Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-18
NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS
Proceedings IL the Aldsrmaric Contested
Election Case
RESULTS or 4 RECOUNT or The BALLOTS
L"bhart Receives a Majority Of All the
Ballots Cast-1be Case Adjourned Jutn
The Morning Minor Mentions and
Personal Paragraphs
RESULTS or RECOUNT or The BALLOTS

Yesterday morning tho much talked Of
case oi :. LouuErt against Pe;Sr Smith,
II Which The Possession q al Bl5srmHuIc
chElr ls the point 81 issue, was brought ~
for trlEl IL the 81 psrior court
The defense devoted most of Is time and
energies 70 trying 70 show that The ballot
boz o. the Fifth ward tRs been il tuct
coudIuon Rs 10 be easily JRupereo with be
fore Huu after The oficiAl can vRss ui TIE vote
Tad been mace
City ClerE Stephenson was THE first wit
ness called oy The plaintiff Bs stated that
early il The morning after election DAY some
one brought him the ballot ocx III his house
Whether il was brought 10y oLe Uf The judges
OF clerks be could not say. he nut the BOX
LlouG with some others in III uuoccup pisu bed
room nt tis residence, Eud there il rcuuiuec,
locked and seDlen Until cuu pie uf duvs
later, when be una the mBy or usuvRssed the
vote. During 81 this time the KEY was II
LIS pusBessIou. excepting Tor Bougttwo hours
Nrle The vote was being CEuvRsse5. Then
Mayor Lawrence hno the Key, but be was
CERTAIN thai nothing was removed from the
buX during that time excepting the poll
BOOK. Lf;er the canvas. had
ceeu competed he removed the box
70 closet opening of from the city treas
ursrs ONCE Bt the city oLldluE. auc II
night W. Il hnspher came TO lis ufice ard
wanted 70 Know where The box Was Ee pit
He TOLD him. 1uc Monday morning huspbsr
cRLeu again, hDu that time went 10 looE al
tie poE He thought IL ought TO oe kept II
8 more secure place, and immediately after
be had gone MIR. Stephenson wrapped The
box In paper, tie5 mud sealed il E1d TOOK II
10 the Council Bluffs Savings ouuk where IL
has been ever since.
Some questions were put TO the city CLERK
Will view 10 finding what kueppers
chances Tor being ncq quElutcc with the city
building were The attorneys for the plSin-
| tin objected 10 these questions vigorously.
| il was developed during the cross-exRrnine-
/ uuu OF the city CLERK that the hux hRc re
/ uIGlue1 II the closet hi the city building dur
/ ing SUNDAY, but The officials and The !Rnltor
1 al ntc fren access to the building A large
NUN Der o! other fncts were also brought out
! by the defense for the purpose q preventing Z
the plGlutif from securing recount oy
! showing that there had been numerous
chances for erv one That wanted 10 do 50 10
meddle with The BOX.
! Judge Mct5se finally decided 70 Iuow the
plaintiff 10 iutroducs the ballots themselves
rs evidence, but reserved the right 10 decide
| the question whether there had been Ruy
| opportunity Tor rRuperlug Will the REG
! ords uuul after recount should oe had.
j was liter o'clock when the Uttoru evs
| and the judge finished their count Of the
4 bRIIOts, uud when they werc through
| ne result Of their Investigations
! was hs foAcWs: LochGrt, @i- votes
| Smith, B-G These were the uucon-
leateo votes Lobhart also received SIX
| votes which were objected 10 by reRson Of
the uEme being mlsspelieo, or the numb Of
the ward being left out, or for some other
technical defect Smith received -four votes
| whlch were likewise objected 10, but
! whether these contested ballots were counted
or not 1ne count gave LobhUrt q majority
There vere tnirtv-stI ballots II the box or
which there was DO vote for alderman, Inc
| one vote wns cast for Ira Odsu
The returns gs given by The Judges Rpc
| clerks Of election in The spring credited
| Smith with - votes tDd LoubRrt with $50
Rno the total NUN Der Of votes cast was 6ag
DO account being kept OF the BLANKS. The
total number Of votes cast according TO the
| recount Is 7q5
The case VIII be resumed in the supsrio,
court this morning al 10 0 clock.
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