Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-28
Desperate vtllasuses ef the Bswen
Rfng-fraudaieut Voters Brouxht
I'm by Cart-Loads from Maryland
and vtrxtnsai

This morning at O'Clock, the Judges OF Elec-
ton, Board OF Registers,) convened st the
City Han, and commenced the revision and
correction of the registered lists OF voters The
accommodations were very poor, the room IN
which the Board met-Messrs- Cook, Booker,
Donoho, and Crossman present-being that Of
the Superintendent Of Sewers, Street, &C. Mr.,
Bliss, on the basement floor OF the west wing OF.
under er Il. spo taou, ssre Oees % F
fressthat many Of the older persons were
Obliged 10 leave without registeri ng..
from time to ame' and t~euty,sss % ofshsS psIr,a
men were allowed IN, and, under the Director,
Of the police, Lieut.. Kelly IN command thew
Of the hall, running from east 70 west, In the
building. In the room, the judges took their
positions ct the hour named. with their clerks,
Mexrs. Barr and Nfning, and - the applicants
GsS $Sst Is yoar sns ns@ss U %SeTe % s ySS ss ssS
" How long have you lived therep'' /" How long
I'm the wsri9s " How long in the DlstrictS''
ber OF those presenting themselves fOr regis-
trstion were STRANGERS In the city, no precau-
ton was taken 60 put them on their oath 20
their residence here. -
HOW BOWEN VOTERS ARE MANUFACTURER.
Wagons and carts directly from Mar yland aud
Virginia were driven up an front OF the City
Hall with loads Of colored Bowen voters, /" and
they were Immediately instructed by the Bowen
strikers as 90 what street or alley they should
give as their residence in Washington. They
Se ree,ssration s % stand by % city Bowen msS es
pable Of prompting them At the last moment in
case they should forget the answers they had
wss ssu carried on With n unslushins mpudencs: and
such Bowen strikers as the notorious Himber,
Of the First Ward; the infamous Brooks, of the
Second Ward, VINO headed the riots last year
in that ward, were conspicuous in the crowd,
irving advice and directions 70 the arrivals
rom Maryland and Virginia.
THE WAY THINGS WE'RE MANAGED.
Qe fha min VIII nQ Qunn
were spelled incorrectly appeared and the ne
cessary corrections were made. In the room,
with the registers, q challenger from each side,
In each ward, was allowed, and Notwithstanding
the fact that Green represented the Bowen men
OF the Third Ward, Mr.. X. j. Bear, represe Mt
ing the same party, was allowed in, also directiy
after our reporter had been refused admtssiO-.
The question was, however, subsequently raiss
as TO the right OF two on the same side beins
allowed in, and IL was decided that but ons
During this week the board, or rather WIN. A
Cook, have sent printed circulars 10 q number
OF those registered during the original registrs-
names should not be stricken from the lists.
Several hundred Of these circulars have been
sent out by Cook, and it Is claimed by some OF
nse ssa tse IL ,bsS SUase have no 70
be some suits. Tins morning q colored man ex-
hibited q circular OF this sort he had received,
signed by Mm. Cook, charging him with be-
show cause why his name should not be strokes
from the lists. When he appeared at the win
dow and showed this summons the registers said
they knew nothing about it. He has resided in
Washington three years, and has voted here at
the two last elections.
At u O'Clock the Board proceeded to the
Criminal Court room, the court having ad-
journed. The lines having been formed In the
yestibuie, under the direction of the police, ten
men were allowed in at time Up 20 that
hour about 200 had been registered, the tally
for a portion Of the time footing up as follows
for the whites: "a for First Ward, p for Second,
Is for Third, IS for Fourth, tor Fifth, 5 for
Sixth, and for Seventh-total, 10. Colored in
the several wards above: Is, p, 8, IS, Ia, 10,
and 12-total, 1l9.
Up TO 3 O'Clock, a tally kept by one OF the
challengers showed 2SO colored and 267 whites.
At that hour the line extended from the door OF
the courtroom, down the steps and to the pave
ment.