El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-23
wagon. He had a book in his hands
and went into the polls.
Used EXPRESS Wagon

wagon. He had a book in his hands
, and went into the polls.
Used Express Wagon.
''SambranO told me he was working
for the ring candidates and Mr.. Esca-
jeda. 1 saw Sambrano bring two vot-
ers in an express wagon to precinct
No Is. I have lived in that precinct
five years. and I did not know those
men. / was there until the election
closed SambranO came out with the
two men after they had been in there
long enough TO vote.
I know SusanO MADAME. We
have talked together. and he told me
ne was born in Mexico. I don't know
whether he was a citizen or not
After voting he said after coming
so far to vote, Amelio Varela and Lu-
cero had taken away his poll tax re-
ceipt and he could not vote He said
to me that a policeman had brought
him there so he could vote He told
me he had voted for the ring ticket
1 don't know what precinct He
told me a policeman had brought him
Trinidad Delgado, 1 know was e
citizen of Mexico. When the election
poll tax receipt That was about two
months ago.
says Man Was Not a Citizen.
He told me that Joe Dunno had
come in company with another person
IN an auto TO his house to take him
a poll tax receipt and letter of cit
izenship- As this man is a friend of
mine 1 asked him to show me his cit
izenShip papers. The man said Joe
Dunno only left him a receipt, and
SAID he would give him letter of cit
izenship- He did let me sec his poll
tax receipt and this I gave 70 Ike Al
derete- / think he has it yet He
told HE he was LCt a citizen of this
country. He tcld ME that Joe Dunno
and another man that had gone with
When I asked HIM to let me have
the poll tax receipt. we brought it to
Aldereto.
Q.-"Did you hear Ike Alderete say
to this DelSado that he would get in
to trouble if he tried to vote with that
poll tax2'
Ayes"
Witness-"He was a member of the
family so 1 investigated. I knew he
was not a citizen and I did not want
him to get in trouble"
on cross examination the witness
said: He told me that Dunno had
kept his naturalization papers, and
turned over his poll tax receipt"
o. Question by Falvey-"Did he tell
you that he had declared his inten-
ton to become a citizen and had ia
ken out his first naturalization pa
pers2'
A-''No. I know that he did not
get out anything before the election.
When this man showed me his poll tax
I asked him about his citizenship pa
pers, and he said he had ordered them
here. Then I told him know you
haven't any citizenship papers He
only had his poll tax receipt and
wanted TO ask me what that meant
saw the poll tax receipt about two
months ago. Alderete kept the poll
tax receipt.
"Susano Maldanado told me they had
taken the receipt away from him.
The men that 1 saw Sambrano
bringing to the polls were strangers to
me. I don't know where they live.
saw them go in with Sambrano. 1
don't know whether they voted or not"
On redirect examination the witness
said: Joe Dunno came to Delgado and
left his poll tax receipt and told him
he would bring his citizenship papers
later. Trinidad DelgadO has lived
there for three years. He is a member
of my family He never told me dur
ing that time that he wanted to be-
come a citizen. BE told me that he
did not want to set into trouble by
any false vote He said that he did
noe want to vote. He did not vote"