The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-07
nv TO REPEATERS.
.stcu Convicted Of Voting
rice at School Election.
,rs PRISONERS IN 4 PANIC.
-, Asssek on the ssersd Bsghss -
~.~s.ys-Nrs. Brown's Tive wis
rfrsd for Probats-BIottsr.

-. .fste Law which says that no man
.s.I ,ote twice a. any election. bat which
. - nfnds OF very many voters - only
- vh<n IL includes school elections,
e ,sedicsted In . startling manner yes
~ shsn jury in Judge Humes' court
.-<sed Bob Johnston of voting twice at
- - school election. So great Was the
- q Patrick Flynn and Richard Long,
- .ere both indicted with Johnston Tor
.a...6 yios ssions OF the same law At the
- section. that they refused to be tried
8. 8, ssme Jury. and - there MAS bat the
- snd Judge Humes refused 20 call . new
Is. mir cases we're stricken from the
-, calendar to Be Get for next month,
Sk<u new jury win Be empane!ed.
~ coast room vas crowded yesterday
>aruine With large delegation from the
1tyt md numerous representatives. from
- other wards Of the city. Honest
eorkinenen were OF course present. bat
= number Of ward strikers and sheelsrs''
cent VAS surprising. Johnston Was we'll
.eresented By attorneys His senior
,sun,e. vas ". e. Crews, who Was o can
fEdste for school director ut the same
1setson, but L. b. Hart, James NcEiroy,
|r s, Gleason aud A. ID. Warner took .
<pe;ded interest in the case.
The case for the state opened by c. A.
Eeoasxs. until within the last few months
/ ! poliee officer, taking tho ssaad 70 testify
iAas he saw Johnston vote At the polling
rlses 1t Third and Yesler avenue. and that
5 his knowledge he also voted again nc
us Front and Marion street
poIling place. He was followed
81 man named Dyer, who testified TO the
uns effect. Other witnesses testified 70
sssing Johnston around the polls a. Third
asd Yssier. The records Of the polling
psscs 81 Front and Marion were then
hrsazhf 10 to show that Bob Johnston
hsd voted there on the day of the election.
9Ais gave the case bad aspect for John
pson. for ii the witnesses had told the truth
- vas convicted of voting at both
pieces.
10 explain away the circumstances.
;yshnston went on the stand and made q
esusral denial Of the testimony of his
accusers. He said that he spelled his
name Johnston" and proved Is by his
discharge from the Union army. in which
h served during the war. He had neg
jseted 10 look at the records OF the Front
street. polling place. however. or he would
not have made the assertion, as Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney Bass was on his feet
b an instant TO show that that was pre-.
Sssly the way the name was spelled on
the records. Johnston was considerably
pat out, but still insisted that 1t Was a
mistake and that some other Johnston
had done the voting at Front and Marion
streets. A large number of his friends
took the stand and swore stoutly that this
vas the case, as they were with him all
eIscsIon day and knew that he only voted
ence.
The case was then argued ut great
kusth. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Bass appearing for tho state. He called
TIE iury's particular attention to the fact
hat w. r. Crews. who Was defending the
risoner, was one OF the candidates ct the
MY election when the alleged violation
atha law occurred. He also called attsn.
ton TO how the Kid committee Was flock
lag to Johnston's support. This last i'm
1sicstion was too much for Crews and
Warner. and both jumped to their feet to
sesent the insult Of being called kid com.
niiteemen. No blood was shed, however,
snd the case was 1T last given 60 the jury
4 verdict of guilty was reached after q
thort dslsberation.
In tss course Of the trial yesterday ID
vas brought out that Johnston was 1T one
t,s police officer as well as Spriggs, and
80 act was mentioned by Johnston .
friends as being Spriggs' animus to the at
fack upon lohpston An amusing inci-
deaf Of the trial occurred when one of
johnson's witnesses accused Dyer, Spriggs'
eorroborasor. Of being q dive keeper and
ths proprietor Of the Blue Front saloon.
Dyer was Wild with rage In second and
wanted bis accuser to step outside into the
hall. but the latter refused with great firm
ness. IL 10 said, however. that friends Of
Johnston are still preparing to take re-
vsnse upon Spriggs and Dyer by fsi.
means or foul