Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-03-16
the attorney to be seated without delay

John r.. Vennnm was shown pOll
book of Mount Pleasant and identified
it. Book was offered in evidence. Mr..
Vennum was asked to examine the poll
list and see if the name of John Kerner
appeared therein and found that it
so appeared.
John Kerner was called rs witness.
He stated that he lived in Mt. Pleasant.
He took out his first papers in South
Dakota, could not say where. Had lived
IN Yankton county nine years. He had
not taken ont his second papers.
Frank NloHugh resident of the 4th
| ward of jamestown and testified he
had received no consideration for voting
and had no conversation with one Ma
honey concerning such a consideration.
In response to inquiry by Attorney
Ellsworth G. A. Klaus testified that he
had seen something which appeared like
com pass between L. H. Poole and Wm.
Gates on election day in front Of the
second ward. He said Poole and Gates
were conversinR together at the time.
Geo. Miller resident Of the fonrth
ward testified that in conversation
with Wm. Gates on election day. Gates
admitted to him that he had made out
all right on election day. Mr.. Gates is
a resident ofthe second ward.
George Nelson who acted as inspector
in the second ward testified that he had
looked carefully after the ballot box on
the evening of election.
Court adjourned until 10 a. %. to-
morrow. At the close OF the court
today, it appeared from the testimony
that Flint was four votes IN the lead
according to some estimates; others
claimed that Flint vas three IN the lead,
The witnesses from Bloomenfeldt we're
excused. It Is said that several other
ballot boxes from different precincts will
he opened at tomorrow's session.
The district court convened Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock. At the opening
OF court Attorney Ellsworth asked that
an adjournment be taken until tomor-
row. This was granted, court adjourn.
ing until 10 O'Clock Thursday.
| The rumors of bribery in the Bloomen-
feldt district did not materialize from
the witnesses examined. The only
change being the few illegal votes dls-
covered on recount, which did not
change the result.
The witnesses from B!oomc oteldt left
today for their homes. They were paid
their witness fees yesterday by the con-
testsnt, Mr.. Hslstead. All of them we're
happy on being allowed to 60 home.
The Medina precinct ballot box was
opened yesterday after objection by
contestee's counsel that the box bad not
been fully identified by Ex.Audltor
Vennum. On opening the ballot box it
was found to contain the ballots, in
struction cards, poll book, pad and con-
stitutional amendments. The ballots
we're counted after objections by con-
testee's counsel and the count was the
same as that returned by the election
officers Of Medina precinct. One of the
contestants witnesses, j. A. Hill Of
Medina. was absent and his testimony
may be taken at later date.
At this mornings session of court E..
J F. Horn of Courtenay took the stand.
He was asked to testify as TO the custody
the ballot box used at the last election
in Oourtenay. Mr.. Horn brought the
ballot box IN from Courtenay last night
and left it in the Capital Hotel cloak
room. He said that he noticed as be
took the box out this morning that the
} look was not on the box and afterwards
found the lock in the rig in which he
drove down the hasp having Jared loose
letting the look out.
| Judge Gisspell decided that the box
could not be introd uced in evidence, the
fact that it was net locked when left IN
the hotel preventing such course.
} After Mr.. Born had given his testimony
concernln9 the custody Of the box be
vas excused.
Attorney Ellsworth, Mr.. Halstead' E
attorney, moved that the case be dis.
J missed. This WAS done and the court
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