The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-01
LEGAL INTELLIG .ENOB.
Election Troubles.


Election Troubles.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS-Judges Ludlow
sne me mater OF the % Stng
ward. In which anidavlts read, and petition for
q mandamus made which were noticed locally IN orr
rsrssd Ss these ssiG.1i,:, in which William swsSs
patty were proceeding wth closed doors and that he
wasiorciby elected from the room py apollceman and
actually getting upon their assessment list Psr:ons
gentleman then sgsin asked for q msndsmus against
these assessors, compelling Them 10 open the dO0rB
10 the matter: mSint. ming that the siidsvits set
ieth matters clearJ vioistve Of the provisions OF
Mr.. X. T. Chase, appearing 10 behalf OF the Asses
them any written return 20 this writ "a YET lhey
had assured him verbally that these allegations were
Judge Ludlow said that the Views Of the Court had
Brewster ID 1867, and there ought 10 be practical
Guilty about It This business OF assessmen shou
be conductt openly and not In a corner. He would
be understood saying that the Assessors should
the room but they should allow their transacGoni TO
% T. sSe g a9 Ss I9 sp
eman OF each political party snoud oe permitted to
be open 10 their observation and each party thus
have fair opportunity Of protecting themselves
Judge Peirce oppressed his concurrence with these
not be 100 sscredy guarded. IL the duty OF the
Assessors 10 assess one who presented himself
to be ne might refase Ss 70 such Oh sns
tight he would be sustained If he wrong he would
was agreed to act upon the suggestion OF the Court
Next followed precisely similar c,se In regard to
the Eastern assessment division of the Fifteenth
was being sed By two assessors at .he
N. E. corner Ct Fifteenth and Brown stree.s with
Mr.. samuel c. Perkins, representing the assessors
bis clients very late last evening, and consequently
they had been unable 70 make M any % 10 formal resntn:
ter hst At m the II S % ~ q each
ceednRs and then permit citizens enter they
Mr Perkins said tnat one Of these Assessors had
performed The duties Of tsst position In his ward for
ana .Sst o3ss St n1E ao aGe1 last year
one hat tor elections and Inc citizens were
vino ow, and MAKE tneI applications Tor ssse,smeas
JUDGE Ludiow asked then. II shere would be any
objection 70 pS9ceeding as ia had oeen suggested e
Mr. eerhardt, for the petitioners. said that II Mr.
sors this would be atsfactOry. NJ
seen clients to-day. and he had ausno.
OF y S@ ,S tae @ do ooas s S put me aSst @
alns. 5hi. ssying that 4 they ESua ., 70: S TVs
he t6ops strong PROOF thtir Intention to com.
m fraud; and The rights Of cltiEens at stake
Perkins said 0S be though. these o prOcsedinss
Se n hs Ss
an hours time for that purpose But MT Perkn,
Judge Ludlow decided that this was trlalng W I,h
the Court not the OF counsel but upon that
of the Assessors; for the assessments were to be
application was 10 be turned into protrseIed hear
Ing the 0Sjeet Of The Law wSuG In, be de defeated sS He
of the process, which was accepted.
Sheriff. This was supported by an afhdsv alleging
that the sheriff in bis election p1ociamaton mad
Of be fRd %s1a Without any at
him to issue a supplementary proclamation, naming
Ior this division the house generally used for that
MI: Serhsrdt said that The Sheriff m had not yet
STATE that, scting under an ord oaScs OF Couaclls
passed the l2th of September he had sent forth the
proc amation therein naming the houses oesg asted
Mr.. o'Ryrne. for the petitioners said the ordinance
sequenty the house nominated for this division was
The mailer was postponed until the Sheriff should
Mr Cassidy called the attention OF the Court to the
matter OF the second division of the Fifteenth ward
s snS 90
ellis. Therefore the Court was asked 70 order the
Inc citizens, In accord s1ce with the recent decision q
Jndss e allison In me mater Of the Seventh Sys II O.
Atla O'clock Mr.. Perkins came into Court and pre-
d. ision Of the Fifteenth ward, which was genera
denial Of ali the allegations Of the petioners' atf
sors had refused to ADMIT 9 gentleman into III iii
Mr Cassidy said that the Court must perceive tina,
the return was evasive. BE wanted only to know
whether they would agree TO permit reputable per
son. TO be named by counsel or by the Court Itself "a
go there, and representing the minority, observe
intend TO agree TO that. 1t was a very simple ques
or joste the AssssBors. they had not rs much righ
| there as any people have here.
The Court asked If bhey objected 70 person ofeac
mi. Cassidy replied that was just what they did
| Judge Peirce reminded Mr. Perkins that the return
| had not denied the afidavit OF the petitioners ID
poIson mentioned TO enter, their persistence In
not accepting the suggestion OF the Court threw
| peion upon The Court.
| Mr. Perkins SAID frankly that he would advise tht
Assessors take this suggestion but he considered
they had the rs hit to judge what parties should ente
| their room.
tkepwsr of saying that this person snould enter anc
| Judge Ludlow here remarked that II the sugges
lions acted upon, the Court for the lection
the tnsoTs would extend Inc order further thar
| to the admission OF two persons TO remain In thu
| room with them. III the two assessors were OF tn,
| same party it WAS absolutely necessary to have
person OF the opposite party present But such
make his observations. and had right 70 nterfsr
| with the work OF the assessors.
| MI. Frederick Bower was named by Mr.. Cas- idy o
the no should go there and alter much hesi
| talion accepted by The other party; and thu
| ended the matter f0f The present
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