, 1876-04-06
THE SOUTH TOWN.

Ycssor,lay afternoon, about 1:3O o'clock, quite
q largo number OF tho loading Republicans OF
tho South Side, among whom wero ]. II. C!ouRh,
O. II. Cu1bortaon, Atthnr Dixon. retce ragc,
Elliott Anthony, Col. Ricaby, Col. lluntor, and
W. II. Eddy, congregasod ut tho portal Of 204
Lasallo street, tho otlco of she Town Doaed.
They came to Boe the voto Ut tho town election
held Tuesday countad, aul 10 participate In any
movement that might bo considered requisite by
tic Republicans to prevent any attempt at
fraud that the Democratic wirc-rnllerR
In the employ Of Milo Evans might maka to
count in that worthy to tho Office OF Towh COL
lcctor. Tle door Of tho Office was locked, and
burly policeman. tnking his easo In big chair,
kept gunrd within. TAotc woro also Watching
him and the vault In which tho bsllot-boxos weso
stored threo citizens, one acting as q vigilance
cornmittoe on tho part OF tho Republicans. A
fcw minutes lator Ed Phillips, tho Town A.
eesaor camo along, and, pushing his way
through tho crowd which was clamozing for all
mittancc, succeeded 10 ontcrtng The sacred
abode, whoro lahs spring he fixed up tho per
eonal property tax to suit himself vt the csponso
At q o'clock Town-Clerk qleAson, accompa-
MED by Mike Evans aud o lot Of Lily hcnclmen,
whom ne claimed to be Assistant Modorators.
appeared on the eccne. Tho door w's openot,
ea AL Tnsh9a ns Is sn toehel and
commence the count Of tho voto. but those WHO
did 40 expect we1o doomed to disappointment.
Clark Clemson announced that, after oonsulta-
tion,Ino did. not .a ssy " Z Tnom ,enn nn,n "aa
O'Clock this afternoon. On being prossed for
reason for thsn rrocrast!uation hc stated that Dnfn
Thornton. ito Moderator who had boen ftaudalcntly
4 FAIR or ISFt.AMrD ETEs,
and was not ablo to prcal!o There Has considerable
headci by Glerf Gleason, On tho part Of tho Repub
lcans present, who bccAtno impressed With tho Idea
That asa IN 1a e asdee Paf a 1s tho
eonplish some tkulldusge5y which would. 4
rfa h s!sas Hso sad
ance in oilco Of hofdo Of unclcAn feeders 4. tbs
Thornton shouti 10 sent for, aud that tho work Of
cauvans!ng tho vote should ut onco eomnence, in
con9p''anee With tho AGREEMENT mAdo On Tueaday
aIeasen firmly refused 10 DO s1ythlns ot the kind
He said be had satcn legal adstea on t1e qrsstiun
wholly In tho province Of tho Moderator and hta ss-
sisssnts, and that ho Lad nothing to do with tho mat
Dy this .ine quito large crowd had a..emb1ei on
hs t. 1T ~
joyinR. Al the suggestion of Sit: Anthony Gleason
went out md informed tho crowd that tho business
had been postponed' md Tho tnnl4tude accordingly
QUITE CONNECTION
nov epsse1 upon the charge ns1s H., by hlr Anthony
Mixes henchnien who wore III tho room hhaEtly nftrr
dnRh. Of Tuesday had y, t,,ne5;ssa n';sa WIN T. sae H. vanit
Jcct, a1l. Hunter made The following statement to
TnlnusE reporter:
After Tho meeting on Tuesday night remained t.
