The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-01
Congressman Will Begin Monday
to Take Testimony in Rebuttal
to Wagoner's Evidence.
CONTESTANT HAS TWO DAYS.
Only One Notary Hears Witnesses
Testify, While an Extra Force
Recounts the Ballots at
the City Hall.

Dispositions will not be taken in the Was
| oner-Butler election contest to-day, but W
\ be resumed Friday morning at o'clock b.
| fore Notaries Buder. Sanders and Halter
The contestant has but two more days Il
| introduce evidence. and it is probable tina
depositions will be taken at night as well n:
! day, and may continue until midnight Sat
/ urday.
| James J. Butler. contestee. will begin TAX
! ing testimony in rebuttal Monday. and vii
endeavor TO start out with three mills grind
| ing in the Temple building. The counse
/ for Mr. Butler will be Attorney Thomas
Rowe. Henry Walsh and the contestee. The
attorneys for the contestant will not pt
| changed.
Subpoenas are already out and Butler eS-
poets to examine thirty, and psrhapS iofty
| witnesses the first day.
Only one mill was grinding yesterday; that
| was before Notary Halter in the keis =.
building At the same time. however, tht
ballots were being recounted in the Eiec-
tion Commissioners office. Many suopoe;
mas were issued yesterday. but they conio
| not be served in time for hearing. In many
cases those summoned feiled to respond; IL
/ is expected. however. that large number
of witnesses will be on hand tomorrow anc
Saturday.
The first witness examined yesterday was
Guy W. Williams. a bookkeeper, VINO r.
fled that four men registered from n. 2lol
E,uCeEia street did not live there.
John Stack of No. 2llo Adams street testi.
fled that he did not know the ,sidence OF
George Slattery, Thomas H. Saw, James
Tyler and James Donnelly, who were regis
tered from the number on Adams street
printed above.
John III. Gentner Of No. 2l3S Eugenia
street said that he did not know the names S
of four men registered from that number !;
and one man. James Conway. registered
from there. eft the place last February.
1. H. Bradbury of No. 2124 Adams street
also testified that four men registered from
Edward Carroll of No 1926 Morgan
street, who was Republican judge at Pre-
cinct 6. Ward Fifteen, stated that the
lots into the box without first numbering,
and did not discontinue 1t unit! he twltness)
objected. Witness also declared that Demo.
Gratis put the Republican challenger out or
the polls because the Democrats claimed
they had no challenger.
CHALLENGER PUT OUT.
Carroll declared that Albert s.! street, who
ss sDnS No. and
could not have voted at the fall election.
George Yeager of No 2I6l Manchester
aSssSeer waf at PTeenet 20 Ward
testified that he was elected from the polls
by a policeman, who was requested to do
said he fingered about the polls all day, and
identified five or six persons whom he saw
go into the polls more than once.
Edward S. Everson. real estate dealer
at No. 1921 Chestnut street, and residing at
No. 2s46 Lawton avenue. who served as Re-
publican judge at Precinct 6. Ward Twenty
two. declared that Arthur Flint. Demo-
cratic judge, had registered from 2s1S Law
ton avenue, the home of James H. Cronin.
and that when he was invited with the
rest of the election officials TO go to Cronin'
house for supper. Flint asked Mike Regan.
who was Cronin's bartender. how to get
into Cronin's house.
faSff 6Ad hopa a. rod rrh lint
could be found. that Fint had departed
because. he understood there was an in
dictment against him. He said that when
Democratic officials. instead of erasng the
names that We're fraudulently registered.
would only check them. and when he asked
that they be scratched off entirely he was
told to keep his head closed or he would
get his block knocked off,