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I ■ ■ J 11 ' ,|J | : .«*v t. .1 iiu'i iti .imi miKi.ii- *nwi:-«T " ' "- '■ 1 - -• ' - - ' ~ . " ... T--.r— " — - I—.... VOL. XVI.LOUP CITY, SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA. FRIDAY. AUGUST 4, 18»9 NUMBER 39 CLEAR CASE OF FRAUD. Ho Hay* th« Following Report of the Senatorial Inveatlgatlng Committee The pieainhle to tbe report of tbe committee appointed by tbe late leg islature to investigate tbe stale olli cers citea tbe governor to the resolu tions as passed by tbe senate from which they received their authority, alao to the resolution* as passed by both houses allowing the committee *2,00o for their expense, which reso lution was promptly vetoed by the governor, therefore necessitating their proceeding at their own expense. A Iso to the fact that the state otlicera had refused to allow them a room in the capital to conduct tbe investiga tien in, therefore compelling them to procure a room at tbe Lincoln hotel, although there was a nurnder of va cant rooms at t he state house, and that, although they were clothed with the nuthoiity to aubpeutia pri vate and public men necessary to facilitate the investigation, tho state officers hud refused to appear and give evidence, but had continually sought to hamper tbe committee to tbe greatest extent possible. Toe > report js as fallows: Hallot Fraud*. Tbe attention of tbe members of tbe committee Laving been called by citizens of York county to alleged fragda ip the recount of ballots cast pu tlip cocalimuonpl amendments submitted to tbe electors of this state at the general election held in Nov ember, 1890, it whs decided to first take up Ibis subject for inveatiga tiou We having been given infor mation that testimony would be of fered abowing fraud iu the reoount iug of the ballots upou these amend rneuls, both by the recount commit sion appointed by ex-Oovernortiilas A. Holcomb, uuder authority given by house roll No. 5, passed by the legislature at its twenty-fifth session, sdo also by the legislative commis sion, concluded tbst since the first reconul commission bud been ap pointed by Governor Holcomb, aud since Hecretary of Slat* Porter was, by tbe terms of said act made ex ollicto a member of tbe comtnssion, was proper, before taking any tes timony with reference to such re count, tha*. notice should be given them. Accordingly an oral notice was given to Mr. Porlei of the time aud place when tbe meetings of the committee would be held, aud a writ leu notice was served upon Mr. Hol comb to the same effect, a copy of which notice so served upon Gover nor Holcomb is attached to and filed with the irau^cript of all the testi (pony offered during the investiga tion. At the first sitting of the commit tee, a number of citizens of York county appeared, wete sworn, aud teslilisd with reference to the chang ing of ballots, aud thereby the chaug iug of the results of the expressed will of the electors of that couuty. It appears that in pursuance to the instructions of the secretary of state given by virtue of house roll No. 6, the uouuty clerk of York county for warded by express the ballots uud poll books of the election referrud to iu said bill to tbv secretary of stute, which ballots were afterwards count ed by said recount commission. Kdiui*lVault. I lie evidence dieuloitc* Hint on the uigbl prior to the comment-emeul of •uch recount Janice 11. Kdaiialeo, nute oil ioMpcutor. (Jno. W. Hlake, uemlier of the recount commniuu appointed by the governor; Kdward 1. Jitrnoo, an aaaietaut to tne com uiiaaion, and oue or two other* whuae name* thn committee were uuatde Pi procure, met at the office of the oil luepector, aud after haviug darkeued the wiudowe, that light might not he *«< u from the ou«atde, Mr. Kdmleleo went to the tdlkeof ike eecretary of atate, where all ballot# had been de ponited upon their receipt from the vatiou# county clerk*, and soon re turned with a package of ballot* wbbk wetn takea into a vault ia the vlHcn that war uaed by the partlea After the ballute were opened the «u«k of changing aad marking *a» Mwartwil Thi* wan done, aa Ike evidence both by wiiboea and lb* laapeotto* of in* *.