Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-11


Wednesday afternoon the defense Of
fered to prove by the defendant that
he had been advised to vote at the
election held last fall by George NJ.
Register, then a candidate for the
Office of state attorney. The offer was
led up to by q series of questions, in
which the defendant stated that he
had consulted with Mr.. Register re-
garding his right to vote. He said
the private room of E. G. Patterson
at the Northwest hotel at a meeting
at which Messrs. Register, McGahan,
Patterson and L. w. Sperry were
present The court would not permit
any further testimony on this point
and this led to the offer which was
denied. Mr.. Stambaugh then asked
the defendant for whom he had voted
at the election but the state objected
to this and the question was not per-
mitted.
Robert Marty was the last witness
for the state and he testified to the
renting of q house and the furnishing
of it by the defendant when he came
to Washburn to take charge of the
Miner. He also testified that Rolling
and his sister had occupied the house
and that Rolling had paid the rent.
For the defense. L. d. McGahan tes-
titled that he had been the owner Of
the Palladium and the Mclean county
Miner. He said he was Rollings en-
.ployer and that Rolling was employed
on the Palladium and the Miner, and
that he worked in both Offices as Nc
Gahan directed. McGahan testified
that he had paid the rent for the house
at Washburn under an agreement with
Rolling, although Rolling made the
payments for him. He also said he
had furnished the house with goods
that McGahan shipped up from Bis
marck
Rolling himself was called and tes-
titled to the same facts testified to by
McGahan. He said he had voted at
the election held in Washburn because
he had considered it was a farce. and
that if certain things that he expected
came to pass it would give him an
opportunity to do some good newspa-
Of
was taken bearing on what the de-
fendant considered his residence. A
visible smile passed around the court
room when the witness testified that
he had consulted with George Register
as to hi right to vote in Bismarck
Court took an adjournment at this
point until this morning.
This morning testimony was taken
McGahan and E. G. Patter.
son as to the off .r made yesterday
afternoon to show that the defendant
had been advised to vote by George
NJ. Register, before the election last
fall. The defendants attorney urged
the testimony as bearing upon wheth-
er the defendant had knowingly viO-
lated the law. Mr.. McGahan testified
that he had been present at a CONSUL
tation in the rooms of E. G. Patterson
before the election, at which he poll
list was gone over and the case OF
doubtful voters discussed, and that Mr..
Register had advised Rolling that he
had a right to vote. E. G. Patterson
gave similar testimony. Charles Fish.
er testified that the defendant had had
a room at the Northwest hotel. where
he kept a trunk, and that he occupied
the room whenever he came to town
This closed the case. for the defense.
In rebuttal, States Attorney Register
took the stand. He said he had been
present at the conference alluded to
by the witnesses for the defense, but
had no recollection of having advised
Rolling that he had a right to vote
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