The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-30

rapid; John Donohue the Democratic inspector.
took The votes; the judge kept the list OF taxa
bles; he would look for The names OF voters,
but witness could not say whether he found
them; after voting got slack, be marked of the
names of men that he knew had voted; from
dozen to twenty naturalization papers we're
shown during the oaJ; eighteen or Twenty-Five
voters were sworn on challenges; there were
not many challenges on either side: as general
thing, If man offered TO vote wnom people
around there said was voter, they took his
vote without any reference 10 the book or
swearing him.
Horace d. Cav was recalled and produced
the list OF voters OF the FIRST division OF the
Fifth ward deposited IN the Prothonotary's
Office.
John O'Gfady, No. III Lombard street. testi.
fed that about 43 men were )ardng at his
house mt the October election; kept sailors
boarding house; there were twelve sleeping
apartments; have had 73 men there at one
time.
Henry Ledbeater testified that he was at the
polls of tnis division; there were many cha-
lenges, and when a man would say III vouch
Tor this man. his vote would be taken; as a
general thing, the one challenged was not
sworn; but very few were sworn; the Republl-
can Inspector, MIR. Palmer, Wae threatened with
being torn out OF the Winoow and having head
put on him, If he did not quit challenging;
there was considerable crowd about the polls
and many strangers during the day; the Asses
sors refused to assess witness: when he
offered to vote he was told that he lived in
the Sixteenth ward; ne had his vouchers there
aud tax receipt, but his vote was refused
and they refused to swear aud examine
his vouchers: they SAID that Judge Allison
bad decided that witness had no right
10 vote there: had no difficulty in voting there
in November; the Judge was there then; witness
now lives in the Twenty eighth ward; before
August last he lived IN the Sixteenth ward; did
not vote anywhere in October; his family, from
which he had separated, was not living in the
Fifth ward at this election: Judge Allison told
witness afterwards he had not said that witness
must vote where his wife lived, as alleged: he
did not know at that time where his family
lived, but he learned afterwards that it was IN
the Twelfth ward; had never voted there before;
paid bis taxes in the Sixteenth ward; was on
the police force in the Fifth ward for four years,
and was familiar with that section of the ward.
James Callahan testified that he was at these
polls all day, with the exception of one hour;
kept the outside window book; the voting was
the book; about rs or 80 challenges were made;
generally papers are produced and promo unced
all right: on other challenges vouchers were
generally produced; had lived in that division
for LeaTly twelve years; great many strangers
were about there all day; could not say whether
the Republican vote was the larger in that divi-
SION; was not on the police force that day, but
was the day previous and the day after.
Thomas Furey testified that he was clerk of
the Democratic inspector OF this division; kept
the list; list of voters (list eXhibied); thought
that was the one, but was not positive; of the
names on the first page all were written by him
except two; thought one of these was written
by the inspectors the votes came 80 fast that he
had to scribble the names down. aud could
SCARCELY read them. Adjourned.