Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-30

Suspeefed Rar0eD-Ooe on Cook'sSif.
ginfa Voters Taken - JAIL
This morning, at O'Clock, the members OF the
board held meeting af Col. Cooks once, when
Messrs- Cook, Croesman, Booker and Donoho
were present. A letter from Mr.. Lewis Gle
obane. in behalf OF the Citizens Association,
was presented. Stating that that association had
offered n reward for the arrest Of those who
violate theregistry law, and asking the privi-
,ese OF placing q party In the room for the pur-
poee OF taking the names Of suspected persons
This letter was considered, and the motion Of
Mr.. Crossman TO Ean. me psI~ission asked
for y, and Messrs- Cook and Booker against;
Mr.. Donaldson being absent. Mr.. j. r. Hodg-
| son, who had been suggested for that position,
In the cases Of ex-confederates the Board de-
cided TO take the statements OF those who pre-
sented Themselves under oafh and act on their
cases hereafter, and that In Of special par
don and where names are embraced IN the acts
Of Congress removing disabilities to allow them
TO remain a. voters. A &
The crowd commenced 70 gather = early as
o'clock, but it did not increase % any size
until towards O'Clock, and at thst hour the
whites commenced 20 put in an appearance.
The quarters Of the Board we're so-day IN the
Colnei Chamber, and about O'Clock the oper-
atoms were commenced, the crowd Of new APP
p,ieants being admitted In the sestibuie door Of
The Council Chamber by tens and forming
against the railing On the LEFT sioe Of the hall.
The books were spread out on the table of the
secretary of the boaS,ie And those who wished to
correct their names, and NOSE summoned to APP
pear and show cause names a oG az sha
west coors OF the chapber. The principal line
at the opening Of operations extended from the
s aSop o. t a ,hn eps to NEAR the
and thence As far . the walls Of the west wing
During the morning ME-. Croesman proposed to
some Of The :, 1RPssns but me manner
son Who j. a Justice Of the peace, was called on
subsennentiy 10 90 the "sWearfng' when MT.
Cook was not sble to Do it.
derson, was snong the applicants, and on being
question by Mr.. Gresham, said his family re-
sided in Fredericksburg, and he voted in Vir-
ginia- He vas told 70 stand aside, and In q few
moments hs name was fiiled in a printed war
rant, ON which oficer Burr arrested him, and
he was tsken to Justice Walters office, where
An immense crowd Of persons followed. Mr.. N.
II. Milkr appearedfoF the prosecution and Mr..
Dnodgrzss for the defence, and at the sugges-
ton o. defendants counsel, who wished sum
mon issued for Commissioner Himber and
ternoon at five O'Clock. The bail was fixed at
$50, and in default the accused was committed
While at the Justices Office the accused said
that If they would g only stop the Ward Com
mis- ioness 50 many innocent men would not be
placed IN danger" FH<
mons was Noble ID. Thomas, and he acknowl-
edging that he had been in the rebel army was
told BY Mr.Oonaldson that he could not vote, az
three Of the judges had decided 50. This deci-
sion was made last year. The board have not
had this question uIder consideration this year.
About u O'Clock the tally footed up whites
10, eolored 102. At that hour IL was found that
were present, and the wards being called the he
extras were required TO leave. During the
morning lady appeared and asked that the
name of her son, who is under age, be stricken
OFF, stating that her son was laboring under
misapprehension at the time. One aged coiored
man could not tell the location Of his home, ex-
cept that it was by Towards Buildings, and be-
Perry Carson and X. T. johnson followed him
out to give him the cue. In the case OF the
present City Surveyor, Mr. p. H. Donegan, which
to remain, Mr.. ID. presenting . certificate that
he had his papers A protest to the board was
presented, setting forth that his name did not
had given the name. Patrick Donegan had OBJ
tanned the papers, and party Of the same
name subsequently obtained protection from
the draft on the plea Of being q British subject.
papers presented by Mr.. Donegan.
One young man who was drafted in the Con-
fedeIate service, and Who escaped as soon as he
could, came north and was afterwards drafte d
here and put substitute in the Union army,
had his name stricken of the registry by Cook
on the ground that he had served in the rebel
army.
A colored man named jackson, from the
county, was challenged and his name received
by the judges, the mau swearing that he had
been a resident of this city three years. He was
followed out and a warrant issued by j ustice d.
X. Smith for his arrest.
Malcom Wallingsford, of the Fourth Ward,
one of the notes from Mr.. Cook and came for
ward 70 answer why he was charged with having
served in the rebel army. Mr.. wallingsford
s5fn,I fSaa 8sResial pardon from President Lin.
held under advisement. Ai M, Case; N As
Reuben Davis, col0red, challenged on the
ground that he had only a six months residence
mere: He was not accepted, but the challenger
started Tor warrant, and before he could re-
turn me man was run of by his friends and
could not be found. Mr.. Joseph r. Hoigson
applied TO Messrs. Cook and Booker to know if
such men could not DO held until warrants could
be procured; that many not entitled to register
had been permitted to escape arrest in conse-
quence Of the delay In getting warrants. Mr.
Cook decided that they could not be held that
they must have the arrest made themselves, the
Law not authorizing their arrest or detention by
On the outside, although the line was formed
double in the early part of the day, towards
noon the line was made into two distinct ones.
s1os S ana aS quite large crowds
very animated, apd oftentimes the excitement
was high; but, although some were loud and
boisterous in their conversations, there was no
breach Of the peace, . fact owing 10 the effi-
cheney Of the police, who were out in force.
Some OF the Bowenites played the part
OF missionaries to the crowd, but did not
FeSSSSN ~ AHohluS MANY COQtefS- AmOng
them was Fire Commissioner Charles King who
bad handful showing around, stating that
II MI. Emery was elected the colored race
wonld be run ont Of the District. The fact that
certain handbills, got up by the Bowen gang and
posted by corporation laborers, headed "Rally
white men, rally and calling on white voters
to clean out the negro government at the CITY
Hail, caused comment, and some of the colored
ne n said It was got up by gft-swindler Morse
Ohcer L. Birch arrested Richard Thomas
colored, on swarrant issued by Justice ID. X.
Smith, charging him with having registered
Illegally, he having served q term In the peni-
Tertiary under a conviction Of q crime, and
never having been pardoned. He was taken
before Justice Walter, and acknowledged that
be had so registered. Mr.. Snodgrass volun-
teered his services, but the justice said he was
too late, as the accused had plead guilty, and
he would require him to give bail i'm 800
The officer preferred the charge Of carving
concealed weapons, he having a razor on his
person. Mr.. Snodgrass urged that the law re-
CURED the party to " knowingly violate the
law before he could be held. Mr.. CahflI CENTER
ingl-" This trial is not over yet, hope" The
Jusuce-"Who says so? He has confessed the
charge" Mr.. Cahill-" Perhaps he has been
prdoned." The Justiee-"A pardon does not
give him the right to vote. The Law saws sny
Eetsen convicted Of an infamous crime" Mr.
Sneusrass argued that an unqualified pardon
restores all rights.
AIesr so,ae discussion, in which Messrs Spod-
anu Oshill (the former employed by Mr.
PI aoenar, VI We Fifth Ward) urged that the