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

IF four straight Republican tickets
had been taken out of the box it would
have made the difference?
Your suppogition would figure out
correctly"
There were 2s1 ballots on the tally
sheet from Moroni. the recount showed
Yes
The. Demo Gratis gained 5 except Beal,
who gained G; the Republicans lost s
except Lulld, who lost 7?''
spring city-rhe tally sheets.
showed 20f votes and the box showed
except Jolly. who lost 3, and all the
Democrats gained 8 except Alfred ana
Read, who gained 4?"
Yes"
IF there was any stuffiing, four Re-
publican ballots taken out and tll1sze
Democratic ballots put in would have
made the result?'
Yes"
There was no contest made by any
of the Democrats against the issuance
of certificates Of election to the Re-
publicans?"
There was no formal protest made
to the commission"
''Mr. Sherman made a written pro-
test against going into the ballot
boxes?'
Yes"
was there an oral protest made by
Tatlock and Sherman on Dec. 5?''
"Tatlock said he would never go to
the boxes until ordered to do so by
the courts
Redirect examination by Mr.. Will
Jams:
DO you accept those hypothetical
Tr
correct?''
No. I do not
DO you think one count was suf-
f1cient to get the correct RESULT"
I'VE counted some of the precincts
twice and each ballot passed through
four hands"
when was your attention called to
the crosses ON the lists which are al
legged to have been made in different
ink from others"
Here in the court room"
Was the attention of the commits
sion. called to those marks
IF any such change was made in
these papers. have you amy knowledge
of who made the changes?"
q have not. .
There was said to have been a num-
Der Of sample ballots in one OF the
drawers at the commission"
4 sent for those tickets, as I wanted
to keep d sample. of each and they are
there in the drawer now
George e. Blair FlatIy Denies.
George E. Blair. examined by Attor-
ney P L. Williams said he had resided
in Salt Lake all his life. He was a
clerk at the Utah commission and had
| kept the minutes of the commission.
hot hos i'm jToc r.,
canvass the returns?"
4 helped to sort some OF the re
turns when they first came
when was that?'
| f'About Nov. 20.'
"How long did you assist in that
| work?'
.tOnly part of the first day.
"Who was present at the time?"
*'The entire board and Mr.. Park and
| Mr.. Cohen
What other work of that kind did
you do?"
Il assisted Mr.. Tauock in checking
! the poll lists of Piute, Grand, Wa
satch and some of the smaller coun-
ties"
did you so check or assist Mr.. Tat
lock to check the Sanpate county
| lists?"
No"
Did YOU handle any of the sanpete
returns"
Not that I remember"
Did You assist in sorting the San
pete returns in any Way?"
No"
Did you go over the poll books, poll
list and tally sheete from Sanpete?'
| NO; never
do you know anything about the
cross marks on the poll list referred to
in court and alleged to have been
made in different colored ink?'
az do not
did you write the word voted
after the name Scott?''
AZ did not
Did you ever have possession of
that book?"
No"
eff that writing was done at a, differ
emf time or by a different person to the
rest Of the writing, have you any
writing?'
'.No; I have not
did you take the Sanpete returns
to Secretary Richards to be locked in
the safe2"
| No"
''Who dfd?'
81 saw George Park do up the bun
die and take it away, and L afterwards
saw it in the safe
| mistaken in Cross-Examination.
Cross-exmined by Attorney Zane:
! what relation do you bear to Com
missioner Thatcher"
81 am his son-in-laW."
what relation are you to Robert
Sloan?"
I'VE married sisters"
did you ever see or examine sep
arately the Sanpete returns?"
| No"
did you ever have a key to the
room where they were kept?"
No"
"Did you ever go into that closet
with any one who had key?"
/ DO you know any one who had a
lkey?"
did you ever borrow a key to it?"
mo"
Did you ever go into that closet at
lan."
mo; never"
ssDid you ask any member of the
Utah commission to use his influence
| In getting you position in the consti-
tutional convention?"
sNo; I did not"
| "You knew that the election in San.
pete was quite close, didn't you?"
.eYou knew that a few votes one way
/ Of the other would change the result?'
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