Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-06-30

P"0' vi luVerTOgaJlOn points.
GEIsY TEsTIFTEs.
John Geisy was the next witness.
lie said he was sworn In as deputv
clerk on June 8, and his particular
uuty was to make an abstract of the
election returns, On the last counts
In Woodburn precinct they found an
error OF 10 in Mr.. D'Arcy's favor.
LOTS OF EXPERIENCE.
He was asked if he had any expert
ence in election counting.
"Oh, yes" he replied.
"How much ?"
i've been clerk of election"
GLOW many times ?"
zone time"
lie went on to tell how the darcy
vote had been raised in the three pre-
clncts.
He told how when they got done
counting they put the papers in a
ballot box and
GAVE EHLEN THE KEY,
One key would unlock number of
boxes. In making the third count
the discovery was made that
papers had been tampe red,with Here
the witness i2trodu ced the Ehlen
note telling him to have a recount
and to allow Boise and darcy each
a representative.
BRINGS IN THE BALLoTBOX,
Deputy Clerk Turner then brought
the ballot box containing the tally
sheets into court, Mr.. Carson as at
torney for Mr.. darcy in the election
contest objected to opening the box
but on learning that it was still to
remain In the clerks custody with
held his objections.
EXHUMED THE BALLOTS.
The renowned tally sheets were then
taken from the box. Deputy Clerk
Turner, Col. Knight, darcy, Boise,
the Court and Tilmon Ford gathered
reYerently around and the scene looked
all the world like exhuming corpse
Mr.. Ford carried a pair of opera glasses
and Judge Boise raised his specs,
stroked his gray whiskers and looked
as solemn as an owl, Undertaken
Rigdon had gone.
Il Witness said the box was left alone
In the attorneys room one night. In
kteply to a question from Mr.. Bing-
J ham he said he couldn't remember
that the remark was made that it
vas impossible to count correctly be-
: cause Rigdon talked so much.
At o'clock court adjourned until
T0p.m.
WEDNESDAY NIGHTS SESSION.
Everybody returned to the court
rom at 7:45 Wednesday evening, with
ths appearance or having dlned well
ana the court at once resumed work.
Th room was nearly filled with spec
catrs who showed a lively interest in
theproceedings. The opposing law
yerSgot off jokes on one another and
jude Boise was an interested specta-
: tor
Thmas Palmer, a clerk Of the cleo
tionIt Mt. Angel was the first wit
ness, lie testified that they counted
D'AIy's vote at 129 and not 139 as
! the ltlly-sheets now sshows. Clerk L.
S. Amber testified to practically the
same. The witness was as prim and
digniAd as a basket of chips and
seriouay objected to some blots that
the taNperers had left on the tally
sheetsance it had left his hands. z.
K. Johlson, a Mt. Angel judge testi-
fed in he same strain. So did M. Z.
Settlenyer and N. Michel. Mr..
Michel explained how he
GAVE HAYES THE TALLY's
on a wrlhen order from Clerk Ehlen.
Monitorprecinct was then taken up,
William Mckee, H. Booth and w. R.
Townseni testified that the tallies
had beenaised in Mr.. D'Arcy's favor
since they counted the vote. Town
send told hat he gave Hayes the
tallys sheet on an order from Ehlen.
The PROSECUTION wanted the Moni-
tor tally-seets opened but the de-
fense object1 and the court sustained
the objectiUs.
ATToRNeY CARSON SPEAKS.
Lawyer Oal,on rose to his feet and
said he streNusly objected to the
other side raSng up all kinds OF testi-
mony which hey would use in the
coming electlN contest before the cir
cult court. Lie took occasion to say
that these chGges were brought to
prejudice the election contest At
this point Court adjourned until
Thursday mornIng until o'clock.
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