Q. 28. Your impression in regard to the ticket that you voted is what you heard these men say about it ?-A. Yes, sir. Q. 29. Have you been spoken to by anybody as to the ticket you voted?-A. No, sir. Q. 30. You have talked to somebody about the ticket he was peddling?-A. No, sir; not before the election. Q. 31. I mean since the election.-A. Yes, sir; I heard that Hansen voted for Wilson. Q. 32. You suppose that because you got your ticket from him that you voted that ticket too?-A. Yes, sir. Q. 33. You voted that ticket because Hansen told you to?--A. Yes, sir. Redirect: Q. 34. Hansen called himself a Democrat?-A. Yes, sir. Q. 35. You suppose that he was peddling Democratic tickets?-A. Yes, sir. Q. 36. You did not suppose he was peddling bogus tickets?-A. No, sir. Q. 37. You say that you would respect him?-A. Yes, sir. Q. 38. You would not respect him so much now, since he has fooled you?-A. No, sir. Recross-examination: Q. 39. Hansen used to be Republican?-A. I do not know. Q. 40. You testified that he was Democratic.-A. I saw a Democratic ticket when he voted. He gave me a ticket and I read Democratic ticket on the top of it. I can read that much. Q. 41. You could read your own ticket?—A. Yes, sir; I could have read it. HARTWIG ALBERS. 85 cts. paid as fee by contestant. STATE OF IOWA, Benton County, 88: PETER BRANT, being produced and sworn before John Baum, a notary public in and for the county of Benton, on this 19th day of April, A. D. 1883, and examined before me, testifies as follows (T. Brown appearing on the part of contestant and Nichols and Burnham on the part of contestee): Q. 1. Where do you live?—A. Homer Township. Q. 2. Did you vote in the Nov. election in Homer Township, Benton County, Iowa?— A. Yes, sir. Q. 3. What ticket did you vote, Democratic or Republican?-A. Straight Democratic ticket. Q. 4. Whom did you get your ticket from ?-A. Collins. Q. 5. Did you vote for Frederick for Representative in Congress?-A. Yes, sir. Cross-examination : Q. 6. You can read English ?-A. No, sir. Q. 7. Do not read any English?-A. No, sir. 1.35 as fee by contestant. STATE OF IOWA, Benton County, 88: PETER BRANT. HENRY W. KUSSEL, being produced and sworn before John Baum, a notary public in and for the county of Benton, on this 19th day of April, A. D. 1883, and examined before me, testifies as follows (T. Brown appearing on the part of contestant and Nichols and Burnham on the part of contestee): Q. 1. Where do you reside?—A. Homer Township. Q. 2. Did you vote at the Nov. election, 1882, in Homer Township, Benton County, Iowa-A. Yes, sir. Q. 3. Did you vote the Democratic or the Republican ticket?-A. Democratic ticket. Q. 4. Whom did you get your ticket from ?-A. D. S. Smith. Q. 5. Did he tell you that the ticket you voted was a Democratic ticket?-A. Yes, sir; part of it was Democratic. Q. 6. Who did you vote for for Representative in Congress?-A. Frederick. Q. 7. Did he tell you that Frederick's name was on the ticket ?-A. It was not on, but I put it on. 95 cts. paid as fee by contestant. HENRY W. KUSSEL. STATE OF IOWA, Benton County, 88: T. F. GOKEN, being produced and sworn before John Baum, a notary public in and for the county of Benton, on this 19th day of April, A. D. 1883, and examined before me, testifies as follows (T. Brown appearing on the part of contestant, and Nichols and Burnham on the part of contestee): Q. 1. Did you vote at the Nov. election, 1882, in Homer Township, Benton County, Iowa? A. Yes, sir. Q. 2. Did you vote the Democratic or Republican ticket?-A. I guess I voted the Democratic ticket. Q. 3. Did you intend to vote the Democratic ticket?-A. Yes, sir. Q. 4. Whom did you get your ticket from?-A. Smith gave me a ticket, and Collins gave me a ticket, and then Smith gave me another. He told me that they were the same. I saw Smock's name on and Myers name, and I threw it into the box. Q. 5. Did he tell you that it was a straight Democratic ticket?