The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-05
ORAL TESTIMONY In.
Contest Against Nickerson Is
Now Dropped.
Thar AWFUL FssAnkLIN SPREE.



sras PssD,.fists have given up the fight
: An 4he county cssumisssonershap from
the second. or southern. district The
contest was brought by James Jones
ara.u1t II. o. .Sickerson. Republican,
u,i1Sn the ofsicial canvass declared eseet-
ed BY a decisive majority. When cosirt
convened for the AFTERNOON session yes
feraay. Judge Langley dismissed the
case under stipulation by the attorneys.
Zach side is 70 pay it's cwn costs. but
4fse sozts 10 the county will OF course
have 10 be paid out OF the public funds
The dismissal leaves the official can
vass IN effect and puts Sickcfson fairly
ii ONCE.
when court adjourned at 40 all the
urz1 testimony had been introduced in
the contests for sheriff and coroner,
ard Judge Langley lis now ready 10 in
spect the ballots challenged during the
recount.
The first witness called was L. O.
Marsh. city clerk OF Ballard. wno tes-
titled a. 10 registration OF voters there
prior to the election of NovSDfbsr 8.
saving that Louis Whatney and L A.
CONN. who. the Popusssts claimed, vot-
cd Illegally. were net on the book when
yevsstras,an closed. Being shown the
book, he stated that the pencil entry
~ their Nance mad afterwards been
made by some one else
In 4 abatement 10 the court during
crose-exanination. Mr.. Gay said that
these two men ware sailors! and that
Il, accordance with popular belief that
8 sailors could vote anywhere. they had
~asae 10 the polls and cas-. their votes
under protest.
The next witness Of consequence was
" u. Will ms. OF Franklin, for when
4 bench Warrant was issued because Of
his failure 10 ausear in court In re-
Spouse To the subpoena He came in,
however, before the officer served the
warrant the object OF his testimony
was to establish charges of drunkenness
III tbs polls. He said that he had re-
celveti a written order froni Inspector
Bailey to 30 to sam Hyde's saloon and
e,rIng IN .grIpsack. He went Ii, the
back door or the place and presented
the order. and the saloon keeper came
back With a carpet bag containing some
bottles and lunch. williams took the
carpet bag 10 the school house, where
fl,a election was being held. and put 1t
4r the wing. which was not being used
~ IL polling Mace. he did not know
What was IN the bs,tt,es.
Inspector Bailey was recalled and
said that The Garnet bar was a straw
grin hourhf b.- his wife In chicago far
lunches when they came west
aNhat was In fba bgitI.s p. demand.
cd Mr.. wlnSor.
.sgall one ~ thcr, contained a,aar.
berry wine ana tbc . her ,,ad cold ~,
in ii. Decides mis- there was /. r,,ac.
81 ME q han sansu,,,h ana J, r,Is,.,,i. 3
.sNhar werc t,,s. hnttioa .ar.,uv 1, s.a,,,
IIydets safo.ts, q,
syyeII. vou seq we hal ta,ye n en,,d
deal of elslerberrv vim. ana STORED s.,,,r
Of IL in Hyde's cellar fyban ..asy,a
down town That n,arniny ,..f, ,,,,.
lunch M there ana .hs,, I -. h,,as..
s..nf nj, f,,. q av yvtl,t .v,,.i,,. e..
q note telling Hv,,a ~. mn, s, !, h,.,,e
az the wi.e,s
The evs,lanation ~ non. a,.,a.,ar,.
wine eanaa =, ia .,e,,,, a.. u.s..,.,,s.
sasoon amused a.,an ~. rs.s',,.ss'.
Everyone ,auc1,Aa n,,,has.,,- ,s''....s
Warner hal nre,.l.u,s,y a. .e.,,t 80.
ARA with a cnniident manner Offered "a
prove that the election h,ara had hean
loo drunk 10 perform It's an,ies
This closed the oral Testimony far
Meyer and Askam. ex-.,., th,, ~ .
II Warner. who gave exnerf ,es,,,,x.,,,.
ms 10 the size OF the hole 4, The h.l,,,
hssx. he having made earesp, an, a,ah|,r'
ale measurements during The re-coun,
Dr. j. j. smith. Oregon lnnra..s.,,a,,t
Company physician AT Frank,tn wss
called for Van de yaut.r ara ts.,s'ss
lie said thai he was =, ,t,s, ~. -, -
they opened and voted then re ,>,ta-
cd nn irreg.,is-ity Than ~ s.,nsse.,s.'.,.
during the dry. ON eross.exarnsn ~ 49,,
he was questioned mln,,,at,, ID ~ a.
afildavlts OF he insres ana ,,,,..,,. 80 -
siectlon. ana said TIA, ha hs,rss,s -, !.
drafted tn. affidayi.S ana ~, -
had been signed In his osf,ea
nr. Smith was the only ,sstnass
for Van a. yan;er an,, lsa,,..s -
testimony was no sooner 4, 49,. Ar.
Gay SURPRISED his o,v,,.,s,,.,, -,'' .
forming the court that m, ,,,,,,ss..,s -.
rs 20 Martin creek wtn,ia ~, ~ -
esi He had sn a,fs ,sns...s,, !.
ssst az men. who he as~ar,s,, ,,..s -. .
side OF KING ez,,.nf,. ms ,,-,,,s = ~ ~
ID that precinct ana 49,, ,.-sN' .,'ss
Nevartste,s.s he asa -. 49,. liners
cary 10 fuassi,g tg,s 80, = Hsss.s.
waive ali sbisetions =, -, -, M" "Vuio
This narnsws taa e,,,,sss
iaIleous. tUf,-us,,, -, ~ i,lisesi-
Trgssips of chsl,en,,ss, ,,.,,.,' sas''su
challenges "a shs NH F - anu ssi1 me
sieughton ana Ss.vs,ls. ..a''1,lh'
A. nov rg,-I, =, -. S,''sss langley