The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-10
SOUVENIR OF THE ELECTION OF 500.

'sTony" Lnws. the Democratic candidate for
HeRister of Willie, Proves TO be the Cham-
pton Bailot-bOx stuner and Repeater.
We desire our readers to carefully read the follow
ing sworn testimony, taken before the committee
which tried the contested election OF Diamond
versus Watt
Robert c. Tittermary sworn-I live in the Fifth
Division Of the Second ward; have lived there all my
lie about the polls all day Of the last general
election; am well acquainted with all the people
in the division; | saw a party OF strangers going
from poll to poll that day; they were led by man
named McGonigle and Anthony Laws; none Of
them lived in the ward except the leaders; know
that one Of the party was from Washington!
Edward Walker Sworn--I was at the polls OF the
Sixth oiy sion Of the Fourth ward the day OF the
last election; there was party OF fifteen or twenty
strang came to the polls; they drove our legal
voters away they were led by McGongle and
Laws; they pulled out pistols and pointed at the
voters!
Charles Peak sworn-I reside at No 6l7 Wharton
street, in the Eighth division Of tue Second ward;
am pretty well acquainted with all the voters In that
precinct; was about the polls most all day of the
last election; saw large party OF strangers there
about noon; they got into the line and commenced
to vote went after party to drive them away land
when came back they had done their work and
left they were brought there by Anthony.Laws and
McGongle; Anthony Laws was a member Of the De-
mocratic City Executive Committee; | know that
these strangers were from Baltimore.
william stephenson sworn--I live in the Twelfth
division OF the twenty second ward; nave uVeu IN
the neighborhood long time; was about the polls
on the day OF the last election; | saw party OF
strangers some ten or twelve OF them came to the
polls and broke into the lne pushed others ouG OF
The line and went up 10 the window with their votes
Charles Dean sworn-l live in the First division OF
the Fourth ward; l have lived there forty years:
am acquainted with all the voters in the division;
] was about the polls nearly all day last election;
there was party Of about fifteen strangers came
TO the polish they all got their votes In; they left,
and followed them TO the Second division OF the
ward and gave notice that they had voted in the
their votes the Second division well as the
First; they were led by Tony Laws ald McGonige! !!
Audubon Davis sworn-i am special reporter; /
was at the depot OF the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore Railroad at three o'clock on the
morning Of the last election upon the arrival of the
train; saw large body OF men, strangers get OFF
the tram: they got into number OF carriages, and
were driven rapidly away; they were met and were
driven away with a lot OF gentlemen who know are
Democratic politicians.
Voters OF Philadelphia, this Anthony A. Laws is
the man whom the Democratic party have nomi-
mated for Register Of Wills in reward for this SER
vice. and they ask you to vote for him after he has
robbed you, this sworn testimony proves, OF the
right OF suffrage by deposting hundreds OF illegal
votes to Kill the effect OF your vote