The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-02
The Contested ElectiOn Case.

The examination of witnesses IN the above
matter was resumed yesterday afternoon before
the Examiners, Messrs. Messick and Batturs.
John Gormley, No. lll9 Somerset street, testi-
fed that he did not vote at this election in the
Fourth division Of the Twenty.6th ward; was
in Rhode Island then.
pe was on the lists, and marked ne voting.
Witness-Another John Gormly lived there;
he was my cousin.
Mrs. Caroline Ohse testified that she lives at
No. 1923 Germantown road; Jacob MenZer
did not live there at or before the last election;
he was on the list OF voters assessed at the
above place, In the Sixteenth division OF the
SeyentCenth ward.
Witness resumed-Had not more than three
boarders at that time; did not know their
names.
Mrs. Jane Walls, No. l4l0 Germauto Tn road,
testified that James Yates did not live there at
the October elections; there are four houses
directly in the rear of her house; could not
say that the occupants kept boarders. james
Yates was on the list Of voters, and assessed au
that number.
Sergeant William b. Lentz recalled-saw An.
drew Smith vote the Republican ticket at this
election IN the Fourth division of the Twenty
fifth ward; gave Thomas Rockhill full Re
publican tiCket also, John JenBins; they are
all on the list of voters.
The boxes containing the election papers of
the Fourth and Seventh divisions of the Seven
teenth ward were opened and all the papers
taken out.
William Leavens testified to having voted IN
the Fourth division of the TWenty-hfth ward,
for Daniel NJ. Fox, George Getz, ami Mr.. Read
ing; the rest of the ticket was Republican.
In the same division, the following testified to
voting the Republican ticket:-Hampton VIII
son, No. 1920 Richmond street; Georee Ritter,
No. 14l4 Belgrade street; John Half, No. 1911
Almond street; Otley Darlington, No. 1922
Richmond street; George w. Sommers. No.
l44l Salmon street; George Snyder, Huston
street, above Belgrade; James Robinson, No.
1919 Salmon street; William III. Decker, No.
1902 Richmond street (voted split tiCket);
William Gilmore, No. 1925 Huston street.
TpI,,, Dr.A,, rAaNfH sod hat hn 1fvvnI W
14l0 Richmond street, in this division; attempted
to vote, but was driven away from the polls;
had lived there seven or eight weeks before the
election; tried to keep the outside window book
for the Republicans; the deputy sherltfs took it
from him once, but he jerked 1t out of their
hand, and they assaulted Officer Windmill; ;
could not make more than one challenge; the
deputy snertfS prevented him getting near
enough to the window; those challenged
we're not sworn or affirmed did not see any
voters show naturalization papers; there
would sometimes be a question asked, but
the Democratic assessor would say, cts all
rightn and the vote would 20 in; did not
have himself assessed there for the purpose of
voting there and then returning to his former
residence; left there on November 20, and now
lives on the banks of the Schuylkill near Gray's
Ferry; Smith, who kept the house, left before
witness did; was employed in Richmond at the
October election: before that was assistant
nurse in the Almshouse; was mployed in a glue
factory in Richmond three weeks before cleo
tion and staid there about two weeks after cleo
ton; his vote was refused twice; was chal-
lenRed generally; did not show tax receipt nor
swear to residence.
The return of votes by the election officers of
the Fourth division of the Twenty fifth ward Is:
For Mayor-Fox, 502; Tyndale, go City So
licitor- Barger, 502; Worrall, 40. Receiver of
Taxes-Melloy, sos; Peltz, 4s. City Commis-
siouer-Weaver 5O2; McCuen, 40. City Con.
troller--Getz, 504 Hancock, 49, Prothoaotary
of Common Pleas-Fletcher 5O2; Donagan, A.
District Attorney-Sheppard, 502; Gibbons, AZ.
In the Sixth division OF the seventeenth
ward, the tollow wing testified to the same effect:
Samuel Atcheson. No. l425 Philip street
Henry Rigby scratched Tyndale and Myers),
No. 335 Master street.