Evening journal., 1905-10-20

he testified. he took home with him.
The next time he saw the ballot box
was Monday morning, behind the sofa
in his house where he placed il on sat
urday night. Monday morning he took
It to the Philadelphia pike and gave it
to Abraham l.. Tyre. about o'clock.
to bring to the sheriff's office. He did
not bring it into the city himself be-
cause he had something special to do.
From the time he left the box behind
the sofa on Saturday night until heI
got il Monday morning witness did notI
see the box. He did not open it andI
as far as he knew, no one else did.
MATLACK ROss-EXAMINED
The witness was cross-examined byI
Attorney General Richards. He said
that when he arrived at the school
house it was not open. After openingI
the door he went inside and placed thel
box on a desk. He then took the SMALL
box and papers out and placed the out
side box in the window and opened the'
polls Every time that he went oud
and returned the ballot box looked likd
the same one ne had left. About ond
minute before closing the polls he AMI
nounced how many votes had been
cast
Mr.. Matlack in explaining how it wa9
that NewlSirk acted as clerk, said I'D
thought il was because he was a betted
penman than Watson. Watson stood
looking over his shoulder while he read
the ballots. The witness acknowledged
his signature to the certificate. buD did
not remember seeing any Of the otheT
officers sign.
afH ha Tr
were the last ones to leave the roonl
and drove home together. When asked
WHY he took the box to Mr.. Tyre ii
bring into the city, Mr.. Matlack said
| It was because he did not have timd
to come in himself.
Mr.. Matlack gave it as his theory
that the box left by Sheriff Stidhan|
Iwas in some manner spirited away and
then spirited back again. 1t was hid
lopinion that it was spirited back bel
tween the time the polls were closed
| and the count started. He had nd
doubt but what the box he took homd
with him after the count was the SAND
one delivered to Mr.. Tyre.
MIR. DONAHOE TEsTIFIEs.
John NJ. Donahoe, another one of th4
defendants was called and testified thai
he was % years old and lived at EdgeI
lmoor. He is rural mail carrier. Hf
did not know he was to be an electio1
officer until about u o'clock on the da1
of the primary, when Mr.. Tyre and
Mr.. Adams came to his house and ask
ed him to be an officer.
Mr.. Donahoe in speaking Of the counI
said that he examined the first few
ballots handed to him and then puI
them i'm the box. After that he dii
mot inspect the ballots but watched
the tally sheet AS far as he know
the count was correct, as he saw nothI
ling done which was wrong. He wal
the first of the election officers Il
leave the building. Witness came 4
the city in a wagon with Mr. Rice and
Mr. Watson after the count was made
CHARACTER WITNESSES.
Bracken, vice president of thl
lEdgemoor Bridge Works, Edward II
Brennan. James NJ. White, John II
Talley and O. b. Wingate testified thai
they knew the reputation of John NJ
lDonahoe, in the community in which hi
Lives as to honesty fair dealing, in.
ltegrity and obedience to the law an.
that il is good.
Grantley p. Postles, Adjutant Geners
iI. p. Wickersham. Courtland r. Piersol
land Joseph Davidson gave the sam
Testimony for Matlack.
Thomas y. Stayton, S. II. Dursteir.
william Carter, c. c. Barrett anl
James Higgins, testified in a like man
liner for Watson