, 1875-04-27


~ .ss !ss. h ,sy I'sss ss:s
shon % in n; That .hercurn they did mt at onrs
proceed 10 hn rnunna Of h- v:.n, hut rat took sup
rnon. Aiant further .a,rr that, in many ii moi Enos
Of the &c .r two t'r' urrn tast hr Tcrson, and
wers put Into ont t''x only on+ le!ng kept.
y. J. LtsrrEt.
Michael J. Lester, Icing tlnly nworn, dttoses ANIL
says thas ,n IN resident II r City nf ch!eazo. that
the sesood wAf of aid ri'y, ht Ia oc Apr 1917.
S'f T. ~ % ;"s.: u ra' ., r.. s.se # ali mi "as sa
namra Ut VOTERS vera written down, nnl not almsyh
s.kea for Challenges wnrh made nt no ,Ai', ?: q.
vnts without taking ,he oath.
rAThIGS HArTEHrY.
s s =" sa ss s5 3. ,s, w.
tsrs ny ie ]aaEss o. sSc1,, Of .ny oshet t"on IN
a that few nArHss wrrc Gske for Or given That each
lox, End tns: only or, LaIIo:!,os w.s ks; t,a. Ut
co1t raid va,t., hut nlternrteiy lift Tho roo
who're in ef.a'!,n Va. cld 10 yct thcir supper that
that Inns they hsd not cotannncel the counting Of
the votes.
--... M1Lgs rEHoE.
Hffcn Kehoe, rentent Of the Seventh Thtd In lila
tlaEosit"n sot f0rh that he present At tr rtls ot
that warl "i, tbs IN Of April lah:, when the inMnit.
ras kert iy to jiSes of eisainn Or any a.:sr Iss.
aon thai no lrrso1 acted clerk of the ecco, anil
sss Es.y fsw ass wers ssksa for by H. gea .!
70 allow callonRcrs 10 Ee adfnIttoi to tho pols al
though ho and several other etzcns requested thr,n
day after =, M; that 10 l. well aelnnntod viii
t,nan who voted In said ward. having ro.led il,ere
IL % i ysss. *sss ssss IL.
corpora.lng The city under tito act nf 1a7a, while the
s ana g. "ssu:, s's los n SSr s Ss I'll
1,yN voteu ae.uslly cast La said w1r: that only
o!e Gallo;,ln1 was kept a. said polls snd tho qetls
agAiMstlt.
JOHN nEnr1so.
The fntoson Of John Ilertina, Of Tbs Eighteenth
Ward, sut forth thai 10 present 1t the polls Of thu
Enl!eensh wsrl On ths ?sl I:.t. t1at M pnll-bouk
son that Fcrsou ac!ed nj clerk of election until
about 10 O'Clock, when WAS appointed who took
voters tia. tho vutes wcSa not nrta.
hassA; that cach lYr.on ws. permitted T. put two
sS s s. ss sn n: ", , s n1 s.
HeAry. a!-tnowa In sad city, appeared at said pals
At tho dcHd Of about fifty sixty 1#reon.. carried
that pont tf tho persona brought thcro to voa
residents Of mid sard that ulon iheir offering 10
jnsss Of said poll pur7ns.l them TO vote, noswiu.
standing sncl elaliaaRc, without requiring them to
thcIr Fight 10 d. so aI ihry I'D mt nska my sssh
oal; hat after said 1artics had 80 vote satd Gaary
proccslcd With item TO tbs 3crcn:centh Ward.
nESAI wlELASD.
Henry Tlean0, rnHr enl resident Of tho Eigl,i-
onnth Ward, .epascd that lie present q. ls rx!ls
Of Inst ward Aprli 70. and was admitted ~ oAaci,scr
Ing hrard read tho affidavit of Mr.. John ucrtiJlH ha
in'orrca It as tree alat atans At ynrioun times
James stanton, o1o Of the utcJ Of eoctou, open and
read the lao reeeiyea by hin, and n,se thau
ono ballot was received ~ Stanton md pscsd In Tho
hts party, but attention Ail to tic chNliongo.
GEORGE II. FER0CB.
