The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-13

The examination of witnesses in the above
matter was resumed yesterday afternoon before
Examiners Batters and MessIck. Tue boxes
containing the papers Of the Foutth Division of
the Twenty fifth Ward, and Sixth of the Seven
teenth, were produced by Recorder GlVlu aud
Acting Chief of Police CLARK, and were opened.
In the latter there was no list OF taXa6es, bat
al the other papers were found in it, ana
offered in evidence. In the former all the
papers were found, and also offered in evItence.
To the oath of the officers there Is no sworn
supeIscripuon or jurat attached.
Recorder Given then testified that there was
no probability OF anybody but the Mayor or
himself having access to these boxes IN The vault;
on The night OF the October election the vault
was empty; he went into it at about half. past
eight in the evening; was there when the first
boxes came in and remained there until all OF
them came in; nobody could have done any
thing to the boxes that night without witness see
ing him; the vault was opened next day by
witness and the Chief of Police, representing
the Mayor, TO take in boxes OF the Twenty
sixth and ore other of the upper wards, put
which he forgot. The vault was then made
secure by witness, who kept possession OF the
keys OF the inner door. On an order from the
Court OF Common Pleas, about three weeks
ago, Acting Chief OF Police CLARK, representing
the Mayor, and witness, entered the vault, took
the large and only box OF the Fifth precinct OF
the Twentieth ward into court, and returned it
again; the vault was then locked, aud had not
been opened since until yesterday; the keys OF
the inner door had been in witness possession
ever since the election; the door has al ways
been opened and closed by witness; the lock has
not been tampered with.
CIoss-eXamined - There is nothing special
about these boxes that attracts my attention !;
the boxes are all alike, and if one or two were
taken out and replaced, OF course could not
tell IL; cannot say how many keys the Mayor
has for the outer door; the key for that door
will not unlock the inner door; | have kept
these keys hanging in my desk ever silce
election.
Thomas B. Reeves recalled-There was no list
of taxables of the Sixth division of the Seven
teenth ward 6leu in the Office Of the Prothono-
tary of the Court of Common Pleas: with the
exception OF the Judges returns, the following
are all the papers that are filed from that divi
sion in the office, viz The list OF voters,
hourly returns, oaths of officers the return oil
votes for each officer voted ior and tally list
| OF voters.
Mr.. Rawle, for contestants, said:-An the
papers except the return Of votes for the offices
| not now in dispute 1 otter IN evidence. The
| votes in the Sixth precinct OF the Seventeenth
ward we're as tollows:- May Fox, 400; Tyn-
| dale, 56; City Solicitor Barger, 459; Worrall,
| 81; Receiver of Taxes Melloy, 459; Peltz, 81;
| City Commissioner--W Weaver, AGO; MeCuen, SO;
| CITY ContIoller-Getz, 459; Hancock, 81; Pro-
| thonotaIy OF Common Pleas-Fletch'r 466;
| DonaPau, 81; District Attorney-Sheppard, 466
| Gibbons, t7. The total list of voters OF that
| division was but 5l5 whereas the return for the
| PIothOnotary of the Court of Common Pleas
| and District Attorney is 523, and tor all the
others SIC. On the list there are two mum Dered
1913, making a difference of one vote in the excess
| of those recorded.
| Mr.. GerbaIt called the attention of the Elk
aminers to the fact that on the tally list of the
| Sixth division OF the seventeenth ward there is
| a mistake in adding up the tally for the ninth
| hour, whereby the vote for Furman Sheppard
s added up 20 votes instead OF l8, and that
the same mistake is made in the same list
and the same hour in the tally for Albert w
| Fletcher.
Mr.. Reeves cross 'eXamined-I am prepared tC
| say that no list OF taXabes was fled in the Sixth
| division of the Seventeenth ward there was nc
| list of taXables fled by mistake among any o.
| the papers of the October election in the office
| of the Prothon otary.
Adjourned until this afternoon at o'clock.