, 1876-03-21
ELECTION FRAUDS.
Tho twentieth, Ward Case Draw.
Ing to n Close.
Further Testimony Against the Men
Who Acted as Judges.
An Effort 10 Whttewash Bnr.Tenders and
plckfc.Ee,ldlers.

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r,o ..,o, -, ~, rr,..,... ,r.,
ano VIA. u ino ,, a"eoslo'h ward Judges OF
e,set'a' ,''' ena'eea "a.u eunot7 ahorseom'ngs'
which mas occupied tho Criminal Court for sov-
aral days, occupied tho Court again Yesterday
yo1Ep ron urcx.
~ ~ 1o,ns w,. ,ho nxa, ,,,.- r.,
~. t., 'SsH ". ""o Wv nD' ssuosa. tto .Sca
w. oo e'al" 1.1ee'' ano Sotea 1of u. y. LUCK
at tho Ftrat Precinct.
uustavus 1Ank llved al 2l2 Einzio ssroot, aud
voted for l.. q. Iiuck At tho Fj.ys Precinct,
.anos ,4smit'0n lived at loi Michigan street,
"''a 'o'e" ''' -. y, LUCK ~ 'ne flfss Ffocinct.
lived A. ass Ontario street, and was at tho no]fs
of The First prrclnot At tha ,atn eloc,,o, Wh.,
ia f,s4 vot d, III. ,o,,, a.. ..-,-,.
tatona so i'm. s,,o inJ,.s wv ,,, "s ~, "elo eat
with difficulty. Directly aitor opening tho polls
ho demanded the admission Of Hopuhican
challenger, but wna told tloro ,cos fn,roaly oro
in I'm qoom it, ,,,on ,a,S ~, w., Wv
. . 40 ."oo s''a wv JAoheS "us llo
had been authorized to nr't III challenger. and
anS vs W. ~ snGfo 1ol 1o paltY IL was With
out aulnoFtS. AN tho ans"ors ho could
Ees Wese e'aaito: Ao WE hustled hway
stom snI ,,o, lno 'a w,n,'ow .,,, sosotal times,
snu, M a,toe Great deal q sronoe. and securing
sno asu q! tne pollce' ~; bltt'hger was ndmit-
teo a. cna'iehscf. Al LINT S!Mo thn tnl!y-llse
"a "a tne ~ outMuo nnnnefed w so'oH and the poll
nst ~. mo window curta'na waro Then raisea
hnu sH loualnoa up nMtli about o'clock, when
.ao} were aEain pulled Gown 40 tint no ono
con.a w. see VIM "as Roias on.
tFogstIan',hea: TIC dia not know or his
oWh KhoNteoGo thas tho laan on tho In
500 cal!ning to, 70 Republican chal-
ieogsr LAD any authority. i1c was Captain Of
tno ua!'ot-bof etua1!s, and had tho authority to
eppoillt some one. lie understood That tho iuan
mno S1 waa ax sac 10 20 acting al challenger Ind
oesn appolhsea Ml.5ea 1adRe.
II f.
saa1 M1 saw aos.n crawford interfere and order
Slf. MllltnE away from tho window when ho HAB
soaa'hs lilo Lection !aW' -
s11GEt n snEhEn
tho Indictment he was objected to by the do
3onsa.
l.. Mr.. Aoed ehid tue matter was In tho dsscre-
t.on oi tho court, anu 10 iisst knew Of tho wit
ham tlat .o 1adges actually put tiekots into the
Do1 ", ta1I Wefo not handed IN 1t the window, and
shat ho aaw thotn 90 u. ,........
Ioe Cohft ruled That tho evidence WAS inhd-
n mlssau.o 1noes ino rules. aud thu prosecution
announced shas ali o. ia ovideuce was tn
- alebsIs. lteeo ald van Afnhn, shu some or
sho prosecuting WitAosses then rottt Cd to MI Ad-
Joahtug room LOT consultation. 10 Tow mo-
ments they returned and Mr. Reed Hald that
MHey haa eonoladod to drop tho prosecution OF
CtaVioFd+ tunsmuch ~ be wAs not one Of the
Judges, and under et!e avides!ca they could not
aaa his convection: ~ Its OWE mind thore WAS
20 70 doons o! C1a~1ord's oSot,oihcousness and
that he advised with the Judges III Whatevot
"as a. done.
1he Eourt accordingly ordered Crawford'a dis.
charge, but inbteaa OF biz Ko1ng out he senAine1
WIN tno oeieudanta ano cohIihuco 10 manifest
the deepest interest Ia tho case.
ihe evidence for tho doleuse voa then com.
nencea' and :
SHERIFF. AdEEW
Nns thc hrat witness Called: lie visited the First
Precinct polls early OH tho morning Of the elec-
~ nNf a a