The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-06
the election in his own inter.

during that time. but were locked. He
delivered them to the express agent to
send to Salt Lake and that was the
last he had seen Of them.
Cross-examined by Judge Powers
witness was positive the poll book and
the poll list corresponded when the
polls closed. The original tally sheets
We're not sent to the Utah commission,
but copies of them. The copy and the
original tally sheets were shown to wit
ness and a discrepancy pointed out
where one candidate on the original
was credited with $50 votes, but had
only 129 votes on the other.
The Work ut MayfieId.
Henry Jensen, Judge of election at
Mayfleld, said the poll list and the poll
hook correspondent at the close of the
election The presiding judge, Mag
nus Abelyn, brought the ballot box to
after the election. It was neither
locked nor sealed that night, but the
next morning ,Abelyn and witness
sealed it. The reason it wasn't locked
was because the key was broken. Wit
ness was a Republican. He was sure
the ballot box had not been tarnpered
with while in his possession.
He Had a Remarkable Memory.
Sven o. Nielsen recalled said he had
examined the poll list as it appeared
now and found six names marked on it
as voted which names were not on
it when the election was over and who
did not vote the constitutional ticket.
Cross-eXamined by Mr. Williams wit
ness said he was sure these six men
hadn't voted. He was at the polls all
day and remembered all the people who
voted. These six men voted the county
ticket but not the constitutional.
! DO you mean to say you can remem-
Der every man VINO voted that day and
what happened and what was said as
each came in to voter" asked counsel.
Yes" said witness.
Questioned as to what occurred when
different parties came in to vote. wit
ness could tell nothing about Ct He
the Republican party. He could not
| tell for certain, he now said, whether
the six names were on the poll list when
the election closed. Witness gave some
expert testimony as TO the handwriting
and the color of the ink, but it was
the merest guess work.
How it Was Done ut Ephraim.
James H. Hansen, presiding judge at
Ephraim, was of opinion that the pol
book and the poll list correspondent. He
had taken charge of the ballot boxes
after the election. The boxes were
locked, but not sealed and remained at
his house until they were shipped to
Salt Lake. They were sealed before
being shipped.
Enoch Jorgensen was one of the
judges of election at Ephraim and said
he compared the poll books and poll
lists after the election was over and
they corresponded. The names of sew
eral men were now on the poll book
as having voted who didn't vote the
constitutional ticket Several of the
Judges and clerks assisted in making
| the poll book and the marks were in
different handwriting.
Cross examined by Judge Powers,
witness said Nels Thompson kept the
poll book but others had assisted in
making it.
/ Afternoon Proceedings.
/ Court adjourned for luncheon, and on
lreassemblfng at ? o'clock Ahner Crane
was recalled. He testified that one
imam named Scott, who was marked as
having voted, did not really vote. Wit
ness kept the poll book, but didn't
think he had written the word voted
after the name Scott.
: Nels Thompson, of Epnraim, acted as
election judge, He kept the poll book
Andrew Byergard, Martin H. Chris
Johansen and Charles Stephens had
not voted. They were marked voted
but not by the witness or any one else
at the polls. None of the five names
, were on the poll list and therefore
could not have voted.
Cross examined by Jude Powers
+ witness thought he hadn't made any
! mistake.
Il Fountain Green Heard From.
! Lars Nelson, of Fountain Green
= saw the judges compare the poll book.
and the poll list and they correspondent
William T. Cook, presiding judge O
election at Fountain Green, testified
l that Orson A. Despair had not voted
the constitutional ticket. He Wa.
: voted" however.
Cross examined by Mr. Williams
| witness couldn't tell how he knew tina
l Despair hadn't voted; but his impress
: sion was that he voted the count!
ticket. but not he constitutional TIL
:, poll list, poll book and tally sheet
! were fixed up in a parcel the mex
morning to be sent to the Utah Com
8 mission. They, with the ballot boxes
! were kept in witness house for two o
4 three weeks before being sent to tn
e commission. Witness afterward
: changed this statement, saying that h
COMMISSION
T poll books, lists and tally sheets b.
e mail the morning after the election an
q kept the ballot boxes at his home un
}. til Nov. q, when they were also sen
: to the commission.
: What the Moroni Judges Say.
n Walter w. Bailey, one of the Judge
5 at Moroni, testified that Samuel Anne:
Joakin Anderson and William Stot
d had not voted. They were not s
e marked when the polls closed, and til
e work as it now stood was not in tn
; handwriting of the witness. Henry c
e Christensen illegally voted the constI
Il tutional ticket, witness said, and askn
the judges afterwards not to count III
q u vote because he was afraid of bein
u prosecuted for illegal voting. Th
II judges withdrew the ballot, which wa
e a. straight Democratic one
II Cross examined by P. L. William
witness admitted that in footing up TX
5; votes for Henry Beal, a mi.
- take had been made on tt
e tally sheets, giving him 121 instead {
- 122 votes. Other mistakes in footing u
e the tally sheets were also admittet
= Witness weakened as 10 not llavin
\ written the word voted opposite I'll
"a names he said hadn't voted. He migf
10 have written some Of them, but We
= not sure; if he did it was a mistake.
Joseph L. Jolly. jr., of Moroni, We
n present at the election. Didn't thin
N Arnes had voted, and was quite SUI
1. that Staff and Joakim Anderson ia
not.
Cross examined by Mr.. Williams, vi
ness said he had kept a check shes.
"a those who voted. He didn't START
ID till about 10 O'clock in the mornin,
s however. and was out FOR q short tin
ID for lunch.
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