The Press., 1893-02-16
Number 46.
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county. It makes some difference, it seems, whose OK is gored.
 The man in question was Michael Brick, of Stafford, and Clerk Dimock was put on the stand to show that Bricks applica- tion for naturalization was refused. His books showed memorandum that he was rejected. However, MT. Dimock ad- mitted that certificate of naturalization held by Brick was in his writing ard bore his signature.
 Judge J. w. Chandler, of Stafford, testified that he remembered that the court refused to naturalize Brick. Se- lectman Foster testified that Brick was made an elector, and J. G. Wightman testified that Brick, who was regarded as a democrat, voted last November.
 The case of Silas w. Newell, Pinney voter in Union, and now the town clerk there, was further considered, and Select man Cor bin testified that Newell removed from Stafford to Union the week before the October town meeting. Corbin also remembered that William Leland claimed to be democrat, was made voter un- der protest, although vouched for by MT. Merrick Marcy, at whose house he lived. l., M. Reed, F. l.. Upham, Roscius Back and MT. Horton, the republican registrar, testified that they never knew of Leland uuGll dDOuJ oloCUlOD time.
 Postmaster Batchelder, of Stafford, testified that a "G. E. Keeney" ballot | was not counted for MT. Keeney, also that creased republican ballot was re- | iected.
 Then the committee took up the case | of William Baldwin, 2d, of Stafford | Springs, Pinney voter, and it was testi- | fled by James Hoyle, of Wilmington, that Baldwin worked for him several years up to May 16, 1899, when he removed to Staf- | ford-less than six months before elec- tion. Judge Chandler testified that Bald win told him he voted for Pinney, and H. $. Abel corr oborated the evidence. The petitioner, however, had withdrawn his protest against Baldwin's vote. l.. M. Reed, moderator at the Union meeting, testified that a democratic ballot in an unsealed envelope had been counted. From it's appearance, he thought the voter 1 had tried to seal the envelope. l MT. Horton also testified that Town Clerk Newell, of Union, had been ab- sent from town for a year and half, in Stafford, and objection to his voting was made.
 Judge Chandler, of Stafford, testified that c. Metro was put on the list and | voted last November, although he had lived away from Stafford for some years.
 Harry Abel testified that Metro had been bartender at the Revere House in Hartford, and witness did not know of his living in Stafford.
 J. G. Wightman, of Stafford, testified that D. H. Knowlton, Pinney voter was classed as democrat. He was chal- lenged because his wife lived out of the state.
 | Charles Rider and F. M. Barrett, ot
 Wilmington. testified that William Bald
 win, second, was regarded as republican Wright Laughton and Thomas Little
 wood testified that Baldwin told them h,
 voted for Keeney.
 B. o. Pinney, the petitioner, testified
 that he did not know Baldwin. Baldwin
 had testified that he knew Pinney, ant for that reason voted for him. II w. H. Champlin, of Stafford, modera
 tor in the first district of Stafford, testi
 fled as to the creased rejected ballot, an, q that the boz, ,.yas not sealed until the mex
 day. J William wallbridge, democrstic couns j. CT in Stafford, testified that he saw nt torn ballots in the box.
 'I MT. Hyde, counsel for MT. Pinney, of , fered in evidence a certificate of Oigani !, tion of a corporation in which D.
 Knowlton is mentioned as resident . Stafford. It has been claimed that h. was not legal resident. He is said t'
 have voted for MT. Keeney.