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

not only for our client. but for the
benefit Of our city. to 90 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 il: 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
II required less than half an hour
10 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 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 q whole. He admitted
4
of the 25 sheets he circulated and
confessed that he could not swear TO
the validity OF some $50 Of the names
These names together with the 1872
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. 1t promises to be lengthy one
and to 90 into the heart Of the recall
movement
BILLBURG QUITS.
A. W. Billburg said this afternoon
to a representative of The Argus: 'I
am done with the recall under the
present form of law. If anyone else
wants to get up petition they can do
so, but am through with it.
EARLY BREAK SHOWN.
!, That there was 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 tc
feel the approaching calamity and nc
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 &c
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 th'
signatures of the petition sheets hi
himself had circulated and to which
: the seal of p H. Wells was affixed.
McCAsKRIN TEsTIFIES.
Harry McCaskrin testified to havini
. circulated several sheets and to hav
ing handed them over to P. H. Wells
!. He denied having sworn TO any o
them although they purport to have
Il been sworn TO before P. H. Wells
whose seal is attached.
Wells in his cross examination o
Il McCaskrin attempted TO show tina
: McCaskrin had made advances both t,
himself (Wells) and 10 f. H. Gardne
t in an effort to get them to corrobor
: ate his evidence which both contra
dicted.
e FORGERY Is CHARGED.
= J. F. Rucker, colOred testified tina
: his name had been forged TO the recal
e petition. NJ r. Wood testified that h
2 had not sworn 10 a certain sheet O
II the petition which bore the jurat O
o G. p. Nissen. Further, he stated tina
II he had given the sheet TO f. II. Care
ner and had not been in Nissen'
i presence.
n W. f. Mccarthy testified that h
himself had circulated one of tn
e sheets Of the petition which now bear
ie the name Of A. w. Billburg as the on
e who circulated It.
o Charles Wilson gave damaging test
e. mOny regarding a sheet purporting I
X have been circulated and sworn to b
Louis Meumann, an ex-saloon keepe
IT Wilson stated that he had circulate
10 the petition and secured Is names. B
IT fore swearing to it and while in
le room over a chop suey Joint conduc
ls ed by Meumann, he threw It under
re bed TO escape being arrested with
hi on his person when raid was in DR.
b. gress. Now the sheet with Meuman
as the sworn circulator appears i
IN the recall petition.
ID MANY MORE WITHDRAWALS.
ly Many more of the signatures of II
IT. withdrawal sheets were identified Ss
y urday afternoon, for the most part II
at signers taking the stand for that pu
n pose. Wells for the petitioners repes
Mt eddy attempted to show that the wit
1T drawal signatures we're game
at through intimidation and intimate
be that this policy had been followed
er the Rock Island Plow company
or shops. The witnesses except in OF
10 instance denied any intimidatio
or however. The exception said he hs
"a, heard that It would cost him his Il
t.! If he did not withdraw from the De-
Id ton but admitted that his informatiC
o. did not come from official sources.
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