, 1876-04-08
ta't tsFa't mcctin7 lad been organized befnro tho
,rtsa hnu! ant TINT II should not have beon leId

tAtH vent OIL 10 "a" tint thern Na4 no dispute
to tl,e fncts ia tim cue, n,,t lie ,Ied tInt t1,a
wholo inattet wa Illegal 70 far a. lilo votes cast
~ the box presided tycr by Ryan unse concoru-
o.. ite t,eI,l that II these parties had been al
.oae o 70 moa .';s:ssoa witont. any !.rotost,
joct TT fixing an hons t,T ,as At Which to hold
thu town tnootlnr wss to give notice 10 tie ct,-
zona 20 that they could not bn foscstacl by n,.y
Illegal aet 0lsleotA bal TO 10 elected tn accord.
anco With iaw. mud tic party which heId tho
non-resident Coma,lc.o Induus Or th:cn
t;ansd,cfs might haye eotno ovor aud l.etl
galtv. aud organized before y click.
When tho !aw-aGltliug people canle and de-
ulandoi adulittanco they wcro refused. aua they
went to the place which thcv could get nearest
to tho ono designated b., tho County board an II
roting-plac mud there deposited their ballo:a,
after having d1ly elected Moderator, which
WAS according to Law. There was 10 reabon
Mhy people should bc disoufsanchsed by pub
ltc calamity.
At this BtaRo Mr.. yocke interrupted and eou,o
taik ~ to procedure euaued.
Nj. Desicaaou said he Hould like to hear ao1uo
testimony.
Mr. voc1sa asked for pos.poncmout Till
Saturday or Mon:lnv, to wtlici, lo thought aIr.
lso2t would no. object.
Mr.. loo.-1 m,gL. not it had nothing else to
Thu. Moderator said that Ao thought ho had
HonictiaE to ray about that. II ttes wanted to
Postpone, I'LL afternoon Was time enough as tho
matter Ind to be expedited.
Mr; socko aald that no person would bc iu-
tufcd by poAtpoHnmcnt.
alr. Root strenuously objected. Ills wf:ncasea
lad attended, thtea auccetsiye day., nnd they
were working men. Besides, public interest
ought to be considered TAofo wcro lot Of
clerks delayed, "to expected pnv for their ser
Vices III assisting in counting tho votcB
E31nsel then agreed to 70 OF, with tue case.
Justices Scully and Morrison we1o both Present,
tho latter swearing tic witue1ses.
HENRY vALK.
Who resides ut $50 Blue Inlaud n1enne, WIS The
Gsgt called. Iis testified aa to tho facts PFC
yiously detailed. lie stated that about 1:3u
oclock uan In his Hhirt.aleores catnn out and
called tho nieotinE to order, md nominated
Moderator, and tho motion seconded. Eomo
ono clse nominated the bammey Ny1n Tho
Chair put tho lsst-numci candidate, ,and declared
him elected; tue noes outnumbeEcd the Aycs.
Tic board wns organized by ten minutes
| a meeting to order al tho Barlo I,lace, when tr.
! Millard was elected Moderator. They asked for
almttance Into Jim 1:yuu's poll. in rent of
Doolcy'A salooa, bit were tciused; they tclo-
graphed to headquarters for ndvice, and wero
told to opca yotlng'placo as nour TO tho polls
| designated sa they cou!, ata then they went to
tho opposite corner. The w'tness said voting
o'clock. bv hs und 4 half-lozen other watches.
| L1Iis 1luett, whn lives 1t 113 West Eighteenth
Ftreet. corrob0Eatel tia testimony III Mr. |nI:1.
They asked Evan 20 ALLOW challenger, Gnd tho
lay wss cx,:aiueu to t1ut Worthy. E.au ro-
.ea HAT hc would bold tho position. and that
ho ,lid:,'t caro- for tho law. Ho tetc, tni,;ed
tho si;ap hy lin watch. vuk was nominated
fos .iuderat"s first; tho voto waa only ta:cn on
s:5aa, Hho was tanned last tho noes wero 1noro
numerous than tho ayes; tloro weso only about
twenty }crsos.a prctent, about fourteen being
Republicans.
aH. AfnEs e. .1r.LAR7
Na4 Eexs E;yurn: Iic resides b, NJ. 1a25 Wcut
Tnnt,ty-Itc5t1 Ysrlot lin tr-:tttl III Tho ,tt.,
Il a,-'.. :@ minutes 10 o'c:pc:s tuesday aaura-
inc ITO aaE.d Ryan to afitnis him; hc c.t.ycd
tho ro'!l.s,.p1aca and de.2nudoi tao rights Of
.!,a rot efa nua y challenger within. Iyu, tn!t1
thu Wt:.P'. to Bl. up and get out, or ho would
nc. s,e-S., Eekoy to pnt him ont. II tho Ser
gc"nt wotlld not 10 II. ha G;tan} would do it
l.ir:Bels. Tho witoess then dota;Iea the sutso-
aue1's pEocSe1Iase; and 6hosod hov Doolcy.
