The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-09

Yesterday proved another interesting
day in the hearing on the petitions for
writs of prohibition against the Utah
commission. The excitement and
startling incidents of the previous day,
however, We're absent and the proceed
dngs were tanner.
The day opened with the resumption
of the cross-examinatiom of Chairman
Letcher by Attorney John NJ. Zane.
The latter was toned down greatly as
compared with his mode of procedure
on the previous afternoon. He was mild
I and moderate in his manner and evil
!. IDENTIFY sprofited by the lesson read 10
Shim by Mr.. Letcher.
! The testimony expected with the
greatest interest was that of George E.
Blair and when he was called to the
stand the interest in court was intense.
The scaudalous and unfcunded charges
made against Mr.. Blair by Commits
sioner Tatlock was the subject Of gen
eral condemnation by Republicans and
Democrats alike. Mr.. Blair's testimony
was given in a candid and thoroughly
straightforward manner which could
hand in the alleged frauds and in fact
had no opportunity OF committing the
forgery even if he had been so inclined
on this point Nj. Blair's evidence was
sustained and fully corroborated by
every member OF the commission
fletcher. NorreI, Thatcher and Sher-
mani except Tatlocl.
The attempt OF the petitioners to open
up their case again by the introduction
of so-called expert testimony on hand
writing was considered a bluff. They
knew that by all The rules of law and
justice, they could not, at that stage of
the game, get the evidence in and yet
they had the advantage of making a
statement to the court Of what their So
called experts were expected to prove,
although it is certain that many of their
experts were not going 10 testify to any
thing like what some people may have
expected they would. AIR. Mccormick
stated in the corridor that he could not
swear to the handwriting in question
and he didn't believe any one else
could.
The testimony closed about o'clock
after which Judge Miner opened the
arguments for the petitioners and At
torney p. L. Williams for the defend
ants. Attorney John NJ. Zane, Judge
Powers and Judge Hiles viii speak, in
the order named, today, after which
the case viii be submitted.
It was agreed between counsel that
the decision in these cases will applv to
the Box Elder and Weber county cases
also, but that that OF the Third nra.
cinct Of Salt Lake city Will be heard on
its merits.
Chairman Letcher Further Examined
Chairman Letcher took the stand for
further cross examination and replied
to questions mildly put by ATTORNEY
John NJ. Zane.
L understood you to say yesterday
that when MIR. sherman and the ac,
countent examined the tally sheets
etc, It was after they had been can
yassed?' queried counsel.
Yes
4 understood that Mr. sherman
wacr he wanted to copy some figures
for the tally sheets said he wanted
them for his own use and not for the
Dress?'
He said he wanted them for mis- own
use"
You knew when Mr.. Sherman said
ne would keep them private he would
DO SOP"
= did not object TO mis- taking the
sfgures.''
q MIR. Thatcher did?"
= yes. because we had previously
agreed that none of us would make
them public then
AS TO the recount of these votes
every Republican in Ephra1m lost four
votes except Page who loses five, every
Democrat gained four, except Beal,
who gained five?"
That is correct
We will go on to the precinct OF
FairTiew. There you found $50 ballots
on the recount and by the system OF
averaging the tally sheets showed
YES"
Five Democrats gained one vote
Yes"
If the ballot box had been stuffed
ny one vote that would have made The
difference2''
Yes. suppose So
There were 146 votes in the Foun-