| Show BALLOT WAS NOT NO SECRET ORET How nO U y the Vota Was Wati Wal Manipulated In lur P Special to 10 the Ogden F Il Feb b tin the II election electon CHIC case JUti the Ih cile u 1011 several Mes on in the sund It nd who testified wih Uli relation to tho the voted sates vol which lied had been heon In iii II Morgan Morgn county most iciest 1081 of ut the votes otes having been eon challenged by b one on side alee or om the tho outs othe oth In II four rO out of ot the this miss live 1 In the tha county on the lie ground that the tho names of the tho justIce ot or the pence and the tho con constable eu stable flable had hall b wn written In lit these huh bal bl lots los after they luau had been bel prepared 1 and delivered to the tie raters vaters Fred White one ole of the his nudges s of ot election In precinct Irelnd No 3 was Wil the tho first witness He lie le h hI he wiot lt tho names flumes of ot Fr Ird Id d White for tur Justice of or tho the pence tho Iho t lie willies silt lining lull hut Indi Individual Inel I IV vidual V himself f and 1111 nit 1 the lie th t name intuit Ilmo o of or Joseph Florence n as constable the Ihl latter In being n a brother of ono of the other oilier Judges of or election electon Sam Floronce The Tho lle witness testimony was that he lie the I nantes names lames In 11 02 2 ballots slid and RII ho he 1 these thelo also other ballots In II which Orson Orlon Porter had written the tho names i amounting In nil all ni to 91 94 f ballots Porter i rote the panics names 1110 at nt tho Iho suggestion of or i and 1111 the tile other Judges Porter horter was seas challenger for or the Republican party part Mr Mc Porter was wait WIP culled to tho Ils stand and ld testified t that ho hue was sias the tho challenger for or the tho at al precinct No 3 a In Morgan nt nl the thus lust last election and auth that he hue wrote the nitrites names mes of ltd White and Joseph Josephi Florence In lii 11 84 14 S ballots Tho Thu writing In lii of names nitrites Was done by him himself himself self and Ind Mr White WIlle at various Intervals while waiting for tor or voters to come comae In iii II They therefore re tore off or th tho ballots balloU from the tho tab before the lie voters asked for bal hal lots hots and wrote tho hue names upon llon thom them Tills the lie contestant claims was IS Illegal arid and Ind the tho ballots contained the th marks marko of at Identification and mund Ind were therefore not secret Mr Porter also testified to an nn II other nth r Illegal nt tat I In hint thus the Ih Judges un tint 11 folded tho this ballots before they handed hunder to tho the voters Voler ballots ballot hail had previously l I c el n anti as aK a ii 1 similar r procedure had hll been heen Instituted by other In II Morgan county Munty tho the court lurt derided decided to withhold his Ilia decision until the Ihl mony of witness in Iii other oilier precincts test hind had gued gul been beon Introduced ed and RII the DIP matter ar Ir the court sustain this the Ih sustin ton Jon or of f i Kt nt to 10 the counting of nr these ballots for Judge howell It will mean this the of or Judge wil by hy b tt Q considerable m majority Deputy Sheriff ehring l who has hal cue ens tody lody of nil all ballots CIS o fl 1101 In the district un on 11 tier der appointment by hy the thi court and ll Belnap and I nIl McCormick who wll wore chown chou by b the he I respective parties rUI to this Sll stilt as AI assistant nt custodians p want lo to Davis Davs county and brought the ballots ballot from frol there on Saturday ev eus Mr Sabring states atele that tat Iho the hal I I lots In that county Iro the best lt we pee served of any In the district having h P been heen Rl and If safely IY guarded 1 by Clerk and nn his hll deputy who ho alone lone have liess nHo the returns return JAPANESE SHELLING MUKDEN WITH MORTARS Feb Jtb 27 via In Then Tien Ten Tein 6 p f m According to a n person who line has Just returned here from from the front tho the Japanese are lre shelling Mukden uMen with wh 11 1 Inch mortars mortAr The rhe bombardment which Was wan recently r commenced Is II further wal re reported rl ported parted to 10 have havo IBe rained caused great Irell damage far behind the this lines Inel Advices from Chinese sources say RIY that a general engagement Is II In re rees rese s all along thus the line lne The heaviest fighting Is reported to 10 Iw be II occurring on tho the Japanese Ja right ond Oon Gon U is said sall to be lie Ie sweeping far fil north end and an threatening to crumple th the Russians back hack on the tho railroads A special force fores Is reported to bo hue mo moving ing front from tIme the south louth anti east duct ut with wih the Intention of cutting off Of the lie Russians communication by b railroad from J J jl Q I t It J |
