Great Falls tribune., 1921-11-23

Before adjournment. the court re.
instated the testimony given by the
plaintiffs witnesses, Mrs. Ed. Wright
and s. c. Norcutt, which had beer
stricken on motion of the defense.
Assailing absent voters ballots cas-,
at Hobson, the defense called Pat Nj.
hill, rancher residing until recently
near Hobson. who testified that James
). Enslow, Jorgen Jorgenson, Walter
e. Raw, Edward G. Conley and John
and Jennie Brock had not been in the
Hobson section for periods ranging
from two to four years.
Out of State Three Years
J. c. Ford testified that Ira Cleve-
land, an absent voter, had sold out and
left the state three years ago.
William eagle, of Great Falls, testi-
fled that he had resided in Great Falls
for two years, but he claimed he own
ed house in Hobson and three ranches
in the vicinity and claimed that town
as his home.
II. III. LAWN also testified he had
voted for Hobson. said be resided at
Geyser, until August, 1919, when he
removed to Great Falls, remaining
there year. and is now located at
Livingston. although his family is in
Great Falls. He said he came from
Great Falls to Geyser to register and
that he voted there at both the Judith
county elections.
10y NJ. Potter testified that he and
wife had resided near West Buffalo
for two years until they removed to
Harlowton in September. 1919. with
no intention of returning; that they
received absent voters ballots for the
November 2, 1920. election, but that
they did not vote. The witness testi-
fled his wife burned the ballots.
Judge Sanner offered the register of
West Buffalo precinct, which showed
Potter and his wife to have voted by
absent voters ballots.
Judge Rasch then showed that the
poll book for that precinct failed to
contain the name of either party as
having voted.
W. NJ Martin testified he had voted
in the August primary at Roy, Fergus
and moved to West Buffalo pre-
cinct August 81. 1920, and that he and
his wife voted there November 2, 1920.
both for Hobson. He had obtained a
transfer from the Roy precinct. He
moved back to Fergus county the fol-
LOWING February.
n the object of attacking the alb
sent voters ballot of II. d. FogA cast
at Moccasin, l.. A. Jackson was placed
ON the stand and testified that Fogg
left the state in August. 1919, for Ar
row Greek and was joined by his fam
ily in September. 1920. G.. B. King.
Of Moccasin. testified he saw Fogg in
October, 1920, while the latter was in
Montana for a few days, and he had
said he was making his home in Iowa.
Mrs. w. D. Surface. of Moccasin,
testified as to the absence from Hob
son for long periods of nine absent
voters whose votes are being attacked
by Stanford on the ground of non-
residence.
Didn't Know They Were Outside
Peter Oriet, a rancher of the kibbey
district in Cascade Ndunty. and his
wife, Mary Il. Oriet, were the first wit
,esses called by Stanford in support of
he allegations of the cross-complaint.
They testified that they had lived on a
anch in the Kibbey country for "a
ears, had registered at Monarch and
ad voted at Kibbey November 2, 1920.
soth voted for Hobson for county seat |
t Judith Basin county. Both testified |
heir ranch was on the boundary line |
etween Judith Basin and Cascade
ounties, just inside Cascade county, !
nd they did not know where the line |
,as located at.the time of the election.
fr. Oriet testified he did not learn he !
,as not in Judith Basin county until |
1e assessor called upon him last spring. |
Arthur Anderson, who also voted for |
Iobson, testified that he lived on a
anch in the Kibbey district for the past |
i've years, that his home was about
90 or 600 feet inside Cascade county
ne. He said he did not know the lo-
alton Of the dividing line at the time
t the election, but learned Of it two
r three months later, when he saw q
map at Raynesford.
In defending the vote of Warren
treeter,, pow deceased, which had been
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