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Show j TH&ALLKX CASE. The 1'oarlb. Prrc'nct KcgUlrat!on L'sU Jllsiinc. At 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon the examination of W. J. Allen, chargtsj wlUj perpctraUug fraud Iu Uie fourth Precinct at the school election, was resjmed. A large numberof witnesses from the Eighteenth, Eight-eenth, Twentieth aud Twenty-first wards were in attendance, and the commissioner concluded to hold the inquiry in the Third I) jtilct Court room. J. II. Moyle, assisted by Mr. Easton, conducted the prosecution, prosecu-tion, as before, and Colonel Fergu. son, assisted by Uie defendant's brother, defended. F. S. Richards was the first witness wit-ness called and tttUficd: I am a registered voter in the Fourth mu-nlcipal mu-nlcipal uard and voted at the school election held there on July 14 list. I voted for Richard W. Young aud George D. Pypcr. James Sabine I voted at the school election hell Iu the Fourth municipal warden July 14 last. I voted for Richard W. Young and George D. Pyper. Colonel Ferguson How Is it Uiat you came hero to testify? Do you come here voluntarily or have you bren intluenceu? Mr. Sabine I came here because I was summoned and I testify voluutarlly. Colonel Ferguson Has any one tild you what to testify to? Mr. Siblne No, sir. Colonel Ferguson Have you been instructed at any meeting? Mr. Siblne Oil no, nothing of that sort. O. M. Ottlnger testllltd-I voted at Uie school eloSlIOli iu thi Fourth Municipal Ward. I weiit there In Uie afternoou and handed Allen m ballot- He put It partly iu the box and I watche-d him, because I wauted to see my vote go In. Just then a man named Williams, whose vote liad been challenge!, rushed up and lushed me awny. I got back as quickly as possible and Allen then had his hand away from the box, wlUi a billot in his baud. 1 Uiought It was mine and weutaway wlUi the Imrre-olou Uiat my vote did not go Iu. Allen did not know me. Col. Ferguson Didn't the fait that ho didn't know you Irritate you? Mr. OtUnger-Oh, no! I didn't knowhlm, either. (Laughter.) W. G. Philllis-I voted at the school t lection ou July Ilth. I voted lor Richard W. ouug and G. D. I'yi-er. I gave Allen my ballot and he put ittirt way iu lhe Lox. Then he turned around and gut In front of me, so that I could uut see whither whith-er my vote was ill tlie box or In his pocket. R. G. Savage I otl iu the school election In questiou for It. W. Voung and (J. 1). I'.VT. 1 did t'ot observe what iiecime of uiv lailut George Ojiensbaw I don't know hether I voteJ at Uie school election elec-tion iu questiou or not, but I know that I tried to vole. I went to the nli and offerul my vote but was challenged. I took the oath, and then my ballot was thrown baik to me. Tlieii I went to the other win-dow, win-dow, thinking I hid been at the wrung place. Tho judges at lhe second II sent me back to the first poll, and ffheii I not there the-y tola Ue il was all right, I hftd Voted. Colonel Feigusoi. Did you keep sight of lhe ballot all the time? Mr. (Jnenfiiaw-sl did. Janes Siblne, Jr. I votesl for R. W. V.kiii and G. I). Pyper at the school election in question. When I haudisl my ballot to Mr. Allen, who mj leexed it, to a-certalii, I sup-sie, sup-sie, whit ticket it wae, I dou'l know whvthtr it wont into the box or no!. Elljih Sell The Utah Commission Commis-sion Ivhi l an orjer sonld time ago resjue-ting lhe Julgesof election elec-tion to return the registry lists to them. Mr. Moyle I avk you now for the registry li-t of Poll 2 of the Seronl vciuct, used at this election. Colonel Pells I haven't got It anJ cin'1 find it. 1 1 has uut been returned to the commission. I looked in the Irallot lox, but it was not there. The last we knew of It, it was iu the ia-Iuti of the judges. Mr. Moyle