The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-26
CITY INT ELLHGEN c n.
WATT.DIAMOND CONTEST.
scetIss Of the Legislative CempaIttee.l J

MoetIug of the Legislative Cemuaittee.1
The committee of the Legislature having in
charge the contested election case of Watt VS..
Diamond, of the First Senatorial District,
assembled In Select Council Chamber this morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. L. G, Cassidy and Mr.. George McG4wen
represented Mr.. Diamond and Messrs J. A.
Simpson and Lewis W. Hall Mr.. Watt. James
l. Graham, of Allegheny, President.
The first witness sworn was Mr.. Quinn, the
object being to prove fraudulent assessments
Mrs. QUINN reside No. s29 Stewart street, below
Tenth; have lived there nine years; II is in the
scns~Jsmes, Matthew, ana John; James is thirty
seven, Matthew twenty-three; both were home last
Mrs. susan Cooper colored) sworn-I reside No.
72b Fallon street; have lived there nine years;
Seventh division, Third ward James Brogan did not
reside there last summer; do not know such man;
man OF that name ever lived there; there are
houses In the rear; white people all occupy them;
Mr. simpson here called attention to the fact Of
James Brogan having been assessed at No. I25
Falon street, and on the list he appears as having
voted
Mrs. Patrick Nolan an1rmed-I reside No. NJ
Stewart street; have lived there eight years; do
not know Patrick Nichols; no such man ever lived
with me; my husband Patrick Is the only man In
Mira McNichols sworn-I reside back of No. s33
Catharine street; do not know Mr.. King; nave
lived there TWO years; no such person John King
hves there; next door lives q man named John Her
ring; do not believe he is q voter az all -,-.,.-
Ms Cummings tN sw9sni i've MO; vaars y one
resides there but my own family; I do not know
Henry Canin; my husband, Henry Cummings, lives
Mrs. Bridget Develin sworn-I reside No. s11
Catharine street; have lived there eleven years; !
have no family; keep boarders; Michael Develin
lives there; do not know how old he is; he is not
my s son, r,,.ro novrs or,rmso- 7 ros,ds No p.
Hubbell street; have lived there twelve years;
Michael Mcbride resides there; has for three years
past; has been in the country since he was nine
years old; do not know his age, but he is man
anyhow.
street; have lived there seventeen years; my son,
John Rivel resides there; had gentleman boarder
who lived there last May; Thomas GranahRn did not
i've with me; a Mr.. Granahan lives on the opposite
side.
s2l EsseX street; am not citizen; was not In the
city or State last OctOber have brother william;
he ls not citizen he resides with me.
Joseph McSOrley, Sr., sworn-I reside back OF No.
s2l Essex street; I am not citizen; did not vote
last october; my son is not a citizen. .L.....
Michael Bowling, Jr., swOrn-I reside at No. 706
Falon street, have lived there five years my father
did 1--we there; he died January IS, 1870; no other
named John Tiney lived there last OCTOBER there s
no honse back Of mine
John L. Roberts sworn-I resided back Of No.
Mead street last election, First division, Fourth
ward have lived there nine years; am well ac-
suainted in that ward; was at the polls nearly all
day; / saw parties OF strangers voting; they hit
man in the jaw, and claimed to be Baltimore roughs;
they voted on the name of George Haines, No 9o
Mead street, who knew had a'oved away; also on
the name OF Samuel McFadden No. 73s Swanson
street.-the was away at sea- also on the name OF Mr..
Patrick HerringtOn, No. COS Penn street; he was
down the bay oystering, having left the day before
the election there were nine mem IN the tne party tney
went to the Sixth division, and came back In about
hour; they voted In the name OF Mr.; McShane; !
told Sergeant Whaen to arrest one or them he told
me to 70 to -; he would arrest me was told Bill
McMunin led them he was pointed out ON the other
side OF the street; was told Mr.. Diamond was also
present, but did not know him some OF them when
they voted would not kiss the Book but kissed their
thumbs; / am employed In the Water Department;
Il
crowded US OF the cellar door from which we voted;
Bill McMullen afterwards asked us into to take
drink; suppose 1t was McMullin, because the fel-
lows said 'Eiullie' wants us to take drink.
Charles Peak sworn-I reside at No. 617 Wharton
there three years last December; am pretty well
quainted was about the polls all election day saw
line about noon; l Mr.. Anthony Laws with
them, also q man named McGonigal, also man
there were no voters at the time; they started to
vote; the first wanted to vote on the name OF man
at Third and Wharton streets; / ascertained II the
allowed to vote; went away to get parties to drive
them away; when / returned they had left; they
were Baltimoreans; none OF them voted that
know OF !; l first saw them about noon; / had seen
them here before on election days; am Supervisor
Joseph Watson sworn-Reside No. 1924 South
Fifth street; was about the polls all day had the
outside window book Of the Eighth division Second
ward am well acquainted in the ward 1 was pres
ent when the strangers came to vote they tried TO
and ordered police officer to arrest me the oliiceI
helped to drag me away; his name Is Smith;
ordered him to arrest some OF the party but he re-
fused; he was dressed in Uniform / cannot say he
Question BY Mr.. Cassidy-Dd you not meet Mr.
Hassett, judge Of the Sixth division, the day afte
the election and talk to him about changing the vot'
OF his division for Watt No, sir
Did you speak to him on that subject at any time
Did you offer him $500 to change the vote 2 No
Did you induce him to change the vote for alder
MT Hall at this juncture announced that mum
ber OF witnesses had been subp9naed and some di
not come, and others refused peremptorly TO come
He now desired to know II they had any furthe
power they were now at the end OF their tether.
Mr.. Graham was Of the opinion that attachment
could be issued but would not say.
Mr.. Cassidy suggested that witnesses be eXa
mined who can be obtained and that the question Q
attachment be left open until the committee return
Harrisburg, when the Senate will probably decid
the matter
The committee finally agreed to adjourn to NEE
again at O'Clock this afternoon
New CHAPEL TO BE DEDIoATED.-To-morrov
the new chapel of Christ NJ. E. Church, Thirty
eighth and Bridge streets, West Philadelphia
will be consecrated with appropriate ceremonies
This church has been in process of erection fo
two years past. On the occasion of the dedica
tory services, Rev. Bishop Simpson, D. D., Rev
DIR. T. M. Eddy, of Baltimore, Rev. DR. B. !
Ives of Auburn, N. Y, and others will oficiat'
Rev. II. A. Cleveland is the pastor. He will ais
take part in the exercises The new edifce Coz
$4,000. 1t is constructed of Trenton brow
stone, and in the early English style of archite,
ture II has accommodations on the first hoI
for Sunday School, Bible, church, and infal
classes, and all its rooms can be- by simp
device, easily thrown into one. At the back
the Sunday-School room, and communicable
with II, is the pastors study. In this is locate
a spiral stairway, leading to the pulpit recess
the first floor. The effect of the audience-rool