The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-01
This Afternoons Quotations.
THAYER VS.. GREENBANK.

Meeting OF the Legislative Committee.
The Legislative Committee inquiring into
the contest between Messrs. Thayer and Green
bank, for the Associate Juudgeship of the Di>r
trict Court, met this morning at ten oclG IN
Select Council chamber. There was full
attendance of members The testimony was as
follOws:--
Gin CT Of ihe Twenty IN ard Was present 1t the
election In October last; man named Joseph Etpier
sey ard had only come here ave days before the cleo
bers voted on miaor papers; Henry Cali Voted On
sna Inc ep aepuSean SRss in
Davis, who resided in the division, soon after ap.
On cross examination. the witness said that the
majority Of Off ,ers at the polls were Democrats.
and window boo. HH"s FIRST aiSison
Mr.. Dechert. for Mr.. Greenbapk, stated that he
to show aa5 between y ZEN The hours Ct 10
bank received AZ votes instead OF 81 shown by the
retnIns He had the men present who voted the AZ
Spnossa such
division would 'ntain the votes. and by exami-
wrong ascertain in that hour by the man,
ner which MT Deener' cher eIS p1NpSS,ed on
faseG 70 The n testimony Of the Voters bug was
Thoass I CLARK sworn.I Teside 10 tne rhIra di:
ns seSn srS 81 The
SaG Gs wss for and not
pspeI.i he declined 70 swear that he cams 60 this
country under Twenty SeHss Joseph Taylor voted
years Old; Mr. Pilkinston voted tue s ne ticket And
Witness from Information afterwards received, he
believed had no right to vote.
Charles Msgee sworn-I belong TO the Second
division of the Fifteenth ward; two men voted
miner pspers and they admitted: under oath; that
pear ed a. the November election.
Chsrlet Faby Bworn.-l reside In the Fourt.I divi-
sion Of the Twenty hfth ward; was an Inspector IN
that division at the october elsct1on; have re-
ded In that division for seventeen years; am
quainted with people In that section OF the clty Tue
paat seven O'Clock, owing 10 some trouble in refer
ence o the books; the Republican Inspector having
wnne' assisted him; MIR. Msguire's name could
not be found on the assessment list, but witness
vouched for him. others were vouched for by witness;
the Republican lick et he was OF challenged few
minutes later another person appeared 70 vote on
The same name but MS vote was not received; don't
only lawful votes were received; the Republican
Inspector has slated TO me shat the election q
on cross-exa animation witness said that quite q
number of oRths were administe red that aay;
man whose name was not on the regular assess ment
lRt believe, wss sworn or vouched tor; don't
believe there over forty sw0rnthat day.
Aldern an John A; Hurley sworn A man named
Illegally voting IN the Second division OF Twelfth
ward after hearing he admitted that he came from
New York and was not legal voter
October elecIion In the Fourth division of the
Twenty. fifth ward; the election In that divsion
ans fSd IN nS
Patrick Green sworb-I reside in the Fourth dIvi-
sion OF the Twenty fifth ward; Judge OF the
conducted that day In proper and legal manner;
Mr. Fahy helped Mr.. Dryberg. the Republican In
sp0ctor, In searching tor names the assessment
ton wbatever as 10 way In which the election was
conducted in the evening he expressed satisaction
cSsienses 1 We're accepted that da; know 81 no lie
gal woes being received.