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Show ' ALLEN ELECTION CASK "Llitral" Methods In Ibe Line ol Fllmnaramtrj. , rrori.t'.H vona iiniowx our. Attoinrr tUnKn llnrila n llmnlhrll In llio ('i:ii cflliB I'orrupllonMi. Aa ahadctveil forth III yeatcrday'a Nl;w, rvualderihleilllllcnlty vrn ex. Iwrleuiwt Iu eeuuilii( a Jury Intho Allen untv, and It waa nfier I o'clock when Uintwrlvo Wire II mlly accepted. They are aa folluxi 8. M. Dickcnwjti, J. C. .Murphy, N. Ilodgniau, lira.tua BwcnMn, J. A. llelna, A. J. 1'vii. Uletoii, Jr., Iioula Martin, J, X. IMr-dell.J.J.Dily, IMr-dell.J.J.Dily, i.U. Mitchell, II. 1. Johoion and John Hell. The inr.-nw ajniltted that Alien wai the duly nuillfUM an I acting Judge of election nt the 1'iiurlli precinct nn tho day mined, and the preavcutlou opened by wiling Jii IjM II '''! whu IretlflMl ,hathewaiuJeuf election at jwll I, Fourth precinct, during the election Iu ijnllou, but illd not go Into the room when) Allen w.u oftlcUtlng and knew nothing itlunt hlaojiiduct there. Captain (Invunuii aahl ho waa a-rnlnteilloactoitpretldlnitjudgo a-rnlnteilloactoitpretldlnitjudgo at the Fourth product for Iho clio)l election bell In July lt, liut tent In hla reelg. nation lafore the eleolh'ii waa held. II, P. McCalluni I waa chairman of the Mbrral" county cumuilttwi In July but, and reounimcndiil all tho Judneaoteli-dlon for appointment. (leorgoK. Illalratld he uaa acllna; a checker In lIIS Iu tho Fourth pre clnctatlhe election In iieatlnn. In Ibo morulng he examined thu btlluU of Uiu two idrtlco and found that there wMirulttndltleieuce bptwnn them.' Wlieu tho emcloja a eio held up to the light, conllnueil tbe wltluM, I wae abletodiiitlnguMilhe IViple'a ticket from Iho Mtajral." In the uiornlng I raw Mr. t'uzry rome to Iho window aud oltvr hli Inllui. Mr. Orliwnbl challenged hla vote aud Allen laid l-gnj'e Ullot by xim on thu table. When the challengu wat overruled, Alliu picked upanother ticket and put II In tho lux. From lla appearand:, I think It waa"l.llral" tlcktt that h deuielicd. laiw Allen male eluillar aateUtutlona In two other IruUucea. I called Mr. JacvU' attention to tho mailer, ho bring the challeugor for tho l'cvple'a (ail). 1 cannot aay. that there were more than ell chailcngM eicrclwJ by the l.lbcrala at tbla lll while 1 waa there. Attomry Dlckaon croaa.oxamlneil the w lineal at cuiulderahle length, and the court then aJjourued. Thetrlalwa retunipd lforo Judgo AndriMiiatleii o'clock Ihla iiiorulug, there being ijulto a largo number or lrrona prreent. Tho defendant waa aeitrd near hla uounael (Judgn Fowom and Attorney Dlckaont and appearetl tobeiuuchluterealedla whalweutun. lie now and then IndiUgedliiaamlleof aathfacllon while Ibo uitloulna; ul tho wltnteMt by Mr. Diokeou waa Iu t rogreia, notably while It. 1). Wlntera waa on Iheataud tmurllng under tho heavy (lie of cn.exaniluatliiu. Mr. F. lh Btephena, repmenllng iho United Htitca liutrlct Alloruey, aaln conducted tbe caao for Uie pronetuiloii. The flrat wltm-w waa II. F. Thorn. hulg, who aald he voted at Foil No. !! at tue Uet achool eloctlou. Hla ballot waa taken by Allen, tho defendant, who had an enveloj In hla rlghthand like the one wltnwa gave htm. Ho look wllneM1 ballot w llli hla left hand. lie could awear that defendant did not put hla ballot In the Un. CroMt-examlnrd by Mr. lUckaon: Allen waa a atrauger to hlmanJdld not know l.la iwlltlce, aofaraehn waa aware. Nothing waa aald by wltueu at the loll aa to tho ticket ho waa vot lug. Wlieu he gave Allen hla name and