El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-28

window of the polling place. Whenever
talk to him
Occasionally he would cross over
The rope and mix with the voters
Says DelgadO Was Armed.
'Delgado was armed. I could not
see his gun I don't remember that
he pulled his gun.
4 did not see. but I heard that vot-
srs were gong In at the back door.
l heard Armendariz say to Candelarfo
that ne would not take his voters there
because they would not let them in
heard Candelario, clerk of the. CORPORA
ton court, ask Armendariz why he did
not take his voters to the back door
Early in the morning Delgado told
Us to stand back Armendariz told him
that If all got back it would be all
right Finally he agreed 10 step back,
Out later came up close to the voters
outside of the fact that we did not
rave me same opportunity to work I
don't think there was any nlegality.
DeISado was closer thaHr1O0 feet.
He was at the window, which was six
OF seven feet away from the polling
place 1 could not hear what he said
10 the voters. I was too far away.
There was policeman at the door"
Cross Examination.
On cross examination. the witness
stated that he did not know whether
Delgado was working with the ring
could not point out a man who had
not voted as he wanted to. The work
ers for both tickets, he said, were
within 100 feet of the polls. The wit
the anti ring ticket He did not go to
the back door, he said. and did not"
saw Medina Inside Polls
A NJ. Forbes testified: I voted at
precinct 6 I saw Francisco Medina
He was not an officer of the election
1 saw him inside of the polls. was
look up and saw Medina looking over
my shoulder. He said Don't you
know you are voting wrong2 I
did . not say anytlhing' , but went on
down TO AIderetes and Escaieda's
names he said: For G. sake, vote for
Escajeda anyhow"
On cross examination the witness
said that Medina's action did not in !
1luence him He said he voted partly /
for the anti ring.
Gus ArmendariZ stated. I was sup
ervisor Of election at precinct g. I saw 1
Delgado there most of the day I saw
him outside OF the window looking in /
That was about four or five feet from I
did not know what he was saying. I /
saw him inside Of the polling place. I
He came in four or five times. He came I
in to talk to Saunders He whispered /
to Saunders, who was presiding judge /
"a ring Judge.
It suppose he was armed His coat /
was sticking up.
Had Plenty of Liquor.
We had plenty of liquor there. |
Saunders marked the tickets for the il /
literate voters I was watching him. J
The tickets were marked as the voters 7
asked him to make them out.
There was a policeman at the door !
all day. When Delgado came to the /
window he would be three or four feet /
from the policeman. The policeman |
could hear what he was saying TO the /
voters. He did not interfere with Del /
gado He did not try to stop him from !
talking to the voters
I Should Judge 80 or 50 voters came
in the back door They were mostly /
OF the fire department Fred DelgadO |
and George HerOld's son, Albert, came /
in there. They voted
There was whisky there while the .
election was going on: Old Saunders |
frank pretty heavy. I did not count /
the bottles, but there was a good /
bunch of bottles More than a dozen !
pints. There were eight of US"
From Saturday Until Monday.
On cross examination the witness
testified: I was there from Saturday /
night until Monday night. I was feel
ing pretty good. We all were. That
dozen pints was the amount consumed |
during the time we were there.
''Delgado did not interfere with any
of the voters Saunders made the tick
cts as the voter wanted them"
On redirect examination the witness
stated: They began to bring the whis-
ky in about one or two o'clock the at
ty of it The dozen pints was what
we had during the whole time
Found HIS Place Filled.
c. F Shepped testified: Il went to
Is to serve as associate judge.
/ arrived there a little after eight in
the morning 7 first went to the school
house in East Ell PasO, where I thought
the election would be held When 1
found out the election was not going
to be held there. I went to the other
pIace. I saw Kid Hadlock and told
him I was there to act as associate
Judge He told me he had elected a
Judge in my place. Two clerks who
went there with me were taken in
They put in Mr.. McVey as associate
Judge He was on the ring ticket. Mr.
Hadlock said the voters had elected
him-
Place Was Crowded.
when I got there the house was
full of people and there was a deputy
sheriff in there I told him he was
violating the law then by having so
many people in there The deputy
sheriff was armed He had a white.
pearl handled pistol
sESvvOrn In After Polls ClOsed-'
The clerks told me they were sworn