Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-07-01
SAM OBJECTS. .

SAM OBJECTS.
Here District Attorney Hayde
became somewhat excited and vigor =
ously objected and said Mr.. Ford had
no authority to represent the state in
any such negotiations. "What's he
doing here them, put in Mr.. Bing-
ham,
Mr.. Ford, here explained that
had so expressed himself to Mr..
johnson but It was only out of friend.
ship aud sympathy. 81 disclaim any
friendship on my part" said John
Carson.
Mr.. Bingham interrupted Mr..
Ford and said: "You can go on the
witness stand yourself" 81 don't
have to-" replied Mr.. Ford, "l've got
man on there who can give you
cards and spades and beat you telling
the truth"
Mr.. Bingham then resumed ques-
tloning Mr.. johnson. "Was this the
only time you heard Mr., Ford say this
thing could be fixed up?"
"The night before, heard him say
about the same thing"
"Where were you?"
1--WE were In the back part of a
saloon and were drinking beer"
"Did the beer have a kind of mel
lowing influence on Mr.. Ford and
cause him to sympathize with these
poor unfortunate mems families ?"
"No, he talked just as he did next
day."
THE EHLEN CONFESSION.
At this point Mr.. Ford endeavog d
to get In the so-called Ehlen conf2s"
sion, but the court ruled it out.
The alleged confession was dug up
by Tilmon Ford, and is as follows:
PORTLAND, Or,
June 20, 1898.
IL. V. Ehlen, clerk of Marion
county, Oregon, do hereby solemnly
swear that on saturday, June II, 1898,
/ opened the ballot boxes of Wood
bum, Butteville and Mt. Angel pre-
cincts, ,and'gave the sealed ballots to S.
II. Richardson and W, j. Darcy,
That they kept them in the county
clerks Office and vault for about four
hours. Tuat on the same date, in the
evening, l allowed them to take the
tally sheets of Butteville, Monitor and
Mt. Angel precincts. that they were
returned to me, but as to whether
there were any changes made do not
know, 1 swear before the Almighty
that did not make any change in
the totals, or in tallies, or IN anything
whatever. Furthermore, l did not
see any changes made as l was not
present. Furthermore solemly swear
that l never asked for the judges
tally sheets of Buttevile, Monitor and
Mt. Angel. That they were brought
to me on the 18th day Of June, 1898;
they were not in my possession for
more than fifteen or twenty minutes.
l.. V. EHLEN
Col. Knight was the next witness.
His testimony was unimportant
throughout. Col. Knight represent ed
Judge Boise at the counting Of the
talleys a part of the time, but when
Mr.. Rigdon or Mr.. Holmes could be
present, he usually withdrew. The
witness and Mr.. Bingham had quite
spirited little battle at repartee.
"Did you and Mr.. Ehlen take a
little walk" asked Bingham.
"No."
"You saw him down town of even
ings pretty often"
Sometimes"
"Was he about the same9"
"Yes."
"How did:he look on that last Mon
day morning ?"
81 don't think he had taken a
drink P"
"How does a man look of morning
when he hasn't had drink"
"You'd better look in the glass;"
"I don't look in glasses or bottles
either"
"If you did you would haYe more
sense" was Col. Knights parting
shotr
| PROSECUTION RESTED.
Here the prosecution rested and
both sides.took 10. minutes for consult
alton. Mr.. Bingham then stated
that since the afternoon new things
have come out and asked for an adj
| journment until Friday morning at
O'Clock.