Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-20
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Denver. Colo. Feb. 1s. 1an5

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No session OF the contest commit
tee was held last evening. because
| there were too many other functions
| scheduled for the same time-among
them a reception by Speaker and
Mrs. Dickson. The rest of one whole
| day gave the stenographer and the
printers time to catch up.
Today Mr. Ward began his rebutal
testimony with ward l6, precinct 3,
This Is over in West Colfax, and Is In.
habited largely by Polish and Russian
| and Slav Jews. The Scnradakys live
In that neighborhood, aud Judges last
November were Abraham Webber
and Jake Zeigenfeld. Jake was the
Republican" Judge. but he evidently
worked harder for the Democrats. If
today's testimony is true, than even
some Of the other Republicans" who
have testified on the stand that they
voted Democratic tickets. or else he
was buncoed too
The first witness was Charles Pre-
zant. He was naturalized 16 or IS
years ago. He voted last Novem-
ber. and wrote his own balIot-can't
write much. but copied the word RE
publican from place where II was
printed on the ballot Was number
l33 on poll book: ballot 133 is mark
ed Democratic" He picked out
ballot he thought was his: 1t mad the
number "a and on the book the name
Goldberg was opposite that number.
II was Republican ballot.
Mrs. Celia Ziegenfeld, wife of Jake
tested that she voted-did not write
her own ballot-tney would not let
Jake go In with her. so they sent
man named Slberberg. and she told
him to write Republican" Her num-
her on the poll book was 50; ballot
SO is marked Democratic"
Harry Peierman also had assis-
lance. He told Jake Zeigenfeld to
write Republican" His ballot was
number 243. That ballot Is now mark
ed Democratic
Mrs. Bessie Gibbons had the same
experisace aa Pe<erpan--told Jake
to write Republican" but ballot
shows the word Democrat" Jake is
a versatile cuss
Mr.. Vidal asked the witness who
was running on the Republican tick
ct for governor. She replied twice,
through the interpreter. Ich weiss
nicht was or sagt." or words to that
effect.
Bessie Dunevitz was also deceived
by Jake. She told him to write Re
publican" but the ballot that
should be iers shows Democratic"
On cross-examlnation, Mr. Vidal
tried to lure the witness on. Joe
Sachs told you what to say when you
came here, didn't he?" tJoe is the
interpreter) Il know myself" Yes.
but he told you what to say, didn't
he?" l know | must say the truth"
Mrs. Rebecca Peterson was anoth-
er Of Jake's unconscious victims She
did not know who was running for
governor or president-she Just
voted strainght Republican.
Louis Walewski wrote his own bal.
lot number A. He wrote Republican
and number A now shows Democrat
ic," Mr.. Vidal tried to induce him to
pick out one of the bunch az inis,
but he did not recognize IL among
all the ballots in the precinct He
knew that Peabody was running for
dent.
Harry Braunstein wrote his own
ballot-Republican. He was number
80. Ballot number 80 Is now Demo
cratic" He wrote the words Demo
cratic" and Republican" for Mr..
Vidal. with much care and expenditure
o ftime He looked like a very guile
less youth. and Mr.. Vidal tried To
lead him into admissions. when
did you see Joe Sachs before?"
YESTERDAY"
What did he tell you to say here
today?"
Didn't tell mo nothin."
What did he say you were to
come here forT
II was To answer what they asked
me-
DO you know who Peabody is?"
Yes. he lives in Canon City"
Lives In Kansas City, you say?"
on course thers was a laugh.
BraunBtein picked out ballot num-
Der 80 as being probably his. The
poll book showed that Mike Walsh
had voted it. 1t was Republican bal
lot. Mr.. Ward agreed with Mr.. Vidal
as to the extreme improbability that
Mike Walsh voted Republican
ticket.
The whole trend Of the evidence
was that other ballots had been sub
stituted for those originally In the
box. R p. b.