ballot the latter held the envelope up Iu the light. He did not remain tehlnd to ere whether Allen arter. warua placed hla ballot la the box. He could not aay whether or not the enveloi which defendant held iu hla right hand had been prvaenled by auy voter ImineJI. ately preceding film. Although wit-lieaa wit-lieaa Jiad u euaplcloli that the defeud aut waa not acting honeally, ho did not wall U m-o what ho did Willi hit balloL After walking a few atepa nway, however, how-ever, he returned and looked In at tho window, with the Intention ef aevlng If there waaanyllilng wrung, Wllutia wav u memlier of the 1'cople'a iarty at the lime of tho election. He uld not aay anything on hla return to tho win do, nor aik w hat had lcn douo with hla tullot; but the iirrabllng Judico (Alleu) lookeil puttied, Idughter, Mr. rllrphent wai about to aak the wllneaa If afler leaving tho llho comfdal nod to anyone, but the queatlou waa objected to by tho defviiMi aud lu.tilnei. David I.. Murdoik aald that at the July tchool eltctloii he artel aa Judge at Foil No. I. It waa not the iiutoui at prevloua elertlona to have enveloiiea lylug aiound Hie ballot-box. Un tho mornlug of the election, before Foil No. ii waa oinuwi, Alleu weutthero aud ronoded to make arrnngemeuta. He had no ronverMtlou with the defendant. de-fendant. Aflen adjualeil the table an that tbe votera would aa Iu their hal. Iota through the window, Itlclmtd V. Voung atatwl that ho voted ut the Twentieth Ward achoolhouae (Poll No, li) at tho lt achool election. Daring tho day. ho waa hi the room where tho ballolal werneivedi undobeerved a pile oil envaloiiea liv lliMlul.ln. Iiu bl.uul 1.- I tvietu the ballot Uix and tho window, and could eailly detect the dlltereuce U-lHeeii Ibe I'eople'a arty Imllota aud thoao of the Mlvral rly aa Ihey wcro handed In at thu wludow, Tho light waa atroug, and thla enabled hint to m-o the billota through theenvoloiiu the more clearly. Tho ballot or thu iiue patty wai foljij the lull width of Iheenvel i aud the other only rtla. ly. The People'a parly ticket waa folded once before being plucij In thoen. vi-lope and the ballot of the Liberal parly lalce, of thoae which ho ex. amtued.(Tbe wltnwa wllhun euvcloiio and ticket neatly llluilrated thla tu the court.) Crou-eiamlnod: Ho wat In tho room a which the lllug hok blare la Ice that day-tor about ten mluutva " ,'h occaatou. Ho waa a tundldate at thla eltcllon and couaKiueutly to loinr, extent Interetted, In what waa golug fnward. ' Home aiuuwineut waa canted wlien Mr. iouug, afler having tho aland, wat immediately nderwurde recoiled by the drfeuioaud foldtd ballot pauera - -Trr-a. I l'l'lil auvcloi wre exi.tlmcnlcd "h, it, onIrf 0 eit the wlluie-i Un '''J'WioutitateiiientA. He ranwuut f tfio ordeal" " "J1"' 00,1,"."-., 00,1,"."-., Mr-. MuMock waa aim lecnllod upon " folding, of the b.llot lfre. SIr,Hteni.ntaaldheUei.lreilto oiler Jhatractoi thevctra for the. irwo of allowing un number f lullolacaal. ?!"' "'Rned l,v Allen, Henry lloll and MaroellutB Wiwlley. Afteracoiivcr-""'on, Afteracoiivcr-""'on, however, ltwien tlm Court and couiwa) Mr. Htephena remarked, "," "howe 'there wat a mighty elo election Up there. '' that la admltlnl "lonot ,-jre to put thla In." He aikly, hinted that It waa pretty well kuowu beforehand how Ihlnga would Co. Judg p,,,n ami Attorney Dick-on Dick-on ruee tot'thrr and (toutly t. minted agaliut euali an otxervatlon by cuuuecl fo'Ui prrarcutlon. Mr. Htetihmf lcamo leMiiewhatex. cited, but ti,,, hrre'0 aoou blew over