The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-06
LOCAL MATTERS. Z
THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
MOTION TO SET ASIDE THE CERTIFICATE
OF THE COMMISSIONERS.

I At III " Cioch CdtuTuaS IuOIUiuS Gne IOl.
lowing petition, signed by twenty-one Ra.
ideals, WAS fled in the office of the clerk Of
| the Hastings Court s~
Judge Of the Hastings Court Of the City
| of Richmond: ....., ,.,,.,, !. -
| s'The petition of the undersigned, ut1alf-
| fed voters Of the corporation and city of
Richmond, respectfully showeth unto your
Honor that on the 26th day OF May last
past, the same being the fourth Thursday
in the said month, Ehere was held an elec-
tion in the said corporation and city for the
purpose Of clecting mayor, city sergeant,
auditor, Commonwealth's attorney, city
! treasurer, sheriff, collector, commissioner
OF the revenue, city engineer, clerk of the
chancery court, clerk Of the hustings
court, clerk of the circuit court, high con-
stable, members Of the Council, and jus
| tices of the peace.
| E"That the judges Of election for the re-
tspectiye districts or precincts of the said
corporation and city did make out and de-
liver to the clerk of the Hastings Court of
| the said corporation and city their returns
Of and touching the said election as the
same was held in their respective districts
or precincts. That the said returns of the
judges of election were made out and de-
| liyered to the said clerk in due conformity
to law.
| r"And your petitioners do further show
that it appeared by the said returns of the
judges OF election that George Chahoon re.
ceived q majority of the ballots cast for
mayor, Charles S. Mills received majority
Of the ballots cast for city sergeant, William
III. Allderdice received q majority of the bal
lots cast for auditor, l.. II. Chandler re.
ceived majority of the ballots cast for com
monwealths attorney, John S. Devlin re.
| ceiyed majority Of the ballots cast for city
treasurer, Michael Murphy. received ma.
lority of the ballots cast for sheriff, 81. L.
Pelouze received a majority Of the ballots
q majority Of the ballots cast for commits
sioner Of the revenue, Thomas S. Atkins re-
ceiycd majority of the ballots cast for city
engineer, A. l.. Masurier received d maio-
| rity of the ballots cast for clerk of the chan.
| Gerry court, w. A. e. Wagner received, a
majority OF the ballots cast for clerk Of the
lhustings court, j. II. Painter received q
| minority of the ballots cast for clerk of the
circuit court, Thomas P. Wilkinson re-
ceived a majority of the ballots, cast for. high
| constable, and that Henry Be odeker received
the council in Marshall Ward, and that D.
Won Grooming, James Murphy, John Viles,
John Kelly, aud Albert. Millspaugh, re-
ceivcd a majority OF the ballots cast for
! members Of the Council in Jefferson ward !;
and that Robert R. Allen, Philip. Berg
heiIner, and John Rankin, received q ma
jority of the ballots cast for justices of the
peace in said Jefferson Ward. {, gss, g....-a.
| Z ttThat it therefore became the duty OF
| the commissioners Of election. to declare
| and determine that the persons Last afOre-
said were elected to the said offices respec-
Itiycly; but your petitioners do further show
| that so it is, that the said commissioners OF
election have wholly failed and refused to
make such declaration and determination,
but to the contrary thereof, and in manifest
vioiatiopof heir official duty, efussely and
wrongfully declared and determined that a
certain Henry Il. Ellyson was elected mayor !;
a certain Thomas u Dudly was elected SER
grant; a certain George D. Wise, Common
wealEs attorney n certain Il. b; Munford,
city treasurer; q certain DR.. Thcodor
certain 4. B. Bentley, city auditor a certain
Charles NJ. Pleasants, city collector GER
tail, Charles II. Dimmock, city engineer; a
certain John w. Wright, sheriff; a certain
Benjamin H. Berry, clerk of the chancery
| court; u certain Andrew Jinkins, clerk Of
the huStings court n certain Alfred Shield,
clerk of the circuit court !; acertain Aug1lStc
w. Rosene, high constable !; o certain W. A.
Boswell, councilman for Marshall Ward; a
certain John III. Higgins, John III Greanor,
s. G. Flournoy, j. q. Smith, and l., Harvey,
,cotlnciInen for Jefferson Ward, and certain
William j. Holmes, Solomon Wise, and j.
j. Brown, justices of the peace for Jefler-
son Ward. -: =. :..s..E,,
s'And your petitioners do further show
that in accordance with the said false and
wrongful declaration and determination OF
the said commissioners of election the clerk
of the Hastings Court of the said corpora
tion and city hath certified to the persons
last aforesaid that they are seyeraily and
respectively elected as is next ,hereinbefore
In that behalf averred and set forth. t.se
"And your petitioners do further show:
that all and singular the. said actings and
doings of the said commissioners Of election
are in manifest fraud, violation, and disre-
gard OF the said returns Of the judges Of
elcction, and particularly Of the return Of
the judges of election, in and for the third
precinct Of Jefferson Ward, and of hthe
return Of the judges Of election in and Tor
the second precinct Of Marshall Ward.
i g Wherefore your petitioners pray that
the said false and wrongful declaration and
determination of the said e0mmissio oners of
election and the certifi ficates Of the, said clerk
Of the Hustings Court In pursuance thereof
may be wholly annulled and set aside, and
that your Honor may inquire, determine,
effect of the said returns of the judges Of
elections, and adjudge and determine what
persons received majority .of THE sufrages
of the said electors, according to the said re-
turns, and that the persons so adjudsed
and determined to have received 4 majority
of said suffrages may be duly certified soi
that fact, and that your petitioners may
have such other or farther relief as their
ease may require. And your petitioners
shall ever pray, &c.rf3i 3sG
R. ID. Mitchell, William III. Read, 3. >.
Wright, w. r. Bowie, i. r. Sale, Charles
Yffuofelder, James b. BurreH,a John N.
Van Lew, Rush Rurgess,s James FL. May,
Thomas Leaby, Nicholas SWeetman, VII
liam Mott. Al. H. itoberts, E.E Rowe, IayIl-
liam, Fleaenh heimer, 81 r. j. ARNOLD, 10. ii.
smith, David B. Parker, James al Hayes,
ia Eo "a notices &c q, purpose to contest the
election had been serted aonsth q sgecessIul 9 s. W
Candidates up TO "a latss hotlr on saslraay
night isf 8 Es1 s5s "a. I.
/ CHARGED WITH 7NcEanIA ARIsx: AndreW "a
-. Andrews and William q. Gatlet Y ~" 3
tlieted for setting lire to5and burning insthe
hight time 9; house on siasn street, fhe pro-
perty of Mrs. B. Demelnan, with inte,t 20
tiefraud the Jefferson and Monumental In
surancc Companies, have been baiied 10 the
anuls ef $1,000 each to appear before the
Hustiugg. EelHt this morning for trias.