The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-08

but by no means absolutely correct
Did the commission adopt the
method p
Not formally or by motion. but by
practice and use they DID .
An Accountant Called In.
did you and an accountant you
called in devote special attention to
the. Sanpete returns2''
Yes, at the Commission rooms. =
How long did that occupy ~
Two days"
Who was the assistant you called
"Mr. Frank Shelly"
Have there been any changes made
IN any of those papers since you
opened them as far as you know
t.As far as 1 know there was not, but
/ am bound to believe there was.
DO you know of any change having
been made in regard to the cross
marks?'s
It do not know of any, but from the
testimony / have heard in court am
bound to believe crosses were added
and the word voted written opposite
some names"
Can you point to any one instance
of that kind?"
''No, I cannot .
You were very alert in looking af-
ter the returns from Sanpete2"
''I was
Have the returns been handled by
any persons but the commissioners or
the canvassing board %
They may have been handled by the
employees Of the commission.
who were they?p
Secretaries Blair and Parks and
Joseph NJ Cohen. The latter was
there making out copies of the trial
sheets. He didn't insert any figures,
but just prepared the sheets by writ
ing the names and leaving blank
spaces for the figures to be filled in"
You were present when the ballot
boxes were opened?''
Yes"
ION what date?"
''The recount was commenced on
Dec. in the afternoon
Were you present when the ballots
were counted -
ST was"
"on the following day Fairview pre-
cinct was recounted?''
Yes
Were other ballot boxes opened on
Dec. besides FairVieW 2"
Yes, the Gunnison box was opened"
How did the ballot from the re-
count in Chester precinct total?''
Some Comparisons.
my memorandum shows 1t to have
agreed exactly with the tally sheets. )"
''As to Ephraim?''
"The result of the recount there was
that the number of ballots in the box
agreed with the number on the tally
sheet"
What as the result in Fairview?'
1.-THE tally sheet showed 249 as the
number Of ballots; the box showed $50.
/ Page lost l by the recount and Peter
son gained 5.
Fountain Green-Reccunt of bal
! lots in the box agreed with the num-
Der on the tally sheet. All Democrats
gained 5; all Republicans lose 5. Total
votes cast, 146.
| "Gunnison-Tally sheet showed 253
votes cast. There were 253 votes in the
box. Alfred. Read and Beal, Demo
Gratis, gain each. Larsen, Republican,
gained l.
'Manti-Tauy sheet 461. Recount
showed 462. All Republicans lost 5; all
: Democrats gained 6. One Republican
! ballot was thrown out because it had
eight names on it.
box showed 70 ballots. No change as
to candidates except c. NJ. Lund, who
lost one vote.
'.Moroni-Tally sheet 231; box con-
tanned only go votes. All Republicans
lost except Lund, who lost I, and al
Democrats gained 5, but Taylor, who
gained g.
Mount Pleasant-Ballot box un-
/ locked and not sealed. Tally sheet
showed 500 votes cast; box contained
only 497. Republicans all lost votes
nj
Democrats unchanged. Six ballots
contained only six names.
Spring City-Tally sheet 204 Al; boz
contained 204 ballots. Page, Peterson
fC. P. Larsen, Christensen and A. c
Iund lost T. l.. Larsen lost anC
jolly lost 5. Among the Democrats
Terry. Lund, Taylor Beal and MadseE
gained 8 each. Alfred and Reid gained
"As to Spring City. was there on
ballot with the name Of Larsen with
out any initials"
Il have no memorandum OF II, pu
n have an indistinct recollection o
such being the case.
On Cross-Examination.
Cross-examined by Attorney Zane:
.'Did you see all the returns on No
en- ~ l0 think there were a few not the
when did you first take any figure
from the sheets? -, oo...
commenced, but Thatcher strenuous
, objected. Tatlock also commenced t
!, | take figures, and Thatcher again or
? ijected. and l desisted. but think Tai
lock insisted on his right TO DO SO So
''What relation is Thatcher to Georg
i. Blair?"
I don't know
"Don't you know that Thatcher
l George Blair's father-ln-law, ana g
: him his place on the commissioner.
Il don't know
con November % these returns wer
delivered to Secretary Of the Territor
! Richards"
YES"
when did you see them again?'
about December 4, 1 think"
Did George Blair take them to SCI
: retary Richards"
NY recollection is>that George Par
: bundled them up and delivered them.
: Did you, in looking through the o.
! drawers. find a lot of sample ballots?
Yes; 1 found a, bundle about as lare
f las you could put in your hat"
: when were the returns put in II
n closet which was referred to-"
ION December 9, think
= was the key left where George Bla
could have found it?''
Il y am inclined to think the key We
e in the possession of Mr.. Letcher."
who was chairman of the board {
: icanv assers?"
Judge Dey."
" was A. e. Hyde chairman aft
e Dey resigned?"
/. No; / think Schroeder was chat
y man
Chester precinct showed no discreI
: ancy?"
II have a memorandum which sa,
y that Joseph Bagnall was markt
: VOTED on the poll book but h
: name was not on the poll list"
.sDid Won examine all OF FairV-iew7 81