The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-08

What was it?''
Attorney Zane objected to the opin-
ION being read and after a lengthy ar
yunent his. honor ruled that the opin-
.on be. read.
The opinion stated that the returns
were the tally sheets. the registration
lists and the poll books and that the
board should look to all
three in making the returns.
read?"
Judge Powers and Attorney P. L.
Williams addressed the board and
agreed with Judge Benefits opinion.
Mr.. Norrell's motion providing that
the tally sheets, poll books and poll
lists be considered as the returns, was
called UP and adopted. Messrs. Letcher.
Norren, Thatcher and Sherman voting
in favor Of it and Tatlock against
What resolution did Mr. Norrell Of
fer on Dec. 5?''
ut was the resolution to open the
Sanpete ballot boxes in all precincts
where discrepancies existed. This was
carried by Letcher. Norrell and That
cher voting aye, and Sherman and Tat
lock no.
Witness after that day left to look
after the Indian invasion and was not
present at the commission again until
Dec. II.
Were you present when the ballot
boxes were received from Sanpete
county?"
4 don't remember"
Did you see the tally sheets and tbs
lists?"
Yes"
Did there appear to be any evi
dence of these sheets and lists being
tempered with?"
No, not as far as I saw"
Did you look over the poll lists?'
Yes"
'Did you observe any indications O
any changes or additions having beer
made on the lists?''
NO, I can't say that 1 did
You noticed the discrepancies? ?"
Yes"
do you know or have you any rea
son to suspect that THE sheets wer,
changed after being opened by the com
mission"
mo; if i knew who changed then
would be apt to prosecute them?"
Who kept the. hsts?'
Mr.. Letcfer had the key of tn,
room where they were?"
Did you make any changes in an,
Of these lists? 1 ask YOU rot because
suppose You did, but because it is
formal question I Will put to all tn
commissioners" explained counsel.
NO; Ibid not replied the witness
and don't beEeve that any Of III
members of the commission did
In reply to Attorney Zane, ON redi
rect examination, witness said the com
mission arrived at the discrepancies b
"a 81 u
ing that by the number of candidates
Witness did not concur in this way c
| figuring.
Where were the lists, poll books an
tally sheats KEEP? p
They lay on the tables for a fer
days and some of them were locked j
a closet Of which Mr.. Letcher had II,
key"
A BombxheH.
Witness was asked to look at th
word voted on the Mount Plaasar
list opposite the name a. E. Scott an
10 state whose hand writing it Tesen
bled. After some hesitation witness sal
ne had carefully examined ii and til
hand writing resembled that of G5org
Blair, one of the clerks of the con
mission.
In reply to Judge Powers witness sal
he could not tell with certainty WI
Originated the mode of arriving at II
discrepancies; it was. however, concu
lred in by four members Of the con
Emission, witness objectng.
DO you know of any of the clerl
having access to the lists except in II
lpresance- of some member of the con
misSion?'
mo; I do not"
did Mr.. Sherman and an expert e:
anime the list?"
It understood So
Attorney Zane asked witness to e.
anime the word voted written aft
the name of Richard Crather on Il
Gunnison list and the word 'votet
written after the name Of Hans
Hansen, SEN, and state whether
had formed any opinion as TO who
hand writing it was.
The question was objected to and II
objection sustained.
!, BY Judge PoWers-''Do you know WI
wrote the word voted after the nan
of A. Z. Scott?"
moi do not: but I believe it is Il
hand writing of George Blair
, when did you first come to the CO
clusion that it was George Bla:r's han
/ writing?"
On Saturday last"
"You had examined the list befo
land did not come to that conclusion
Il never examined it for the pu
pose of determining who had commit
the forgery until Saturday"
did you make the examination f
> the purpose of determining if it W
George Blair?'
Yes"
80 you entered upon the eNalnin
: ton with suspicion that it was Geor
? Blair who had written the word ",
ed'?"
, Yes"
How did that suspicion arise?''
q '.I heard it STATED that George 81,
r might possibly, while acting IS clel
! have made alterations on this a
: other books"
= .s'Whom did you hear say so?'
II cannot remember. Mr.. Sherm
$ and I talked it over, however.
t Cannot you say or went you S
8 from whom you heard the rumor?'
"The former"
rave you that information
. 1T know I had talked it over W
". Sherman repeatedly"
"Did you call the attention of
,ther members Of the board to it?"
It WAY not?''
n because /. just had the rumor, G
aid not want TO censure him, or br
T INV odium upon him unless we
!. some Neutrality-suspicious. that "
Y - or-a,,,,ae.a Mo- '1pvin~ tf,ot
did not cali the attention of the &C
mission to it,