Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-26

the type. Mir. Whitney examined perhaps ten or twenty of these ballots. Another practical print CT, John N. Near, democ at, examined the bal lots and emphatically stated that the marks were not made by either type or machinery. ] have ,he ballots counted, but he .pointedly re. fused to do So, rem arking that he would not in Bridgeport swore that they were made by type or machinery" CHere the witness identified a package Of ballots which he said were identical with those rejected at the recent election as be- ing marked baliots)
 On cross examination MT. Disbrow said that he believed one of the republican counters at that election had expressed an opinion that the bal lots were marked and not by any type ma. chinery. This republican counter was also a ued "On the ballots which examined found three marks. One of these marks was between CT looked like pencil mark under the letter N in the word republican, and another between the letters and N in the word lieutenant. do not remember that my attention was called to any mark under the letter.T in he word lieuten. ant. Practically the same marks appear both in the words governor and lieutenant on others of revolutions of the press and were liable to ap. pear any where on the ballots in consequence"
 Lockwood & Brainard Co. ws next called to the stand. He testified: II have been a practical printer for the past forty years. The ballots (repubncan) came from my company and were sent to Bridgeport from our office The mark between the letters and E in the word gover- nor, which now examine and have examined before, was made without any question of doubt by ink in the process of printing This is 8 common everyday occurrence in work of this class, where it is hurried and printed on ctean paper. Marks of this class are often caused hy specks getting on to the type or between the let on the press"
 Here eighty two ballots were handed to the witness on which the alleged mark occurs he, tween the letters V and E in the word Royernor and the witness, after examining them, testified that the marks were undoubtedly made by print. ers' ink. A number of ballots on which the marks occur between the letters E and N In che word lieutenant were then showed to the witness and he emphatically stated that these marks were made by some foreign substance becoming wedged in between the type which, when put on the press, made an ink mark on the ballots, Another ballot was handed the witness on which mark occurs under the letter in the word lieutenant and tho mark the witness at first stated was in his opinion made with a pencil, but Iater said he believed that it was pulp and thereby made g defect in the paper, compound word he believed was caused hy some substance in the pulp. On another ballot wnere small dot occurs before the letter s in the Words Samuel E. Merwin the witness said that 1t wss caused by 6 defect in the paper and not in his opinion by pen or pencil
 Here Attorney Case offered package of tick. cts, samples of those cast in the recent election in Meriden, and asken the witness If he had ever examined these ballots CThese ballots are marked in exactly the same way as the Bridge. port ballots, which contain the merkS betT sen ths lsttsFs ' spa E tp tee Nasd ''salsDpI,''9 m