Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-12

not only for our client, but for the
benefit of our city. to go over this en-
tire record. and we would show that
there is many a name signed to that
petition and that the person bearing
that name does not live in the state
Of Illinois, and the man who took his
signature was advised OF II before he
took It: that there are many names on
that petition signed by minors and 9TH
ers who have no right to vote. and
that they advised the person who pre-
sented the petition to such signers OF
that fact.
DISPOSE OF HART CASE
Il required less than half an hour
TO dispose Of the petition against Com
missioner Archie Hart Attorney E. w.
Schoede conducted the case Martin
Rudgren, city clerk. was called to the
stand as a formal witness to tell the
number OF names needed TO make the
petition valid. A. W. Billburg was
next summoned and his testimony in
validated enough names TO invalidate
the petition as a whole. He admitted
!
of the 25 sheets he circulated and
confessed that he could not swear 10
the validity Of some $50 Of the names.
These names together with the 1852
Withdrawals. satisfied the directors
that they had made a sufficient show
ing and the case was halted.
SUMMING UP EVIDENCE.
The Judge spent the greater part Of
this afternoon going over the evidence
IN the Schriver case preparatory to
making his verdict. He expects to
render his decision tomorrow morn
ing. It promises to be lengthy one
and TO go into the heart OF the recall
movement
BILLBURG QUITS.
A. W. Billburg said this afternoon
to a representative of The Argus: 81
am done with the recall under the
present form of law. If anyone else
wants TO get up q petition they can do
so, but am through with it,
EARLY BREAK SHOWN.
That there was a break in the ranks
OF the recall promoters was shown
plainly Saturday afternoon at which
time several of the leaders were call
ed to the stand to testify. All seemed TO
feel the approaching calamity and no
one wanted TO shoulder the blame.
The result was that every witness i'm
plicated one or another OF the leaders.
!. George p Nissen tried to get Harry
: McCaskrin in bad by claiming that his
(Nissen's) name had been forged to
|, one sheet of the petition TO which the
seal of MCCaskrin as a notary public
was attached He also stated that he
had not taken the prescribed form OF
oath in attesting the genuiness Of the
signatures OF the petition sheets he
himself had circulated and TO which
the seal of P. H. Wells was affixed.
McCAsKRIN TEsTIFIES.
Harry McCaskrin testified to having
: circulated several sheets and to hav
. He denied having sworn to any oil
them although they purport TO have
been sworn TO before P. H. Wells
whose seal is attached.
Wells in his cross examination o.
McCaskrin attempted to show tina
: McCaskrin had made advances both tC
himself (WellsJ and 20 E. H. Gardne
in an effort TO get them to corrobOr
5 ate his evidence which both contra
dicted.
FORGERY Is CHARGED.
: J. F. Rucker, cOlored, testified tina
4 his name had been forged TO the REGAL
g petition. NJ R. Wood testified that h.
:. had not sworn TO a certain sheet o
Il the petition which bore the jurat O
o G.. P. Nissen. Further, he stated tina
II he had given the sheet TO f. II. Gard
ner and had not been in Nissen'
/ presence.
n W. F. Mccarthy testified that h
himself had circulated one Of til
e sheets of the petition which now bear
g the name of A. w. BiIlburg as the on
e who circulated It.
D. Charles Wilson gave damaging test
e, mOny regarding a sheet purporting t
k have been circulated and sworn 10 b
Louis Meumann, an ex-saloon keeper
It Wilson stated that he had circulate
e the petition and secured Is names. b
IT fore swearing to it and while in
e room over a chop suey Joint conduc
10 ed by Meumsnn, he threw It under
e bed to escape being arrested with
II on his person when a raid was in prt
b. gress. Now the sheet with Meuman
as the sworn circulator appears i
In the recall petition.
d MANY MORE WTTHDRAwAIs.
" Many more OF the signatures OF tn
T. withdrawal sheets were identified Sa
y. urday afternoon, for the most part III
at signers taking the stand for that pu
n pose. Wells for the petitioners repea
ut eddy attempted to show that the wit
IT drawal signatures were game
49, ~"gh intimidation and intimate
lie that this pvr.v. .ad been followed 6
pr the Rock Island Plow COMPANY
Dr. shops. The witnesses except in on
10 instance denied any intimidation
Dr. however. The exception said he ha
a. heard that It would cost him his 10
IT, If he did not withdraw from the net
ID ton but admitted that his informstfo
DR. did not come from official sources.
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