The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-13
CITY 1NTELLIGEXCE.
THAYER vs.. aREESBANK.
vu.saAane Of the Legislative Committed
up0n the Judicial Contest.


4his morning at 10 o'clock q meeting OF the
STATE Legislatiye Oonmittee upon the contest
es elected Judge of the District Court--and
Judge mayer claiming 10 1s elected c,nc 10 tne
snn1,lsr' same The COMMITTEES consists OF the fol.
kawiDR gentlemen:- 100
rSwpy. Representati Nelson, Ames, Beatty,
fnntef, Robinson, Gonndie' Marshall Josephs'
anE %ns ~Il ~foIlowing gentlemen are counsel In the
case:ZJ Alexander simpson for the hTs SqntestanS
and 9o Al Inc P1sse6 Tsseopdens de- ana
Ths mer,ing organized by Senator Stinson
assuming io1sieS in1 J sworn-Was an election off,
~ tn tna seyenLn division of the Seventeenth
ward on last election day. naa nsnSriS Sns Wnd1w 3T
nOoS; 'a,;o,o theIe were only 1--WE or sig persons
sTnrn ibat day as to their rlgnt 10 Note; Lnere
%tLe ,Hood ImO land aud Fred Wagner we're challenged
Ws1nar,s vote was taken, and he was told 10 go
home and get his 3 pEpeT,n n1T told the ooers
he belopged In the Nineteenth sa,;S Wsru; Sn1y
swore him; his vote was ssI5 tss3p mai day Voted
my objection; v0tea myseh '""' wy 'N
Mrs, Mary Mccartney swornTe swsni,s nsn,s az vas vas
Robert Mccartney; he died on the losn Oh iune
hssi: ibis name is found upon the nst Oh Votefs2
wv, liam p Messick swOrn-Am one OF Jne
araminers appointed by the Court to take evi.
Senoe In the contested election cases. (Wltness
identified thetany lists OF tne Se'eAUh uiVisiou
f1eyente teenth wRrd.) -, - ,,-.
nat
sooya oS votes returned than there we're voters;
there are Is tallies and % votes returned.
WtIliam Raw sworn-Was an officer at the
novenlh division of the Seventeenth waro last
election day; was return inspector; when man
same up to vote his name was looked for on the
nst and sometimes found. sometimes mott when
not found the applicant was sworn; mat ls the
way the election was conducted; there might
tnU the dsy: only one person sworn as voucher
during the day; recollect that Frederick Wag-
sSslieneed; the challenge was disregarded and
his vote tab en-, he being told TO go nome ana
procure his papers; know & OF & no case ,S Of false
lican ticket during the day myself
John Duffy sworn-Live No: 25l Jefferson
street: have lived there about three years.
know Que James Collins: at the time of the
October @ eection Collins lived In the next house
10 mine: know John McGugan; know James
HcGuiean; James was in prison at the time of
the election; Patrick GlRcken lived In the d.
the time OF the election; he had moved out of
Ihe ward -
rnissioners of the city OF Philadelphia.
Witness gave evidence in relation to the
giving out and return Of the assessment DOCKS
the middle of May, 1868 and the last one re-
turned about the middle OF the following sep
Stewart McMichael sworn-Voted in the Sc
yenth division of The Seventh ward last cleo,
North second street; know Neill MCGUIRE: he
boarded with me; he has been In tnls country
lime of the election; he moved into the Nine.
teenth ward: knew oliver Nole he mad been in
this country about one year and six months:
he had moved away from the division about
six months before the election; knew Bernard
Hamili; he has not been long enough in the
:: :G0nfy Sys to anos Ss &am 10H @ SsHe ne
lives No. 1913 North Second street now;
he he lived 3 In the the Nineieenfh ward; Knew William
walker; he lived at No l5lS North Second
street about year ago; he did not live there
at the time of the October election.
Thomas Branson sworn - Lived No. 1880
North Second street last October; voted in
Seventh division, Seventeenth waro; voted the
Republican ticket; gave other persons tickets
70 vote; gave Republican tickets TO Charles
Seebergur Charles MCPHERSON, and Isaac Har-
graves; saw Hargraves vote the ticket gave
him.
can ticket in the Seventh division, Seventeenth
ward, last October; lived No. 1880 North
Second street at that time.
Seventh division of the Seventeenth ward last
October; voted lhe Republican ticket
Thomas IL. Simpson sworn-Ltved at No. l5lt
North Second street at the time of last October
election; voted the whole Republican ticket; an
Christian Kingsley sworn-Voted in Seventh
division of the Seventeenth ward last October
voted the whole Republican ticket; live al No
Mrs. Margaye. Russell sworn.-Ltve No. l52a
Philip street. my husband was named Will
liam; he died on the 18th OF July.
John Carson affirm ed-Wss acting as. Clerl
tor the Inspector IN the Ninth division er lh
day; voted the Republican ticket; was at tn
polls nearly ali day; ] wrote the names of tn
person who voted; live No, 1917 Philip street
division, Seventeenth ward, in October; liv
No. l647 Germantown avenue: voted the II.
publican ticket; gave Republican ticket
James Armstrong sworn--L,ved at the tim
of the October election at No; l5H Philip stree
Baine, formerly residing at No. 1871 Phil
street; at the time of the election he was livln
Mckee: at the time Of the election he was n,
In the ward; his wife told that me was In SEQ
A. q. Foster sworn--Voted at the Ninth div
s,On Of the Seventeenth ward last Octobe
voted the RepubHcan ticket; lived at No. Is
N; Second street at the time OF the nee eieslSn. ~
N. Fourth street last October; voted the Repu
lsOAn ticket.
JOhn Esdele sworn-Voted In the Seventh d
vision OF the Seventeenth ward last Ootooe
voted the Republican ticket; got 1t from Jam
WiIiiam A. Brown afflsmed-Lived at No. IL
N, Second street last October; voted the Repu
Huan ticket; opened and examined my ticket
asnsI GcsnheI Noted IaSa aSa % Rh no
can ticket; opened and examined my ucke
gave tick cts 10 other parties; was eleotionee
ing; opened all the tickets gave out, and sa
Christopher Mayer, sworn-iived No. 1882
Second street last October; voted the Repub
can ticket; gave tickets to other parties; exar
tned all gave away, and saw. they were r
John Fisher sworn-Llyed No. 1880 Bodil
a1reet last October: voted the Republican tick,
John RadfOTd swOrn-LlVed No. 1908 Nor
Fourth street last October; voted in the Seven
division Seventeenth WARD; voted the Repuo
R,chard Brenard sworn - Lived No. II
Bodine street last Octsoer voSed the full X
publicas ticket; gave tickets to other psrti
Examined them all.
Pichard Logan sWorn-Iived No. 1915 Phi
street last October; voted In seventh dtvisi'
Seventh ward; voted the Republican lick
IN od