Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-03

have been mado by Pinkett
/ ~ don't remember anything like that"
replied Butler. 81 was simply following
the orders Of the city attorney. They
may have protested against his order 1
don't recall
Youngs affidavit says the freeholders
were wearing?' the witness was asked
! Il don't remember seeing that" said
Butler. Il was too busy"
DO you know OF any illegal votes being
cast in Omaha at the last election2" asked
| Prince
mo. SIR" declared Butler
John Neiser. attorney. sitting at the
hearing at the instance Of Governor
| Aldrich, took up the examination Of the
witness. His questions early assumed a
bearing on the incident concerning But
/ ler's alleged refusal to permit the lawyer
to see certain records Of the election in
the office OF the city clerk. Butler ad-
mitted his refusal. He and Yeiser agreed
on general facts connected with the in
cident. There was a tendency to clash
over the question of motive on each side
OF the table at this juncture.
Yeiser took mp a recital Of his steps in
! seeking issue of writ Of mandamus from
Judge Sears in district court.
! Yes" exploded Butler. And you went
| to newspaper and printed story OF my
refusal to let you see the record after
had let you see them"
Three ForEeries Discovered.
when I was in your office you admitted
that there were three forgeries among
those affidavits?" said Yeiser with rising
infection.
Yves. there were three there where my
name had been signed by someone else and
told YOU ] was as anxious as YOU to find
out who signed them" was the reply from
Butler.
Yeiser then took up series OF questions
tending to show changes in the populate
Of the Third ward with reference to tn,
expansion OF business enterprise.
The hearing adjourned at 12:l5 to be re
sumed at $50 this afternoon.
subpOenas Are Issued.
Subpoenas have been issued for H. j.
Pinkett, r. G. Young H. X Hendee, Hor-
acc II. Jones sffiants: Fred W. Anhaus-
ser, an empoye in the office of Attorney
Fleharty; John Lewis. James RAFT lawyer,
Charles Scranton, c. NJ Hutchinson, real
estate dealer; Fred p. Kelly, James j. silk,
former saloon keeper; Robert Smith. dis.
trict clerk; Samuel Mancus and Louis "
Guye, deputy state labor commissioner.
Frank sutcliffe, stenographer. was APP
pointed to take the record Of the hearing
William f. Manning OF Omaha was named
bailiff. The committee has the full legal
power to sommon witnesses and bears the
others powers of a court OF Inquiry
Many sworn In.
Butler, In the conclusion of his testi-
mony under examination by Yeiser, said
that 100 persons were sworn in on pri-
mary day
H. j. Pinkett. whose affidavit read in
the morning contained the general charges
OF the case, took the stand in the after
noon He declared that he had investigated
in case of the twenty-three alleged free
! holders and found several who were not.
: The testimony of Pinkett was a repeti-
ton of his statements made in affidavit.
He declared that political workers in the
office of the city clerk filled in blank GER
tificates at his desk.
Butler at times questioned the witness
|, do you know yourself of any illegal
votes being cast in Omaha at the last cleo
tion?' asked Prince, addressing Pinkett.
Yes have five cases"
Pinkett referred to five criminal cases
which he has filed with the county au-
thorities.
zone of these. Peter Green, was found
by the sheriff / dismissed the cast against
, him" iAs
: Pinkett, explained that Green was later
found to be qualified voter who had
registered from the wrong address. He
read the names OF five whom he declared
had Illegally voted. These names are
John McIlhenny Blame Wells, jr,i Finley
j. Kelly and John Queenan.
None OF these, he said, could be found
now.