The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-27
FALSE REGISTRATION.
One of the Democratic Repeaters Caplure
A Policeman Implicated.


81, 1S70 which provides as follows:-
"Sec 20. A,idbe Il further enacted, That il at any
tive delegate in the Congress OF the United
States, any person shall knowingly personate and
register or attempt to register in the name of any
other person, whether living or dead, or fictitious
or fraudulently registered, or fraudulently
right 50 to dS or DO DO any y'U Unlawful act
to registration for himself or any other per-
son; or by force, threat, menace intimidation, bri
berry, reward, or ofer or promise thereof, or other
unlawful means, prevent or hinder any person nav
such right; or compel or induce, by any Of sucR
means, other unlawful means, any oncer of regis
ration to admit to registration any person not legally
entitled thereto, or interfere in any manner with
any officer of registration in the discharge of his
duties, or by any such means or other unlawful
or refuse to comply with his duty or any law regu-
lating the same; or knowingly and willingly receive
OF any person not entitled to vote or refuse
to receive the vote of any person entitled to vote,
or aid, COUNSEL procure, or advise any such
voter, person, or officer to do any act hereby made
crime, or to omit any act the omission Of which
is hereby made a crime, every such person shall
be deemed guilty of crime, and shall be liable to
prosecution and punishment therefor, provided In
section of this act for persons guilty Of any of the
crimes therein specified: PyoUided, That every re-
gistration made under the laws of any State Ter
nory, for any State or other election at which said
chosen, shall be deemed to be a registration within
the meaning OF this act Notwithstanding the same
snail also be made for the purposes of any State,
Captain Alex. McUuen won:-I am one of the
Commissioners who has charge of the extra assess
ment books returned by the canvassers; the books
have are those representing the Third and Sixth
divisions of the Sixth ward, Third, Fourth, and
ward.
Theodore Roderigo sworn-I was one of the can
vassers Of the Sixth division of the Sixth ward;
made the extra assessment; the signature in that
| book is mine; Iplaced the name OF Edward Wilson,
sversmlth, NO. 301 Cherry street, upon book sim
lar to that; didn't know the so registered; he
| came to the window and said he wanted to be re-
his name; he said Edward wilson; asked him
where he resided and he said No 3O7 Cherry street
@ then proceeded , to make out the certificate and
| he was perfect stranger to me; when he
applied to be registered I asked for a
voucher; gentleman along side said, 81 will
vouch for him:" asked him if he knew him. and he
said he did; could not swear who the voucher was,
but they called him Dougherty; he was policeman,
and l have seen the uniform on him; 1 saw him in
uniform on last Sunday; had seen him about the
| polls before that day vouching; 1 think he was in
! citizens dress but am not sure about that; what
| Dougherty said induced me to put the name on the
live where he had said Dougherty did not Y0uch for
him any more before me.
Thomas II. Leech sworn-I was at the registry
when Wilson was registered; Twas not in the room
with the canvassers but in the house; the man who
was registered in that name was Thomas Hardy, the
prisoner; knew him at the time; had visited the
| house of his mother, and knew him well; l ad-
dressed him by name at the time and he spoke to
me; he was folding his certificate and said, 'that
won't do" and he replied, say nothing about it, it
is al! right" he asked for something to drink and
say anything about this, and said, 'lt is too late
as have already told the canvassers;7 he said,
arrested If you do " there several Others stand
ing around when the prisoner was there.
Jehn Shaw Harris Sworn--I live at No. 307 Cherry
street. l keep hotel; don't know the prisoner; he
didnt reside at my house there was not man by
81 awe o m bos yng
| against my boarders with me; have shown the
book to Mr.. William Smith, David Banks aud others
| have about twenty boarders now; know some of
Chales Close, William N. Murphy, Lewis Thomas,
Alfred Timins, Janes Fletcher, John Coyone John
Jordan, Abraham Dyson, Thomas Smith, James
Smith, Daniel Rieddie, - Green, James Moody,
Hartley, and man named Wallace; on the registry
right before the name Wilson is the name of William
no such person; ne does not live with me;
1 don't know Alfred sheed, registered as living at
my house; don't know Charles Gallagher, who is
| registered as living at my house; l do not know
Frank Lee who is registered at my house. nor Jas
don't know whether Brown, halter is all right OF
| not; am not such sure that Thomas Henderson
timer, is living with me; there was man by the
| name OF John Myers who lived with me- but he has
| gone away; there was stone-cutter boarding with
me, but he has gone to Manayunk; have printer
| at my house, but don't know his name was never
told that the false TO be entered on the
registry; don't know who committed the fraud
Oficer Dougherty was now introduced to the Com
BY Reep9 Marshal MqrTay He was madt
| lowing testimony was taken:
7. w. Roderigo sworn-I registered the name OF
William Smith, sversmith, at No. 30T Cherry street
man came to the window and l asked what ht
wanted; he said he wanted to be registered; asked
| MIN his name aud ne told me 1t was Edward Wilson
he said he resided at No. 307 Cherry street; aske1
him il he had voucher, and gentleman by his
side said "Ill vouch for him. that man was
Dougherty; spoke to him when he said that;
asked him If he knew him; then gave Smith
| ertidcate.
Cross. examined There was no oath administered
took the word OF the gentleman.
Mr.. Mann-No oath i5 required
John Middleton swOrn-I was one of the canvas
sers of the Eighth division OF the Fifth ward (bUok
shown; this is the book OF extra assessments it Is
signed by me in conjunction with the other officers
made the registry of Thomas Allison, jeweller, No
204 Carter street, Thomas Hardy, the prisoner, was
the man who got registered under that name;
registered eleven names at No. 204 Carter street.
| follows Thomas Ason Robert Brown, Charles
Daley, Cornelius Euglebert, John E. Howard, over
Robert Snyder, Samuel Tynes, and Stephen Lee
| Mr.. Lee Keeps the house No. 204 Carter street;
have not been to the house in search Of thes
Cornelius Englebert sworn--I reside at No. 2li
Carter street, at Mr.. Lees house; don't know the
| prisoner he did not live at our house; have beer
living there since April don't know Thomas Allison
whose name he gave; no such person lives there
there is no such person as John e. Howard stopping
at our house; he is boatman, and only stops ther,
about once in ten days; Robert Brown John Mona
CHAN, Charles Daily, and Johnson are the on
persons who reside there besides myself and thl
proprietor owen Kelly is stopping at our house; h
came there two weeks ago; there is no other perSO
by the name OF Kelly there Robert A. Snyder come
to our place whenever he is under the influence o
liquor; he stays there sometimes week at a time
he lives Twenty-1Tst and Wallace streets, aud own
house there; no such person as Samuel Tyne
} resides there; don't know Edward Wilson, silver
smith, No POS Carter street. (Mr Mann-Tnis is s
old acquaintance; recognize the nancy
Jesse SimcoX swom--I was one OF the canvas
sers of the Third division of the Tenth ward (boo
shown; my name is signed TO this book assiste
IN registering the name OF George Doran, engrayeT
| No. is short COURT also the name of John r. Cant
lin, baker No. 20 Short court; Hardy is the Georg
Doran whom l registered.
Thomas j, Barger counsel for prisoner)-I hay
Harrison G. Clark swom-I had a subpoena place