Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-09-18

Mr.. weibel being again called. finally voted

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Mr.. Weibel being again called. finally voted
as Mr.. Adamson had indicated-So.
The motion was lost.
John Dixon, COL, being sworn, said: l veted
in first ward. l voted the republican ticket.
Mr.. Hammonds gave me the ticket. L Was con-
vIcted of stealing a coal sledge. 1 did not tell
Mr.. Tut who 1 voted for, He never asked me-.
Franklin X. Tut: | know John Dixon. He
WIS convicted of stealing picks or something OF
the kind. He told me Mr.. hammond gave him
his ticket, and that he voted for Turner.
Joseph Bowman: Dixon told me he voted for
Turner. 1 arrested him Tor illegal voting.
Mr.. shewalter desired to show by the poll
book that DixoE had voted.
MIR. Williams moved that Mr.. Jno. E. BascOm
bc sworn. Mr.. Shewalter SAID this was not
necessary, and asked Mr.. Bascom for the poll
book, which he refused to submit to inspection
unless ordered to do so by u majority of the
council, thinking. no doubt to delay proceed
ings, and possibly to block them, as the neces-
sary majority of all the votes could not be Sc
cured. Mr.. Shewalter said the poll-book was
pablic property, and demanded to be allowed
to see 1t. Mr.. Bascom refused. Mr.. Shewalter
asked for q blank writ, when Mr.. Bascom
angrily hurled the poll-book across the room to
him. MIR. Shewalter proved his point, folded
tine book up nicely, and, with the obsequious
politcness of u French dancing master, crossed
the room and handed it back to Mr.. Bascom,
the audience grInning at his evident discom-
future.
MIR. Shewalter read section of statute disqual-
ceny from voting.
Mr.. Williams moved that John Dixon's vote
be excluded from the count.
Mr.. l am satisfied Dlxon's vote Is
illegal, and shall so vote.
Mr.. Williams motion was carried unani-
mOusly.
Mr.. Bascom in a somewhat excited manner
demanded that he be allowed witness fees for his
attendances. No attention was paid to the de-
mand.
Match Brown, col: 1 live In the first ward. !
don't know who l voted for. Don't know what
ticket l voted. Can't read. Don't know wheth-
er it was Il democratic or republican ticket. !
was convicted of stealing coal from Mr.. Casper.
| Served three months in county Jail.
Mr.. Joseph Chinn: know Monroe johnson.
He is In Jail for illegal voting; was in prison be-
fore for stealing meat. He told me two or three
| times that he voted for Turner. He is still in
jail. He was sent to Jail for stealing from Con-
cordia.
Mr.. Joseph Bowman Match Brown told ne
he vote ed for Turner; only one Turner running.
Henry Turner.
Mr.. Williams moved that the votes OF Match
Brown and Monroe johnson be excluded from
the count.
Mr.. Adamson: Match Browns vote was nc
doubt illegal. His vote ought to be thrown out
but we have not sufficient evidence as to how h.
voted. He says he does not know how he voted
Mr.. Williams motion, prevailed.
Thos. Seawell: know VIM. L. Lewis; ht
came from LeavenwOrth; he told me he voted th'
radical ticket at the city election; and said h'
voted for Turner. He came from Leavenworth b. II
the latter part of winter or early part oil spring
Jno. W. waddell: VIM. l.. Lewis worked TO
me. He came from Leavenworth City her
carly in the spring. He said he had lived in Vir
ginia and afterward in Leavenworth; cam
from there here. The coalshaft there stopped an
he came here to dig coal.
Joseph Owens: L saw VIM. l.. Lewis vote
He had a republican ticket in his hand, an
went with 1t to the ballot-bON.
Mr.. Snewalter submitted the case, calling til
councils attention TO the fact that u years resi-
dence is necessary to qualify a person to vote
MIR. McCausland moved that the vote of Wm
L. Lewis be excluded from the count. Carried
Mr.. Shewalter introduced Monroe johnson t
satisfy the council as to how he had voted.
