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

Vs. p.lil jul. 1soe sh.n wsnt s
Crookshn, he boarded - : hotsl
hero eSdAy or two at tame: : va.
with Qzlow travelling for three
days. Am q demo crat.
f. Hart. Have searched
citizen(records and find no second
papers "a name of VIM. Askew;
was pt present when Stanley;
signed his citizens papers, was
laid upwith sore foot.
REMARKS.
The Shove evidence practically clos.
es thefase for the contestant rs far
as evi}suce Ut fraud and illegality IL
aliege( In Neche. Subpoenas were
out pr about twenty others which
were lot found. A few more Witness
es areEsxpected from Thlngvalla and
other western points. The facts that
certah townships voted IN their re-
spectFe villages will be stipulated by
both tdes without evidence. A total
of sllty.six witnesses have been ex-
aminh. The results may be figured
up blythe reader us suits him best.
We cbse our record on Friday morn
ing, taving DELAYED one mail to COM
pletd one side Of case. The defence
will lave the floor next, but it is not
probtble q very large number of wit
ness{s will De subpmnaed. There is
no diubt but there are many knotty
points of law to be argued and the
end either In time or results is not
possible to preoict.
NOTES.
Tie large attendance Of witnesses
and the spectators together made the
coutt room full.
Owing to the fact that the lawyers
couldn't argue their objections the ex-
amitati0n went on rapidly. as there
was out little cross examining.
Tie witnesses were told that they
did not need to answer questions
which would tend to criminate them
selves, such as stating whether they
voted or not, but nearly every Wit
ness seemed to be perfectly willing to
tell the whole truth.
In almost all instances the witness
es who voted without the legal right
thought they had a right. Some Of
the reasons were not brought out In
court, as they cut no figure. and would
only made laugh. Que man had
papers, as he thought. He took the
first ones in Germany and the second
proved to be his marriage license.
Another thought the oath taken at
the customs house relating to his iln-
migrants moveables was the first
citizen papers.
Attorney Bangs, after vainly en-
deavoring to convince two Or three
young. fellows that they ought to re.
member where aud when they were
born, startled poor French witness
with this conundrum, CHOW Sir, will
you please tell the court ut what time
and place in your existence did you
first make the discovery that you were
upon the earth?" and everybody ex-
rept the witness laughed.
. Those Neche fellows would extract
fun from 2 funeral. >: Nobady,ewouid
tssahk. for moment what q set of hor-
rible' conspirators against the peace
and dignity, 9f this great common
wealth, they are charged with being.
Appearances are deceiving. Vosper
could easily be mistaken for Presby-
terrain clergyman, Armstrong looks
like retired and retiring class-leader
and Holmes talks like q local preacher.
There are many technical points in
the case that are hardly possible to
discuss In a newspaper, such as the
townships voting 10 the villages, aud
the question Ut right Of trial by jury,
tine Jurisdiction Of the court, the name
being in two columns and all votes re-.
turned as for one man. etc. These
will all be the subject Of legal argu-
ment, and the case may be turned one
way Or the other ON these technical
points. most of which are too deep for
the average reader aud certainly for
the ordinary editor.
sheriff sale.