policemen. About midnight Mr. Thornton sud alr
Gleason rstnrned to .ho Eoo@ md reaaed M isF a ss
aud tho Hoy. Arthur Mtchel ca1no to the door. MIR
IsGe called me, and went out 10 speas to him. III
told mo that looking through crack 10 the door h
had observed some ous tamerng With tho yault door
Altar m absence Of about . minute ans
asfea sn,erea htard eof :. of tho tarnins Of ta
combustion ia tho vault-door hnt saw nranG
ton and dlcason went away, leaving Phillips two po
lcsmen, and myself 10 sca that nothing was disturbed
THE HON. ELLIOTT AsTAoSx
makes Tho following statement CONCERNING the atovt
v.s o!er there la.t tTue.aayl night Will tht
ss Ss %ses at . %
vault Adler good deal Of negotiation, II w.s aaall,
nj R:sesso1s Il sou cnssa sSe
poliee,nen should remsn tlers over aisht. mud tha
sysryIoay ess shOu bo EXCLUDED isyn the the
Ss then se1 .oss!S.og ss es' 70 at. DO .s Won
tnrued with tho lunch for Them W. Knocked on III
o1 Sf so1 H. "e
body else IN tho roo but to hase thu lunch taken IN
b,de, which dune wlrn knucked. Mr. ruy
oeeasIoneI ~ Tho tatsua out yateF4ay o
;o,.ap pane Which, e FL ssS' to ,Ins nu' .oda. u
slstecnth Of = Inch p .ar .,omonsay suddenly pps
e e as Aa ss
tako this lunch. We were there rrotably twenty tnn
utts aud called for IT. iIuntss After ,fs ,iun.s
icslsS ous I'd taiiieg VIII ,,,sI; NJ; isss \, n
,xrson walk up to tic door Of this vault sa essh
anauirta M Of ilaater low il happened that Thorn!t
md tleason wcrs back In tho room. aud What II
were doing. tnun called for Thornton and uleas
Thoruton II ] III how il wa iii, ho sntl sr oleason
tnat room when ths arrangement was publicly ma
tMo @ Policemen Policemen, % iiunter, and H. PHILLIPS
saia they were shero y nesc accident; thas thsJ
lax s1a s1s pef ss 1aa t Il
md ih.n sstI to Ar. Thornton, Has That vault "a
Dssa H. sa II hsd 30; % %apspSsa SnoM u
oIaeJ. @ sis !" il ss.ied aud did not an.wer dlree
ts.i ;,ais dsar il. been oreasd snd yas hayo T.
deiocted. The witnesses 4 Il .le r,sh. hsrs" H. 4:
nsss. H. Mshe1i s s ..w H. il. turned 10 Mts
eli and said, = Nj. aii.cl4eu, aId you me7" \
11itchall said. :" saw you u Thornton. ono Or
olhet." "Are YOU willing to Hwear Ntt7 said Oh
Avu. Bald A1itchellt al All, ready 20 aws
to il IN sny court In thts cuuntr]
Ne wranaled orer tlis thing, and they evA!eA
our questions. Fina!iy told Thornton and 0leas
that we would sr1asiu there Until moInin9 II IN
did not thAvo lbo premises completely aud entirely.
denounced them fur their fraud. After wransln
saw them lea7e, sad then We LETT .l4o. !, After
~Als w wcnt back up tbsro 10 whether tluy VT
there, sat round for while aud finally iett.
The officers who wtFe LIFT on duty aru Juhu Cros
ho. ii, and Edward 1Anesgtn. Eo. ..
TIE NEy. ARTHUR NIIGMELL'A BTATKNEHT.
Some facts, of Which ,uySels and few other 6.
tlemen coRhizant after midnight lsat uisAt, H
be Of Genssal interest. 1t IL correctly &tated III
morning ! Tribune that wien tAs determination
boen reached to postpone tho nna' count of The W
Of ths South Town until y. IL. to-day u Wa urcit
tlAl COL Hunter, ou the I4st Of tho Republicans.
alE. Phillips, for Tho psmocssts. should solh.tsu'
committee 10 atay with sho txo l1iaee.snt srihin
no othes ps1sons should hare sccea4 TO tAeIil II
citizens it tbs plaza felt /. natural unwltnRt
fI,a fx1tt If ii