Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-01-07
Continued Jr,m Pags one
A SURPRISE SPRUNG.

"lhtte was 500 uCnl said ~
dTawled the witness, "uul very little
done except 10 vote on suhstllute.D
judge Powers asked tue witness ~
read Judge Buuustps opinion ION what
constituted election returns, ttc.) but
Mr.. q ne objected. The objection wac
Ovefruled aud tue witness read the
document.
Commssioner Tstlock, at Judge
POwers's request, then read from the
record Of the Commission, showing that
on tue same occasion "Mr. Wiilisms
and Mr.. Powers addressed the board"
upon what detection roturubp signl.
ned in the meaning VI the statute
"Was any resolution called W after
lha,2"
"Yrf,t the substitute Of Commissioner
Norfuil."
Witness could not say whether he
was present when the ballot boxes anu
returns were received from 5anpeiu
county, but when he saw thum suUse.
queutly he did not observe anything
- Indicate that they had been tam.
percd with.
"Had your attention been drawn to
any Oi tue changes or ALLEGED changes
until your Nttenuon was called 10 them
In courl2"
"No, except incidentally"
"rhute discrepancies they claim In
these books, didn't they appear there
when you FIRST examined them2n
"lhesu differences In the ngurUt2"
"Ycs.O
"Ytu, cir, they must have been there
when we hrst took up these books to
find the totals"
"Have you any reason 10 suspeotany
peftOn VI having changed the figures
IN these books or made any mark ia
them after thoy were opened by the
Commission DO you know OF any.
thing OF that kind having been dunt2n
"N0, dOn'g " / diu | should be
very apt 10 prosecute the one who dbl
III
"wbo kept thom alter they were
Opuucu2n
"Mr. Leloher had tho key Of the
one door VI the room In which they
we're kept until the place OF keeping
them was changed 10 ulosst.N
"Hou, VI course, did not change any
OF these toturns2"
The witness smiled significantly,
played with his watch chain aud spec.
tAcles aud appeared &C. consider such
question imporliLout; but Judge Pow
ofs assured Mir. Iatiook that he had
asked the question not as suspecting
hlm Tor 0ne moment; no simply asked
him Rs a member " Ga o Commission.
Witness answered slowly and
B0lemnly-f do not think any mem.
Dor OF the Commission changed a
single mark. l may answer that now.
For myself know 1 did not.
MT. Zane asked-How long were
they kept In the Utah Commission
office before they were opened anu
added up
"rhey were not kept In the office OF
the Commission long after their re-
eelpt until they were opened. This
was done almost Immediately after
and they were kept 10 the large room
Tor quite a number ot daye.
Mr.. Zane called the witnesa's Rtten.
tion 10 the Mount Pleasant poll book
and pointed TO the word "yoted"
against tho name OF one A. E.5colt, no
it was sworn to by Witnesses on the
stand previously did not vote at all on
election day.
"Do you know whose handwriting
hat is7" asked Mr.. Zane with en-.
pnasis.
at looks like the handwriting Of
George H.. Blair, clerk VI the
Utah Commission" replied Mr.. Tat.
lock after closely examining II.
The answer caused everybody pref
ent TO stare at each other, and some
looked surprised.
Judge Powers then ahkei-HAs any
slefk Ot the board had access To these
BOOKS or papers except In the presence
VI the Utah COmmlBalOH2h
81 think they have" responded
Commissioner TAtlOck.
"Do you know that Is what /
ask?"
"No.p D
ado you know OF Mr.. sherman hnv-
log had these returns for time,
together with an oKper2"
"Not VI my own knowledge. l
Understood tnat no had"
Mr. Zane asked tho witness whether
40 had formed any opinion 40 10
whether the person VINO wrote tho
word "votou" against the name OF a,
H. Scott also wrote that opposite the
hams Of Richard Crathcr.
hut Judge Powers objected 10 the
question NJ calling for expert teell.
inony, and MT. Zane withdrew II.
Judge POweTs--W Whose handy rlting
"a that opposite the nRmo Of \. T..
ScOli2
81 don't know"
ado you mean TO DO understood a.
intimRting that, In your opinion, II II
George Blair's handwriting"
"Yes."
ttood2"
"Ypsi 1t Is my belief"