The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-13
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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FOURTH WARD ELECTION OFFICERS IN
TROUBLE.-On the 10th inst. Charles Sipmund
and Jacob L. Baugh, the latter an election officer
appointed by the Court OF Common Pleas. i'm the
Fourth Ward, appeared at the Office of Mr. Ma.
gietrate Beitler, and made the following afli-
davlts:-
Jacob l.. Baugh being duly sworn, deposes
and says that on the 9Th day of October 1866
he was appointed by the Judges of the Court OF
Common Pleas return inspector for the Sixth
Division of the Fourth Ward; that at twenty
minutes before o'clock A. M. of Tuesday, the
9th OF October, 1866, he was present at The poll
ing place of said division, and presented his GER
tihcate of appointment by said Court to the
Judge OF said election division, and requested 10
be sworn in as return inspector; the said Judge,
James Dillon, replied that said Baugh had no
business there, and one Frank Finniean, con-
stable Of said ward. threatened said Baueh
that, unless he left the table at which
the votes were to be received he would arrest
him (this deponent). This deponent refused TO
leave, asserting that he was an officer of the
election, duly appointed by the court and would
remain inside OF the polls unless he was put out
by force. Whereupon Thomas j. Dagney selzed
this deponent by the arm and shoulder and
forci0ly elected deponent from the room, This
deponent further says that his appointment as
return inspector as aforesaid has been treated
with contempt by the election officers of the said
division, and that he had no opportunity to per-
form the duties for which he was appointed
The judge of the election (James Dillon) re.
tanned the certificate of this deponent.
JACOB l.. BAUGH.
Sworn and subscribed before me this tenth
day OF October, A. D.. 1866.
DAVID BEITLER, Alderman.
Charles Sigmund being duly sworn, deposes
and says that he is resident and a voter in
the Sixth Division of the Fourth Ward; that he
saw Jacob Bsugh, the duly appointed return in
spector OF said division, twice fOrcibly excluded
from the polls said Baueh was overawed and
overpowered by all the election officers inside
said polling place, except James Sampson, and
was torcibly driven from the polls, and at IL
O'Clock, being four hours after the opening of
said polls, one Edward Walker was admitted to
act in place of said Baugh said Walker having
been neither elected by theVoters nor appointed
by the Court as said return inspector.
CHARLES SIGMUND.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 10th
day OF October, 1866.
DAVID BEITLER, Alderman.
Yesterday morning the defendants, James
Dillon, Francis Finnegan and Thos. j. Dagney
were arraigned upon the charges specified in
the atidavits, of assaulting Jacob L. Baugh, an
election officer appointed by the Court of Com
mon Pleas of the county OF Philadelphia, Octo-
Der 8, 1866, as return. inspector for the Sixth
Division OF the Fourth Ward, forcibly eecting
said Baugh from the room in which election
officers met for the purpose of conducting gene
raj election October 8, 1866, and preventing said
Baugh from dscharging his duties as an elec-
ton officer. Defendants waived hearing and
were held in 5000 bail each to answer at Court.