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Mr.. Prigge could see

are the same. Mr.. Prigge could see
nothing.
Cross-examined:-M Winfield asked
Mr.. Prigge to tell why the jokers were
printed He could not tell nor could he
tell whether the project of having them
printed was discussed in the meetings OF
the Committee or not. His object in
taking the small tickets was just
for curiosity. He gave them out
just as they happened to come. He dis
tributed the joker ballots because he felt
like it. Nothing but curiosity prompted
his feeling. He gave the small tickets to
find out how certain men voted. He
voted for his own private reasons.
He watched to see the man
put it into the box. The tickets he gave
had no marks on. and he could not tell
how 1t happened that the marks on the
big ballots differ from those of the small
ones.
Coroner Brackner and Captain Nc
Nulty gave the defendants good charac-
ter
BOULGER TELLS HIS STORY.
Patrick Boulger, one of the accused,
was next sworn. He was clerk but did
did not keep the book as he was unable
to work owing to rheumatics. Holderer
kept the book. Stanton acted as judge
and took the votes from the voters.
There was skip in the string from 172 to
179. and when they got through the count
there were some votes over. These were
put on at the end of the string. He could
not explain why there were 1888
votes on the string and 1882
votes on the returns. He was sure
that the mistake was unintentional. He
saw the small ballots on the shelf along
with the others. He could not explain
the strange marks on them unless it was
done by the box in the morning
when it was out of order. Witness was
present when the registry was made.
old list set sent from the City
Clerks office. That was the way he
understood the list was to be made. He
explained the abbreviated names by say
ing that they were shortened because
there was not enough room in the space
allowed for them in the books. He said
that the black pencil marks in the
the jury's attention, were made by his
Board. He did not know twenty per
cent of the voters in the precinct. He
sal d that being an Irishman it was
impossible tor him TO spell or
pronounce correctly the German names
that were given him. On his conscience
he believed that he had done nothing that
day but what was honest. He denied
emphatically that he agreed with any
man, woman or child to do anything at
that election contrary to law.
Upon being cross examined by Mr..
Winfield Boulger said while in charge of
the registry list he did not say it was all
right until he knew the name was on the
registry. When Joseph Beck was
called out and he saw John
Beck on the registry, he said all right be-
cause he knew the man. He could not
explain why he passed Johan for Fritz
and Frederick as John or Val
entine as Fritz. Finally he
said at times he would
say he could not find the name on the
poll book. and the clerk would say that it
was ali right and Boulger would pass it
on the clerks word.
wINCHLER'S STORY
Henry G. Winckier, another officer, said
he did nothing else but look on. He took
StantoR's place at the box and put the
eleven or twelve votes which were
cast after that, Siemons did moth
ing but look on. During the
count Siemons strung the ballots. The
witness knew nothing of any marks or
the joker ballots, nor did he see anything
wrong done while he was there. He
was positive that every ballot in
the box went in through the
top and in the regular way. He was also
emphatic in his declaration that he did
not conspire with anyone to de
any unlawful act at that election
Wfnckler was not cross examined, and al
the conclusion of his testimony the Couri
took recess.