Show mm M blaar THE plaint as rest and the be bensn G ves the commissions decord colonel E W ono of the re pui indu of the utai commission rave some sensational aeeti mona ye 10 the election casts 1 what did the cammi sion decide po into the ballot holpa fraai county was the opening aaker bv jiuu M zane on december cember Da ali answered the wit reig had the hold a con iu tation on december ath oyer going into the boxes air al that time had different memi be B of tha Gommi reached an conc nion aa to tha anciel anc iee Yee ir Y u in it otate what N rrell aard utter the propst and the registry book i and have been examined tt e statement was made BUus tanti alev by norrell that hp had the at beasi three ways and that then were not discrepancies in hie opinion to amit am it ane beautt of the elec lion aud that he was aillinn tu certify tha from the returns and by returns I 1 nn in t tally acesta daring this tima and before had any commissioners upon the is stance ot on the tally aney haj timas what commissioners had been in brauns on the iasa ance of certificates 1 I was one colim adoner WIB another what was done after norrella Norr elPa state mem an adjournment was taken what did commissioner norrell eay next day 11 it rightly and 1 think I 1 do these aliened discrepancies irom county came for con the Ata ome time during the day commissioner norrell said he had changed bib mind aiice the oay before regarding the dis and immediately took from hia pocket a resolution the au referred to provided for a recount oi the San peta ballots ani was read bv gnp witness on craig croig by ludee pow ars colonel was examined con th entries m the book contain ing a report of the ta of the on the C clonel to cal abe a rec ord aa tha of meetings had n been approved in other words judge Pi wera you hive a a god deal of bua dicion a to your brother bembera of tia no air they keep the re cord usually who kept the record of the meeting held on november mr letcher colonel then testified that tha commission voted to send for the ballot boxes and to geek ad tice of councel aa to the howera of the commission in the matter and that the board met next on november were counsel present on november aaker judge howera there werd borne gentlemen present were those gentlemen supposed to be counsel not by me what were their names orlando W powers was the name of on P L williams was that of another why do you atop there because I 1 am in doubt whether any ona else wai there s was not J A miner believe he was 1 was not an opinion juda 0 W bennatt Benns tt yea air it adema to ba spread at large on the book while yours is not laughter 1 A request by judge powers to hava the opinion of judge bennett read was to by mr zane and resulted in an animated controversy between the attorneys andee powers insisted that as an attempt bad been made 10 lo blacken tha character of commissioner norrell he had the right to show the legal addice the Commisa ioa wan guided by the court allowed the opinion of judge bennett which was to the effect t battha registry books and poll ciata aa well as the tally sheets are included in returns kolonel in response to anesi thoas by andea powers reviewed the proceedings of the commission datil he san juan comity on decemver Dece moer at he said be returned on december and that the ariti ot prohibition were served on that day but that the boxes had in the meantime bean opens ed has anything been dona with them by the commission bince that date inquired judge power not by the commission replied the witness did the appear to bava been tampered with when yon first saw them 1 I observe them closely how doai atit i the were opened w ie th y by alt commisky Commis it mut mu t have been several days the edras bom all the counties ripened at ana same time and aa tbt sonn ties were taken up in alphabetical ajer it must have several days lefore was conserved con sered they in ater they opened air latcher had the key to one door if the room he door usually used chere the were kept until they vere put in a closet vvera not the sanpete returns put in the Secre cafe on november not to my knowledge you ii anti of course change any of the re no sir 1 I ask yon that because I 1 sus bat because I 1 propose to ask hat of every mamber of t na commiss ion 1 I dont think any member of the chane id a mark on redirect examination by mr ane conuel matluck said that the returns were kept on the table in the large loon of the commission Commis aion for several daye when chev were put in the closet referred to a yale lock was put on the closet door and mr letcher retained a key to it he did not know what became of the other keye to the 1 ck then came a sensation have you examined the word voted the name of A E scott on the mt pleasant registry book asked mr zane 1 examined it on saturday said colonel Tatlo ct direfully Cire fully yea sir throngs ngn a 1 I did did ton form an opinion as to whose that ia yes ar whose do you think it is interest was now at an exciting point men leaned forward to catch the name aa the colonel deliberately answered it resembles the handwriting of genral blair who is he A clrk of the utah mr zana caled th attention of the auit to the te already in the re metod tod that mr acott did not vote judes again examined the on his suspicion aa to blair baine the man what was the foundation for that suspicion wan asked frona the reports that ha 1 coma to ui than one time that he was on the board employed by the board for that purpose from whom did you receive those reports 1 I cannot tell you exactly but several can you name one 1 cannot in to a question bv mr zane colonel said that be had alao examined word voted opposite opo osite the name of richard crather and that t resembled georee blagra writing the 0 o especially this closed colonel examination and the petitioners petition ers then rested for the defense sher arn was called and testified as to the record of the commission in the flan pete recant rec chairman L acher auld of who brouett the returns to tha commis eions office some were in a bad con blair and park the regular clerks of the commission were therea no chans ps of the returns had been mae that he knew of on cross examination he said blaic coola EO in and out of the room when the ballots were canvassed chever h wanted to there were three keva t the arnom where the a turna anre deot the key was hung so the janitor beet il |