The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-11-08
PARTICULAR INSTANCES.

The figures show alterations to the e1-
tent OF 1910 votes. Particular instances
Of irregularity are thus given:
In the First division, Seventeenth ward,
the return is not present ut all. In the
Twentieth ward the return from the Fifth
division is not signed by the judge; III the
Eighth division the vote for S. ID. StrOck
for Representative is palpably altered from
179 to 199, and in the Sixteenth division
from 1913 to lS3. In the Twenty
ward the Fifth division return is not signed
by the judge; i'll the return of the Eleventh
division the vote of Walton is altered from
142 to 162. In the Twenty-third ward the
Eleventh and Twelfth division returns are
not signed by the respective judges. In
the Twenty fourth ward the Eleventh divi-
sion return is not signed by the Judge In
the Twenty warG the Ninth division
return is not signed by the judge, and the
return of tho Fourth division cannot be
found. In the Twenty-sixth ward the
Fifth, Seventh, Eleventh, and Fifteenth
divisions are not signed by tho respective
judges.
The alteration of 100 in the Third and
Ninth divisions Of the Twenty-seventh ward
is extended to all candidates whose votes
exceed 100.
The affidavit goes on to state that the
above alterations are sometimes made by
merely changing the figures and sometimes
by erasures, and are generally apparent at
a moments glance. Only those which are
beyond all doubt have been herein above
mentioned.
The changes seem to be in great mea-
sure confined to the Gubernatorial candi-
dates, the others receiving the regular party
vote.
That some OF the envelopes containing
the hourly lists of the divisions are missing
and some of the division returns appear to
be altered upon every candidate, but the
correct return cannot be accurately ascer-
tanned and is, therefore, omitted.
Duly sworn to and signed by tho af1iant.
THE ORDER.
hr. Miller on commenting on the affida-
Wit, and in explanation Of and as prece-
dent for his present position before the
court, referred to the case of Prothonotary
| Donegan, when he was called before the
court by Judge Pierce, who, of his own mo-
tion, bound the late ProtIlonotary over to
answer for selling or permitting to be sold
official papers on file in his office. Mr.. Mil
ler thought that his Honor Judge Finlet-
ter. might, on the same principle, order
the present Prothonotary. Mr.. Loughridge,
TO come in and explain the alterations and
at least thelos or absence eofenvelopes con-
tanning many of the returns. The Judge,
after considering moment, said he had no
objection to granting any order which would
bring the subject before the court. There
seemed to be no allegation in the affidavit
against the ProthoEOtary. Mr.. Miller here
suggested the statement of the absence of
the hourly returns. The judge then said
he would fix next Saturday for the Pro
thonotary to come in and explain. On this
the following order was made and signed
by the Judge:
And now, Nov. ., 1872, the court grant
an order upon the Prothonotary of the
court to appear on Saturday, the 9th inst,
and produce all the returns of the election
of the 6th of October last, and account for
or explain the absence of those not pro-
duced and the apparent alterations of those
produced.
Some of the counsel representing tho Re-
formers and the Democrats, MeSsrs. Dallas,
NdGwag, and Francis Rawle, state that
beside the utter absence of many OF tho en-
: veloPes whole pages of the returns are al
tered palpably in every candidates vote,
and in several instances the figures have
been so bunglingly altered that the knife
has scratched holes in the paper, SO that
/ daylight shines through"