-A. Yes, sir. Q. 6. Did he tell you that Frederick's name was on it for Congressman?—A. I did not look for the name of Congressman. Q.7. Did you intend to vote for a Democrat for Congress?--A. I did not count on that, but I calculated to vote the straight Democratic ticket. Cross-examination: Q. 8. You saw Smock's name on the ticket?-A. Yes, sir; below. Q. 9. You wanted to vote for him?-A. Yes, sir; I liked him. Q. 10. He was a Republican.-A. I do not care what it was; it had on Myers' name. Q. 11. You do not care about the other names?-A. No, sir. Q. 12. For governor of the State, secre: ary of state, &c. ?-A. No, sir; only for county officers. Q. 13. You can read plain English?-A. Not plain. Q. 14. You can read English enough to read the ticket, can you not?-A. Yes, sir; but I did not care to read it all. Q. 15. You read all you cared to read? You looked over for Frederick's name and found it there?-A. Yes, sir; I told him that it was there. Q. 16. This was all you cared for?-A. Yes, sir. Redirect: Q. 17. You intended to vote a clear Democratic ticket for the State officers?-A. Yes, sir; I wanted to vote straight Democratic ticket. 1.05 paid as fee by contestant. STATE OF IOWA, Benton County, 88: T. F. GOKEN. A. R. GAGHAGEN, being produced and sworn before John Baum, a notary public in and for the county of Benton, on this 19th day of April, A. D. 188.3, and examined before me, testifies as follows (T. Brown appearing on the part of contestant and Nichols and Burnham on the part of contestee): Q. 1. Did you vote at the Nov. election in Homer Township, Benton County, Iowa ? -A. Yes, sir. Q. 2. What ticket did you vote, Democratic or Republican?-A. Democratic. Q. 3. Whom did you get your ticket of?-A. Mr. Collins, I think, if I recollect right. Q. 4. Did you vote for Ben. T. Frederick for Representative in Congress?—A. Yes, sir; I did. 1.10 paid as fee by contestant. STATE OF IOWA, Benton County, 88 : A. R. GAGHAGEN. M. E. HOWARD, being produced and sworn before me, John Baum, a notary public in and for the county of Benton, on this 19th day of April, A. D. 1883, and examined before me, testifies as follows (T. Brown appearing on the part of contestant, and Nichols and Burnham on the part of contestee): Q. 1. Did you vote in Homer Township, Benton County, Iowa, at the Nov. election, 18821-A. Yes, sir; I did. Q. 2. Did you vote the Democratic or Republican ticket?-A. I voted the Democratic ticket. Q. 3. Whom did you get your ticket from ?-A. From that man there-pointing to Collins; also one from Sandy Smith, as he is called. Q. 4. Which one did you vote?-A. The one that I got from Collins. 1.00 paid as fee by contestant. STATE OF IOWA, Benton County, 88: JACOB LANTGREBE, being produced and sworn before me, John Baum, a notary public in and for Benton County, on this 19th day of April, A. D. 1883, and examined before me, testifies as follows (T. Brown appearing on the part of contestant and Nichols and Burnham on the part of contestee): Q. 1. Did you vote at the Nov. election in Homer Township, Benton County, Iowa ? -A. Yes, sir. Q. 2. Did you vote the Democratic or Republican ticket?-A. Democratic. Q. 3. Did you vote for B. T. Frederick for Representative in Congress?-A. Yes, sir; for Frederick. Q. 4. Who did you get your ticket from?-A. I think from Kussel. 1.10 paid as fee by contestant. STATE OF IOWA, Benton County, 88: JACOB LANTGREBE. P. F. DEPPE, being produced and sworn before John Baum, a notary public in and for the county of Benton, on this 19th day of April, A. D. 1883, and examined before me, testifies as follows (T. Brown appearing on the part of contestant, and Nichols and Burnham on the part of contestce): Q. 1. Did you vote at the election held in Homer Township, Benton Co., Iowa!—A. Yes, sir. Q. 2. Did you vote the Democratic or Republican ticket -A. Democratic. Q. 3. Whom did you get your ticket from?