The New York herald., 1879-03-29
ELECTION SCANDALS.

GLEk1 IoN oOAN 0ALO.
THE wALLACE-TELLE COMMITTEE STIRRING UP
POLITICAL PERSONAL ANndosrrIEs IN PHILA-
DELPHIA--How THE ''PRoPEssIoNAIs UTIL-
IzED THE CHANCE OF ''GoING FOB" ELECTION
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March %. 1879.
The subcommittee Of the wallace-Teller Commit
tee met this morning in the Grard House and COM
menced the examination of witnesses. Tho inquiries
were principally directed to the operations of the
deputy United States marshals ON election day. The
first witness called resident of the Second
division Of the Twentieth ward. who testified that
the deputy in that division intoxicated and in
tefered with the electors. Complaint was made
against the deputy in the Second division Of the
Twenty-ninth ward He was represented to be
very bad character. and had been in prison
the year before. 1t testified that he arrested
qualified voter on the supposition that
he did not live in the division; but after
his release his vote received it being shown that
he was duly qualified elector. Frank NJ Hutchin
son complained that he had been illegally arrested
on election day by deputy in the Eighth division
of the Fifth ward. but aferward released his
own recognizanco and voted. 1t was testified that
the deputy was regular republican worker In the
division. Michael McCinnis, of the Sixth division
of the Sixth ward, gave his testimony to the effect
that the division blocked all day by policemen,
who interfered considerably with the voters. Wit
ness. who was democratic supervisor. called Mar
shal Homeyards attention to colored repeater who
was endeavoring to vote but that officer. witness
said, refused to act The citizen who challenged the
vote was pushed away from the window and sur
rounded by the deputy marshal and policemen. The
latter. witness said, violated the law by standing
close to the polls.
At this point the committee took recess untltwo
O'Clock. tsr tef
4s... ONE REMARKABLE WITNESS.
At two O'Clock the committee reassembled on the
first floor of the Girard House, the upper room
having been found inadequate to accommodate the
great number of witnesses.
Timothy A. Sloan. who lives in the Sixth division
OF the Sixth ward, testified that he knew Homeyard
the defaulting marshal; he did not see him do any
thing In violation Of law, but his objection to him
that he did not believe him to be resident of
that division; Homeyard's vote challenged but
1t vouched for by polcenan; during the latter
part of the day the policemen surrounded the POLL
and violated the instructions not to approach the
poll nearer than thirty feet; the police and the
deputy marshals acted in concert during the day.
the witness expressed the opinion that the deputies
not they broke the rather than
preserved it; there Were persons who presented
themselves to vote whom witness believed were not
eufitled to vote. Es
based the belief that the presence of policemen
and deputies was not required at that poll there
no necessity for the appointment Of deputies in
that division; witness admitted that he did not know
any who had been deprived Of his vote; he knew
that there more republican votes poled in that
division than there had ever been before.
= Witness to Mr.. Hoar-I have no knowledge Of my
own that any republican voted who had not right
to. but believe there were many who did vote who
were not properly qualified.
Mr.. Cameron to wtness-Do you know whether
Homeyard voted at the February election following?
Witness-To my knowledge he did not; did not sec
him after the November election.
Mr. Cameron-Have you any knowledge that he did
not vote? i.ft
Witness-I don't understand what you mean.
Mr.. Cameron-I mean exactly what say. Have
you any knowledge Of your own that he did not
the question. A
witness-I say that from the knowledge have he
did not vote.
Mr. Cameron-was he registereda
Witness-Yes, sir
This witness was disposed of by Mr. Cameron ad-
dressing him as follows:-'I ask You what you know.
and you answer what you think and believe"
James Morris, of tho First division. Fifth ward,
testified that one Sanno was tho deputy marshal at
that poll; he was drunk, and witness believed him
to be too drunk to arrest anybody witness did not
titled to vote neither did he know Of any democrats
being prevented from voting by either the policemen
John Hughes, Of the First division of the Fifth
ward. corroborated Morris to the condition Of the
deputy marshal on election day. The deputy
got their votes in This witness thought that the
presence Of the deputy marshals intimidaed voters
John hughes, or the tlst DIVISION or the Fifth
ward testified that Sanno. the deputy marshal, was
in drunken condition; 1--WE didn't know there was
any deputy marshal there until about eleven oclock
the republicans got their vote in early and then they
began to give us trouble" Witness did not know OF
any democrats who were entitled to vote who did
not. although. in bis opinion. 1t was not the
republican, fault. Witness tavern
keeper. but, he generally devotes his
time at the polls on election day and
was not near his place. he could tell whether his
place was open not. He worked for Randall aud
went to Washington to see him take his seat.
Charles s. Lincoln. Clerk Of the United States Dis
trict Court. was called. and testified that James
Brown was convicted of personatiag voter in 1872
but was psrdoned out, and Frederick Sherry of the
Fourteenth division Of the Fourteenth ward, deposed
that the James Brown convicted of personaton
the same James Brown who was . deputy at the No.
ycinber election. Witness said he pretty good
fellow, had occasion to md fault with him. and
the democrats seemed satisfied.
John Devine. of the Twenty third division had held
the window book up to eleven o'clock; the Of
the trouble in that division tho police officers
interfering with democratic voters; the Marshal
distributing republican tickets. In answer to q
question put by Mr.. Cameron as to whether he paid
for his tax receipt. witness replied. 1T makes no
difference who paid for it 30 long ~ had it,"
Here the investigation was adjourned until to-
morrow morning.