The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1921-01-07

1920 O'Clock, but Judge Cooley did
not hand down his decision at the
time, but stated that he : would
make same later. After adjourn
ment OF court he told The Tribune
that we might expect a decision III
four or five days unless something
happened to prevent him from
working on the case. He said
there were several points OF law
that he wanted to look up, but
that as this case was out Of his dis.
trict he would endeavor to get it
out of the way as soon as possible.
The counting of the ballots on
Thursday OF last week resulted In
a majority OF three votes for An
drew Nelson for sheriti, and the
vote ON county commissioner OF
the third district proved to be
about the same as that certified to
by the canvassing board, as did the
votes ON all the other candidates.
It will be remembered that we
stated last week that all the ballots
had not been under lock and key
as required by law, and that the
counting of those which had been
kicked around the court house for
about two months and on which
the seals had been broken was OBJ
1ected to by Judge Goss, and that
Ills objection was overruled by the
court ALI the ballots which had
been In the vault under lock and
key as required by law proved to
be practically the same as that
certified to by the canvassing board,
In kNrf<> rs lN@ IT,
thun and Garnes, to which all the
county officers and clerks had ac-
cess during the past two months
there was found 90 more votes for
Drinkwater than what had been re-
ported by the election boards: In
Forthun township the mems votes
Tailed with that certified. to by the
election board, but the recount
showed that a mistake Of ten was
made in the women's ballots, and;
that Drtnkwater should be- given
ten more. In Garnes township
the women's ballots were all right,
hut difference of ten in favor of
Drinkwater was found in the mems
votes. AS these two sets of bal
lots were in q place where practi-
cally everyone had access to them,
and 1t was proven that their orl-
gfnal seals had been broken and
new ones substituted it is very
likely that the court will not take ]
them into consideration when maxi
ing his decision, but instead accept
the certificate of the election board
as being correct.
The time until late Friday after
noon was taken up by the plaintiff
candidates in an attempt to prove
that illegal voting existed in some
parts of the county. It seems
that the plaintiff was able to find
only nine votes that might be ques-
TONED as to their legality, those
being that of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Nelson Of Dale township, Mr.. and |
Mrs. w. G.. Riebe of Clayton town
ship and Mr.. and Mrs. Onstott of |
Vanville township who it was al
legged had moved out of the coun-
try, but had cast absent voters bal |
lots here. In addition to these
the plaintiffs alleged that two wo-
men voted whose husbands were
not citizens Of the United States
and one man voted who was not a
citizen. An attempt was Also
made to prove that Andrew Nelson
had promised o. Gunwaldson the
position Of deputy sheriff providing
Nc. Gunwaldson did some work for
1lm In the Battleview country.
md number of witnesses were
,xamined, but absolutely no proof
,f this allegation could be found.
witnesses for the plaintiff were
.lso ., called In an attempt to prove
hat \, IN one or two townships only
me Judge assisted women in vot-
1g. y. y.
After the plaintin rested, Judge
3oss moved that the cases be dis
missed on the grounds that the
llainttf had wholly failed to prove
he allegations made In the CONF
Ilaint, but this was overruled by
he court. Next. & motion 6 was
made by Goss asking for the dis
nissal Of the cases against ].
Nnke, sCS. Summers, Mary Stan
ard, SC. s. Stitt, G. il Kopriva Sandss
Jensen, for the reason that I.
Yen admitting that all. the chargesfI
lades by the plaintiff were true, Z
be gdefend ndant candidates still had;|
q matorities over their. oppon- i !
nts. This motion was sustained, :
nd the six cases were dismissed. /
III day Saturday was used by. !,
1e defense in putting in its evil! i
once to contradict evidence sub :
lifted by the plaintiff, and NUM- 4
er OF witnesses from various parts i
Is5t he coull tvs were examined. The 9
efense rested Just sbefora @ al 3
" nnnent before supper, and theI s
me me affer pper unit ten ii loaIgslI q q
as used IN king motions and ] t
les aysgum el1t on both sid $sf Fl
The "a are eument for- the d .enea|| ||fe,
as ,aade 81 Judge Goss.s He fsiI ii
& from being as clog Quent. as the Il
osing counsel blt ;used con- Il
ncingS arR,lne euts all tie wav 81 81
r0Ngh TIe allied the attent tions Il
ssrs,Ir The fact that; in an a
sea deress bal lots l,aan b
clFed mn he steel hnr baI e
lft ,lired BY law the re II. II.
!,'.t proved the elect ION g