The deposition Of George II. Tts5us, of the Twcn-
tictl Ward. sot forth TINT ho retcnt At th polls
Of tnat Ward on tho 9ta Inst from tho time they
opsned un. they were closed; that no poll hat va.
wcse appointed by the Judges, WHO refused to appoint
ther, snd rs!aaed to alew any cerls 70 10 apio!nse
ey he voters M a. tho sieesio tna. no tay or ol 1T
number Of vo.ts cast: itat after tho clecton had pro-
Ese.se1 for some dine, u1'en ths demand of Legal
uha:s the jud2ss were olln3 THO election challcn
ger Of votes; thHt he frequently challenged the rcht
paid to hia cisllsags by the judges; that
s%onctfaes % upon M = caalsense be!ng I.do by
~ oath orally. hut Oh no occasion required any real
dent u the ward or any 0la,tr pcppou III make 0
to the residence Ut hueh sfroH desiring to vote; that
no affidavit whatever WAS sufNcribed " by such voter
sch oasL ias It Tue e!eatio in votes 2 W xsss GU e ~
eoaued s jagss snnoapsoa taa there S ,s ~@s S:;i
xotcs eatt; tnA after tue pol1 were close. aud upon
s @ ac. q sssn ans asa aas "ns
e st,,,,; cSok rcsoun.y1 Atl John oo5eors, Jame.
Dan,ci scribncr: tllat tae Voters wero ;ura,sI n.
out nron = table, and Eaid Thomas Doran was JHr.
tho ballots ros they we're put back looae irtn io
h.lot.hoE, and were At no time strung upon tl,rcal
or tWthr put In envelopes *ta,td MI. tlza no
Eoll.boois were returned, a. ndne existed,
John kTE1NMETx.
1on Stonnlez In his dsi'ost.on states TINT lie acted
on tho 2'i Inst. That p nr tally Of my snd waa
as' of n. sotss s sast at te eecon that there was
THtr0n hill 3,v
Verbal vas .ost.s a to D"a s"ch 'Ia vsce
Te:o .a'o for tva bai!ot.borcs hui Int liter thr
oltac md ii separate votes fo1 1s or as4st mi nno
scIrtsensasisn vera ;hen put in tho cigar lx that
two so:,s e he m1ia Ink upon the theory t',st unn
va. pe:'as to tho chsttcr aud tho otlcrto uIuori-
y that ute: the pos eloscd aa bt
duct the counting, The beNot-lux wa o,s,ed and
thu xotcs tnrnod out % The talit4 shfn-
among whom were James MeIIuic, TAomrx Dorau sud
.hcrs, and tho voea wase taken hold Of md Errel u
By ."sn ptaI,sisa; tsa. serxards. wsn lga xers
ehat tho b'Jot4 WIRE put buck into ha box wlhu;lt
ssns strung nHon t.rsaa or twsno Or p!,. Ia VI.
turned, existed that wien tho I.!lots wore
Put back iqso tho bog tie sans waa locked ur by
who took away lis billet -b1, suso which ta,e a,sul
,,ns, ,as nos sec.. ~; that .t,aAt attenpca to
HASe ttcVkb 0A Hecilol hhn pD-Eet. but
wan oyersu!el By / ths other judges Of elsc-
tton: that oftentlnes Wien votes wore
challenged tho zane. taRcu by one Of tho other
Judges and put nto the ballatbux bciure All opporl-
nifty Wa given to swear thu voter; that tbs Judges OF
enc!Ioa along With ul3ant were usnry C1llagLan aud
". +. O'Iriou.
2. r. nHRInK60N.
NIel!afd p. Darctsan, sptrr an1 resident OF Ina
Eighth warl, iu III. deposition Bot forIh tha, hs WV
E.sssas at ~ lsos Of said ward April q TINT io
any other pur.on aud person auss ~ clerk Of ec-
tio', hn1 thai NJ namea wcrs s41cu for
O'clock; that saca person wss permitted ia
put two votca into tho bsllot-bo1, aud that only
ono ba!lot-bax was kept that tA$ Judges Of election
oltnsd tho voso Of a,lsnt against hjs pro.cai. md
opened the votes nf other vOtets and claimed Tho night
TO do NO IN order to determine whether tho two v0i9s
were % oa.t 4 for tic s.ne purpose. or ons for
aXsnat tho minority representation clause; that ho
!naAo donsil 70 hays challenger Ii lis roo,n with
sLn Judges Of election and they refused TO hays A!n
OF suy other person admitted cha1,rngur; that
mas r1esont iuriuy the day At tho pol1 ttai he is
%sl aelaaints WHY Tho people Of ss! wa1d. and lsv
hseycs not ofer tGo y1oA waso cast, willis Tho Judges
Of election rotur1cd \ votu Of orer 1.l0u; ll.t