The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-27
THAYER vs.. GREgsBANK.
Continuation of Proceedings tm tb
judicial Contest

Common Council chamber and resumed pro.
simon Rice gworn-voted at the oc,ober
election In The Sixth division OF the Seven.
Al the point Mr.. Simpson. of counsel for the
contestant. objected 10 the Offering OF testi.
mony IKE that given by this witness, on the
Mr.. Dechert said he desired to call those who |
voted for nv. dfsenbank during the nrst hour /
20 show that 6S legal votes were cast for that |
Mr.. Simpson said that the contestant had |
att ack ed the legality OF the election during tue
Senator Stinson, OnaiI ma n of the COMMITTEES,
said there was no doubt that the votes cast
were legal, aud that he did not consider the
testimony offered such as would disprove that
the election during the fret hour was illegally
There being no dissenting opinion In the
committee, this ruling OF the Chairman was
accepted, and this witness, with " others,
retired from the chamber.
Peter McGucken sworn-Have lived over
eighteen years in the sixth division of the
Seventeenth ward; voted there in the O3tober
elections; was Rt the polls all day; wheu chal-
lenges were made they were regarded, aud
when sufficient proof was made the votes were
acce pied; no person named Mcclure was
knocked down there; German who wanted
to vOuch for Mcguire was struck, however: not
over 1--WE or six persons were sworn there tuat
day; there was one voucher sworn; there were
not more than five or six challenges there du-
Peter b. Brower afirmed-Live In Tenth pre-
cinct of Nineteenth ward; the election poll of
that division is at Amber and Ella Streets was
return inspector at the pole: went there in the
MOI ming to assume my dulles little before
seven O'Clock; went inside aud was getting
things in order; in q few minutes a crowd col
leeted and ordered Mr.. Hooper, the judge out:
three or four police officers were 10 the Gro Vd;
Hoorer said he would not go out; they then
said that they would put him out, and they did
so; afterwards they put me oai: the crowd filled
the room; then we came down to Inquire
of the Judge in Court what we should
do; Judge Allison told us to go back aud de-
msnd our seats peaceaoly; that we were the
riehtful officers; we went back and Mr.. Hooper
knocked at the door; he was then attacked aud
beaten; was also beaten; afterwards Hooper
was arrested and locked MP; then came down
and reported to Judge Allison; he told nae to get
rated; the judge also issued warrant for the
arrest OF the police officers; thev were arrested
and brought down just as ihe @ Durt was about
| adjOufniDg; feared to go back 20 the polls; and
| remained away all day; Mr.. Adds acted as
| judge after Mr., Hooper was driven away; the
| and Two other officers, and about twenty or
thirty citizens; the room was filled; the bar
| bar room; there were also some persons on the
pavement outside; they came In a body, seem-
| from the direction of the station house: it was
before o'clock in the morning; they put us
at Gnce the first n9iDg they o said was 10
| go. when they put him aud put me Out;
saw blackjacks: when 1 went away after
| his Clerk, my clerk. and Mr.. Rafferty,, the
window inspector. accompanied me.
| On his ss-exsmination, the witness ex-
| planned that Mr.. Adds had been elected judge
| Of the Tenth precipc', Nineteenth ward; that
was divided into two by the city CouHciis,
| Adds was left In the new made Fourteenth
Mr Hooper he 10 % act in the Tensn precaS
| that Hooper went there on the morning OF the
election mn IN pursuance of that appointment. and
rity TO act as judge. when the difficulty ensued
Emanuel Hooopersworn-Ia am the Mr.: Hooper
act as Judge after the precinct was divided; got
The wiiness then detailed. substantially as
Mr. Brewer had done. the circumstances of the
Thomas r. Jones sworn-was an officer OF
election In the Tenth division, Nineteenth
ward. at the October election.
This witness also repeated the circumstances
of the difficulty whicn occ1rred at that place.
ing court on last October election day; an appii.
cation was made TO me early on the morning
that they had been elected from o certain
voting house in a certain precinct of certain
me mber The exact Precinct or ward; after the
parties had made del their complaint: ;Sa l told old
Ses sG sSS SaS sy nes Tefe eade sss
ney ,bsy ssa 20 s Ssss
aumittance to the polls and their stations by
the parties who had elected them; 1 then
issued a warrant for the arrest Of some OF the
who made the complaint with illegally inter
feripg with the election; l gave no opinion
upon The validity OF the claim of the parties
who had been elected TO their seats as elec ion
officers.
| JOnn w marion SWOrn-Was au Inspector In
the Fourteenth district Nineteenth ward, last
October: knew man named Smithers; he pre-.
| sented his vote In the morning and IL was not
| objected 10, and placed In The box afterwards
1t was said that he had no right TO vote there
when Smithers said he had a right to vote
somewhere; that he could not vote In the new
pI ecinct into which he had moved.
at this point the committee took q recess
until half past one o'clock to await the prod nc.
tion of number of election boxes. called fol
| by the respondent
shortly after the expiration of this interval,
the committee was again called TO order, ano
the boxes, which had been produced in the
| meantime, were opened. as follows
, Third ward, First dtvision-fhe tally lisi
. gave Greenbank l67, the hourly returns gave
. Fourth ward Eighth division-Boxes called
for but not accessible, as they were In the Gus
tody OF the Examiners In the municipa
sixth ward, First division-Tbo tally lis
! gave Greenbank 202 and Thayer 81; the hourlJ
returns gave 0reenbank 202 and Tnayer 81.
Ninth ward, Eighth diviston-The hourly re
turns gave Greenbank 4s3, and Thayer 2l4: tn,
tally list gave Greenbank 483, and Thayer 2l4
Fourteenth ward. Third divisiOn-The judge
l | certificate produced from The box, gave Thaye
| a57, and Greenbank lSl; the tally paper RaY,
| Greenbank l8l, and Tnayer S57.
Fifteenth ward. First divistOn-The judges
certificate gave GIeenbank SIS. and Tnaver 27a
| the hourly returns gave Greenbank 378 sni
Thayer 272; the tally paper showed the same
! The committee is still sitting as We so T.
I press.
The PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF DBNTA
1 SURGERY holds It's Thirteenth Annual Com
| mencement this evening, at the Musical Fun
| Hall The degree of "DocIor OF Dental Surgery
will be conferred upon the following gentle