The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1899-10-26

Q.-Who gave you 10 ASSURANCE
that would be done?
Administer and Blake.
O.-Was Blake II member OF the leg
islature?
A.-No sir, one of the commission.
O-What connection II any did no
have with the democratic or populist
party?
Ale was treasurer OF the state
Central committee.
Q.-And Edmisten was chairman!
Ayes, sir.
O-How did you know you could
help yourself by helping them count
the ballots, who told you or where ana
you get your information from If any
body told you?
A.-Blake and Edmisten knew | had
a case ready for the supreme court
and IL we would steal those two Judges
in | had two of them favorable to me.
HE WAS A REFoRMER.
Q.-At that time what particular
party did you affiliate with?
Al affiliated with the populists.
Q.-NOw with reference to those ball
lots before from those precincts in
York county, .hcFadden precinct, have
you examined all those ballots to-day?
A.-Mostly.
Odd you find any ballots there
that are ballots that were marked by
yourself or anyone else for this recount
commission?
Ayes, sir.
Q.-While you were in the vault pho
first night you were changing the hal
lots who did the marking first?
Administer got the first coNDty
and took it in, and when l came In
with the second county they were
marking, Edmisten, and Blake and an
other party. Edmisten got the first
package of ballots from the secretary's
room.
Q.-Where did he get it?
A.-Out Of the secretary's room.
GLOW did you get in the 6ecre-
tary's room?
A.-There was a guard there let u3
in.
Q.-About what time was that?
A.-Eight o'clock.
Odd you see anything when he
came in?
Alt was under his coat.
Q.-How do you know If you
couldn't see it?
Al did see it.
Q.-Who told you to go to the Sec
retary's office?
Administer.
q. What for?
A.-To get the ballots.
Q.-And what did he say If anything
about what he wanted with the bal
lots?
Ave understood what we wanted.
Nrt MANA tl-A
conversation!
Ayes, sir.
Q.-How did you understand they
were to mark two yesses to overcome
a MOI"
A.-They were doing it and Edmis-
ten salt the commission would count
those for the amendment.
Odd he say that was the way to
mark them?
Ayes, sir.
the package you took in.
Al started to mark on the package
they had there.
Q.-And continued to mark until
they got through that package?
Ayes, sir.
Q.-How many were marking alto
gether?
A.-Seven.
Q.-How long did you continue at
it that night?
A.-Until half past eleven or twelve.
Q.-How did you get the ballots out
Of the package?
A.-Untied the string and broke the
seal open.
.Q-What did you do with the bal
lots after you got through?
A.-Wrapped them up in a package
again.
Q.-And put a seal on them?
Ayes, sir.
Q.-Couldn't anyone tell the seal
had been opened?
A HANDY MAN.
A.-Yes, sir but the man that opened
them in the morning was helping fix
them at night.
Q.-That man was whom?
A.-Blake.
Odd you see the commission az
work in the morning?
Ayes, sir; saw them there.
Q.-Who was opening the packages?
A.-Blake.
Q.-After they told you that this
marking ballots had to be stopped did
Mr., Blake or Edmisten ever talk with
You about what had been done. Did
either of them ever talk with you abour
II; Ever say anything to you about
secrecy?
A.-Woll, at the last election
Ono, right at this time after Won
stopped marking ballots?
A.-No, they didn't say anthing then.
Did you know it was a crime
and there was a penalty attached to ito
Al know there was a law to that
effect but | knew it was no good.
Glow did you know it was no
good?
Ave all knew it up there.
GLOW did you find it out, you arc
not a lawyer?
Al am no lawyer, but | knew the
way they passed the bill it wasn't auy
good.
Odd you get any information
from any source?
A.-Only what we talked over there.
Odd you have any assurance
from lnNhnlNr that th,. .zi,