The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-27
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Cross-examined by Judge Powers.
witness said he was more or less of a
practical joker, but not always q sue
ceS5ful one. A great many people had
joked him a good deal. about the cleo
ton; asked him how drunk he was.
and why he hadn't made a Better sob
of the business. He had replied to some
Of these that if he was going to steal
he would steal for himself, not for the
benefit of anyone else. He wasn't
drunk on the night of election. At
or o'clock In the morning he needed a
jolt pretty badly. but wasn't drunk.
Moronf Thomas.
Moroni Thomas, examined by Judge
1ileS. said he was judge of election at
poll 2, didn't remember how many
straight tickets were voted and how
many were scratched Had Jotted IL
down, but lost the paper and cOuldn't
remember.
There was. witness thought. a differ
ence of eighteen or twenty between
the number OF straight Democratic and
straight Republican ballots cast. The
difference would not exceed twenty,
witness was sure about that,
Witness signed the tally sheet and
the sheet being presented to him he
said it was now the same az when he
signed it,
"Were the votes correctly counted
at your poll and correctly entered on
the Hsts?" asked Mr. Hiles.
Yes replied witness.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Williams
What function did you perform When
it came to counting the votes?"
Hardy and I counted the ballots to-
gether as they were taken out of the
boxes and separated them into straight
and scratched. I did the calling, part
of the time, Mr.. Stephenson made up
some Of the sheets.
oscar III. Hardy.
o. H. Hardy, the other Judge at poll
9, in reply to Mr.. Hiles, said there We're
sol votes counted at first. but there
ballots we're found in the box. As far
as witness could recollect there were
1875 straight Republican ballots and 81
scratched. 223 straight Democratic bal
lots and 90 scratched. There were 81
Populist ballots cast.
Witness believed the account, as
made up by the Judges. was correct.
Cross examined by Mr.. Williams wit
ness testimony was not changed.
Hiram e. Rooth.
H z. Booth said he was a candi-
date for election in the Third pre-
cinct on the constitutional ticket. was
present during the counting Of the
votes all the time and kept an account
OF the votes as counted.
AT poll there were Dol straight Re
publican votes and 219 straight Demo-
cratic votes, 81 scratched Republican
and 20 scratched Democratic votes, &C.
cordins to his count,
John Henry Smith was only
was not scratched at all Witness was
present when the tally sheets were
made up and signed
CroS5-examine6 by Mr.. Williams.
witness said he paid close attention to
the counting Of the ballots. Had not
handled the tickets himself at ALL but
was near enough to see the scratches
on the tickets.
Jesse GoodfeIIoSv.
! Jesse GoodfelIow, one Of the judges at
poll 1. said he kept the poll list. Witness
believed the votes as marked for Smith
! and Emery were correct, He marked
| them as called out by the other judges.
witness said the system adopted by them
I was to count all the straight ballots and
! then make marks the sheets in sufh-
! Gent number to correspond with the total
! count was the question: raised that Wit
ness had marked three votes too many
I for John Henry Smith The scratched
! ballots were counted one by one and
I marked as they were counted.
G. l.. Stephenson,
| C. L. Stephenson. the gentleman who
acted as a substitute for Mr.. Barnes at
| poll 2, testified that he kept the tally
( sheets portion of the time. He made
no marks but what were represented by
( ballots and the sheets as made up by
! him were correct. His count of the bal
! lots was 201 straight and IS scratched Re
( publican. PIG straight and 19 scratched
! Democratic.
Cross-examined by Judge Powers. he
! said he was not eworn as an official To
keep the score correctly, He was there
originally as watcher for MT. TreWeeh;
( who was g. candidate. Mr. Barnes asked
him to keep the tally sheets for him. He
I denied that. Mr.. Barnes was sitting by
were being counted. Witness aYerred
that Barnes was present all the time
when the ballots We're being counted and
if Barnes testified he was not Barnes was
tally sheets were being made up, Mr.
| Barnes might not have been present all
counted and then the tally sheets We're
made to correspond with that number.
Eli A. POLAND.
e. A. POLAND. examined by Judge Mi.
ner. said he was present when the votes
at the first poll were being counted
DO you know what became Of the bal.
lot boxes after they were closedW
81 helped Mr.. Rich to take them home
| Were the boxes left in the tent be-
fore being taken away2"
Yes for about twenty minutes
Where was Mr.. Rich then?"
"In the school house"
Whose care were they under while il
the tent?''
"Nobody's in particular, that know
Of
''Who was in the tent at the timer"
"SeyeraI peopIe-Mr. Katz, Mr., Pugs
ley and Others.
Rich took them from the tent?"
| Yes
"bid you notice any indication Of the
boxes having been opened while in TIT
te aNo.u
DO you know if Mr.. Rich and Mi
Barnes changed boKes?''
"No."
Did you tell Mr.. Moroni Gillespie thai
you had seen ballots put into the boxes
after they were closed?"
( " did you see any ballots put In The
boxes after they We're closed?"
"Were you asked by airy one to put
ballots in the bo7ses?'
I did Did you put any ballots in the boz o,
interfere with them?"
NO. 1 did not
them,
"Did Mr. Rich make any suggestion ts