The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-13
JUD J0RD0NS
CONTEST IS ON
Six Witnesses Examined
When Court Adjourn
ed Last Evening.

Fargo, N. D., April 13.-Six wit
nesses were examined in the mayoral-
ty contest Ease of j. j. Jordan against
w. d. Sweet in district court yester-
day. The sixth witness. A. H. Parrot,
registrar of the agricultural college.
was being examined when court adj
journed until 9 o'clock this morning:
The ballot box of the First ward
was brought into court, opened and
the abllots counted under the careful
scrutiny of their attorneys for both
sides. There are. twenty-siX disputed
ballots in this ward. The count show
ed 100 for Sweet and 1877 for Jordan.
Graham Gives Testimony.
Sam Graham, inspector of election
in the First ward, was one of the
witnesses for the plaintiff. He testi-
fled to being present when the vote
was counted and to taking the ballot
box sealed to his basement where 1t
reposed until produced in court yes
terday. Arthur Reuben, director of
athletics at the A. c.. was another
witness for the plaintiff. He testified
to making an affidavit for a student
named German.
|. Whereabouts of Election Box.
]. w. Sondquist testified as to the
whereabouts of the ballot box of the
Seventh ward since election day. He
said it was turned over TO the city
auditor. City Auditor Orchard corro-
borated Mr.. S%ondquist's testimony that
the ballot box had been placed in his
Office.
p. Fl. Ryan testified that two votes
in the Sixth ward were marked spoil
ed ballots and that the two voters
were given new ballots.
Parrots Testimony Lengthy.
The testimony of Mr.. Parrot prom
Uses to be quite lengthy. In order to
keep the evidence together the attor-
neys stipulated that the direct and
cross-examination on each name shall
be aken separately.
Mr.. Parrot said he is the registrar
at the college and it is his duty to
keep track Of the students and their
studies. He was asked if he had the
name Of A. c. Anderson enrolled and
from his card system in court he pro-
duced the name. He sni| Anderson
gave his address as Churchs Ferry
and that he was personally acquainted
with the young man since 1906. He
Was asked If he recalled making a
mans right to vote and he. said he
did. He testified that Anderson lived
on Eleventh avenue north while at
tending school.
Tells of Students Home.
He vas asked and produced the
name of E. w. Anderson, another
student who he said gave his address
at Sioux Pass, Mont. Mr.. Parrot
explained that Anderson taught school
and lived in North Dakota but re-
ceived his mail across the line in Mon
tana, Sioux Pass being the nearest
p%ostoffice.
Walter Botsford was the next stu
dent inquired about. His home, said
MIR. Parrot. is in Edinburg, N. D.,
and entered school in September,
1911 He lives at 1910 Twelfth avenue
north. The registrar testified that he
had been self-supporting. that he was
employed at the college.
G.. N. Brown. another student, the
registrar said. entered the college in
1910 and he lived on Eleventh avenue
north in 1911; that he was SO years of
age, married and came from Rock
Lake
Other Students Named. .
T. X. Calnan. n of the students
alleged by the plaintiff to have voted
illegally. the registrar said entered the
college a year ago. He Is employed
under Prof. Bolley at the school and
pl0yed on a loca newspaper during
the winter
G. C. Edwards, the registrar said.
came from Drayton our a ago to
enter the school. He works for Prof.
Bolley and is self-supporting; N. D.
German entered in 1910. He was
employed on a local newspaper dur
ing the winter and in the summe
manages his fathers farm at Nc
Kenna.
George G%ustafson, it was testified,
entered the school from Adams coun-
ty in 1910. He lives on College street.
The registrar did not know whether
he had an income or was self-support-
ing.
Mark Heller entered in 1909. He
was former proprietor of the Copper
Kettle Inn, a cafeteria at the college,
and is now physical director of Con-
cordia college. He is self-supporting.
The purpose of the questioning was
to find out if the students who are al
legged to have voted illegally have re-
sided in the city and state long
enough and whether they are self-sup-
porting.
The case dragged rather slowly yes
terday.
WILL DISCUSS "WHITE WAY"