St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-01
SOME QUEER VOTING
Discovered in Connection
With the First Ward Alder
manic Contest
ROMAN A. DABR0WSKI,
That Was Alexande RS Name
Before He Shortened
1t Up.
SUICIDE WITH A RAZOR.
j. H. Weber, a Meat Deal
er, Takes His Own
Life.

sun yesterday. Il pdChtu COuII IOUlH
evidenced the interest taken IN the
case. Before taking evidence Judge
Jamison stated that the ballots with
the initials of tue judges upon them
twice, of which there were thirteen in
the Third precinct, should be counted
Tor the candidate for which they were
cast. Mr.. Penny wanted an Alexander
ballot thrown out because the name b.
y. w elch was written across the face OF
the ballot at the bottom. After an ar
gument, the court said that it would
take the evidence, but if it went no fur
Their the ballot must be counted. The
contestant took an exception.
Frank GeitZ was called 10 the stand,
and stated that MI. Houston, one of the
Judges of election, had told him to write
his name on the ballot. Cross examined,
he stuck to his story. Mike O'Sheney
was called and asked Il name on a
ticket had been written by him. lie
admitted it as his handwriting and there
was TO CToss-eXamination. The court
withheld the decision on this ticket
Mr.. Penney presented a ballot upon
which every Democratic candidate was
! marked except for the nominee for al
derman. The attorney held that it was
clear that the voters intention was 10
vote for Foell. and it was clear. Cita-
| tons were made from other Australian
laws by the opposing counsel.
1.-The counsel is labOring under a mis-
apprehension" said Mr. Penney: "this
Minnesota law is not the Australian
system at all. The author of it informs
me that it is unlike any other election
law in the world"
u am Inclined to think that the voter
intended 10 vote for all the Demo-
Gratis" said the court. He has voted
by scratching out all the names he did
not want to vote for except in the alder
manic square, where he has made
dash opposite Alexander anu Chapman.
think they were intended as erasures
and the vote should be counted for
F0ell."
Roman Alexander was called for
cross-examiuatiOn under the statute.
He said he had lived Ill the Ninth pre-
cinct Of the ward for ten years.
Where were you bern, Mr.. Alex
ander?"
There was an objection, but the ques-
ton was allowed.
In Austro-POland, was the reply.
What was YOUR fathers full nameP
Joseph DabTowski."
'N hat is your true nam6%
"Roman Alexander Dabrowski."
when and under what name did
you take out your naturalization pa
pers?'
ain Milwaukee. under the name of
Dahrowski."
Witness admitted that there were
some 500 Polish voters in the First
ward. q handful in the Polish lam
guage was shown witness. He said he
had never seen it before, and read it to
the court. 1t called for a meeting Oct.
IS, and was signed by the witness, be-
ing a call TO a meeting in Germauia
hall.
"WeTe YOU not introduced to the
audience by the chairman as Roman
DabTOwski?"
Il don't think So
isn't it true that all the Poles in the
First ward know you as Dabrowskl?'
mo, sir: none or them"
Mir. Penney showed deeds and notes
signed "Dahrowski," in spite CT the tact
that witness said he never signed the
other name. The court didn't think 1t
was material.
''If the court please" said Mr.. Pen
ney, suppose we show that a large
number of people know the man under
the name of Dabrowski, and that is his
true name. A large number of others
knew him as Alexander, and that is not
his true name. Which is entitled to the
most credence?"
Witness stated that he had used the
name Roman Alexander since 1871 in
Milwaukee.
John Zodowski acted as interpreter
in the Sixth precinct. He said Mr..
BTushaber. the ballot Judge, marked
over forty of the ballots for Polish yot-
ers who said they voted the straight
Republican ticket. Witness said Mr..
BTushaber took the tickets and marked
them. About + O'Clock some one said
the men should be sworn. which was
done after that Alexander, insisted
the witness, was known as DabT0Wski.
-Four men wanted TO vote for DabrOwski
alone, which explained the fact that
four ballots were found in the box on
which the name Of Alexander was
marked.
Frank GTygla, who had conducted
AleXander's campaign, was put on the
stand for Alexander, and stated that he
did not know until after the election
that his friends name was DabroNSkI.
If he had so known he would have had
the tickets printed that way. Brushaber
was called and acknowledged that he
had marked the Republican ballots, but
swore positively that the Demo-
cratic assistant had marked fully
as many for Foell. ZalanSki, the
Judge of election, explained how ne had
marked his ballot by mistake, and had
then marked it again 10 rectlfy the er-
ror. 1t was not until John Grab0, an
aged Pole, was called TO testify that
things began to get warm. He swore
to having been born in Germany, and
had taken out his first and second pa
peTS some six or eight years ago. He
had a son Henry and two stepsons,
Frank and August Paulke. children Of
his wife in a former marriage.
frank Pautke, a StepSon OF the pre-
ceding witness. was called. He was
thirty years old, and came from Ger
many at the age Of five. He had never
been naturaIized, and in spite Of Attor~
ney Peuny's efforts to stop him from
answering, because it might lncrimi-
nate the witness, the latter said ne had
voted at the last election.
Whom did you vote fOr?" was asked.
Another objection followed, and the
court said: You may answer or not, as
you please"
There was an instant's silence, and
the witness answered clearly and dis
tinctly, Jake FOell."
DO you understand that you had no
right to vote?" asked Mr.. Penny.
Yes. SIR
And yet you come on the stand here
and say so, when you know that you
can be arrested and thrown into jail for
having committed felony?"
The witness was silent. when Gen.
Hahn interposed an objection. 1t was
overruled. and the witness replied with
a detected II don't know"
Albert Glmscheid was next called. a
similar process was followed in his case,
and testimony as TO his having voted
when not qualified was ali received in
spite of the objections of Mr.. FOelrs
counsel until the question was asked:
For whom did you Votew
Il object" said Mr.. Penney again,
1.-THE object of this ballet law Is that the
ballet may be secret"
The objection was oyerruled and the
question was repeated.
al won't answer" said the witness.
avjJontlv uuappSaiouc fhat ha hod al