Show liT THE MANDAMUS CASES Clnlc Confesses DIscrIminatIng Morris Case In Progress The mandamus casos were called up before Judo Zano this morning In theeo the cur 1 asked t issue an order tat the registration oulcers register certain citizens who are members of the Peoples Party and whom the registrars declined t place on the Il1 The two officers Involveoare J I Morris and El Clue The Morris case was called first but on its being Ktatedthat Clute had registered the complainant complain-ant his case was first taken I Mr Ilawlins appeared for the complainant complain-ant and Mwrs McBride Hoguand Merrill for the registrars TIC CLUTE CASE E T Clute testifiedI nm registration regis-tration ofllcerfar the Second Municipal Munici-pal Ward rejristcrei Win J Bach Ulan on Thursday and Friday last on the street ho had applied twice before then in the street and in front of my house I had My registration regis-tration bask with ttic on those two occasions and I refused to register him till I reached his house he did not 1 he could not como from hit work he was not homo when I called it was the third time that he applied when I registered him heJ Judge Mcfiritle The Urst time he came there were five others these had been registered he had not and I declined to register him till I had been t his honee the neil morning TTIS the second time he came and I refused on the same ground an In the first instance when I knew a man I would register him on the street but I did not register those whoso residence I did not know I completed the hOI l houst canvass can-vass on Saturday night I have been instructed notctheresldenco of persons registered To Mr Hawlins knew Wm J Itachman8 brother registered him before I visited his house 1 hare regIstered annie on the street and b fore visiting their residences but not many have registered a good many in hotels and saloons because it was their residence or place of business sometimes I registered men after I learned where they lived and sometimes I told them they would have t wait till after December r I registered these whom I knew and lhbs whom I did not know I refused t register I refused t take evidence or t administer ad-minister the oath where I did not know the I instructed personally tle par was structed that I need not register on the street or at my house unless I wished to I registered Wm J Bachman Bach-man la n favor to him To 1 KawIinB I possibly have Liken the oath of perrons residing siding in the Third mtunicl1al l Ward and handed the name tt the registrar of that precinct Judge McIIride oljeeted t this line questioning and the witness was excused The instructions l of the Utah Commission relative t obtaining the residence of each one registered were offered in evidence This closed the testimony in the case against K IU Clute and it was agreed that the arguments b reserved re-served and b made in both e e at the fame time vhs nonius sc In the case of Henry Cumberland vs J I Mortis registrar for the third precinct Henry Cumberland testified that he lived in the third 1nluet have lived in I that In cute 27 years am a married hian ± 2 years ago I married a second wife I have only had r lea wife for I the past I yearK have never been convicted of any oflense married I my present wife in December 1S52 Judge McBride objected 1 to the ito i if evidence because it 1 was not given i to the ofliccr i Mr Itawlint said that as a limb for mandamus the plaintiQ hal to show his right to U registered The CUlt ruled that the evidence I was proicr I Witness Cumberland continuing I In reply to Sir Hawlins am a 1 naturalized citizen here are my pajicrs fhrse were offered la evidence which r objected to by Col Mcrritt 1ecause the certificate did net how who the witnesss were I The naturalization KIIXTS also have the certificate r Clerk II G Mc Millan that they were issued bv the Third District l ur May 10 ISO j TIme court admitted the papers as I IClel evidence eidene i I Witness continuing It Morris Mor-ris the registrar came to my h use I am in my 70th year when Morris I came t my residence my wife I called me Into the house he I asked me if I wanted t register I I i I said I did he asked me I I i I had liccn registered and I miii no ho asked for my papers and when ho saw them he said he I had special orders not to register i anyone who received ropers when I Patrick Lynch was clerk he r i I fused t register me I afterwards called on him and lain refused I called a second time and for the slnt tme ant third time lie refused t register me To McBride When Morris came to my house I did the talking my wife may have said something I told the registrar I had been in polygamy my wife said I had had three wives but 1 had but one I now he did not refuse on that ground Utt because of my papers I went to the Peoples committee headquarters and pit advice there they got Mr McMillans endorsement melt and itwasonmypaperswhen I presented them to Morris on the second occasion I did not hear my wife say she was a polygamous wie she was lit I have married her legally since then I got mv tapers lsntWig stntJw before I was a lygamist I did not explain thC things to the registrar I because lie asked me nothing about j I It he toM me his only objection tome i I to-me was l > ecau e Patrick Lynch haj I signed my papers I got my certificate certifi-cate of naturalization in court Mr Mow and Mr JJouk wee my wit nes e both are dead Judge Titus a the judge The record of the court of Wednesday 1 Wed-nesday May 10 1SG5 showing tie admission of Mr Cumberland to citizenship was olThrcd In evidence J udge McRrido oljiected to it as 011 at not good evidence 1 1 was accepted t bv the court r Martha Perkins testified was at Mr Cumberlands house when Registrar Morris called he h ho would not register MrCum borland because the hatters papers were signed by Patrick i pJr said eI had orders not to register anOle who had those lapers lapr To McBriJe Heard Morris say that Cumberland hat been In i i conversation polygamy I did not hear all of the The portion of the city ordinances relating to elections was oflercd in evidence McBride said I was news to him that the city had any ordinance about the duties of registrars He thereupon objected t It The court reserved its decision till this afternoon when Recorder I I MWeils testified t the ordinance ordi-nance beiogan authorized publication publica-tion I was admitted in evidence I J I Morris the registrar tesU liLl visited Mr Cumberlands I house he said he had never registered regis-tered but wanted t do so he I stated his ease and I advised him t take leg cun I told him he could come t my office after Dec 23 I saw his papers Col Page had instructed me that I was not to register those whose Ilpr were signed by Patrick Lynch unless there was a further certificate from the clerk of the cur I had heard that many of Patrick Iynchs papers were fraudulent and pp Page hind called my attention particularly tc this when Mr Cumberland came to my house I refused t register him and told him t come to my office after Dec 2s he came again and I refused him at first I registered people at my house but there wasto much of I tIt I refuted t take anybody there I did not refute to remitter 23 Cumberland except till after DM To RnwllnsIf I had stopped to lpp register at my house I tould Jot have made the house to house can iai8 I only recistered one roan on tho street 1 ha tIne stet no instructions on that point I did not refuse fuse absolutely t register Cumberland Cum-berland I told him I would not register any one with rajxTB like his I also considered the lact of his having been I polygamIst polyga-mist I presume be understood met me-t refuse absolutely to register him but a a fact I did not I understand the object house to hou istollnd a t house canvass to hind all the voters I apprehend that I is for the convenience of voters 1 would not make a second visit i to 1 hour I have refused fused t register persons I did nt find home blt plns madsesctp toP to the rte I understand there will 0 but five days In the ofllce registration by Instruction of Col Page I made the house t house canvass and as a rule refuse t register tbrj I did not find hbme Col Page did hot tell me not to register people peo-ple on the street or any place lat l-at their houses I did not do it b cause it would have taken tme found but a small per cent of people at their one when I have not found voters home I have refused t register them when they called on me as a rule I have refused ton to-n lter any one except at home I refused t tell Mr Pike of the Ie pies committee what blocks I would visit ray the next dy I havelrefusej t designate In i any way where or when I would visit I it The hearing was In progress as we went to press |