-A. Mr. Collins. Q. 4. Did you vote for Frederick for Representative in Congress ?-A. Yes, sir. Cross-examination: Q. 5. Did you read your ticket?-A. Yes, sir. 85 cts. paid as fee by contestant. STATE OF IOWA, Benton County, 88: P. F. DEPPE. JOHN HORSTEIN, being produced and sworn before John Baum, a notary public in and for Benton County, on this 19th day of April, A. D. 1853, and examined before me, testifies as follows, (T. Brown appearing on the part of contestant, and Nichols and Burnham on the part of contestee): Q. 1. Did you vote at the Nov. election, 1882, in Homer Township, Benton Co., Iowa-A. Yes, sir. Q. 2. Did you vote the Democratic or Republican ticket?-A. Democratic. Q. 3. Who did you vote for, for Representative in Congress ?-A. Mr. Frederick. Q. 4. Who did you get your ticket from ?-A. Mr. Collius. CHAS. ALBRIGHT, being produced and sworn before John Baum, a notary public in and for Benton Co., on this 19th day of April, A. D. 18-3, and examined before me, testifies as follows (T. Brown appearing on the part of contestant, and Nichols and Burnham on the part of contestee): Q. 1. Did you vote at the Nov. election held in Homer Township, Benton Co., Iowa, 18827-A. Yes, sir. Q. 2. What ticket did you vote?-A. Democratic. Q. 3. Did you vote for Frederick for Representative in Congress?-A. Yes, sir. Cross-examination: Q. 5. Did you read your ticket?-A. Yes, sir. $1.25 cts. paid as fee by contestant. STATE OF IOWA, Benton County, 88: CHAS. ALBRIGHT. MARTIN ALBRIGHT, being produced and sworn before John Baum, a notary public in and for Benton County, on this 19th day of April, A. D. 1883, and examined before me, testifies as follows (T. Brown appearing on the part of contestant, and Nichols and Burnham on the part of contestee): Q. 1. Did you vote at the Nov. election, 1882, in Homer Township, Benton Co., Iowa?-A. Yes, sir. Q. 2. What ticket did you vote?-A. Democratic. Q. 3. Whom did you get your ticket from ?-A. Collins. Q. 4. Did you vote for Frederick for Congress?-A. Yes, sir. Q. 5. You intended to do this?-A. Yes, sir. Cross-examination: Q. 6. How old are you?-A. 22. Q. 7. Did you read your ticket?-A. Yes, sir. $1.25 paid as fee by contestant. STATE OF IOWA, Benton County, 88: MARTIN ALBRIGHT. HENRY RIPPLE, being produced and sworn before John Baum, a notary public in and for Benton County, on this 19th day of April, A. D. 1883, and examined before me, testifies as follows (T. Brown appearing on the part of contestant, and Nichols and Burnham on the part of contestee): Q. 1. Did you vote at the Nov. election, 1882, in Homer Township, Benton County, Iowa? A. Yes, sir. Q. 2. What ticket did you vote-Democratic or Republican?-A. Democratic. Q. 3. Whom did you get your ticket from ?-A. Collins. Q. 4. Did you vote for B. T. Frederick for Representative ?—A. Yes, sir. Cross-examination: Q. 5. Did you read your ticket?-A. No, sir. Q. 6. How do you know that you voted for Frederick? Did you know that Frederick's name was on the ticket?-A. Yes, sir. Q. 7. How did you know?-A. I saw it on there. Q.8. You saw it by the ticket?-A. I saw Frederick's name on there. Q. 9. You read English, of course?-A. No, sir. Redirect: Q. 10. You intend to vote for a Democrat-for Frederick?-A. Yes, sir. Q. 11. And you say that the icket was a straight Democratic ticket?-A. Yes, sir. Q. 12. You could read English enough to read Frederick's name?-A. Yes, sir. HENRY RIPPLE. JOHN JOHNSON, being produced and sworn before John Baum, a notary public in and for Benton County, on this 19th day of April, A. D. 1883, and examined before me, testifies as follows (T. Brown appearing on the part of contestant, and Nichols and Burnham on the part of contestee): Q. 1. Did you vote at the Nov. election, 1882, in Homer Township, Benton County, Iowa? A. Yes, sir. Q. 2. What ticket did you vote, Democratic or Republican? Who did you vote for for Representative in Congress?-A. I do not know. Q. 3. Who did you get your ticket from ?