The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-02

Suce az ieas one qoaaed voter Of the said division
next preceding gen .Tsl election asst sn
ransplIed at the Time to spbcribe the oath namely
that might raise presump lion that the ee otor would
reside in the district ten Ays Immediately preceding
residence, and this nobody could do unless It has
Sffm to nine days residences In the District % when
called before the osnvssseEs the right Of registration
the citizen may have resided nineteen days in the dis
the list. The absence OF his name there is made con.
elusive against his right The law as It stands In
81 Canvsssers is Incapable Of being being ad@nistered @ tered
enough to swear To- resdeSes Which Sad no TsSs
pirea II is incapable of proof aud yet is req1red in
that so nv witness the NJ 1nSerak9g 70 to 70 6aG Of
althongh the fact might out 10 be tue Tf was
admitted on argument by one of the learned counsel
wS m 'ss D5Sy3S SS but as
remedy we are competent to allow. The counsel
say that the Commissioners shall receive no
In aSt ,5 Is not % possible 70 Prove the con-
place. If as suggested, the name appearing on the
rglsry ten Gays bsiore the election was inIended
rlet AT the lime Of registration why was proofof
evidence continued residence to ihe day OF elec-
mers Hs to sn be se
oT III II Sd e oI p o e Of
any Court luld insure unitormity IN the Boards cf
Precsey the same diihculty extends to the case of
persons coming to reside In the state, of returned
clilzens Each must anticipate the period OF cJnsti-
Than is required by its provisions. That is say
m 4d Se en day
ercsing the right of voting This adds 10 that quail
case, and six months and ten days residence in the
b. 6e s S Ed Of ns efsG IL G
other Way in acco dance with the act and in this way
ton, which comedies the right TO vote If The period
OF res dence be complete at the moment the offer
30 in regard to persons entitled to vote on age,
that class exists at all, which is doubtful The
prOtIered voter proves bya qualified voter OF the dis.
that he arrived at there days before the day
such er, II placed on the received list 1uld be
subject TO be assessed ALI on that list are to be
conflict with the Constitution. 49,
In the ,se of naturalized citizens, whose patura
i2aton papers shall be produced less than ten daj
before election they Will necessarily be eyentel by
the exh bit Of complete ma urazaton pap to the
in order TO registraon. 1t must pc mgmbered that
according TO the act undHr no circumstances what
eleclor unless his name be on the registration list
election Officers to ne and prisoSment Thus ali
suoh citizens would De ex cluded. What shall be the
Be registered is not stated, and OF tseir rights
cSnvassers ana be accepted or rejected at pleasure
1t seems, Inevitable that ia ali ca,es where the
the Const tuition only within d ten GAYS before any
quen!iy w be deprived Of his right to vote II the
msjoTly Of US concur 6 holding the &C, unoonsLtu.
S1 6 Sd % SeSSas OF The se eS It par
ble 10 The cits of Philadelphia. We're to hold
s fTs You'd Tr'EsH ea9e 'hs a force Ss
hs aS %H9 Sas AL
without election laws ana her cltlzens disranchIsed
NOT at all indeed Of thus consdcrs
ton The 50 me objection exists TO- the proof nece.say
of the Stete where the names omitted from g. q
ade - be Registered ,Sas exists Ia 4h sectoO ans
plicabe to Philadelphia to which we have referred
third provisions to the thlrd section of the act
such Thing could be iGpnted 70 aly act oftae Less
alnre is not nStcesssIy S void yet peeularitles IN
M, TPG tue act In GTssg G1es iGa ga not but
ciely in that portion applicable to the cltv, against
yiolators Of ITS PROVISIONS by voters, witnesses and
Boards Canvassers wroDgfuliy refusing TO re-
otder to tntite him to be registered His secnri,y, "
lbe act assumes to be In the oath OF the individuals
Judges Strong and sharswood concurred In
this opinion, and Judges Agnew and Read dis
gented.
THE SOUTH STREET BRIDGE CASE
In the South street bridge case the decree of
the Nisi Prius was affirmed, and the appellants
ordered TO pay the COSTS.
COURT OF. OYER AND TERMINER-Judges
LneloT ana nal BGe%staW Sssad MANI Pst[cG tor
Win the murder OF Philils Proct was continued.
this case was comm were called aud one Of the
Jurors challenged Alter some delay. the jury was
ON The prompt and efficient manner Ia winch they
had OlsChRTged tneir duties
Dr. Henry Q. Chapman testified that he was a sur
in the hospital about the 'Sth of OctuDer 1887
the deceased was brorght there with two wounds,
one on the left thigh, short distance a0ove the
knee, very deep and running into the knee joint,
remained III this treatment twenty-one days, grow
Ing worse, abcess' forming in the leg She left the
hospital at her own request, and went TO the Aims
DT. shapleigh testified he had made pos mortem
the A AimshOuse The body was emaciated; the re was
q from wound behind In toe right esr the
ampuIaed a. the p-jo nt above the knee j0lnt; ON
the outer part OF the leg there wound still open.
ieges deslrOyed by Inflammation the limb be ng an
R6scess, > he deceased came TO her death from ex-
hRuaton, caused by The diseased condition and the
ChthariHe Emerson (colored) testified that PhIlis
Thomas Proctor, was away at sea having enls ed
Quainted with the prisoners he mad been living with
fhls in Emene street; he had visited the deceased
aicied she had gone out for snort Time and on her
iound Phulis s,ttDg se'tee suffering from
witch Alexander was the fatber Alexander AND
Pbilis lived loee.her as man and wlte the deceased
| John Koss was called, but The counsel for the de-
Tense cted ms being sworn as he is serving out
Ceceia Harmon Testified he was at he house whe i
the tett'e with the baby Ia her lap AiexSnder came
In and ssktd how the baby was and she replied We'll;
her 10 lay down her sewing and as she d 40 bs
struck her or the neck win knife; she dropped the
baby on the floor and said she he tlen aimed
snoher cut 81 her oody. and she ihrew up her left
leg and IecsyeG he 9GY H on III be then ran ont the
| Phils was aiken to the no pltal.
| h. Forr sJ willard, physician at the A lnshonse,
testified be deceased on the 10th Novembqr win zen
| very low condition; on the following day he eva.