Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-09
OBJECT TO II
PETITION SHEETS
HALLGREN's ATTORNEYS CON.
TEND THAT NOTARY ATTEST
ING SAME is AN ALIEN.
TASK IS COMPLETED

TASK is COMPLETED
Saloon Cases 80 far as Challenges
are Concerned, Comes to a
Close No Court
Today.
AS a closing emphasis to the nu-
merous objections to the revocation
petition names by the attorneys for
the defendant, Charles l.. Hallgreh,
in the case that has been in progress
since Monday, December IS, a protest
against seyenty-five pages of the huge
document was made yesterday on the
ground that the names thereon, total
ling close TO 1000, were invalid> and
not material, because Of failure to be
sworn to before notary who was an
American and capable OF holding Of
tices in the county. A. M. Reinwand,
whose signature and notarial seal
were affixed to each OF the seventy
| five sheets. is alleged to be an alien.
not naturaliZed American citizen.
| An objection was also made to all the
names on page 241 because same were
not verified before a notary public or
other officer, and the same objection
was made to page 249 on the sar:e
ground and because no seal was at
tached.
The task OF completely canvassing
| the petition, which upon fling with
County Auditor Tuesday, December %
at 4.45 p. H., closed all saloons and
wholesale liquor houses in OF
tumwa, was concluded yesterday
afternoon and a cessation from
actual work was taken today
by the court in order to allow
the attorneys for the defense to put
their objections in shape in order
that the matter of presenting them to
the court might be facilitated. Judge
T. f. Kirby will resume session to-
morrow at 9 a. M, and hear the argu-
ments on the objections.
Fifty-eight objections were present
ed by the defense Yesterday after.
noon, making total of 500 chal-
lenges offered to individual names.
The following are the contests re-
corded since those previously an
nounced
Names Objected to.
IT, H. lSurns-."Not registered or
voted
Earl Balcs-"Not registered or voted
by that name
Chas. Boise-"Not registered or
voted.'
G. Bennstt--"Not registered or vot-
ed
| IL. w. Barnes--"Not voted
J. r: CroW.--"Not registered or vot-
irwin Cottrell--"Eot genuine sigma
| ture.''
Thomas Check Not his signature.
Not voted by that Name
Joseph Coots--"Not his signature
r. ]. Cameron--"Not voted or regis
tered by that name"
ture.
J. w. Carr" Not registered or vot-
cd"
l. Downey"Not registered or vot-
ed"
f. Davis-"Duplicste signature.
Pages 10 and 2SS.'
O. F1eming-"Not voting.
w. NJ. F'ieder-'Dupicated pages
$50 and 1885,
John I'umcr--"Not registered or
voted
Joe Gee--"Not registered or voted.
J. II. Garner-"Not registered or
voted
Rev. NJ. J. Gordan-'Not voted as
! such
J. T.. Heram--''Not registered or
voted
Ed Hurd Not his SIGNATURE
II. r. Henhouse~-'Did not register
or vote,
Gus Hackerson-"N Not registered or
voted
r @. lrNlu--"Not voted
Gustavus Johnson-aNot registered
or voted. Not his signature"
N. II. Longcor, his mark-"Not gem
Iine signature
John Moore-';Not registered or
voted
voted
l.. Masher-- Not registered Or
voted.
r. f. McConlsey-"Not registered or
voted
T. Moriarity-"Not registered or
voted
Ernest Manus - Duplicate. Not vot-
ed by that name. Not signature"
w. II. Conkey-"Not his signature.