The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-16
The Contested Election Cases.


John r. Scott was recalled and testified that
John Savage, on whose name vole had been
cast IN the Sixth division OF the seventeenth
ward, was not citizen, and that in the htth
hour the majority inspector jumped upon the
table TO kick some person through the window,
up, ettlnp the table and throwing all the boxes,
papers, ETC., on the floor and breaking down
the window board. When the judge helped to
pick the boxes up he had some papers in his
hand, but witness could not say that they were
tckets: saw no naturalization papers or tax
receipts offered during the day.
On cross-eXamnation witness stated that he
did not see the juGge put the papers mentioned
in the box; aud did not know the man who
voted on SaVage's name; could not say that he
saw him before his ticket WAS put in the box;
one challenge was disregarded, and the Judge
said, Put his ticket In the box" Witness
Continued-At the November election the same
officers served, excepting the judge, and on that
day 513 names were voted, aud over coo votes
found III the box, come tied no i'll bundles of 20,
but could not say that they were counted. The
counsel for the RESPONDENTS objected to what
occurred at the November election as itrele-
want.
Cross examined - McGuckin took all the
tickets, but did not see hlm receive the bundles
At the WINDOW; the vo,es were counted b. the
Democratic and Republican inspec ors.
Benjamin Cooper was recalled, and testified
that he did not see any natural IavOu papers or
tax receipts offered during the day.
Cross-eXam ned-CaunOt swear that none
were offered; SAT ABOUT Fix ,eet T. ON the Tndow.
Thomas b. Reeves produced the papers of tue
the Prothonotary's Office, and they were then
offered in evidence.
General John f. Ballipr produced the copy of
the original list of taXabes Tor this division,
! from which copies were made and furnished tue
! election oficers, aud stated that the books for
! tie Seventeen h ward were given to Ed ward
Clark, JuCge OF the Eighth division OF that
! Wa;d.
| James B. Apple was called and the books
! being exhibited, tesuhed that they were exact
! copies OF each o her,
nc 0 hpn nfin i'm
John MCCulloch testified that he had com
pared the list OF voters OF the SlAth dlyision OF
| The Seventeenth ward, with the list OF taXables,
| and found 81 Dames on the former that are not
| on the latter; and in the Fourth division OF the
| Twenty nth ward there are 81 such names.
| Cross eSamined-I vote IN the Tenth ward;
| am clerk in the Recorder OF Deeds othce.
David DrybuGgh testified that he was the
| Republican inspector of this division. aud had
| he WINDOW BOOK; the Democfauc return
inspectors clerk (Mr. Fay) took 1t from me
| once, say ing, You can't get along fast enough;
| give IL to mc,n and kept it tor toe best part OF
| he first hour; when voter came and called
| out his name, Fay would say "all right" and
| lhe ticket would be taken; had no chance to
see il voters name was on the book; the
| Judge insisted three times that should .wear
| the men objected to who came TO vote; three
were sworn during the day, and the res, when
CHALLENGED, were youched Tor by the Demo-
cratic officers inside, VINO would say, 1--WE
nave already been sworn, and there Is no neces
sity in swearing us agan;" when got the book
when q voters name was not on the books !
would tell the officers so, who would youCh for
him, ano the name OF the voucher wo1id be
| placed on the book; three outside vouchers
were sworn: / administered the oath to them
the book was taken from me because would
not let them vote SO last that could not find
| the lanes.
| Closs-examined-H the book after the first
hour; do not remember any votes being chal-
Ienged for whom some one old not youcA; there
are eight names and vouchers on the book not
| IN the handwriting OF myself Nor my clerk; do
not know who wrote then.
Geo'ge Prescott return inspector OF this diVi
sion, testified to tay taking the book from pre-
cedng witness, and that in consequence they
got behind in counting the votes, and dld not
catch up until haltpast two IN the afternoon;
and also as 10 the officers inside vouchiug tOr
voters without The administering OF an oath to
| either Themselves or The voter; more than three
| ouTths of the yLters OF That division are
ioregDe.s, al during the day did not see MOI
hear ol o naturalization paper nor tax receipt
being shown.
MIR, Uryburgh was recalled, and testified that
several TAX receipts were snoWn, bat tnat nc
naturalization papers were shown bV voters,
nor Or them by their vouchers; about four
fiths OF the voters we're foreigners; witness
| in the n oInng objected TO that style OF taxing
votes, when the Judge said, 1--WE have been
sworn, snd there is no necessity Tor us to swear
when we vouch;" nan voted on toe name o.
George Myers and about three miuu utes alter
waros The real Nj ers came TO vote: he brought
two v, uchers when he found his name had been
voted, out the ludee rejected MS NOle'
| CTo,s-eXamiDation elected the fact that nc
challenges on naturalization papers were made
OF challenges on residences ana TAX receipts.
James A. Pyle testified that he vas the Re
publican inspectors clerk, and kept the list OF
voters OF this division; no one was sworn to
prove the residence of any voter whose name
was not on the list; these votes we're Omitted
on the voucher of the Democratic othcers; Mr.
Fay, after the polls closed, marked the letter
V opposite names on the list that he sald he
knew had yOfed; did not see any naturalization
papers produced.
On cross Yamination witness was unable to
give the name of any one OF foreign birth who
voted who had not been voting there Tor ten
years; he did not have the windo y book and
| could only tell that a voters name was on the
book by hearing the window inspector say so
| OF tue three 10 FIVE challenges made on thai
| account. three or four were sworn; he officers
were Soru at the openlne OF the polls.
| Cross.eXemined-CaDnot give the name OF auy
/ man who voted who had not the right 10 vote
| 80 not know the name OF the mau who vote1 II
the name Of George W. Myers; he vas not chal
lenoe0. he cast tbe vote about three O'Clock
can give no other instance; Mr. FaV said, aft e
the o5lIs closed, that Mr.. Drybnrg had no
mark ed the names of some whom he knew haC
voted. ,,,- a., -
Reexsmined.-9 names OF Thomas Ahern
| Thomas Cuhee. Pairck CONTAIN, james conn 'ity
| Edward naroius, Philip Maldeo. Palrtck NC
Gehan Thomas McCiaskey, John McGrauy, an'
. Bernard McAveigh appear upon lhe llst ol IsAa
4 | bles, and not upon the list OF voters. M
. Wines Robert Carr rh"mas nnrpnV' wn %