, 1876-05-03
THE SOUTH TOWN.
Before Judge FarwcS
In tho Phillips Case.

Ill tllG lQ1lllp9 ClSCs
Reply Of tho Dofendants...Tho Cag
Continued To-Day.
Aiarse number Of pe.aons gathered ysstard.J
in Judge Fa.vell'e room TO hsar thu
argument on the motion Of Edward Phillips, Il.
ABscBsor Tor tho Town Of South Chicago lot IN
Injunction Agnnst the County Clerk and ths
bouth Tbvn Board and W. q. II. Qtay 10 pre.
vent Gray from noting ~ Town AaBosRor.
AIR. Barge offered to read tue bill Of complaint,
but Judge Fnrwei1 said hs hAd petussd It, and
thai hc did not caro- to boar II again.
Mn. noDEnT T. riNuoLN
than Rad tho Joint aud several enaWer Of 1o
aoph Pollhk, IL. D. Wallace, Calvin D'Wolf. J..
Bummcrl}old, Potter Toots, and Robert T. Lin.
coin. Those defandants dentod tliAs DAVID
Thornton was logsliy elected Moderator Of tha
toTn meeting On election asy. .s 9s thst n! No. 2N
transaction Of tue buatnoas Of tbs town. They
further denied that oanyaas OF al tho votes Ma
made, or that Evans, Phillips. and Qlosson xsra
my 'it.es s se4 aaeh town nesting. ~ dous y
virtue Of thets holding oYer IN lac respective oice
. @ .ss s ass e t sp 2ss ;<.o mAi Tss
Clerk. aud That ". L. H. Gray ta AAsatsor instead
ct 1hillps md declare their Intention To reoosaiis
In + regard 10 10 .llesation sh.s the South. Town
Board rteosnise ts y.la1 q " l;.s orn slsstloa
IL Saapsi!!ssl : :.nd d. .l5svnr james aeesSn q =!
S,r T0Ta gss* ,s sfend.s. tas ss.ae s,.'s hsa IT,,
ole.f i q. To.p E soatl elieago lor " ~ ~
ss 10 ss Hss1 psa. s IL ss Ill.,
had right to do, they accspted tho resignation q
h9aas s I'D u,S sgSSasa
ssms nsotng, ii eoctsd wesss T. Carver fexn derk. IN
Eiace of lanes dleeson Hbo ~ ~ holding oxer; I'D
had bean elected attempted to TAXA part In thu meet
The defendant. then 10 to give account Of tbs
meeting Of tbs Town oarsl April 49, aud tho grounds
on which tue town ofoArs ware than and tcro eloot-
eac se oees IT Io rr s seon lily
admitted ssidence to rrove tho ieg.stng OF he
election. fro,n Which 4 vs. aaown has aesson aaa
ton prior to the election to appear 10 b. eteots and
Ryan, Evans doeson, and Phillips to appear
ThoPnton was selssod 70 be ehossn aioderatoF tts.
fraudulent bal!os wero cast, tho bozes wero ttute
ths 5eelon rendered void. According to hsfr duty.
tey therefore rroceeel in good faitli 70 ballot tor
s sn Of A 1.y "a u T.
nasl C.llaghsn Collector, aud ". y. Carver Town
Clark. tasly, ths defendants deny that eourt d
chAncesy hs any 1urset!on In tho cass, md a9k to
hayo the b!ll dsmasod snd lbs .njunetton refused
NJ Mason .so req .hs .I.t 1 q y e. F. osrvt ar,
| 1nd, aud acted ~ Town Clerk At two meetings.
TuH ANSWER Or uEnMtNN LKB,
xaea9a H. " T.. p9os
osatsd moderator It ihs town oiectou, hut alleged
that Thomas Hoyne received majority. Of votes,
United a that he led eeraoste q shs eiectlon of
!. q: sis IL q e. 'ssss
day Of April Phillips esed on him Tor tho aastas-
auenliy' sa ent heiors .hs aiius q tho t delivered
| them to Mr.. 2r~J. Hs did no - hs under.
stood from common report thss ths uls lsss Boath
nossd II s!sc.sng H. dr.y msas this set .til NOR
Ths answer not being verified. tho Asldavit of Ill.
was read to thu same effect ~ hls snn"ar and IN
iangthy AnRWsr Of
| ~ .. u. 1nAY
the .nawor of liz Town board. but IL mora specific
relating ths various irregularities Ia connection With
t5s ss :S Jsss:ast.sa \ ssur: = sssas:s;: Is: e;
aIao characterized tho Tits report Of tho to"n msot
m ns IL u nSh sna
NJ Tulsy .hsn rs.a til. .,a.,tt. 2. Ps.ss p.se v:
ID proceedings Of DAva Thornton in opcn!ng Tho san
Il ap os.ss1 .ssa T. a. G.y @ose ooansa ito
stance Of tho testimony o these gensenen VA si'en
MI Lincoln nart read lhe atldavita Of ]. 8. 5copsr,
hsxas Mn' 3h:ss
~ Ass:: 4;;s: inn l. IL! As:s;; ::s H:
AAnts had besn II Lbs polls ths eroser paEs Of e'eo
ton day md lad 4eon scarcely ons .pocmsn Of ths
Evans ackas which ws afterrard deoaf'da "
behalf ct ph ns.t tqS hs noo5 t1a 20 OF, oera 4
office both OF which objected 10 by Mt. Tuey,
On behaf Of the defendants, unloss they should bs
VENT anothar persoa from doing .ayta.ns
Il was not trisi 10 so rehs to n oca 6sswsen ~
claimants. it VA not suswer TO the bill TO say shs
no election bad beea bad Tho lsw sppotntea ~
electtou was had, aud such oteeEs rore oeetod lhs
L. ballots could not b inquired tuto. The persons
counting tho votes ttte to act in good fa!h - ts!
took counsel ~ to ths proper nlsuner In which %
Judge Farssli here interrupted, ..yna that r. aa
no. 't xoa ' bss.s.s H. esn @
had been counted together but a those vsrons item.
enameEated to show tho means which we1s esr
Il W. not claimed That the particular mauusr q q
counting tho votes would msko the election void by
"a isd procured themselves 10 be declared eoc!cd.
Mr. usues then droppsd tho aEsument On tae sss .s.
81 s tsl sssn ss IT,
Ing losrd we're marhy ministerial ollcesn, sud tht
qua in which they ware .utGFzsd 70 ss,1aaa .ss %e
ID 10 ther duty In Tho present Instance tho doubt
was 40 gress hat large smount Of eridcnce W. r. :.
qutred 70 ahow taeau tbelr duty. Tho h''dasns !
thoy shown fraud sufficiently clear. hoteoyst ~ %
certificate Of tho Torn board Has not sufficient "
conl1orcrt khs ptima iAule aaoxiug Of ths elecoa'
!, AR. ROuNTREK ,.,
followed on behalf Of tho County Cetk, urging ss
11r, Lsb had REeady dciyed the books ent, sa X,
Il forp no Injunction could change the fscti and tais
oven II tIcy had not yet dono 80 the Court LAO Nv
Jurisdiction Id tho present aetlon. ..
o The Court lien adjourned until this noEn!ns "a
lii. Tnley viii make hl4 argument. Tho case Va
y probably occupy tho greater part Of Tho dAy.
it Got Her LDatcFs
Il Charlottetrllie ipa.l J,5tFsanfan; ,.u.1
il For many days wo hhyo noticed an old coloiss
woman p,odIlng her way to the Post Office, move!