-A. From Henry Meyers. Q. 4. Were you told it was a straight Democratic ticket?-A. Yes, sir; Henry Myers gave me a ticket, but did not tell me what kind of a ticket it was. Q.5. Ask him if he told Henry Myers what kind of a ticket he wanted to vote?— A. No, sir; he did not. Q. 6. Did he tell you whether he wanted you to vote the Democratic or Republican ticket or not?-A. Yes, sir; he said to Henry Myers that he wanted a Democratic ticket. Q. 7. And Henry Myers gave him that for a Democratic ticket?-A. Yes, sir; he said that Henry Myers gave him a ticket, and he thought that it was a Democratic ticket. Q. 8. Ask him if he had known that a Republican member of Congress was on it if he would have voted it ?-A. He says that he wanted to vote a Democratic ticket. Cross-examination: Q. 9. Ask him if Mr. Myers told him who was running for Congress?—A. Yes, sir; he says that he told him that Wilson and Frederick were running for Congress. Q. 10. Ask him if Mr. Myers told him which he thought was the best man?-A. He says that Myers wrote the name on the ticket-the best man. Q. 11. Ask him if Myers wrote the name on the ticket that he told him to write?— A. He did not see any name. Q. 12. Ask him if he told Myers to write the man's name down that he thought was the best man?-A. Yes, sir; he says that he did. Q. 13. Now ask him if Myers gave him that ticket, and if he voted it ?-A. Yes, sir; he says that he did. Q. 14. Ask him if he told the man to write down the name of the man that he thought was the best man?-A. He had the ticket, and Henry Myers was going to fix my ticket, and I voted that ticket. Q. 15. Ask him if he voted that ticket because Myers told him that he thought it was the best ticket?-A. He says that he voted that ticket because he had confidence in Henry Myers. Q. 16. Ask him if he had faith in Henry Myers' judgment as to its being the best?— A. Yes, sir; he says it was the best, whatever Henry Myers said. Redirect: Q. 17. Ask him if he intended to vote for a Democratic Congressman?—A. Yes, sir. Q. 18. Ask him if he would have voted for Mr. Wilson and not for a Democrat ?— A. He says that he wanted the ticket to make the thing sure. He says that he thought that he could put confidence in Henry Myers. He voted that ticket because he thought Henry Myers put the right name on the ticket. He says that he did not know either Frederick or Wilson, but he put confidence in Henry Myers when he voted that ticket. Q. 19. Did the witness ask Henry Myers for a Democratic ticket?-A. No, sir; he says that he thought that he could see that it was a Democratic ticket. Q. 20. Would he have it if he had known that it was a Republican ticket ?—A. No, sir; he says that he would not. 80. Recross-examination: Q. 21. Ask him if he knew if Smock's name was on the ticket?-A. Yes, sir. Q. 23. Ask him if he was not trying to vote for the best man ?—A. Yes, sir; he thinks Redirect: Q. 24. Ask him if he did not think that the best man was in the Democratic party! -A. Yes, sir. Recross-examination : Q. 26. Ask him if he thought a Republican was a better man than a Democrat, if he would not have voted for the Republican instead of the Democrat ?-A. He says that he did not know what he voted for; but his man that he voted for he thought was the best. Q. 26. Ask him if he would not have voted for a Republican, if he had thought that the Republican was a better man than the Democrat?-A. He says that he always voted for what was best. $1.15 paid as fee by contestant. STATE OF Iowa, Benton County, 88: JOHN JOHNSON. CLAUS HAACK, being produced and sworn before John Baum, a notary public for Benton County, on this 19th day of April, 1883, and examined before me, testifies as follows (T. Brown appearing on the part of contestant, Nichols and Burnham on the part of contestee): Q. 1. Where do you reside ?-A. Homer Township. Q. 2. Did you vote at the election in Homer Township, Benton County ?-A. Yes, |