Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-01-08

lis'a t5ltuol fact tus, Mnsuermlu
F.t.Ui toes 10 they did thcy would keep
II srCitt ami not divulge them2n
WlturB--lt / rUc0llect, Mr.. Shtf.
uaL's statement was 90 this effect
susi zoe uesiiod them Tor his own use.
"And he gave his personal assur.
aucc that he would keep them secret,
iiiu', ht2n
"well, state Just that rs oil r..
member ABOUT ltn
Counsel then proceeded 10 question
tue witness In some detail Ia reference
% the recount OF ,Ae ballots from the
various lrtginC.a Ia 5anpute county,
with a Wow VI usCeItliliug thu gains
or Losses % the respective candidates,
anu IN Ofutr ~ leafB whether or not
any ball1t.D0x "sluill ag" hal iakrn
placc. InOtC, however who expected
huy slaiuns revelations dillt &c.
them.
witness said Commlssio.er Tatlock
static. tLst bee "wuuid ua, be au cleo.
u.uJgdgo until he We compelled TO
be- uy order ui the Clur.b
BIZ Nlliiamt-lu counting up these
raiurua o. iHc Cuum suuu % secure
agreement hu4 20 bee ln0 CDUain a. 20
tho result, was mUru than ono count
squireu2
"lu the ease OF ono prtcla G. we had
10 go over the whole work twice, AMI in
every Instance we passed the ballots
through four hauIg by tens, aud when.
ever any difference was discovered
ihty were hOll up and counted ia
sight u all and the PLUS OF minus
givCu.n
"Whcn wa your attention fret
called TO these alleged changes or
marks upon the poll liBts2n
Mot uuul was shown them In tbs
courtroom hpfc.n Witness further
said that II any change VI all hal been
made ia them hu had DO knowledge
Whatever aa 10 by whom 10 was DOM.
George H.. Blhir, a clerk 10 tho ON.
pi1y VI thu Utah CouMl non, toFtl iiUu
that the entire record OF tho Commits.
si0n had been Kept by HIN; A0 hal also
ktpt the minutes portion Of the
time.
"What, n anything" a.Eoi Mr.
Williams, "havu you done IN COnnyC-
lion with handling or ussisting IA
counting or cauvHsaing tho returns
irom any Of the counties and prucinrin
VI tho Territory st the late rlec.iga2"
81 helped 10 SOFT some ~ tht returns
whom they hrst came 10. Tho returns
were opened by the Commission uuI
] bsaiflli in the s1rdng ON q portion u
the ti0i day.n
"who was present a: the time you
"rhc entire hoafd.n
"Auy other cleTk2n
"Mr. Parks was in part Of the
time, aud Mr.. Cuhen.n
Witness also said lao assisted for a
day Or two IN counting tue poll lists,
with Coin. TatlUck.
"Did you ever handle any Of the
Sanpeto rUturns2"
~ have NONCOMPLIANCE Of handling
any Of them"
"Did you ever go over aud person.
ally Inspect any VI the poll iisis or
these registration books, or the tally
| sheets OF saupete county,"
Witness (cmphaticallyl-N sir.
"Never ~ any timer"
"Nevef at any tim0."
"When was your attention nrll
called to these cross marks In these
booker"
sin court hore.D
"Did you write the word Voted
against the name VI A. l.. Scott la tue
Mount Pleasant pfUciuCl2"
81 di1 not, "answcfed the witness IN
positive manner.
odd you ever have that book to look
IL Overt"
ono, sit.n
ado you think you ever had II In
your pUsaeaNOu2n
"Nuvor except whon sorling the IT,.
turns ia the presence Of tbs MENTORS
VI tue Commission"
"li the word 'yoted' is written there
In a handwriting different from the
bulk VI the writing there ot on any OF
these reglsuy llsta, have you any
knowledge VI any SUCH thing, IN any
Instance"
"Nu, sir, / nave not.
"DO you know anything personally
about Ihtso danpet0 county returns
icing ihkol down 10 tho secretafy's
o. Nice u DO put In the safe lurru2D
witness said lac saw MT. Parks take
up the bundle anu tlarl with them
downsInirt, but ho knew nothing more
about them.
Sir. Zane asked the witness ia cross.
examination how long he had been
employed by the Utah Commission
aud he answered since May last. He
never saw the 5anpeto returns to know
them,
"Haye you ever asked any member
OF the Commission 10 use hiH Influence
Tor you la getting you a position IA the
Constitutional Convention when II
should be organizoG2"
"NO, sif, | never have"
"H0u knew that tho election In San.
pete was quite close, didn't you"
"Nes."
"You knew that few votes one
way VI the other would change the
RESULT"
"Yes.n
"wuon did you first have any
Enowledge ofauy irregularities In the
Ielufut2"
"Whon tho table OF discrepancies
WE made"
"rnat was the frs. time, and at no
other timt?"
"At not other time"
Witness further answered that he
lirst heart Mr. John T.. Game, at the
rooms Of the UAh commission, before
the count began, say that thefo were
discrepancies iu the returns and certain
irregularilir8 90 tho election, At that
time nobody had seen inc returns sA-
cent the mtmbrrs VI the UtHh Com
mission. Mr.. Gbiue dil not state what
the irregularities Or discrepancies con.
fisted o.,
Joseph M. Cohen, tho county
registrar, was the next witness. hu
testified that he was called u, on By
members OF the Commission 90 ougross
the names Of the different candidates
~ also tue different pTeclucts IT each