Ready For Argument

I t r mili t r i .r ■ iiii ■ - Lansi.no, April 12.- When the case jgainst ex-Secretary of State Jochini, sharged with falsifying a public record in connection with the salary amenamente returns, was tuken up for the third day. Joseph M. Wtsiss, attorney for George H. Bussey, was present. The lirst witness was W. O. Webster jf Iouia, who said he met Jochim in April, 1893, at the railroad station in Ionia, and that Jochim then informed him regretfully that the salaries amenduient was lost. ïlarcus Peterson was the next witness. He testified that so far as he knew Mr. Joehiin had uo lot, part or hand in the work of cauvassing the election returns. He admitted that he took niuch interest in the passage of the salaries auiendmeut: had on hisown noriou writteu a letter to people wging its support at the polls, and procured others to be written; had suggested the Hending out of messengers to get relurns where there were discrepancies between the certiticates and the pubiished returns; he reasserted that Mr. Jochim had talked to him about the amendment twice only, once when the witness suggested the postponement of the canvass. to which Mr. Jochim asseuted, and next when he proposed the ftCillwllJj UUl Vi. un.oavuji,' " Frank W. Potter was then placed upon the stand, bnt his testimony was devoid of interest. The proseoution then rested. A large number of witnesses were put on the stand in Jochim's behalf during the afternoon, testifying to his good character, among them Justice Grant of the supreine court. Jochim was then placed on the stand and displayed a vast atnountof innocence with refereuce to his duties as secretary of state and as inember of the board of canvassers, he testifying that he never made an examinatiou of doeuments presented for signature, but signed whatever was laid before hiin. The defense rested and the arguments wiy begin today.