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

BLAIR'S TURN NOW.

no SUCH thiug attracted the attention
.. any member 10 tho Commission OF
any OF tae tommissiOu's employees an
90 that tim..
"ii any such change" further asked
lr' WilInm-, "has been made, Vt ans
lmr, have you any knowledge " wins
uIl D., or wbeu ur where 10 wac done %
"Nuur," answered Commits Uuti
Nurfei. Iu positive tone OF voice.
tommissiUter Thatcher next 10 b
Tue stand gave testlm ny alsl as g.
the tetcipt ADJ custody % tho relufni
aud declared that ,ue Hut tins ue
learned OF tue nlleRUI crUss-matgs suI
ihr writing % the word "vutrlD in
We bo0h' aud lists was when he real
800 Htaitmgut iu the newspapers "a DAY
on tNo ago Az none of the meetings
OF Tue .nmirs on ha1 he over heard
'uch b iui. 3 mentioned OF suggested.
hIi. Lsut-W did you first urar
that tlsfc were discrepancies I'm lac
5auputo Fstuut2
before"
MI I,ne-You Insisted upon open.
Tug those JUXuF, diuu'. you2 You wyl.
Tue hrst muu OLA the Commis3iJn 10
inslst upon ID?
81 AuuH nothing about what the
duties OF thu Commissioners were, AMI
was tHU hrst mau 90 suggest that " e
nave counsel ~ diioUt ~ ia this mat.
tern
"AusWsr my qugsliOu-Wofe YOU
vac hfst man 10 suggest or Insist upua
kolus Into tho ballot buKe,2n
"Lhat rnnuJt say. / 40 nHt KNOW ~
'Afu you sJ far 90 you EuUWgp
VI a.. suggest that helarr We went
into the ballot uJKgs we should tfy ami
DO Toe rlght thing hud NOS stumble
anj do tho wrong tuiuE.D
"Diu you receive any suggestion
! lflm A. h. Hylu or Junu ~. Cainc,
from naupeto uuuuIy, nat there were
llspi" paho.tB iu Goo Ietufnu or irrugu-
lauties Ia tue election tuofe2D
"No.D
"Whon did you Hfst suggest that
mere were irregularities in those re-.
"No, until had seen thcm.V
! "Did you not" continued MrZane,
"on November 2Dth, object TO Nj.
snttmau taxing any figures Of thOlU
returut2"
"fet, and 1 can toll you the reason
| why l did 10, 10 you Ike; bur whether
u was ou the -Oth OK any other date
do not know, 1, h0wcveF, remember
/ tue objection ell ught.D
"Nr. sherman gave you the ASSURE
nnca that the figures we're Tor his own
uuo alone, diJu'l htgU
"No, sir he did NOT. Mt Lo,chcr
stated that tu me-" witness said no
wanted 10 guard against their getting
into tue papufs at inst zine.
Ffauk ID. Richards, clerk 10 the tor.
| filoiial btCretaIy, examined by Mr..
/ Williams, tUsuncd that the secro.
| tify'n rooms were on the
/ uJIr below those Of the
/ Commission. There was large sifs
| M the hall utUi M connection with
| tue socrslafy's Office, and tho secretary
anu himtoIi were, b, Tar ss be know,
/ 'ht only persons VINO had tue CCmbiua.
uon' lhu election returns us they
came 30 by mail were placed in the
| unicu ~ witness ami were take
/ up 10 the COmmissiOu'a r1oms after.
/ wares W Mcssfs. LetCher Blair aud
| fatEs. The Sanpelo returns were
suhstqueuuy placed ia the safe. When
ihcy were Deposited there Tue safe wGs
/ locked anu they Wgre kept there until
application was made Tor them by the
| Commission. Ihr sale was locked ali
tho time, and he had no reason for be.
| lievlng that any one touched the 10.
turns while they were there.
10 MIR. Zane witness said that
| the safe was used exclusively by the
stCfetaty'H office. Witness aud the
secretary were, 80 fat m he knew, the
only rcrsouu VINO hal key ~ the
safe.
George W. Patks, a clerk at the Utah
Commission, examined by Mr. Wi.
linms, testified that he Asaisted Ia
counting tho books anu poll lials; be-
also aided IN carrying upstairs tue
returns from the BrCrBtary's safe. Wit.
uess delivered the 5Hnpctp returns 60
Mr, Dewey Richards, saw them placed
in the sale, anu fetched them tor tue
Commission after lapse Of several days.
Mr., Williams asked the witness
when bis attention was fret called TO
tho alleged crUtf-marks or changes on
tho returns. lie replied yesterday aud
DECLARED that he knew nothing what.
sVvr VI the matter.
To Mr. Zane, no said no had no pre-.
vl0uo suspicion OF anything wrong,
aud no Onu bad mentioned or suggested
thu CIRCUMSTANCE 10 Lim,
Mt. itiUharIH was recalled, and Ia
answer 20 Attorney Williams said his
a,lvnlion wss frst directed TO tue al
legged changes In thu returns last uighl.
lie had 40 knowledge whatever OF !
any such changes having been |
mgie.
COmmilslouer Sherman was 70. |
called w Mt. Zane, anu said TO be- |
llCvru 10 was about November g2nd or |
23fd that Mr. Thatcher objected to his !
taking any figures from the tRuy |
sheets. lie ljsclei after witness had |
told him that he wanted tnem for ME |
own use.
la snswer to Mr. Williams be said |
Que rtarun IOrthis up Gated 10 DO n lear |
that he i.'n mAu9G mi. ht reach Tue
rruss, gHl UuUsuer the p1siOility thar |
there migHt srro a CgGlrsL a. 30 thr |
rl,cliga OF delegates iTgm sanpvte
county.
IL was hereststsd that the defendants
would now rest tusig case, ID uviuE uu. |
IvTEluOI, however, thHt " upon tue |
arrival OF truiloual Secretary Rich |
urds from Ogden ut = later Stage OF tue |
dAy'a proceedings counsel IJr the de. |
Tense desired TO call MIN they might |
exercise that privilege.
Court then adjourned I'LL Cpl m.
~ REBUTrAL.
Upon court rosssemburg ihla after
noon Judge Powers stated that "A,
Territorial : CIeAry Richards had not
arrived they would rect thelt case any,
way. Testimony Ia t0Gutlnl WAS tueu
called by Ar, Zane, AMI missioner
rau0CB reappeATed up0u the staud.
Mr.. Zane nskUu-Whtu WIS the hur.