*ijvit* dtecbr***, ballot* mark *d by a cr<»v* at lb* lop where k« voter by imr tnot could vapreae hi* uptatoa for or agataal all the auiead •eata aad watch had b*#a vutad • No were chaaged by placing a vtowa after %u Word "It* at the (up uf the hallo la, aad aauthat etuaa after the word “Yea" opposite the ammendmenl to increase the Dumber ol judges ot the supreme court and the two “V’eses ’ was marked under a rule which it appears hud been adopt ed by the recount commission over came the one “No,” and the ballot instead of being a negative ballot as it was when cast by the electors, be came an ailirmutivc ballot in favor of the amendmeut. Porgad Signatures. It further appears from the evi dence that unused ballots which were enclosed in the envelope by the judges and clerks of election when they were returned t> the county clerk, some of which had been en dorsed on the back by the judges and some of which bud no such in, dorsement, were filled out aDd count ed for the amendment. In one in stance in McFaddeii precinct in the county of York, witnesses were brought before the committee who testified that the signatures of the judges on the bauk of the ballots bad been forged. In persuing this meth od of changing the will of the elec tors it appears that for four nights the witness Simon, carried the pack ages of ballots from the office of the secretary of stale, obtaining entrance thereto by giviog a secret rap under stood by Mr. Kelsey, the janitor who was in charge, the rap consist ing of three distinct knocks, were taken by Simon down through the basement and up through u trap door into the room where the ballots were being changed. rhe evidence discloses that in Me Fadden precinct in the county of York the judges aud clerks of elec tion returned 52 votes in favor of the amendment, an l 71 votes agaiusl the amendment. The envelopes con taining the ballote from that precinct upon au inspection by the committee was found to contain 202 ballots snd au examination of them by a witness who testified before the committee disclosed that there were 134 of these ballots marked yes and 34 no; that 44 ballots that had been chang ed in the munnei described by using a cross after the yes at the top and the ) es opposite the amendment to increase the judges and thereby over uoming under the rule of the com mission the negative no. In the city of Y«rk, and in the first ward the poll books that were identified by the judges wbo presi ded alibis election show that 103 votes were cast in favor of the a meudment, and 28 votes againBt it. The packages containing the bal lots from this ward upon being open ed was found therein 199. Uf these were 154 marked in favor of the amendment, and ouiy 8 against aud there were 27 of the ballots that were marked iu this peculiar manner of two yeses to overcome the one uo. Change* Discovered In the Second ward of the same city as shown by the poll books aud as testified to be the judges of that election, it appears that 124 votes were cast for the amendment and 3b against it. The package containing the ballots when opened showed 156 yeses and 28 noes. In the 3rd ward of the same city the poll bo( ks identi fied by the judges of election con tained a record ot 94 votes for the amendment and 31 against it. The ballots when counted showed 123 votes for the amendment aud uoue agaiusl. Fourth ward of the same city the poll hooks identified by the judges of this elecliou showed 114 voles for the umeudmeut, aud 25 agaiusl it. The package containing the ballots east at the elecliou had therein 175; of these 143 were for umeuduieut 1-1 agaiuel ami 2 blank with IU ballots marked with double X a aa previously described, the ub Juct being under tau rule to count the ballots for the amendment aud to overcome an X opposite the no, by two X's opposite the word yea. Irrespective of tbe oral testimony given by tbe witness Simuu who de scribee tbe m at>uer of tbe marking mid method pursued by tbe men en gaged iu Ibis fraud tbe ballot* Hu m selves upon an inspection clearly and conclusively showed that the' have Iweu changed, Taking the figure* above given. It is plain that In this one precinct in York eouuty, nud Iu four ward* of tu«* city of York, tbe number of votes reconled by the commission In favor of Ike aiusndineut w«* largely in cresses! frtun that returned by tbe Judge* and clem* of election. UUI attanv msaiso This votnudMie* has earnestly sought iu ublsl • Ibe tally sbeet* J uses! bob by ib« rsssissU <t«iMts*i •»* ♦p|»o*r»t*d by thi governor *u>l lit* | legislative levstunt i‘"»aii*t..», bn' has been nnsble to >Im so Them baa been sentence iJsittl i (•nib* committee Isms bin, lbs manner of recounting the ballots un der the second commission which discloses that the ballots were count e<i more than once, and were also counted for the amendments whether the will of the voter as expressed was for or against the same. The refusal upon the part of the officials of this siate to appear before the committee to testify or to give any information in their possession, has made our task most dilllcu It. These changes have been made; they have been sworn to by witnesses at meet ings of the committee which were open to the public, and were of such a grave character as to reflect upon the honor and integrity of the men who are suid to have been engaged in this nefarious cnm\ Yet, not withstanding this, these men have refused to appear and give their ev idence. The committee linos from the testimony that the first recount commission appointed by Governor lloluomh held its session behind