Monroe johnson: l came from Concordl
here. l voted in the city election Tor Mr.. Tui
ner. l was convicted OF stealing wheat ut Cor
cordia, and served 60 days in Jail.
: Mr.. McCausland moved that the mayor
D monthly appointments be confirmed. Carried.
Mr.. Adamson moved to adjourn. The unde
standing being that the adjournment should |
l to the next night the motion was carried. III
4 mayor announced the council adjourned. NJ
McCausland asked till when. The mayor SD
without date. Mr.. McCausland protested III
> 1t was not SO understood. The mayor and NJ
> Adamson were disposed to insist that the We
Ii had SO carried, and there was some coniusi'
over the matter, when the mayor finally agre
Il to take the vote over.
. Mr.. McCausland moved to adjourn till to.no
row night at ~ O'Clock. Carried.
= CITY HALL, LEXINGTON, Mo-, Sept. IA. 80.
Council met pursuant to adjournment, prese
r his honor the mayor. Councilmen Davis, Dicke
Hamlet, McCausland, Shave and William
e absent, Messrs. Adamson and Weibel, NJ
n Williams acting as register.
The minutes of the preceding meeting we
read, corrected and approved.
MIR. McCsusland moved that the vote ofJo
N Dixon be deducted from the number of vol
cast for Henry Turner at the city election.
Mr.. +. X. Tut testified: John Dixon told
Is he voted the independent ticket without
Ut scratch. saw him vote it.
The vote being taken on Mr.. McCauslant
motion resulted, ayes, Davis, McCausland a
Williams. Noes, Dicken, Hamlet and Shaw
id MIR. DIcken said lie was not satisfied from
S; evidence how Dixen had voted; that the ball
Of were the best evidence, and ought to be pi
is duced; that there ought to be a way to max
is man do right.
ID Mr.. McCausland moved that the vote Off
IN roe johnson be deducted from the number
tn votes that had been counted for Henry Turn
Carried unanim ously.
n. Mr.. Shewalter introduced evidence to impe,
S, the vote Of Gin Crawford, who voted for
IS, Turner, and who had served a term in the p
itentIary, but seeing II disposition on the par
r. the council to declare the election u tie, to vac
the Office and order a new election, yielded.
Mr.. Dicken offered the following:
ng RESOLVED, That. the council being assemb
Tor the purpose of trying the contest of IhoI
B. Claselt against Henry Turner, having exa
n med and recast up the legal votes, MS returl
&c by the Judges of election. and with all the fa
now before them, find that there was Il tie '
for the Office OF Register and eX-oiiiciO Urea
%. rer OF the city of Lexington Ut the election Ii
in ON the Isl oil June, lSoU, anu tnat no person
ia ceived u majority Of the legal votes cast nor
any person elected to said ofic THAT the hum
of legal votes cast for Thos. d. Clagett was
nd and for uenry Turner 3ss, wherefore the
y. office is declared vacant, and II new election
.Ae ordered 10 be held in the city OF l.
at inSton, on the 5h day OF October, 1850, for
md purpose of Iillng SAID Office; that n commit
-. Of three cOuncilmen be appointed to pro,
ballot boxes aud poll books, and that the ma
give the proper legal notice OF said election
gin required by law.
*, The vote being taken on this resolution res
d. ed, ayes, Davis. Dicken. Hamlet .McCausia
at. Shave and Williams; noes, none.
ent The following named gentlemen were appo
es, ell judges and clerks Of the special election /
MS. held October 5th.
yor First W~ard:-Judges, James Peak. Alexal
Bennett, J. \. Graham. Martin Llllis; Gle
the j. L.. jenkins, Charles Blackhurst, K. Norf
and Marion Easter.
-ity Second Ward Judges, G. A, Kriehn, T.
johnson. Henry Emde, z. 8. Mitchell; Gle
b. John K. Bascom. Albert Williams. Ed. Me
NIL Ed. Ahrens.