wltliontretMctlJn or rcitlllon of tho atatement; With ta calllngof II. II. Wlntora, attorney, n fjn really began. He eild he we a vntir In No. - prrclin t, "d waa;iulde Ihorooni during the day of Ui election ill iiueetlon. De. fendantlniarlabIyloik the ballot from thu voterwiih hla left hand whllnhav. l"g anotlar envclopa In hit right, which a4"luvarlably"reillog on the end of the Ullot box. He u lilm change toon ballota In the allerunoD. i.roMu.moed Bo rar aa Alien waa concernid, he did uut aee lilm do any. Ihlng wrung In tbe inorulmr. Intlie arternoon be went to llio lolling tlatlon again. It ,ad been talked alnut all daythat Alleu exdianglng tho ballota, alwlluiMOii Iheercond nc caalon went to watch. During the afternoon La plilnlyratvhluiexcbange two ballota harried In by volcre. air. Dlciwu-Did yon make any cumplalntnitowbatyoii bad ktnj WltneMautaere.1 In tho hrgatlve. Mr. Dlektou-Didn't yon aa an hound man, lalug alau a member of Ilia UrolliilaCouiMiavlugatenwIint you did, enacelve It lolm your duty bi call Uie attention ol Ibe other Judgea and ortketi lotiilt crime? Dhiu't it occur tu you that ou ought to it Iho iruwcatIon in aradon or thla valua. hla inrurmailoii. Wltneee-lVell, It did occur to me. Mr. Dlckiou-Then whydlJu'tyou art upon le Wltnem-I don't know. Mr. Dlekwn Were you afraid ut Wltneao-So; I have tlnco thought, and all II khlak, that It waa my duty to rirt what I had aeen. I think I wat derelict la that. Hut I thought It might create a disturbance aud ioaa. bly do niortliarm than good. Air, Dlckwn What harm did you fearr Wltue.a-1 thought that If I mado any audi charge then tonio would lw ou one aide andeomo on llio oilier, and there would bavelieenarow. Tliecroasamlnatloii waa proceed. Ing wheulMr, Wlntera auddenly dia-cloeed dia-cloeed Uie fact that Allen told him, eubaequent t the election, that he changed ballota received by him nn the day of polling. To Ihla aJmlaalon he(WInUi)rrlle.l that iia did not behave It; Mr. Dltkaun-V'ou thought liowaa almply "Jnhlng?" Wltneae-Well, yea. (J. Did joo. bate any lot orjartln tho cbantl.ii the ballot; A. No, !. TheajTRiraklrlt wen clean? A. Well, no Ihey were not. W. What had tolled tbem? A. I think, my artlou Iu teeing and bearlne; three thlngt au 1 not retorting, re-torting, Ultra waa not the correct thing. ) tj. Do you not know whether or Dot you vera culpable In any other way! , j A. OuitUeof what 1 havoataled I do not think la at. !. You atro allent when you ahould havtiyoken? .A. Vet. I had the Intimation ten daya before the election w hat wai going touaiinrn! Ihaughtir.l (. Yon had uut been guilty of auy inlaconduct, apart from thin, aa far aa you are a a ait? A. I think not. I waa not "Implicated" "Impli-cated" In any othtr way Iu tho matter at all. H. Knowing of thla affair, having heard beforrband of what waa about tu tw lierrotraled why didn't you com-niuulcatdi com-niuulcatdi your kuowledgu to thoao whoao duty ft waa to Invettlgatu It? A. My Inipniedoii waa that Iho ballota on Die other aldu had been "dlctated,"'aDd I thought thla waa Juat a caae of ''turning the lablca." liaughtei 11. rto you vero encouraging thla thing? A. In Ihilway yea; but 1 waa perfectly per-fectly ludlffmot aUAit the matter. In anawrr to other ipieatloua the wlturaaullhewata "Liberal" candidate) can-didate) for Uioofflce of countyattoruey at the but county convention, aud waadefealol, M he did not no UV)n thu alreelanerwardt declaring that he would "gtteren" Willi the "Lltaral" fatty. Ho did not bnemt lioetilo to that party