Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-09-09
CONTESTED aeeTlon


the contest for the ClerkSaip Of sa;s eosa.y, re -
evidence offered by the plaiasia ia tie ,-sai, a.
articles Of rslinquishness BY the parties 70 d.
the public may have al the matter beioss sAs..
As now election is nov os3essd by sAs c..
presume the candidates will place shsr elais, ~.
hight before the public, wi,hou, further eom.ese
BENJAMIN BEESON, -. JOHN Pan>m
Parole Eeidence Addsced ss tie H.
Janes Price sworn, and o. es,n;,.s;>
he IS resident Of Wayno county. c.
months ago. u 4 saddler, saws be il "a :
votcr, Is not a years Of are. did vote A -
-; august election At Richmond polls, voeed r.
Z iniev Tor Clerk; cros examined. says ~ n
not II years Of age, knows il from the -
coru, here defendants counsel took exoe.e;-
INC testimony and m,intained that H. ~
would be the best testimony called -.
the record IS in Illinois, knows no per.o.
state who was present 1T his hirsh. -
age from the family record aud what In -
mas to'd nm, was born in 1918, has beea p
business for three years.
-. ". Kay sworn, and on cxamina tim s,~,
IS "a according to the register, did vote At ~
c,cI.''u at RICHMOND, voted for John Finley
1,eIH' says nc was not II At tho time no -,
tueienuants counsel objected to tho qucs,;1
~
was asked what Poli he was going to 3. w.
evening, can't swear that Finlcys aame -.
the ticket he voted.
Geo. 7. Davis sworn, and on ex,u;.,a;-
Is not II years old, voted 1t RicAnood a p
last election was asked for when be voted. -
dant's counsel objected to question, and arpvu
by counsel follows, court decides that thew -
the privilege to ask the question los whosn =
voted) says he voted for Finley, again 80
and says he knows he is not 81 from his Co.,
record. his father lives in Wabash, forgets a
he was born, three months from the time n =
ted till he is 81, forgets the year he was ban
does not know the man who filled tho ticket -
not swear that Finley's name was on tho -
they asked him at the polls il he was 81, doe
know whether II or not, the man who gave
the ticket said il was for Finley.
Geo. Chapman sworn, and On cxaminatioa
came here a minor with his father in Ism
father filed his declaration, don't remember ~
aye he was when his father took the oath, d
at the last August election At Richmoad, 4
for Finley for clerk cross examined, says -
ther filed his declaration in 1920, and six o. =
years after took the final oath.
Henry Mormon, sworn and on examination
he has lived in this state 2 years and ovse
from Germany, did vote at Richmond at ~
election for Finley; cross examined, says Il !
steps to be naturalizcd, 10 certain Mr.. Falyy&
lame was on the ticket.
William Rifs sworn, and on examiaatioo q.
he came from Germany, it is four years q.
month since no came TO this country, came ~
tate first, voted Mt Richmond, has fosRoetso q
,ame Of the man he voted for, but on hoariaeo
lame called, says no voted Co Finley; csu0
,mined, says sosnebndy rod ~ eaue IN
ticket for clerk, cannot read, b - 80 -
.an'o was On the ticket, was ndlhsali1ed G r.
hester two years ago. was not quite 81 wan1
his father got him naiusalissd, -
nth him, can't tell what namo was On the -
is father got his whole family naturaliasd. Z
. does not know for whom hc voted, did ~
he man he voted Cor on the day o( electioa.
Benjamin Brown sworn, aud O. cxAmian1
avs he does not reside in this couaty, reai1o
lark county, Ohio, lives close 10 the line, ~
IAN said he would get him . vote for Finley, q
OF at Richmond on the day Of the cleesioa, q
OF vote.
William Clendence sworn, and On cxamiaaai
lys he has not resided in this state 3 aasl
anne from Paris, Ohio, 10 usdee 81 years Il q
otcd at the last August election at Rick
otcd for Finley; cross examined, says - e
} Richmond with intcntion 10 get work 81 4
'ming citizen Il he got work, remained 2 q
ent back TO Paris, more than IL moaths sjssel
rst came, says he is not 81 years cd, kaovs
ON the family record, the original record 81
irginia, he has one his father mado him -
nj Of in this state, parents were living ~ II
count he had, resumed his inteniioa % beoau
citizen on getting work, went 70 the poll G.
,ted for Finley, Judges asked how long il -
Sen since he first came 70 the state, told -
orc than IL months ago.
Robert SnOdgrass sworn, and on cxamiseam
VS. he lives in this county, was 81 the sixth q
this month (Aug.) came to the county 10 wsde
Benjamin Jemson sworn, and on cxaminatia
vs. he resides IN this county, has sioce -
arch, came from Maryland, INTENDED to voes r .
nley, does not know who gave him the tickst
stomary for any one to vote who looks ~
ough, voted At Richmond; cross examined, -
this state since last March, did aoa kosv -
, voted for, did not care foe whom BE voted
Charles Bouche sworn, &C., says he cane -
rance, has been Q years since lifst At Oc1sok
as naturalized in this court, did vote u Tho A.
ection for Finley, has no certi6cate,e q eoasthe
re last took the oath, first he has takees esso
amincd, says he cannot read Englisb, DID veo |
Finley at Richmond.
Mormon sworn, &C., says he resides u -
unity, cannot read, years since he csoe
is country, came from Germany, thiaks he 49,
Finley, voted At Richmond last election; g..
amined, says he cannot tell his age, - ~
ars old, never has been natussiiscd, sas9
,nted to vote for Finley, was told that kiaee
me was on the ticket, docs not know That =
VS. name was on the ticket.
William Mccall sworn, &C., says - i've
is county, came in 1879, came from o. q
L tell hcw old he is, has never seso q - ~
MT say he is 81 years Of eye, went - O.
airy, came 10 Richmond 22d April lAst, Gso11
linton county, Ohio, during the last vissss, &
tie at the Aug. election 1t RichDsDd, -