Court Ends Inquest Of Absentee Ballots

Middlesex County District Judge M. Edward Viola yesterday ended an inquest into allegedly questionable absentee ballots cast in the recent Cambridge municipal elections.

On the basis of testimony presented by state police investigators, the Court ruled there was insufficient evidence to show criminal action by any person.

In another action, defeated Councillor Charles A. Watson said he has filed with Superior Court a bill of equity contending that the absentee ballots previously identified by the District Court are invalid because they had been marked with the names and addresses of the voters.