The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-19

recosd9 MA that they had done 60
previous; y MIST time. "a
Fred vSsper stated that he could
not say positively that Roberts had
voted. He had no doubt he had.
Three PERSONS could not Ill get into u
voting bosth but the third could look
In and see how the ballot was marked.
Mr.. Henderson, formerly marshal Of
Neche, svsS put upon the stand aud
for two hours Mr.. Bangs examined
him cloSelt s1s TO the part he took in
the electidd. We have not space to
give the smany questions and answers,
but 1t would seem that Mr.. Hender-
son was told by Mr.. Walton, who rep
resented the fusion com mittee, that
he had been appointed to 60 to the
polls. a.! Mr.. Henderson expressed 1t
to see "that there were no rows'' and
that Col Jpnes had been appointed
for the sane purpose on the part OF
the republicans. Once Mr.. Hendcr-
son admitted he was sent there US u
challengenaosbat ne testified that
neither hef6r Mr.. Jones challenged
anybody. Mr..Henderssn was also ex-
amined as to quite a number o: names
on the voters list, as to whether he
knew the persons or not: aud as to
their time of residence In Neche.
There were some fifteen or SO he did
not know at all. The object being to
show by witness who was we'll ac-
quainted in Neche, that certain un.
known and transient parties voted,
and the fact that witness did not
know the persons. tended to prove
them translents, who had no right to
vote. On cross examination, witness
said all he saw vote he thought had a
right to vote; that he did not mean
because he did not know some names
on the poll list that there were no
such persons In .Neche. The town of
Neche had grown some since 1894.
Mr.. Vosper's examination was much
on the same line as the preceding Wit
ness. Mr.. Vosper was Judge; knew
Jas. McFadden. he was sometimes at
his farm near Neche, sometimes at his
neice's In Manitoba, sometimes in
Neche with brother VIM. McFadden.
Thought his home was with latter.
Came with Edward Stanley in the fall
of 1895 to Pembina to get citizens
papers for Stanley. Citizens record
was produced and SANKEY'S papers
shown to be dated Nov. 18th. Wit
ness SAID Stanley claimed he did not
get papers for some time after he took
the oath.
VIM. MCGEE, testified that he had
taken out his second papers at Grand
Forks.
Messrs Vosper, Armstrong, judges
Of election, and James Baker inspect
or, were also examined at consider
able length as to the identity and
residence of large number of voters.
The testimony ELECTED the fact that
there were three classes of voters OF
doubtful legality. Certain farm Ia
borers who come and 60 from Neche,
mostly makthg1t headquarters. Sec
ond. q group Of railroad men who
have Neche % the end of their run,
some who are doubtless voters in
Neche, and others are perhaps not.
Then there il another group Of float
ers, who were at Neche on election
day, but nobody knows for how long
before, and are not now to be found.
There is still another class of voters
who lived in Neche for more or less
time previous to the election, voted
but have gone away, and no one knows
certainly az to their electoral quail
tications. Altogether there are per-
haps total Of thirty of such voters
in all classes, outside of those who
have been subpoenaed and have an.
peared In court and testified as to
themselves.
Mr.. Armstrong testified that all
votes counted were cast by some per.
son as u voter.
Mr Armstrong also testified in re.
lation to the alleged agreement be.
tween the parties. That ne had
spoken to Henderson about challeng.
ing. Henderson replied that they
had voted here for years. Called at
ten.ion of Henderson several times
There was only one challenge during
the day. That was on account of age
The person did not vote. Witness
asked each illiterate voter how b,
wanted to vote. II he replied repub
lic;in he did not 60 to booth, but 4
silver. he went with voter to booth
In reference to appointment OF
challenger. Mr.. ,rrenholme .aske,
witness who would be; good man
witness replied, "Mrl Henderson
Henderson was appointed. Election
time, Mr.. Walton told me that MI
Henderson would attend to the chal
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