oil Mr..
Morse, and on page liS OF the evidence
he discrcdita his own affidavit. There
he saws he was sworn 10 the uilluaVit
by Charles Conkin, when the aiiiuavit
Itself gives b. :. Cowley as the notary
xxrhA fhn nFiLnnNN lpnfe-
ment was taken.
Thc second affidavit upon which
Mr.. Friedlander bases his protest IL
that OF Mortimer snow, who dcporcs
that about the 9TH day OF November,
1880. "he had n conversation with
Charles Conklin, clerk OF the town OF
inrrisyllle, and said Conklln Stat 81
M puhstance that he ala not take the
names OF voters I'm BONDS camp be
cause they were Democrats aud nc did
not have 10 take them. Said conycrsn-
ton was in reference 20 registering
voters In the townshl ~ OF Harrlsvlllle.
Now I'm cross-exnmlnatiOn by Senator
Tlcshicm before the senatorial com
mittce Mr.. Snow said page li6D. "'rhc
affidavit was read over to me Now,
says he, i viii read IL 90 YOU he read
IL over aud I rays that's satisfactory
TO me, but didnt hear him cay any
thing about Blonds camp when no
read II over" The examination ot
Mr. snow, who seems "a have been OF
very uncertain mind, continued az fol-
lows:
Q. Who read the affidavit TO you?
a. A lawyer from Au sable
q. Anybody else present ewOre your
A. Seems to me / was the only one In
the room. signed IL. Don't know
whether the notary was present when
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