Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-05
VOTES OF THE VETS
Election inspectors on Tnal for
Violation Of Law.
CONDEMNED YANKEE VOTES
May svees~toss Lsstsa so the tr1si
oS thss s.sisisers' Home k.l~csssn $50.
The inGDsm a. io0 Ansea<eA

and Fred Taylor. three Inspectors u
tsecticn IN the first precinct u Graed
Rapids t0~ nship AZ the late election. are
on trial before Judge Grove Ia the cir
cut court They are charged 9th vso-
l4ting the eisction la~s in not receiving
votes froaa inmates OF the Soldiers
home VI ben those inmates were willing
o. swear IA their yotes Prosecuting
Attorney Wolcotf and assistant prose
cutting attorney are conducting The CASE
sor the people AMI l. NJ Turner . at
tsnding o. The defense. The iurors Who
ara drawn. with their occupatIon. are 80
follows Dsen tilain, farmer Games.
p,.alton q Bloci. farmer and miller.
Css-cads. N0lney r. Cowies. farmer.
Spencer. Guy Hath. butcher. Sparta,
John Heis-. Jr. farmer. solon; Malone
Homrich. farmer. Byron; William. Hor-
ton, farmer. Oakfield, Charles y. Mccall.
farmer. Ada, Edward Richards. tsrmer.
1ale,ionia, Hiram Springfield. esrpen
ter. tenth ward; Gotlieb Wrlsnd.
farmer. Bovine; ManIey Whittier. farmer.
trattan.
Capt Pat Kelley the complaining wit
hess. took the stand. but at the hrs,
question Mr.. Turner objected and spent
an hour eritici4Ing the information. lie
objected 20 the information because
twelve veterans who had been prevented
from voting xer. joined in one com.
plant instead q being used separately.
judge Grove ruled that tn. docu ncut
D.. amended 81 that 10 should include
the name II the first named veteran.
John Wcnd Other objections were
mate and argued. and at 3o'clock in the
afternoon the taking ~ testimony wac
begun.
How Ia Mas Done.
Captain Kelly sxorr that he was pres
eut az the polling place and saw the
vote - John Wood rejected. lie said
Mr. Wood was asked IL be lived in the
soldiers home. and when he replied that
h. came from Detroit Ia the home. one
al the inspectors moved that the vote be
rejected. which was carried by the
board. and the ballot was thrown out
lie saw Mr.. Wolcutt. the prosecuting at
tornsy. when h. advised the respondents
that they should receive the votes lie
heard IN. law read Ia them. but their
only reply Was that the constitution
saii tho-e men were not voters and they
would not take the votes. Ono % the
inspectors remarked that he would az
soon die for an old sheep A. for a lamb
On crUss examination Mr.. Kelley said
hs did not live IN the Soldiers home
precinct. His home was four miles from
that voting place. lie was not there Ia
take soldiers to vote but Ia So that
their rights were protected. He rode
from the home 20 the voting place viih
q numbcr Of veterans
Hal Gu,si Authorities
Mr. Turner asked him where ~ 20,
hls information as Ia the rights ~
veterans. Prom God and common
sense was the reply.
Very good authorities. | presume
you are thoroughly acquainted with
them both" sarcasticaily replied Mr.
Turner. The court stopped further talk
in that line and the questioning
went on Witness sWore that
the warning or sdyic, - the prosc-
cutting attorney was not hecd~d
tie did not receive any remuneration for
TIE part b. took IN protecting the sol
diers. lie did not know whether hB son
received anything or not. An attempt
va made to show that those inmates 10
the home who resided In the township
before they vent into the home we're
allowed 20 vote. but ~ was ruIesi'out.
Captain Kelley saore that be remembered
Mr. N,.pi had resided in the home for
one year previous to the election. Mr..
Perkins took part in the conversation
with the prosecuting attorney. lie IL.
lisved u wa Mr.. Perkins who remarked
that they might a. well die Tor M old
sbssp a. for lamb. lie said MIR Per.
Sins took The ballot and passed il to
William ',oudzsaard. who threw u on
the table With a pile 81 condemned
Yankee votes