The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-28

JOlu III hOh6, mira precinct voter,
was at polls and 8 on election day.
Ills memoraLdums of the count agreed
exactly with The Judges returns.
81 p. II. Lannan Denies.
p. II. Lannan. manager of the Salt
Lake Tribune, said he knew no such
person as Joseph (ot John) Grennan.
Witness had brother named Martin.
Judge Powers then said-It has been
destined to. in substance, that the Irish
Republicans Of this city-and the
names OF the Lannans We're men
toned, Patrick and Martin-had either
raised fund or were willing b raise
5000 Tor the purpose of paying "a nam
named Srennan for Etuff1nE the ballot
box of the Second precinct IN favor
OF Thomas Lewis for Sheriff. and
against Harvey Hardy. Is there any
truth in it"
There is not" answered Mr.. Ian
nan most ennphaacally-
And you have never heard of any
such proposition?''
NO, [ have not" was the equally
positive reply.
Attorney HiIes- Nobody claims it.
But the statement was made" put
IN Judge Powers. Then counsel
asked
T3o you know the reputation of Joe
o'EAen in this community for truth
9nd~Neraeity2'
Wei. yes. 1 think that is well es-
4abKshed."
What is it. good or badT'
''oh, bad, decidedly.'
COmmfssfaner TatIoek.
Commissioner Z. w. Tatlock, called
by Attorney Hiles, stated that at the
time the wrftg Of prohibition were
served the commissioners had gone
into the ballot box of poll and had
either opened or We're about to open
that Of poll 3. The result showed q
difference Of about 100 votes between
the tally sheets ano the ballots then
IN .the box. making a change of 40 or
So Soses, giving the Democratic 49, or 80
more and the Republicans that many
less. That would affect all the Demo-
cratic candidates. He saw the broken
hey in the lock OF box No. l. When
the subject Of going into tho boxes
was first preached he believed some
thing was said about discrepancies
but he did not remember what. II
was suggested that contests had been
OF were about to be instituted. and
that therefore it was advisable for the
commission to go into the ballot boxes
of the Third precinct. He did not re-
member whether or not any grounds
were stated at that time for taking this
step Later, however, it was said thai
the ballots had been irnproperIy
counted ana that the tally sheets die
not show the correct number Of votes
10 Which the candidates were entitled
DO you know asked Attorney
Hiles. how those boxes were kept IL
tha time between their reception by
The commission and the inception al
these election contests2"
As ! understand it they were de-
posted in the room across the hal
from the working room of the com
'nission-a room which had but one
door, and which was always hept
locked" Witness referred to the boxes
generally and not as to any particular
precinct Quite q number of ballot
Boxes were also in the commfssion's
working room.
Commissioner Sherman also testified
as to the count by the commission and
some other matters connected with this
undertaking.
Chairman Letcher
Chairman Letcher was recalled ir
The afternoon and In reply to Judge
lilies said he remembered when NJ,
Rich returned the boxes for the frs
poll. Mr. Barnes those of the second
and Mr.. Reed those of the third Wit
ness thought Rich returned the kew
for both boxes from the first poll.
Was there any portion of the keJ
broken off i'll the lock Of the constitu
ti0nal box from pon II
II did not notice anything then. bu
but when We came to make the recoun
1T was observed that there was some
thing In the lock, which appeared II
be part Of broken key. That was OF
Nov. "a"
Did you make any inquiry as to hoy
that aoccurred?
II don't remember making any, pu
recalled the statement made to M,
by Mr. Rich on NoY. 8 relative to
broken key"
boz 81 did you identity the differen
when they were handed IN the,
were labelled.
How long after Rich returned hi
boxes did Won label them2''
Right et the time they were brough
Have you any doubt that th,
broken key was in the box Of poll ~
I believe that il is but may hay,
labelled one constitutional and on
county and got them mixed"
Was there any access 20 tn
room in which they were kept excep
by tie door2''
1'Th6re was a window"
Hon high from The ground?"
About eighteen feet"
ait could be reached by ladder?''
1T might"
How often were you In the room
from the time they were put there unit
Dec 1872"
Maybe two Or three times.
you were aware that that room
might be reached without q great dea
of tronbie?"
Mr. Sherman intimated that extr7
care should be taken. as there Wer
rumors around about irregularities 81
the elections"
fWhat induced you to go into tn
ballot boxes2"
The discrepancies in the returns"
"Did any one ever intimate to yo
that If you went into the boxes go
would End a different result TO Wha
appeared on the returns?"
L heard general talk. but nothin
specific. We went into the boxes froT
the Third precinct on a request fror
II. a. Smith, one Of the candidates
and Issonn II. J. Dinniny, calling atten
ttonge7rhe fact that there we're runor
thatrtbe returns had not been made Il
correctly and suggesting a recount /
arrive at a correct result.
"When you made the recount of tn
second pon, why did you not at tn
same time recount the hrst polf?''
I'VE discovered the broken key
the box from poll 1 and could no
open st."
''Were these boxes ever kept IN eh
Lneeting-room at the commissioner
HThey were only there when we too
them out 10 get the books out of ther
and when we counted the votes
How many ballots we're there
DOH SRg''