The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-14
Tho Coptenscd EIec,,oD C,oso.

The tXHmiua,10n OF wltDesses IN the contested
election case was resumed yesterday befOfe the
Examiners, William p. Messick and Richard
M. Batturs appointed by the court
John TOmbleson swOrn-I reside In Pdthp
street, below Jefferson, and was minority in
spPctor of the Sixth division OF the SeVente nth
ward; went 10 the polls about FIVE minutes
before o'clock aud took clerk with me;
James MctiucKiu, the Democratic inspector
was there; they Woald not let my clerk IN
because he was not ct the DIVISION: the minority
return inspector was not there, nor any cltrk
for him; the officers OF one side oElS were there
then; they told me it was necessary to nave a
return Inspectors clerk as well as my self and
clerk, and that had better stay out the 6cst
hour and hunt these men up; | went out aod
lound three men 10 serve alter some trouble;
| may have been an hour or ltile more
away; vent into tue room with The men
l had got Mr.. Cooper and Scott, the
former was 10 serve as return Inspector, and
the latter as his clerk; my clerk did not 60 in;
Mt that time Mr. Guckiu and the Judge were
there; did not see any acting as the other In.
speclor; there was also one return Inspector
there; when | got back the people in there were
hololng an elections; do not remember whether
there were two sets of boxes, we had paper
boxes 10 empty the votes IN 10 be counted, but
do not remember whether that was done after
or before took my place; neither kept the
book nor took the tickets during the day; James
MCG0ckln did bo h 4; | had no chan ce to see il q
mans name was on the list OF taXables when he
came TO vote, because McGuckin had the book;
when men offtred to vote McGuckin examined
his book, took the tickets andDtistrlbuted them
over the FOXES, and then pushed then ia the
boxes, with the exception that occasionally one
might fall in while he was putting them there;
cannot remember that McGuckn said 10
any voter that his name was not on the
list, and that he must prove his residence; do
uot remember any quali6ed voter having beeu
swora as to an appicants residence; think
should have remembered il it had occurred
more than once; oA'hs were administered to
appl cants 10 vote; cannot remember exactly; (;
there have hppn ten snCh inst anppa Int If
more | should have remembered 1t; these were
administered to persons voting on age princi-
pally; McGuckin marked in the book with
peBcll the names OF the voters, | should Judge;
McGuckin did this by himself; tue judge was
referred 10 in one or two instances about taking
votes about which there was a dispute; the
objections were not made by me; cannot recol
leCt how they occurred; in one case remember
he decided to take the vote; as to others DO
not remember; | wrote a few names for my
clerk IN his absence, besides that did nothing
but put The tickets in the boxes and sign the
papers after the election; they made no eXplana-
tion when l returned in the morning for cou-
duc'iDg the election in the absence OF the other
officers.
Alexander Mcclellan sworn-T live in Philip
street, below JeIersoO; was clerk tor the last
witness; went into the election poll at about
O'Clock IN tie morning; the eleClon was gong
on: James McGuckin was conducting it at the
window; list was furnished me to write the
numbers OF voters on, which | did: Mc3uckin
had Il clerk when got there, copied the names
of those who voted before l got there from his
book: | did not disturb nor drive any clerk
away and take his place; there was but one
cterk taking the names when | got there; nc
explain alton was made to me why they had gone
on with the election with one set OF officers
during the en'ire dag was present; at 10 ocloct
went to dinner; was away ABOUT twenty
minutes: mr. Tombleson kept my list at tina
time; McGuckin had the windo v book while
| was there: cannot tell whether any one was re
! quired to prove by qualified voter MS right t
vote; DO not remember any oaths having beer
administer during the day.
william L. Cooper sworn-I reside at No. l4l
| N. Fourth street, and acted as an election
| officer in this division in the October and No
vember elections; was return inspector; got Il
| the polls at twenty minutes after in the morn
| ing; went with my clerk, John Scott; the ma
| jority officers and Mr.. Tombleson were ther
| when ] got there; helped count the tickets to-
| the first hour; opened them aud handed then
| 10 the majority inspector; gave the figures Il
! the clerks; when got there no exclamation wa
| given me how they mad carried on the election
| in the absence of all the other olfcers in count
ing the vote was six feet from the window;
| noticed that there was not great many sworn
| do not believe there were six sworn.
| Johu K. Scott sworn-I reside at No. l409 v
| Fourth street; l was clerk 10 preceding wines
| at the October election IN this division. (Pape
| shown him.) This is the hourly list kept b.
ne; got TO the polls between five and hfteel
minutes after O'Clock in the morning; in tn
| first hour there were cast from this list fJ
| Daniel M. Fox 68 votes, and tor Hector Tyr
| dale; for Mr.. Sheppard 6o, and Tor Mr. GID
| bons; for Mr.. Weaver SO, and tor Mr.. McC1en
for Mr.. Getz 69, and for Mr. Hancock; for MI
Barger 6S, and Tor Mr.. Worrall; Tor Mr.. Fletche
CO. and for Donaean; for MIR. Melloy 6S and
for Mr.. Peltz. | know John Savage, and wa
present when that vote was taken; John Savag
hims elf did not vote; challenged the voL
when I heard that name given; the majorit
inspector said had spoken too late, that tn
vote was in the box; John Savage lives at NJ
1909 Pink street, between Third and Fourt
| streets; he works at Robert ScotL's, No. "a
Master street; Robert Scott rs my brother.
Adjourned until tomorrow at O'Clock.