Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-17
Elias. B. HinckIey, town clerk of Stonington. was sworn and testified.

GHdSt Q. FfInCklSy. town ciefk or Stonington, was sworn and testified. He has been town clerk for twenty years and has now in court the returns made by the moderator of the Third district.
 MT. Hull offered the returns in evil dence. MT. Thayer objected, as the returns were not made according to
 statute, in that the returns did not spe- cify iii detail the ballots deposited. The objection was oyerruled and exception noted.
 MT Hinckiey presented the return of the moderator of the vote of the town of Stonington as a whole. MT.
 Hinckley testified the returns were
 given him by the moderator of the First district and that no other re- turns were made. Tn answer to an inquiry from MT Thayer, witness said the form was prepared in the town clerks office, pri- or to the election. Mr. Thayer ob pected to the admission as it was not properly made by the election officers
 in compliance with statute. The ob-
 jection was overruled and exception noted.
 MT. Hinck1ey testified that the bal lot box was delivered to him by Eu-
 gene Palmer and some of the count CTS.
 Henry Rhodes Palmer was the next witness. He is the petitioner in the case and was one of the counters. and testified that 21 votes were for 1i- cense and 47 against. He filled in the returns that went to the First district. and placed figures in wrong places and the figures were thus transposed. He identified 8 sample ballot upon which he made memoranda of the count on the night of the election. He made no attempt to correct the returns on election night.
 By Thayer: First heard of error ony-f Ta1,f li guish where erasure had been made on his memorandum. The only return made on license vote was Yes and No ballots. Made no returns of ballots placed in wrong box. There were no ' votes placed in box after vote was closed. There were two license votes in the constitutional box. and they were counted and they were both Yes. No return of that find was made in the return to the moderator. MT. Thayer asked if persons who Were not electors had deposited bal lots. Judge Reed asked the purport, and MT. Thayer said it was to show the election was illegal and he did not suppose the ballots of an illegal election could be counted. Judge Reed stated the legality of the whole elec- tion was not before the court. Ralph Wheeler testified that he was doortender and counter and the vote on license was 21 Yes and 47 No. John
 M. Moves, another counter, testified in corroboration. and said that he also acted as checker.
 Judge Reed declared that the truth should come out in this natter, and the Dox was ordered opened and the ballots counted, under the direction of the judge, Attorneys Mcclure and Me Kenna acting as counters The recount showed 20 for license, and 47 against license; with two votes that were taken from the constitution
 al amendment box, and two votes in one envelope.
 Judge Reed announced that he would make certificate of the vote as shown in recount as being the correct vote. This means that the declaration of the moderator of the Central district that Stonington had voted in favor of li- cense will be reversed, and that the present saloons will discontinue bus l mess at the end of the license year. 1 Should MT. Thayer find basis for legal 1 appeal there may be more complica- I tioEs.