The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-01-06
THE TREAsURER's CONTEST.
The Taking Of Testimony Commenced
This Morning.
Continued Until Date to be Decided
Upon Later.

The taking of testimony in the contest
commenced by Jacob Geib against Joseph
Maudru, the treasurer elect, was com
menced this morning in the rooms of the
County Board of Elections. Neither of
the Justices were present, and by mutual
contest the testimony was taken in their
absence. The case promises to occupya
good deal of time, and will be bitterly
| contested.
Hon. r. S. Shields appeared for Mr..
Maudru and Judge A. A. Thayer for Mr..
Geib.
J. T, Fribley, Of Navarro, was the first
Il witness called. He said he left Navarro
| in 1888 and went TO Massillon remaining
there three years. Witness said he left
Massillon on May 1, 1891, and returned TO
Navarro. He left Navarro on May
| Both, and went west. He said it
was not his intention to take up n
residence In the west. His sole object in
going away was to take trip. He re-
| turned TO Navarro the Saturday before the
late election. Witness said he worked in
| drug store in California for three weeks.
II was not his intention to make his home
there, when he went to work. During all
this time he regarded Navarro as his home,
fas he had property and clothing there.
Witness said he didn't vote while in the
west After his return on the Saturday
before election, he remained at Navarro
and attempted to vote. His vote was chaI-
lenged, but was received under protest. II
was placed under the ballot box, instead
off it. Mr.. Fribley said the ticket offered
was straight Republican ticket. The last
he saw of il was under the box. He didn't
know what became of the ticket. The bal
lot was shown the witness and he identi-
fed II as the ballot he had offered. 1t was
not counted.
The witness was cross-examined by Mr..
Shields. Before no left for Massillon in,
1888, his home had been with his mother.
While in Massllon he did not consider
Navarro his home, He sold out his Mas
sillon drug store February 16, 1891. Hi 9
object in selling out was to go into bust =
ness elsewhere. He remained in Massillo n
until May l. When he went back o
Navarro his mother was dead. His onI y
relatives living in Bethlehem townshi p
were two cousins, who resided in Precinct
B, Bethlehem township. Witness went O
live with his two sisters in Navarro, after
he left Massillon. While in Navarro lie
frequently visited Massillon. When hC ,
went west he did not go in search of eIp -
ployment. He had conversation wit h
Philip Loew and William Gachter befCn 70
he went west. He said he did not '.o Ill
them he was going in search of empllo O.
ment.
His crossexamination was very ri g i'd.
He was questioned regarding the pI a. ses
where he stopped while in the west, He
first stopped at Butte City, Montan a.. re-
naming there two weeks. He next went
to Spokane Falls, remaining thers two
days. He went to Tacoma staying there
two days. Portland, Ore, was his next
stop. He then visited San Francii Ico and
Oakland. The object of the eros exam-
ination was to show that Mr.. tjley had
abandoned his residence at NavaI re when
he left there, and had gone west i n seaISsi
of employment.
An adjournment was taken to "a Cay to
be agreed upon later by the attoJ neys.