closed dcors; the public was not per mitted to be present, aud their work was stopped by an injunction from the court; and therefore that which they might have done had thuy been permitted to continue, we are not able to ascertain. Mr IVefliuiifl TeitlfUi It is shown by the evidence that this method of re marking the bal lots was pursued by tbu commission iu twenty-one counties o( the slate, und one witness, Mr. Hediund, who was a member of Ibe commission, testifies that the vote in Hall county as made out by Ibe commission was 2,424 affirmative votes, being about 800 more than the vote us relumed by the judges and clerks of election in that county in favor of the amend ments. There was testimony offered before the committee to the effect that a meeting had been held at the home of Governor Holcomb prior to the conven ing of the legislature of 1807 at which a I.Ill authorizing the appointment of this recount commission was passed; that officers who held their appointment from him as governor were not only cognizant of, hut some of them partici pated in this recount That the private secretary of the governor knew that Changes of these ballots were being rnad i. These public officers who by (he sworn testimony of witnesses, were charged with being aware of the re marking of tbesa ballots were request ed to appear defore the committee, but refused; ex governor Holcomb,howevor sent a signed statement in which he de nies in rotn all charges made. Before, however, this communication was sent by him to the committee tie bad been notified that no testimony bad been or would be received by us except from witnesses who were under oath, and who submitted to meh examination as the committee might desire to make or direct to he made. Benton Maret, the governor's private secretary, sent to the committee, or loft at the Lincoln hotel for the committee, a letter enclosing an atlldavid t'euytng his connection with this matter. The letter was. dated on the 17th day of July’ and be stated that, not having found the committee in s“sslon he was uuable to appear before them. The facts are, and the record submitted herewith shows that ou the 17th and 18ih days of Julj the committee was iu session at the Lin coln hotel; that on the lbth it was in the city of Yort, and that on the 20th day of July it was agaiu in session at Lin coln. UOUROHOHATlVli hVIllKHCK. We are aware that tho witness Simou, having confessed that he was a party to this crime, stands in the light of a witness whose testimony should be re ceived with caution, but the iusyectlon, as hereinbefore stated, of the ballots or change that had been made in them from the condition in which they were when counted by the judges and clerks of election, and the testimony of the county clerk ol York countv and ids deputy to the effect that these ballots were never opened while in his custody, has led the committee to the unaltera ble conclusion that the ballots were changed, and that they uuit have been chauged by aoimone other than the county clerk of York county. The dlscriptlon given by tlie witness Simon with reference to the methods used lu the marking of these ballot* was before the committee previous to the <>p< ningof the package* containing the ballot*, and therefore before either Mr, Simon or the committee had luspect* d them Wheu the ballot* were opened the maimer lu which they were marked and their appearance clearly corroborat ed the testimony previously given by the witness. We repeat that tbit committee would have beeu glad to have bed lb« oltlcer* »hoae n»ur« have been connected with tbie fraud, to appear before them, but they refueed, denied our authority, and by *ucb refuaal prevented ua from bev I tig t be h uritt of their teatimuuy: eud bt tbetr eaample InHueueed other* lo follow In Ibe lead of men high In pub lie iMMltnm, and ilfcewiae deputed lb* authority of the committee, and refnerd to obey ft* •letuamla t'Miuk i tiuuii te a* In a haattig thi* branatb of <*ur iute*i|. (•Don we dealre to •*) tu Von to wb >«* we were directed tu report, that It uo i<>*a<i.ottb ) appear* that a ailme the magnitude of which »a eauarot com maud ledgatege tu describe, waa pie*. n*.| «o.| pe'Ualty * a rented with a view of changing lh» a'Waatttutka* of Iht* Mat* ha 4telating oa counting •• tarried •h **a*wd>u« at I a the .’wn*ittuiton that the voter a at the pot. a hat failed au tell fy tu the meun> r i reran bed by ibe rn* allluttoo I’aall If the foudemeoael le* »f out great a aanaa»l e* to* raa e*e* J Phil Jaeger’s LOUP CITY. NEBRA8KA. Those'shoppers who wish to make a sea sonable purchase in season comes here, for they know we have just what they want and when they want it. Our stock of I'jew spring goods is here. It is fresh and complete. Wo are headquarters for auything needed in the general merchandise hue. 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