The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-17

| from Massillon precinct Perry township,
| he found two tickets. These tickets were
inentned by Mr.. Danpler.
| Mr., DanRler was cross examined by Mr..
Whitacre He came TO the conclusion
when shown tue tickets that no blue
pencil had been used, in marking either
! OF the tickets. One OF the tickets was
marked above the rooster in the margin,
and was not counted. The other was
| marked under the rooster and was
counted.
Mr.. Ensign was cross examined by Mr..
| Crane. IL was conceded by all present,
| Republicans and Democrats, that the
| tickets should be counted in the manner
| that they were, as IL was evidently the
| voters intention to vote for the ticket
whose candidate for Governor he marked.
John II. Hossler, of Liberty street, Can
ton, was then called. He said: l am
baggage agent at the ft. Wnyn" depot.
was Judge at Precinct II, Fourth ward.
| We had six ballots which were not prop
erly marked; which we counted. Five
were marked opposite Dame Campbell
| and one opposite Mckinley. These bal
| lots were counted five for Republican
ticket and one for Democratic ticket
These ballots were burned. We had one
ballot market properly except that blue
lead pencil was used and IL was not
counted for anyone. II was Republi-
| can ticket. That ticket was sent to the
clerk.
Clerk Coxen was recalled and produced
one ticket cast in Precinct Is, Fourth ward,
Canton, and two tickets not marked at all.
| The one ticket was properly marked to
count for the entire Republican ticket,
except that IL was marked with blue PEN
| Gil instead OF with black one.
Mr.. Hossler was cross-examined by Mr..
Whitacre. He said there was no indorse-
ment on the back of the ticket, rs pro-
vided by law, as to the disposition OF the
ticket.
The hearing was then adjourned until
o'clock this morning.
MORNING SESSION.
The taking Of testimony was continued
this morning in the Office OF Day, Lynch
& Day. George Humphries of 10l Liberty
street, Canton was the next witness. He
was examined by Mr.. Whiting and said
he was Judge in precinct b, Fourth ward
Canton. Mr.. Humphries told of the five
Democratic tickets and the one Republi-
can ticket, which we're referred to yester-
day. He told the same story as that re-
lated yesterday as to how the ballots were
counted. An attempt was then made to
get in additional evidence regarding the
Republican ticket marked with a blue
lead pencil. This was objected to by Nc.
Crane on the ground that no notice was
given regarding this vote. The law was
argued by Mr.. Whiting, Mr.. Crane and
Judge Day. The justices decided that the
evidence was competent, and an excep-
ton was noted. Nothing of any import
ance was learned from Mr.. Humphries.
He was cross examined by Mr.. Crane.
AN ALLEGED ILLEGAL VOTE.
Charles C. Feustermacher was the next
witness. He said: l know George Zeis.
have known him for for four or five
years. He came TO Canton in June or
July 1889. He remained here until early
next Spring. He gave me his notice and
said he was going east. l had letters
from him during his absence. The letter
was written from Sag Harbor, New York.
received the last letter in August this
year. Mr.. Zeis came to Canton in Sep.
tember last. He is not in my employ now |;
he left the morning after the election.
don't know whether he vo ed at
the last election. had a converse
ton with him after election. 1t
was the day after the election. l said to
Mr.. zeis: ~ heard you voted yesterday
and there is a good deal Of talk regarding
you getting yourself into trouble" He
said he had heard the same thing and
thought he had better go out and get
| some advice. He left the factory and
have never heard from him since.
He left the tools and the
pay that was coming to him. In
the afternoon one of the men came to
| me with an order for his money and tools.
The man who had the order was Henry
Vonderwelden.
ward, shows that George Zeis voted at the
late election.
ANOTHER DUEBER WITNESS.
Gustave Beutelspacher, aged Al, of
Prospect avenue, an engraver, was the
next witness. know George Zeis. When
1 first knew him he was in Newport, Ky.
He first came 10 Canton In July, 1889. He
remained here about ten months. He
left and came back to Canton in Septem-
ber last. l had conversation with Mr.,
Zeis regarding his voting at the last cleo
ton. 1t was on election day at the Mel
bourne Hotel. / looked for him and told
him he had got himself In a box. l told
him he knew he had no right to vote. He
said some other fellows talked him into
IL and he was sorry for 1t. / told him l
could send him TO the pen. He said he
voted the straight Democratic ticket.
told him he had better be careful as some
one might get him in trouble, that would
not, as Il made no difference to me. He
went east the next day. l don't know
where he went.
MIR. Bentehpacher was cross-examined d
by Mr.. Whitacre. He said:
lam NOT A POLITICIAN.
/ was not working at the polls on cleo
| ton day.
"How many men, working under you,
have you talked to, and attempted to inn
press on them they must vote the Re-
publican ticket, or incur your displeas-
ure and dismissal 2" asked Mr. Whitacre.
~ have no voters working under me-"
was the answer.
.'You went to the Volks.Zeitung and
tried to get the names of their sub
scribers?n
"No, met Mr.. Woolf on the street."
I'm 1890 we all worked for Mckinley. l
didnot discharge four or Ave men after
that election" continued the witness.
"Was it not your business to talk to
men who you thought would not vote the
Republican ticket 2" asked Mr.. Whitacre.
~ asked some of my friends to vote for
| this man and that man. 1 went around
the town to get fresh air on election day."
said Mr.. Beutelspacher,