oalngto hit defeat, Mr. Dlclwo auertod that It waa not uutilthaaltoeuhad lieeu defeated Iu Ida candidature that he 1:3 vo any teat! rnony or laid any evldencu Uforo any nno nonucitcd with thla pruatmtlon. That waa tba bole eccret ol thla cock aud bullaiiry. Turning to Mr. Winter conned aaked Dlla'lyou feeldlagpintled over your defeat? Wltneee-N'o, I hava too much of Iho man Iu me for that, Mr. Ulrkiou (urcaitlcallyl-I am glad to hear It. ' Mr. Hl bent objected to Iho defenaa taklug up Uie time with thlt Una of cruaa-exaraloalion, Judgo AnJenwn aald without going Into full iMalla couuael might bavo unked Uiovltneu Ifliu had not had "a fall out" 1Ui tbe "Liberal" jiarty. Mr. Dlckajn Vou cannot explain how It.waa that Allen came tovou.Ha attranger,tndadiullted that he had been chaiulug the ballota, aud thereby cominUtlnacilnie? A No, lino w nothing about hit motive lu coiulug to me. At thla point another llttlo turprlto waa prur. utori ibe atieclatora In Court, uptirt i),e wllneaa nuking Iho extraordinary autement that when ho uut Mr. Md'allum lu tho atruet un Iho afternoon .felectlon day that function. ary informed ,m thatt In order tu make tuetlectlou "uro" ho had lu-atructeil lu-atructeil Alitu to chaogo tlftccn ruoro lallota. (..Dldvtyouon Iho rrnlni; after the couvttiiloo, when you weru defeated, de-feated, go down to tho placowhero Allen, tut tltfeiulanl, waa working, aud aay to blm-whlle having a glaia of wblaky and a cigar with Mm bringing J our lint dowu oil tho table, "Hy 0-, l will get oven with thoau fellowa? , .-Id'Jnot, Q,Dldtyon wy, "Well they've defeated ret. Tho delegate, have touo back on tttj A. So, I did not. 1. And that you would ctt tveu Willi "Iho crowd!" A-No. (.Didn't you tell ii.Mr.Kriiittnum that you had done thu l.t thliiuyou mrant tu do "for the d party:1' A. Ida not think I uinile Hint re-mark, re-mark, 'J. Then why did you turnover your block hooka In Iho mldillanf tho cnmlu iryou were uot'llstrunlled7 A Well, 1 thought I ImuI been working lor them long enough, (Laughter). Court luuk n recrHi until two o'clock. Thlt afternoon, Mr. Wlntera, nntwer-Ing nntwer-Ing further ipitetlona, aald ho went lock to the polla In Iheafteruoon men ly for Iho purpriMi of aatltfylng hla own curloally and jot to watch Allen. Ho dlt not believe that he changed aa many voti-a at Hated, lait that he changed eome. In convertatlrin with Allen, wltncai aaked lilru how he waa able lo dlatlnguMi a Feople'a (allot from n "I.IU'ral" ballot. Heateledlhat thtru wua a "difference lu the weight" in tho reeia-ctlvo tlckita. He alai Inform, ed lilm that he believed I'the I--.1 'Mormona'" weieeu ignorant that "ha nnuld ate.ll the tllllro ballot bal-lot Ihii." Wllneaa admitted that he rrt dlagutted at thn aclloliH of the "l.lu.ral" aity and aald aa much to Mr. JJInca. Ho imonl it then, aa he uiu now. Mr. M. H. Wonlley tmtinM that ho w aaone of the Judgn at the elwlion In 'lueatloil, and rvprieenlcd the feople'a lity. Ha romembered aeelng a mini-iwref mini-iwref ballota between the ballot lx aridlbawlti'lolt; they were placed then) In the rooming hy Mr. Hall aud Mr. Allen. Thla action arouaed hla curl. ually, Inaamuch a It waa uuutual. Ho wat not In a tlllon to watch Mr. Alleu during the day. Cma.exBmlned Hemaile 110 objection, objec-tion, for the aliuplo riaaou that he concluded It would do 110 good, Tlilt ivtnclution wat bated ou Ihe (act that ho an 1 reproaentatlvea nf the parly 'lo which hu lielonged had n'lcii made weighty objccllout which were Ig noml, , (Caao pronedlng.) |