, 1880-04-26
ELECTION FRAUDS.
Examination OF the Two Seventh
Ward Judges.
a Olcnr Case Against Them on
Ono Point Mt Least.

rbo caeo OF Tho People ve. Edward F., niias
n.rcv. Murphy ard william Tobin, charged IN
tfnir carnoity rs Judges OF election OF tho etftn
n.oc,nnt of tho Seventh Wnrtl at tho last town
.,nn,fon With having voloted tho Election laws.
- nat tnoy received fraudulent votcs knowing
sten IN bn such, and also destroying ballots with
sn,nut 10 dcfrnud, vas called before Juhtico Dc
asnrs saturday afternoon. Mr. g. ". Woot1mnn
ssnncarea for tho People and charlcy Heed on
Snhnli Of tho Cluzons' Association. Tobin wns
su% Mr.. Edward r. Dune arpontcd for
M"rnhv. Tho "sbop" Of Justice Dc Mars
~ss crowded With fronds Of the &C.
s,'sod, Tobin's cronics bolng lnrgely
~ crcoss. Onacconnt Of tho Jnui, 1t wns ut ElrAt
nrnnosc{t to try the caso III tho Madls0n.etroot
Police Station, but by gonorol consent tho
ohaneo was not malo.
NIL T. T. rNossEN
~.s the first witness called. lie had been ap-
r,onted ono of tho Judges Of election, but, bust"
rcts nroyonting his attondnnce, hu went to tho
no1a on tho morning Of election and mRdo nm
raort to havo Republican appointed In hls
stead. He thcro loarncd that Murphy and Tobln,
9bo trootter Judges, had selected one hcceuley
n ill tho vacant trust Witness supposed ho
rnutd hayo acted If he had chosen 10 do 50, and
al not know anything personally Of tho alleged
frauds. -..--
was present IN tho morning when bfr. Woodman
demanded TINT
A REPUBLICAN, C51AILENoEn
ha allowed In tho room whero tho hallot-boxes
Toro and heard both Murphy ard Tnb!f refuse
e at soT shoy pyh yen1ns % so he peo
propo.e 10 have any Republican around M!t.
WI ~n% !osfe Kcy, # ho of F2S N" 81 Newhcrry
ssa o. as wss nca wan Il i0 ssn gHs al 2as ss
under Tho nnnlc OF Michael Shannon,
Pffestdbss tba ballot " beas was kep tIo ssss
xaow where th9 m bn0ts 0Ees we5e T. a aho
bad been cas Witness hat! kcEt accornt sS Of
tbis 10 be- la5 ballots In excess Of the actual
number deposited In tho boxes
ts S1 tSE poE was sa 'hp hPoaRt to ho Gers
b. John O'Dricn, and TINT tho lock was broken
and The s h9a empty: y,.,.,o.,as voro .vorn cs N
sSsS sasT pfs
heGasSs;a aoG nesfea, saa aad " 1'u''' "N'D ' p'''S
"oANEY" MURPHY
Ena called in bis own defense. Ho tcstsfed that
there waa no purpose to exclude ex Mr IL, prossor
eoivcd, and DO and Tobln excluded ehal!engess
@ stood % ihat % 10 one but police officer should DO
allowed T. enteE re sesEct Presne,s et ceiling
@ sho harsaay y
Seass eass s oeked Stci then S Ii lis
o!uding, that US ho, bud served bis coun-
II all dsy and d. night 4 waa nee; nee;
fsfss = more Importance Hin tae 1sss,y i ths
boatno dreams of Dadys triumphant oiection,
and knew nothing OF tho boxes until M told noxt next
Of hor
loakod and sealed, and rs far as he knew wero
Il Gvercd. @ I'll lie sWoTo that Woodmnn At the head
Of about fifty other drunken men. nsado = rush
fSs Re aax 9t s e
tendon to stca! tho ball0t.boxes. lie thorc-
fore With the assistance Of the other judges
I Ths Fellow Si'l tod bis story viii, an r q injussd
Innocence. Mr. Heed OntenV0rcu 10 shnko httu
on the cross-oxamination, but With little snc-
cess.
WILLIAM Ton1H,
hold, told bis story M viii Wiz apparent apparent Honesty. Il
was @ evident that Murphy was tho prime ,, mover
Ss4 Of Il so se ana sh
out the Instructions Of Murphy unwittngy.
JOHN o'DntEN
testified that ut II o'clock Thursday night, as ho
Hb8 fUklFulu8 u3HI8 lEOtu II uElnklux 8EHHCct &c
stumbled over ono Of tho empty boxes on Four
nanslou. AZ he Ind also noted as Judge Of cleo
"nnd" was, and Immediately commenced a
search for tho ballots which he supposed hnd
been dumped out by some ono. In looking
about ho found tho other box. io then went to
.Tobih'6, but could not get In, and met with no
hettor success in finding Murphy. Tho noxt dny
ho hitod boy to take tho town box to tho
G!orkb othpo, and wont personally to tho City
Clerks Office and delivered the othor ono.
This WEE all tho Testimony. and
NIL. REED ADDRESSED TIE COURT.
Ne said TINT Murphy and T0bin could not plead
ignorance OF tho INV III refusing to allow chal-
.!en4GFH to rcmnln In tho room during tho day,
Tor II thoy did not know the Inv they should
haTo informed themselves before consontlng to
act as Judges.
:. The fact TINT Murphy did not deliver tho boxes
as required by tho statute, hut took them to bis
house, was In his mind conclusive evidence TINT
1e Intended to commit n felony, and 1t WINS a
TAR Inference that ho md Tobin had nut up a
3oa to hhvo tho boxt8 stoten md rltfed. lilo
asked In the Interest 0f public dccenBy
and the purity Of the bull1t-box that tho con-
tplfatots bo hold to tho Criminal Court, where
too1r outrage upon Justice could hG denlt with IN
amannor TINT would strike terror to tho hoArta
q thoao WHO indulge in falso md fraudulent
eS ELECTIONS: IF: sulliyan spoke for hls client
e a9oio. md after Mr. Dunno bud fntrly attcmrt-
Enuna man Of unquostlonabto reputation, tho
Solst TOOK tho matter under Advscment, and
Promised to submit mn opinion oarly this wcck.
;Iae proof being 80 pln on tho point Of OK
G!usioa OF challengorat! It Ia hard to SEQ how tho
s"suce can avoid holding tho ncouscd.