The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-05

Edward Wright, John Ceonin,
Michael Mc0rath, Felix Heneser. 251.
EGsnSi. Scshsne, 10th. seor!e wiItiq,
John Mceiuiey, Edw. Hawley,
Rtohasd s1ns soxmSssrs, ald. S lndreS MooSinn "
Wherein the said parties had not m 8de any
previous declarations of their intention to be-
come citizens OF the United States before
Court OF record, as provided by the statutes OF
the United States. and were without certin-
cate OF said declaration of Intention, and the
place places where the said applicants re-
spectively have resided fsr five years Imme-
diately preceding the time OF their applications,
not stated and set forth In the records OF the
Court admitting said applicants as required by
said statutes and that, nevertheless certificates
OF naturalization have been Issued to them re
spectively by the Prothonotary OF your said
II. That 1t appears from the records :of this
Court of the admission to citizenship in the fol-
lowing case. twenty. seven in number, on the
2lst, 22d. 3d. and 24th days of September, 1858,
that one and the same person, to wit; James
Inns, Martin Hart, anu Michael Cochran. on
September 81: Peter Leonard. James Pnelan.
Mccoy, James Bradley. Patrick b 1yle. Michael
Finnigan, Michael Fole, Henry Walters. VIII
liam Bennet, and Michael Docherty, on Sep
tember %; John Graham, Henry Riley, Frede-
rick X. Banes. Patrick Dollan, John Moore,
David Ganol. William McO4uley. Patrick
Kavenaugb, Daniel McFadden, and John Table,
on the pain Of September.
III. That in the following cases each of the
said applicants vouched for the other, when of
necessity one of them must have been not
vouched. viz.:-On the 2ist of September, 1858,
Henry Ernst vouched for Henry Holl, aud
Henry He'll vouched for Henry Ernst.
YoHr petitioners, therefore, pray the Court to
grant q rule upon the parties above. named who
rave been admitted to citizenship, to show
cause why the admissions to citizenship In
their cases. and all proceedings had therein in
reference to the said admissions, as appear by
the records Of the Court. shall not be vacated;
and also to show cause why an order should
issue tc sirect that the certificates of naturali
cation to the said parties should not be de.
Court, TO be cancelled by him.
And yonr petitioners Will ever pray, etc
Was @ason e. sfpSsP sSs r. HSn
Edw. Pennington, L. D. Judd,
The sffldavito Of A. ]. McCleary declaring the
truth & OF the allegations leg made In this petition lon
matter under consideration.
William McMlchael, L. w. Smith, George w.
raj Brewster appearing for the Commonwealth.
The Naturalization NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
tion as TO the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Be
fore the Court.
SUPREME COURT AT NISI PRIUS-Justice
ProSUnotary on Saturday las. was rsarSed and she
following return was made by Colonel snowdeo;-
PennsylvaDis sitting al Philadelphia Coram Jus
Sur rule entered upon the Prothonotary to show
cause why attach should issue by reason
Fleming h ffS Willard Bs1eas and II? J. W scKney James
S % @ Gt sa
do make return and answer TO said rule, that ave
natuTaaslion wbicS are In 5iank"eScept mat the
name o. James Ress snowden and a seal which pur-
ssme-being the c,sItaGatss which accompany The
that have no knowledge or Inform alton whatsoever
concerning the said twelve certificates either OF
the Of the sssi on the sane saat the
w pSs S on nor BY
further say that have never, since have been
zation or any other official papers. the same being
p 6lss at the Time III go OF my signing nor a have ever
have ever permittee any deputy or clerk or other
Ss sSa eDossa
upon ny deputies. clerks and subordinates 20 be
had from the beginning OF my p.othontaryship. for
q in "ha the
further say, that after a careful examination OF
Whoiy unable TO o say @ashsr the same Is or |, not S
genuine Impression from the seal OF the supreme
that such imitation as I am infjrmed by skilled
periee as i almost sss detecon anu sspsea
where the impression upon the paper Is as Ia tue
Is genuine then / say the same has been obtained
iraTdnlsnatly and surrsptHtousy aud wholly and at
can ascertain that OF any deputy clerk or other sub
i i9Iihsr say t6s5 every prscsntIGa practicable in
!he Of its records aud the OF
ltB business, the security ana protection
of the SEAL and that denying all knswledIe touching
the matter charged In the aidRvlts upon the filing
ofwbich this rule was granted subnit myself to
JAMES ROSS hEOWDEN, PrOthonotary
Sworn and subscribed TO b9fore me, this Sth OF
October 1865 GEORGE SAARSWOOD
Mr.. McMichatl then addressed the Court, d Tel'ing
in strong terms upon the deep importance OF the pro-
oeeding upon his unwil ilisgness at first to involve
Colonel Snowdens official character In this inVestgl-
uon and h g determ inAtton to proceed atrctiy.
aud II possible ferret out the means by which Il Is
fIaDd had been committed.
The policemen aud turnkey of the Second Police
District were examined as to the arrest OF Joan
Devine Rt Jeferson avenue and Washington avenSe.
on the first OF October. shortly Rfter midnight and
finding upon his person OF IN blank certih ateS.
the subjects OF this ali which has before
been given IN our columns.
John Devine sworn-I am In no bu'iness at present.
and have been in none since Jone 1873, when 1
closed refinery L had been running; prior TO that
time had been a mariner; mad little oney in
vested, but beyond that had no other means of sup.
por At the time OF my arrest was In no kind
of employment for or without salary: L cen't
tell how got to the c1Tner of Jefferson ave-
rue and Washington avenue on that morning;
for WAS intoxicated: when arres ed only recoecs
going down the steps at the stationhouse an being
struck several times on the head with q black Jack,
recOllect after my arrest was akng up In the cell
that morning with my head clOited with Blood the
last thing before this that recollect was being In
lager beer saloon dripking recolect then having
Pocket-book. q watch, and some money; had no ps-
toll (The papers In question were here shown the wit
ness) never these papers or any like them
before. / any that had Ibis signatare;