Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-07-20

with him on April 18th last Before
! went there | worked for JAS Ed
wards in Bloomington for about four
weeks Came to his place March s.
Before that was with Henry Sutton
in the town of Wyalusing about a
month; had been there working and
the like. | had some personal prop
erty there during the winter. had
| lived in Bloomington before, in 1898.
with 49, Edwards about three
months; went to Dakota in July 1898,
staid four months | was at Morris
sey's about two weeks in 1898 |
hired to Morrissey last February for
the season to begin work as soon as
spring work began. He sent for me
and ! went to work for him April y.
On March Sth went to work for Mr.
Edwards in town of Bloomington in
tending to 90 to Morrissey's as soon
As he was ready for me. Mr.. Sutton
lives in Wyalusing. | have been in
the habit of staying there of and on
for three years. voted in Blooming
ton on election day;I voted the Town
Ticket.
Cross examination: am not mar
ried, am - years old My home is
where | work. In the last five years
Eve worked at Morrissey' 5, Goodman's
Edwards and other places. voted
two years ago in Bloomington. |
was working ut Morrissey's then /
worked for him the rest Of 1897. |
came into Bloomington on the Sth OF
March last intending to make that my
home.
Henry Sutton testified: | live IN
Wyalusing, Asa Bradley has been at
my place Off and on for four or five
years, winters, mostly; last summer
for about month. AS rule when he is
out of job he comes to my place and
give him work TO pay his way. lie
keeps his horse and buggy at my
place but pays for it,
Cross examinations [ do not I'M
derstand him as claiming my place
as his home.
VIM. Morrissey testified: Asa Brad
ley worked for me in 1897 when
lived in Bloomington lie went with
me, think, when moved to Glen
Haven in September, 1897 hired
him this year in February. He was
to 90 to work as soon as spring work
was ready He went to work on
April 18th.
Caddie Root testified have lived
in the town of Bloomington nearly
months. Began working there last
fall for Mr. Bonham. Before | went
TO Bonham'S | was in the town Of
Wyalusing. | worked for Lou Beers
there don't know where | shall 60
when get through at Bonham's. |
voted the Town Ticket at the Bloom
ington election last spring.
This closed the contestants ca Sc
Witnesses for the defendants were
as follows:
Fred Mason know VIM Pearson
have heard his testimony. First
saw him election day about eleven
O'Clock on the sidewalk by the hall; |
had some talk with him. Geo Harris,
Marshal Scott and Geo Nash were
within hearing distance | passed
the time of day and asked if he had a
ticket; | pat my hand in my pocket
and pulled out ticket and showed it
to him and asked him if his ticket was
like that He took it and looked at it
and said it was. He handed me his
ticket. | don't know what kind of a
ticket handed him; had both kinds
in my pocket and didn't look at it.
| did not 90 up stairs to the voting
place with him; left and went dow n
on the street.
Cross examination: | knew Pear
son;was not acquainted with him; had
seen him many times. Twas interest
ed in the election and voted the Town
Ticket
Geo. Harris and Geo Nash testified
to seeing and hearing Mason's and
/ Parsons conversation and corrobor-
atcd Mason's account substantially
They said Pearson went upstairs to
vote Just after they did The poll list
shows Persons name between Harris
and Scott's.
BY the testimony Of Henry Walt
and John Harris one Of the inspector.
of election it was attempted to show
that Henry Walt was illegally kept
from voting. His vote waschallenged
and he refused to swear that he had
been a resident Of Bloomington the
ten days Immediately preceding the
election. OnthiS testimony the Judge
announced that the inspectors had
acted properly in refusing the vote
which shut off further consideration
Of that ease
John Small was next called liz
testified, | live in Bloomington.
voted the Caucus Ticket at the town
election. In the summer of 1898
was in Iowa. voted while there
My intention was to stay in Iowa long
enough 70 get the crop of my Ian,
and then come back.
This closed the testimony Tn,
Judge discussed the case briefly witt
a view to assisting the council in thei
argument, fecltlng that the vote Q
Wcllard for the town ticket ana tn,
vote Of Small for the caucus ticket
were evidently illegal, that the vot,
Of Cabbie Root was legal which woul,
leave for consideration only the vote
Of Bradley and Pearson. Deductins
the votes Of Small and Wellard iron
the official count left the Caucus
Ticket IS votes and the Town Tickle
SO votes. If the claim as to botl
Bradley and Pearson were granted tn,
election would be reversed, Ii onl,
the claim as to Pearson were granted
the case would be a tie.
Court then adjourned until Satur
day morning. The forenoon was oc
cupied in argument by the attorneys
The Judge announced himself as nc
sufficiently informed on certain lega
points in the case to render decision
and asked the attorneys to prepare
briefs to be handed him not later thar
July %, after which the decision viii
he declared