The Helena independent., 1892-12-24
that BOX ELDER CASE.
John Henry Attempts TO Explain
Certain Things to Supreme
Court Judges.
Arguments Closed and q Final
Decision VIII Probably Be
Made To-day.
James T. Collins Sentenced to Ton Years
imprisonment for the Killing Of Reed
-Otiier Court business.

The Box Elder case was MP In che su-
prsms court again yesterday. John Henry,
registration agent of the district in which
Rex Elder IN situated, and also ono of the
judges Of election at Box Elder Nov. last,
was on hand with his registration books
check list and copy Of the toll books.
Clerk Rodgers, OF the canvassinR board.
was also present with the books cent to tho
board from the Box Elder precinct. Henry
was the first witness examined. Judge
Wade took the registration and check and
poll books and reading from the list OF
names the attorneys for the canvassera al
legged NJ being fraudulent had Henry point
out TO the court the names on all the books.
1t developed during Hsnry's examination
that on the TeRistra alton book the name OF
VIM. Trottier appeared, while on the poll
books il was VIM. Tfouohet. Henry testi-
fed that they were intended for the same
man, and said the election clerk made an
error. Andrew Trottiar appeared on
the registration books while Andrew
Troutier voted for him. And &c
it ran all through eleven names-one name
appeared on the registration book and an
other on the poll book. and Henry said both
were intended for the Same person. Henry
produced Ave registration certificates.
Their names did not appear on the regis
tration books. but other names that Henry
! swore were intended for the men voting or
the certificates, appeared on the poll book
| Geo. +. Shelton Cross examined Henry anc
before he had finished with him the witness
had divided one man mp into three indi,
| viduals.
| Hon r. B. Smith objected to the intro.
| duction of all the books and papers pro
duced by Henry, on the ground that nom
of them showed they were the original O.
duplicates of any election papers used a
the Box Elder precinct. The alleged ohecl
list was not checked at all.
| Clerk Rodgers, of the canvassinR board
was also on the stand and b
identified the official records o
the Choteau county canvassing board
He said that the poll book and copy o
the registered electors of Box Elder pre-
cinct, which he brought MP, was all the can
vassing board received from that precinct
These were offered in evidence by JudR
Wade. Mr.. shelton objected on the RrOun
that the poll-book does not appear to b
the returns of any precinct whatever, 70
the reason that they were attested to an
not certified TO by the clerk and judges o
election, and were only part of the re
turns. MIR. Rodgers said that no return
certified to by the judges Of election of Bo
! Elder had been received and that tho can
vassng board had no way to find out VIII
it was so many more had voted at that pre-
cinct than names appeared on the rsaistr
list, the surrendered certificates of electio
not having been forwarded and the boar
of canvassers not being able to find ou
whether Trottier and Troohet were one an
the same persons.
The afternoon was consumed in arRu
ments which were concluded. A final de
cision on Leech's application for a pei
emptory writ of mandate to the Chotea
canvassers may be handed down to- day.