Hymn. Pat Mcdonald. and lot of other BUM
lneis nnd faouller-hitt attempted to stoll
away tic Iuoples rights.
TIE wi,ucsfs asaloa 70 tho Moderator that.
when he tlTst went into Ryu,'s room, he talill-
I ari) had mt bocn f'cc:cd. After be wan cAosen
| Moderator 10 nskol Sorgt. Foscy to break u ua
sh' s.t,o: waa barred au1 ho mas refused adlnt:-
| ta:&t I!4e ouIccr declined, as 1t was priysto
| d1rl*,g.
| :,egt 'yesor WIS then examined, but he threw
! no further tight on thu subject.
AlT fucHe SAID things had taken different
| ehapo f,on what he expelled uo then COLL
suited his c!ients, mud tho taking OF Testimony
| was resumed.
| OTTO uA01sl1,
Of 5ih 13lia Island avenue. tcstifrd that 1,e wan
at tic Eol!s ut twenty minutes to o'clock. Tho
o:i,or side got thoir forces In tho euoous in tho
vicinity. aud a. 1:3u o'clock pushed the respect
ntle people from tho rtcps Of thu intended poll
ing-pInco. Doolcy calirl tho mcotine to order,
hn1 paid no, attention to Ealtss nomination,
though pRdo before that OF Ryan. Several yoteB
were taken before O'Clock.
John Fnnderpocl. OF No. i5 Eighteenth place,
vas tho witness who Glazed THO Testimony Tor
tic Republican vosors. lio said tho chalicngera
wero ordered from thu polls By Ryan.
Another consultation was then Lel DetneeE
tho Democrats and THUR counsel. Tney then
called OIL
JOHN A'KESSA,
u rcd.facc1 youth. will, his hair parted nearly
over tho left oye and falling iIl graceful fo!us
over very low forehead. llo lived at Twenty
sixth mud Moore nt,oets. lilo went on to my
TINT l>oolos came out from Ills saloon at 7:30
o'clock, calod tho fow bunapaEs toGethor, aud
calIol Oh Pai Mcdonald to preside. Some ono
nouuntcd Walk anA somo ono ctao Ryan. rat
put the vote Oh Ryan, aud ls YVES declared
elected Moderator. N'stnosa saw DooleY's
e"'k' wnch is over tho bar md no ono votcd
clock was going becauao ho heard it
tick lie WAS not opposed 10 cha1lengoss bo!ng
admitted 1fo actei ns clerk. John O'Conner,
Con Griffin, aud lin sEan a!l testified AZ to their
audacity 70 Bay ho WA duly elected Moderator
by tho voice ri tho people. Iio wout ou to pic-
turo tho cutl4AA!asm OF the buln1uers who nomi.
uato1 him. Tho clerk put tho nomination to tho
pcupe. mud ho MAS euctcli.
A Notary namod Gravity. catno next lie was
Moderator Int yaar. aud lle waA elected in tiso
ra3le WY. liz didn't talia E1,y yotcs till m,,.-
ntcs aftcr 8 o'clock. lilo know TINT waa tho
hour. because ho looked At uoo!eya clock.
ThlH cloaed tho Testimony, and 3Ir. yocko
made u brief argument liu admitted that tho
mootlng wns not o,ganlzed according 10 aH, but
That tho votes in tho b'ss; box wesc legal.
eI1s. ROOT
replied verv briefly. lilo slated that ho would
tneretY speak upon question, Ut Inv which had
| aliseu. Tho election carre.l on IL rear Of
l!oolcy's ealoon was illegal from itB inception.
| THO clorks An1 Moderator had 10 power to aet.
| Sumo were thero 1s curly as G31 u'cloS1. Tho
tntonton VIA to defrn,sd. Walk and Nyan did
| not enter into tho question, When they d,-
| cliued to net ntltior parliamentary law, auu
clected Ryan, 1t showed I'LL intention to tlcfrau!.
| At particular monlclt tho Ea!oo,,.koeppr ap-
rualyl III his Hhi1t-slcoycu and called thu lnee-
| iln To uftInr. lIa ELL III lA Ehnitinan End Mod.