said the prosecution h.vleloue what they coul! to find out where- this registry list was, aud he now asked for an order requiring the defendant to pro-duce pro-duce IL CoL Ferguson Well, we haven't got it. don't know where it is or anything about it. George Romuev. Jr., testified I voted for It. W. You ug and O. U. Pyper at the election iu question. The defendant rectived my ballot. He bejd another ballot in Ills hand. I d.dn't Vatcli iilm Woe ly ahd ilon't know whether my vole u cut tu or not, Jesse J. 5Iuqiby I voted for It. W. Young aud G. I. Pyper at the election ill question. Orson T. Rogers I voted at the school election for Youugaud 1'yis.r. The defendant took my lallot and, after searching toward the box, got around so Dial I coulJ not see his hand for a moment, and I saw a ballot drop into the box. To Col. Ferguson Tlie defendant w ore a elr.il colored coat. Hyrum Smith I voted for Young and I'yper at the election iu question. ques-tion. Alien took my ballot and then got in front or nte, so Uiat I could not see what IkC-iuiu of my ballot. Jas. M. Pytvr I voted for Young and I'y-r at the election in quo tion. 1 don't know what betame of my lallot, becaute I iwild not see. The window was n IltUe catch-rsn-ny affair and was not I trge enough for a voter to see what was btrlng done inside. James Shore I voted fur Wll Hams anil Llppmau at the election In question. John Mulr I votes! for Young and Pyjier at the school election. The defendant took my ballot and he held it for half a minute after Ule jujges said 11 was '-all right." He hal Uie bilkd iu Ills liaud waiting wait-ing for me t go. apparently, but I stayed, ani he dropped the ballot. Thomas W. Mulr, Sr. I voted a the election for Young and Pyjier. I gave Allen my vote and then he commenced asking me a lot of questions, ques-tions, lleslfflfcd ct! and putaballot In the lx aud came lack and said I had voted. To Colonel Ferguon I came here from Scotland and w.n naturalised before Judge Titus iu this tily. I). L. Murdock I believe I was Uio first person on the ground on Uie day of election. I was a judge at one of Uie tolls. When Mr. Allen came up ho acted iu a very strange manner. He iusl-Usi iu changing the oIJ way of votiug. Theold way made everything free and fair. At bis oil he voted the voters through a litUe window and, sit the l!lol lax up so that it would be d'lUcult for the voter to see whit lecanie of the ballot. I do i t know that Allen interfered with any ballot, btcaue I did not wait to tee. The following persons testified briefly that they voted for Young and Pyper at the election In question: ques-tion: G. F. H. Well-, Tho-. W. Sloan, T. O. Webber, James Sharp, M. A. Roundy. John Sheriff, Ileber J. Romney, Thorn is Webb, II. M. Wells, Charles J. floss. J. D. Spencer, G. E. Romney, Rulon S. Wells, Joseph Ojieushaw, Joseph W. Maynes P. T. Nystrum, James Savllle, W. S. Romney, He'ier Young, F. W. Simmons, D. W. Owen, James Squires, W.S. Owen, Josejvli S. Williams, Tho-nas Mc-Intyre, Mc-Intyre, Thomas F. Manning. J. S. Wells Frank D. Taylor, T. 1. Olsen, Georgo D. Pypcr, David NIelsoil.Joorl.li M. Romney, Robert Rob-ert B. Williams, ephl Y. bcofleld, John D. Oteii, Louis It. Wells Alexander Pringle, Hnry I'uzev. Walter W. Williams Wm. M. O:-Unger, O:-Unger, Wm. M. McCullough, Ira Silntbury. Thomas Raiidon, John XIchoUon,Jr., WHIItm G. Ialrii.k, ThornM Mulr, Jr,,Orthtru l", Pratl, Alt-ert L. PauL WUIUm D. Owen, Chulcs J. Reynolds, John McCul lough. Mr. Moyle said that although a great number of witnesses had been examined there were quite a num ber who had Iwen served, but were not present A few were out of town and twoof them were sick. He would therefore ask to have a continuance. con-tinuance. Tlie elimination was then continued until Friday at 2 p. m. |