The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-06
The CITY Contesf.

Yesterday, at $3.50 p. M in the Grand Jury
Room of the new Court House, the taking of
testimony was resumed before the Examiners
The evidence taken was in reference to the
voting in the Second division of the First ward
Alexander Mcbride testified that he offered To
vote in this division at the October election, Ms
he handed the full Democratic ticket in at the
window he was driven away by n mob of fifteen
or twenty men; excepting Henry Goodwin, they
were strangers; although he had given no provo
cation, the crowd yelled out to shoot or kill him
John Miller testified that he had lived at No
11S Denmark street. but left this residence i'm
June, 1868. Two John Millers were marked as
having voted, one being assessed at the residence
above stated.
The boxes containing the papers of the Second
division of the First ward and the Tenth divi-
sion OF the First ward were opened, and the
papers examined.
Francis McDonough testified that the naturali-
ZatiOn papers exhibited were his, issued from
the Supreme Court on September Ia, 1885, this
paper he showed at the polls, but was refused
when he offered his vote; witness was sworn
and produced voucher, but his vote was not
then received. Mr. McDonough was assessed in
the division.
Mrs. Henrietta Redmond, No. 1710 South
street, testified that she moved from No. 113
Tasker street in September last: her husband
John Redmond, died in 1864. His name wa
marked on the voters and assessed list.
Martin Cayanaugh testified that he received
his naturalization papers either two years be-
fore, or two years after he declared his inten-
tions and he guessed ii didn't make much diff
ference; when trying to vote the Democratic
ticket he was dragged out of the line. and taken
to the Southwark Hall.
Timothy Carbon testified that in October,
1868 he resided at No. III Tasker street; at the
October election witness saw turbulence mt the
polls; about fifteen minutes after witness voted
a man named John Call came up to vote: he was
challenged on his residence and his vote was re-
fused he requested witness to vouch for his
residence; witness went to the window and
swOre to Calls residence; as he did this some
man in the line behind him cursed him, and
said ''gO for him, but some Republicans who
were present wouldn't allow it, some time after
wards n crowd came up Greenwich towards
Second street, singing "Rally Round the Flag"
they went into Bouvier's house, and afterwards,
ut the poll, made n rush to the window; witness
saw Alexander Mcbride leave; a young man,
whom they called Henry Goodwin, pursued
Mcbride and fired twice mt him; | had to go
away, and when | returned / was told the crowd
were driving Erickson away; Mr.. Casnaugh,
who held the Democratic window book, was
driven away, and then all the Democrats left
there; there were police officers there then, but
they did not interfere with the crowd, many of
whom were McMichaeIs specials; at five p. VI. |
went alone to the window but the Republicans
held both sides of the window; there was not
Democrat to be seen; | heard one man on the
pavement say 'Wheres the -- COpperhead can
come to this window now Z" ! then came to the
conclusion I'd leave.
Cross-eXamined by Colonel Mann-Several of
the cTowd-about eight or ten of them-re-
manned about the window at five o'clock; they
were voting busily; four or five voted while wit
ness watched them; Democrats voted only at the
risk of their lives.
Mr.. Mann called the attention of the eXami-
ners to the fact that the hourly returns showed
that four Democrats and eight Republicans voted
in the hour from five to six o'clock P. NJ. There
were four of Mr.. McMichaes deputies with
badges on. They were Henry Goodwin and
William Ellen and others.