Daily Republican., 1881-04-14
SECOND EDITION.
THE ELECTION CASES.
continuation of the Trials in the
Us. District Court.


US. District Court.
In the United States Court yesterday
at the conclusion of the argument in
the case OF iMichael Kavenaugh, the
C0art charged the jury saying Ningate
had right to be at the Fourth Ward
polls and to warn the inspectors against
an illegal voter. He had no right to be
assaulted He may have been noisy
hnt the aSsailant was interfering with
him in the discharge of his sworn duty.
United States VS.. Joseph McCatterty
and Henry WitSel. The charge was
that these men, inspectors of the Tenth
Ward refused to receive the lawful vote
of James Matthews, col. The jury was
as follows Henry ECkel, Lewis Payn-
1er, John W. Bartee, Carey Frazer,
Lewis Coke, James NJ, Brackin, Levin
Hitch. Matthew Ford, William M.
Pierce, Curtis S. Watson, Edward
Streets, John w. Phillips.
The defense agreed to admit the fact
that the accused were election officers,
in order TO shorten the trial. The prosecu-
lion then called Matthews who testified
sIs follows | went home before election;
stayed there about six weeks; came
home Saturday before election; had got
my receipt; lived ut ll5 Bird street;
came TO the State in 1878; am % years
old hadn't been away from the city be-
tore that time; was living with Charles
Hall during the election; paid tax when
got my receipt; had me away from
the window so quick that I did'n know
what become of the receipt when |
handed it through the window; police
cot me and arrested me and was taken
TO City Hall was in the hall about
twenty minutes; Henry f. Pickles took
me from the Hall,
tross-examined-My home is in Caro-
line county, Md, came here first March
% 1873; went to Bird street 10, at
Charles Halls; after a week Went to
robert ,JustuS; stayed there eight
months; went home every other Sunday
last Of January, 1879, went 10 Governor
Ponder's; August, 1879, went to Charles
Hall stayed there until September |;
then went to Caroline county: stayed
there six or seven weeks; came back
Sunday before election and took my
residence at No. ll5 Bird street; didn't
say at the polls, had been back two
weeks: heard somebody in the window
day and Fred johnson boarded at the !
house: voted once or twice before that |
officer Chambers arrested me; didn't |
Say to him, II am satisfied that | had .
no right to vote; but they told me had |
and would not have tried it had it
not been for them" was % years old |
last August; was born i'll 1867, in Caro-
line county; Holiday voted, Charles
Hall and myself voted; didn't know
whether Johnson voted or not,
Redirect Employed a man to work
in my place for a week, but when | got |
TO Caroline county was taken sick;when
| came back didn't go to work in my old
place.
Court then adjourned until 10 o'clock
to-day.
'NOT GUILTY"
The jury in the kavcnaugh case cam"
down at 2.30O'clocl<, this morning, with
a sealed verdict Of "not guilty"
In the United States Court this fore
noon before Judge Bradford after the
jury n the Kavenaugh case brought in Il
verdict of mot guilty." the case of Uni
ID States vs., Joseph McCatterty and
Henry Witsel was resumed and the de
fpnse re.cr1sS-examined Matthews, the
proSecyting witness, on unimportant
poipt2
c. H. ID. Bedford, tax collector, tes-
t ned that Matthews tax receipt was
valid and entitled him to vote,
John +. Davis, Of the Diamond STATE
Iron Works testified IL the residence
and id nifty of Matthews.
Charles Hall, co.,, and Elijah Knox
testified to Matthews residence in the
State, and corrohoratcd the prosecuting
witness with reference 10 this.
Daniel +. Stewart testified to Mat
thewS residence in the Tenth ward and
reviewed the circumstance of the refusal
Of Matthew'S vote When the vote WAS
refuse Il he (witn"SS (aSkrd that the oath
De administered to the man that he was
a resident but this was refused several
times.
John Mclaughlin testified that he
saw he vote refused but did not know
VIII tier witness or Leech, (thc Repub-
iican INSPECTOR COnCurred with Nc
Catferty in rejecting the ballot.
After examining George II, Leach, the
Rel ub lean assistant, who testified that
Matthew's vote was refused without him
being con suited, the prosecution closed
having proved the case clearly.
The defence called Patrick Neary, ID. ,
H. Mention, Charles Shields, James Me
Govern, Walter Mc--, Robert w.
Chambers. who testified in substance
that proof had been given at the polls
That Matthews was not a resident Of the
ward. The defence then closed and
court adjourned until l.45 o'clock this
afternoon.