, 1870-10-17

ished, snd tho outaideza vcre evidently u
attempting To keep tbem out, notrithstandtne
there were enough policemen there TO hAFe
taken thirty men in charge.
Immediately after The shooting OF Nolan,
Mr. Cassidy arrived, and, using his inauence
succeeded In clearing tho room OF Ill but the
judges aud himself and Mr. Mann. Lisnten.
ant Cuney and posse OF omcers then entered
the room, and, sttauge to relate, not ono o.
! the beeIegers w7a taken into custody, but MI
Petsrma1, one of tho doorkeepara. and NJ.
Alsxa,ii1eSCsAata1d,tl the judge Of ftlsNlasteenH
Ward, were arrested. MeMullin. Lister, Ahcu
tho latter bleeding prorusely from the bsst
-and tho reminder OF tho mob left tht
scene unno,ested.
When Nolan dropped, come Of the mort
| prominent Of the rioters wete Been running
smoog the poliec, begging them to give hiE
Retu.u Judge seibert, during tho n,e.ee
called upon the pblice to interfere, but tha1
either stood like statnea or they aided anl
abetted the rioterb- One OF them was noticed
using his billy On the heads OF the futlset
who were trying to keep the door shut,
The room having bean cleared, / motor
prevailed that short recess be taken.
| Some twenty minutes clapsiug, the roll ot
Judges was called, and all we're present, ex
| ceptng thoee representing the Nineteenth
and Twenty-eiAh Wards, the latter having
left the room and the former having been al
rested.
Colonel Mum. fpeaking for himself and
Nr. Cassidy, then made few remarks, IL
which lie connselled the judges As 10 the
course they sAouId pursue. They had better
take only those returns from the judges thai
bore an honest fact; ;'nnd that could only pa in
The ahare CT document made up At the
various precincts in the ward. All else should
be excluded After hrving finished their L.
boEs In that respect, IL they werc deficient in
any resurus ther could 20 to the court ond
mske statement, on which the court would
furnish them with tho next best record to the
ongsnal, the Eet1tn to be made to the Pro-
thonotaty Of the Court of Common pIeas
A Judge then stated that the return Judge
Of tue Twents.sixth Wasl had entered tie
room. and at his reanest had given him the
figures OF sheet OF fooisc1p to which there
we're no signatures The speaker desired Ia
be received.
Colonel Mann {empllaticattv). No, Sir
another Judge then stated that the return
judge Of the Twentx.s,1th Ward bad told hin,
that he Was hunk last hight and had lost his
papers.
repn seut the case to the Court, who will sec
that Justice is deue.
Fresi6en, English then proceeded With the
reading Of the returns for Receiver o. Taxea.
Tho 1io:ons proceedings il the room created
such noise that hundreds OF men were at
tracted TO tho entrance 10 the NAM door on
tie State Honse pavement leading to the
courtroom. but here tho police performed
their duty aud prevented any ef1ecting 40
entrance to the hall. The news spread
tapscir, and in twenty minutes there were
several thous and people gu Chestnut street.
The detnonstlation made on the judges
u ems to have teeu the result of misuuder-
star hr flrA lTft Y?rry5 h0ff, $fa
c.a'lc and Republican judges had agrecd that
coansel should be admitted for the pnrnose OF
riv:nE advice as to tho matter in the Twenty
ei1th Ward. =
Soon after c,awtord. tho return Judge
from the Ninth Ward, was locked up 1t the
Central Police station. Counsel appeared be.
fore Judge Allison in ihs Common P4eas
Court. and atked that wr,t Of h1leaa corpus
ieeue the case: that 1t was necessary that
the prisoner should transact his buAiness in
the Board Of Return Judges.
Mr.. Willian B. Mann then nafrated the cir.
cuustances OF tho affair, and gave il detail
all the t.cts connected with the tlisEracefnl
proceedings in the board. brought about by 4
sst Of tnfaaua forcing themselves into the
1oom-
The Jndga at onee ordered the rrisone. to
be brought before him, and. after listening to
bo,h sides o. tue story, he ordered Lieutenant
the Board Of Return judges. and continue
him in custody until a full investigation OF the
care was made. He specially directed that af-
ter tho meeting Of the board, Crawford should
be returned TO the Central Police Station.
Judge Allison took OCCASION to ceusn.e the
police fcrce fur not preventing the disturb
ahce allnGed to. aud said il was = reproach to
q city like Fhiladelphis that such an atai1
ehould occur 20 near the Court House.
Lieutenant Thomas ssid that he had some
tfir1y-three men to protect the peace.
The JUDGE answered lh.t that did not sneak
we'll for the police force. II it was thought
NECESSARY, tho Mayor OF his officer in charge
should have had five hundred and thirty-thsee
men to protect the peace.
The papers containing the RETURNS from tht
Sixth Division OF the Sixteenth Ward were scu
for bnt could not be found. Iu rlaca Of then
some papers were presented which bore suct
evident marks OF fraud upnn item that III.
counsel for both sides AGree1 that they shoult
be thrown out. 10 this objection was mad,
and committee waa cent to ask inss1uctio,
from the Court
To these Judge Allison said that il he wer,
return Judge and papers were preeentet
With euch gross marks Of fraud upon then
he would certainly reject ihem,unIees compal,ct
| by q mardsmus from the Court.