Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-01-07

tainted with the precoucrivcd sus-
picion that was iouIdeI upon ia.
m,r?"
"N H, not pre,onceived suspiclon.D
"Hudn' you the suspicion prior TO
exam ming fue book that George Blair
was the on,2v
emo, | DON'T think / had.n
"rhen why did you tell me before
that you suspected George Blair was
ihs guilty psriy2"
81 mai suspicion that George Blair
might possibly not only have changed
this book, but others, and II was
founded upon the reports which had
come l. me, 40 l said before, irom
various SOURCES"
(which sources you cannot now
nam,2"
"rnatis right"
"lsita FAC, that you cannot name
thom or you do not want " namu
lhem2''
"rhe frst IL correcl.n
"Woulj you namo thom II you could
recall thcm2n
"Most undoubtedly / would; / do
not wish TO conceal anything at ALL"
"Do ytu Wish to ovalu any jutt and
proper question aud the answoi to ~"
"No, sir, not a. ALL"
"Now with that suspicion IN your
mind you the more readily came to
the opinion that II WAS Gorge BIAlt's
handwriting than you would without
that aIspicioni dldu't you2"
"No.0
"In other words, your mind IL 40
Judicial aud fair that suspicion we'll
Vt lll founded does not bias or prrju.
dice you against any party"
"ln this matter / cams 20 the con-
clusiOn / have from an examination %
this writing In mAKing a comparison
with the record WHOM IA said 10 have
been kept by Mr.. Blair, auu snOwl.
edge OF this handwriting.
"What were the books you made
comparisons With"
"rhis to.callud record Of the Utah
Commission"
"Why DO you say so-callcd2 Do
you desire 10 east any insluuatlona
against your C0-lab0rers on tue Com.
missiOn2"
Witness answered that he did not.
The reason he spoke OF II as 80
called record was because II had
never been submitted 10 nor ap.
proved by tue Utah Commission.
Mr.. Zane objected 10 counsel
badgorlng the witness. The way IN
which Judge Powers hal handled
Commissioner Tallock was, he De.
olarod, grossly unfair ana uucalled.
for.
Judge Powers retortcd that he desired
60 give the witness un examination
tuch a. the gravity OF his charge de.
mandu1. Counsel then asked the wit.
noss-ls II not fact that % TUuro.
sentative OF the Salt Lake Tribune,
| prior 10 entering upon the trial OF thiB
case, you gave the information you
have now here concerning tnin alleged
| tumoI2
Witness said not that he could re.
member.
"And didn't you mention tho name
OF George Blair ~ being tue probable
/ criminal2n
81 am sure have no recollection Of
! giving to any member OF tho press
any information Of that kind"
Asked by Mr.. Zane what he found
distinctive In the writing OF the word
"yOted" as inducing him TO believe II
was Mir. Blair'a handwriting, the wit.
meas answorod-The formation OF the
letters ~" and 80" aud the crossing oi
the 49," Those three things at least,
aud the construction Of the word"
Mr.. Zane then announced that his
side would here Test, ana thereupon
Judge Powers moved 10 strike out all Of
sir. TaIlOok's evidence ia references n
Blait'a Handwriting, also that Of the
witnesses nom Sinpete county o. to
the writing IN the poll books and on
tho registration lists.
The motion was 0vcrfuled, hud upon
this Judge Powers moved the court u
dismiss the wit OF prohibition and
render judgment In favor OF the do.
fondanlS, ON tho ground that the pei,
ti0nefs had utterly failed ~ make out n
case.
This motion was also overruled anu
an exception entered.
Mr. Williams, having offered In evil
deuco the lJii lists ans registration
li-ts from the several precincts oi
SaupOte county, called.
Commissioner sherman, who IN reply
% counsols questions testified that he
had been present NJ all the meetings Of
the Utah Commission since November
Let. The poll books, poll lists ana tally
sheets from Saupete county were re-
ceiv6d by the Commission about Mo-
vrmber 20ih-at least most Of them
were. Witness did not remember u
whom the Sanpete returns were nd
dressed, nor whether no wGa present
when thry were opened. Quite an
armiul were opened on November goth,
Asked Rs 10 the iystem adopted Ia
opeuing them, the witness said tbs
tally lists aud poll lists were opened ~
Messrs. Letcher, Notrell and IAtlUck.
I a a
opened the poll books.
"Was there anything on the outside
OF the envelope TO indicate where II
came from Rnd what it oOntAiueup
queried Mr. Williams
witness said sometimes there wal
ana sometimes not, In some cases the
envelopes were not even sealed.
"Dld you open all the returns before
beginning the compilauouP"
Witness said they assorted them by
counties, rs many as they had re-
ceived.
"Where were the returns kept aitei
they had been Opuneu2" was asked by
counsel,
Witness replied, In tho room where
tho members OF the Commission
were NJ work; they were sorted on q
| lAIkt AAhAu ~ AAN A"ANA WV hNAANa ~
the apartment
Asto whether any precautions were
taken In regard 10 keeping tho roo IN
locked during this time, Commission
er sherman rtpliei-Ihcte HTe tire,
looTa there, anu We were as careful ni
possible 10 keep Thorn locked, tn,
question Of tho security OF th,
papers was talked over, anu the Com
| ,.,.-tnv thFnurh Tia chairman Iuut