, 1875-11-10


| LATTKR's ELgcriok.
Iho papers in the Skelly- Comfy contest for
seAt III tic County Board from the Sixth Com
missioner District werc fled in tho Count
Ionft yesterday morning. 4 summons to tu
contestee was Ut onco issued, ,etusnAblo Jan
10. 1876.
The basis OF the contest Is set ont In Tho fol
loWlog counts, copied fron, the rocolds:
f1ra-That large plumber Of fraudulent and Tile.
e. yotes wsre roliea for tho said Comfy Tor ss! r
- he !. informed au believes .hc uni Ct of sovrty
nre, which sa,I fraudulent .ni Illegal vo.es were
said couy without any author1sy Of iaw. ''''
h;ee"d-That large number Of fraudulent and II.
uscn,c, tn satd dIaEirt to-wtt. 81 le il informed
! and believes, thn n1lmttr Of fyr which nail frar1u-
Sos,tx iof Lilo sA1 Comfy, without my
7h.,a-Tbst issec number of fraudulent and ,ils-
OF R!oou'. to-w ho Is informed and bo,ieyse tho
humber Of ten vosss, which said fraudulent aud ,lgal
@ ross were Soased md allowed uy the Judges Of eec
tourth-rh&t large number ii fraudulent hmi ,1lc
81 yoe, poed for asii ccnlJ IN ta ios '"e of
ter OF Ave, which said fraudulent and Illegal votes
efe eoGntsd md allowed BY tae Judges u election
1ot satd Comfy, Without authority OF law
Stxh-That urge number Of fraudulent and n.
Ssa IT,. v1e. o. wets poed for :ad Comfy h tho Toa ot
eses e s saa as1 Is he 4 I'D To-
illegal votes were counted and allowed By the Judges
81 eiecttok for said Conly, without uny auiAo,y Of
laW. '' A'' "a
Strfnth--Thlt Ia said Town Of Islos. As .onr ne.,
toncr In informed aud Gollsse. At slid election. tin
!dsea thereof ffaudHlenty neglected and refused to
contrary thereof kept the ssme open til she hour Of
~ . eocs and 20 minutes. and receved a,d counted
,1u is.a of ffqe sr hs hout cf
"a ri r. y Informed n and believes, 100. ''-"'
hfdhta-Ibas, your petitioner ia informed aud be-
III 0tbpH fcr fbo JE1,.,
said election III sail several towns were not cotti
ior him nor Included IN the returns niorraald Lut on
tao contrary thereof, largo mug nf such tieketo,
Mna-Thas, yuur petitioner i. iniu, med and b.
HoEes and 10 staea+ tho entire rrnc.e,uex st sid
election IN raios afose.ad were fr.udr,t an. yoiJ.
and the whole vote Of said town nIIuua Ie rcoe,ai'
md Tho sa1e should not have been canyassed Or ,,n
saaefe.i ny aid Beard Of Cauyasaers.
:, iehM~-!hAt. ~ your petitioner II informed and lie.
!ie'es, and 80 states, large numbor uf f.he aud
fraudulent Totcs which nut voted towt. Htv hv
any p1!son ~oio f.lsey sad fFaudulen,y inserted il
as hslotoos Il said election In said sayoEai towns
that tho same Eese canvasaed md counted Ly he
1sdges respectively tor said Comfy. md that tho saro
Board Of csnystsAr for sald Comfy UA'-
tHrtnth-That the number Of ia votes were count
"a ana allowed foE aad Comfy 10 said lAIos afrepaii
Believes md 10 States thrso not at The ,ino nf
laa election IN said town to exceed aixty-seytn Ireu
Fotets rcAt!tnt therein. e~'
1tseIh-Ihat. your petitioner is informed and
9eAescs W sass, tralleut, and Illegal Eoes 20 r.
eised aud counted ty tho Judges for said couiY In
hem respectively 10 The satl Board Of CanvAa.er, an
ns nnnat+rs thereof were included tn their reapeesve
e.aEas and were eany,ssed md allowed to tAe salI
tohS W The said Hard 1t canyaaBers, And that iy
neans thereof, N well also tho other trrrkuar!tica
~ issndnlent proecedings here,na<soze ss ioth And
az otnca ~.s materially changed aud thereby II sns
slse,J md frsudulently made to .ppoar anil bo d..
.et .sd ,as nat ths s.a ccny W eF.
Qou!u hAFe beeu 40 declared