Evening star., 1867-05-30
Correctisn Of the Registry.


reopeped at the court room in the City Hall
for the purpose of correcting the lists and
placing thereon the names OF those entitled to
vote and who were not previously registered.
All the Judges, Messrs. Bowen, Clephane,
Plant, Bacon and Robbins, with the secretary,
MIR. Samuel V. NOyes, were In attendance
also large number of persons from all the
precincts, composed of gentlemen OF both par.
ties, who acted As challengers. The various
ward commissioners were also in attendan ce,
having been req uest TED to attend. Before nine
O'Clock the court rOem was densely crowded,
and some four or five hundred remained ont.
inside very large proportion were color
ed. few minute before nine O'Clock Lieut.
Eckloh With Is or 20 police m en- entered the room
and immediately made the applicants to be
front door to the clerks desk. When the
Judges were seated the others were req uested
places in the line outside. On GERS were sta
uoned along the line in the courtroom and
outside to preserve order and prevent crowd
from entering the room. At nine O'Clock the
Judges began to register the names, each voter
passing out of the rear door after his name
had been registered. Upon the applicant pre-
asked by MT. Clephane and General Bacon
.'What is your name P' "Where 90 you live 7"
-.'How long have you lived there "How long
have you lived in the city!" sHave YOU been
here before ~ "Why did you not come an as
any one taken your name TO be registered -
care you twenty-one years OF age?" If these
AuestiCuS were answered SATISFACTORILY the
name would De registered. .r I
In some instances colored men answered af-
nrmatlyeiy TO the question whether they had
been registered before, and upon inquiry 1t ap.
peared that they had come up again under
the mistaken idea that they must again pre-
sent themselves In order to secure their regis
2 trasion. The Judges told them to withdraw,
and were careful to question each new appli.
cant as to the point neither or not he was al
ready registered '.-r
The Judges were evidently determined that
SnOn1a hp ho
were entitled to be- and several OF both colors
were refused because they had not resided In
the city or ward ufiieient length Of time, the
law requiring thai person must have resided
in the city one year and In the ward three
months, Those who had reno we'd from one
ward to another within the past hree months
were therefore refused, and will have n o vote
on Monday. Many of the applicants this
morning stated they Were sick at the time of
the last registration or out of the city. A few
corrections were made in the names of those
heretofore registered. .~.,.
About half past nine O'Clock, Mr. George T
Langley, of the Third Ward, (who, it will be
Tememb. red, was one of the parties applying
tor a writ OF mandamus,) appeared before the
q Commissioners. and the oath having been ad. {.
ministered to him, as prescribed by the rules
and regulations. 0r. Bowen questioned him
as ollows:-Where were you during the re-
pellion? Were youin the rebel army at any
time Did you furnish supplies OF any kind
to that army! Had you any comm ication
with any person or persons in the rebel States
between April, 1861, and July, 1865 Were
you engaged In any htuQ Oh trade with the N.
envy during the rebellion Did you ad wise
any Federal soldiers to desert! Did you har.
Dor any rebel soldiers during the rebellion
All OF these questions were answered in the
negative, and Mr.. L. got very much excited,
stating, ''These questions are put TO me
through spite; and to MI. Bowen. Perhaps
will make go" swear some Of these days
HIS name was placed on the registry, and be
withdrew from the room. -
During the registration Mr. Clephane pub.
Hcly stated that any one who had previously
DePn before the IuH0eS n ofa
unless they had been rejected or wanted their
name or residence corrected
some OF the colored men who were regis.
tered this NOR ming stated they. had applied
before, but went to the Judges when they
were IN another ward. In these cases the
names were registered. Others stated their
names had been taken by some parties to be
registered. At the suggestion of Mr. Clephane,
as each party presented himself the peil lists
10 name had been registered, and If it was found
on the list the party was told to withdraw.
Among the names registered to- day was that OF
Mr. Plant, who stated that Mr.. G. was in New
York at the time OF the last registration. The
Judges handed in severA names Of parties
registered. Mr.. James M. Carlisle appeared
and was registered. He stated that he had
neglected to be registered on the suppositlon
that as hls name was on the old registry of 1se
city, it would not be necessary to re.register
William Rucker (colored) was rejected be-
cause he had moved from one ward to another
anu was not tQTec mOAlus IN MS present WarQ
Alexander Hicks (celored) said he worked TO,
q Mr.. Scott and lived in an alley in the Seventh
" ard, but for the moment could not think OF
named to him by the challengers, eFightins
alley" "Tin Cup alley "Bobbin alley" bu
he shook his head and the Judges told him tc
but before he had moved many steps his facs
frightened AS the name OF the locality occurred
20 him, and he was put down for the alley hs
August Deorqes white, come next and ua
quite as confused as his colored predecessor
he had been living at the Metropolitan Hall
didn't know what ward. "How longl' "Si1
times" What do you mean by six timesl'
81 lived there one time seek weeks: one time
seek days; Den lived NIT Mr.. Miller" Attel
protracted questioning it was ascertained tha
he was not ell igible, and he was told to moy,
A number of white men here entered at tn,
the registers table. Mr.. Bowen called out t,
know by what right they were admitted OF
that side. 1t was explained that they wer,
sailors and others belon ging to the nayv. and
that they had three hours leave OF abseu c1
from Commodore Badford TO get registered
They were allowed to come forward and reg.
lister.
1t was charged that Mr. Schminke, from
the Seventh Ward, whose name appeared or
the registry, had served in the rebel army. and
a summons was sent TO him to appear and an
swer to the charge, and to make oath as u
whether he had served voluntarily in the
rebel army He returned written answer. L
the list; which was done.
Charles Harris colored, Seventh Ward,wa.
rejected, not having resided in the ward thret
months.
Mr.. J. r. Pierce, challenger Seventh Ward
objected to the name of Peter Meter on IN,
Seventh Ward list, that he had not been in tn,
city one year. notice was sent to Mr.. Neite,
20 appear 10 answer TO the charge.
Joseph Gettings, colored, Seventh Ward
who said he resided on G. street, between \
and 9th streets, was reauired by the chal
lengeIs. for some reason, to swear to the fact
Up TO p. m. about four hundred and fffty
names had been added to the registry, OF whom
a very large proportion were colored
THE EAST WASHINGTON ZoUAvRs met las
night a. Oda Fellowsi Hall, Navy Yard, Capt
Donald McCathran in the char, who statec
that ne had received letter from Captain
Powell, OF the Washington Zouayes, in wnicf
ne stated mat there would be no trouble il
procuring arms: and on notion the CHAR a
pointed Messrs. McNaliy and B. Bohrer ,
committee to Cooperate with the Washin1tor
Zouayes on the subject. The Chair aIso n
pointed Messrs. ]. II. Peake, jr, ]. Banna
and G. Cross committee to select suitabI,
place for an armory; after which the meetins
adjourned. s.sas -z 8 ~ = -.