Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-17

where the buggy had come from, especial
ly when he was warned of this by the
name plate which he tore off. He could
not possibly have gone straighter to his
penitentiary fate.
| OBITUARY..
Fraud Condsnetl-Tbe InvestiEstius Com
mttteo Declare lrldy Nominasod
and Adjourn Sino die.
We had little Levi once
He was our joy and pride;
When Harry kurtz said 'sine die,'
1t seemed like " "Sensenig died."
| -NeW Era Bdrd.
1t was eleven o'clock this morning when
the Republican investigating frauds met,
and of the committee all were present ex-
cept Larry Burns. Major Reinoehl,
Skiles's lawyer, called for the tally papers,
&c, that the committees resolution had
ordered produced. President Stober an.
nonnced his presence, without solicitation,
| and denied that he had ever been un-
willing'' to come when he had any init
| nation that he was wanted.
j.. p. Albright proposed that the COM
mittee first take up the Lower Mount Joy
district, then tho Seventh ward, city, aud
then make examination Of the returns
from all other districts.
! contested papers, but did not think tho
committee could demand all the papers of
all the districts, without an order nf the
board of return judges. He was per-
fectly willing, however, to go with the
vice president and get any returns that
might be called for.
Ii. NJ. North, esq, did not think the
president and vice president had a right to
turn over to the committee any papers
except those r:"'n contested districts.
Geo. Nau.rir, ESQ.,, Of counsel for the
lseformers, ;.i.,ucd that the papers from all
the districts should be produced-the in
vcstisation should go to the very bottom
of the matter.
Mr.. North and J. Hay Brown stated
that the committee had no right to the
returns of uncOntested districts and that
Il defeated candidate could not make a
general allegation of fraud and then with
a drag-net 80 through the whole county
in hope of discovering fraud. As far as
any specific frauds are alleged there could
he no objection to their investigation.
J. w. johnson, esq.,, said tho commit
tee would stultify themselves if after hav-
ing passed resolution calling for all the
papers, they now allowed it to fall and be-
come q dead letter. 1t would be childish
to do so, they would demand all the pa
pers. Ii the other side were afraid to
have the papers brought before the COM
mittee there is all the moro reason why
they should be produced.
Mr.. North replied that he was afraid to
have the returns placed in the hands of \
member Of the committee who would carry
them to Mr.. johnson OF Mr.. Reinohrs
Office (applause) he was not afraid to
60 into an investigation Of any specific
frauds alleged.
Mr.. StObcr made a statement to the
effect that he would not deliver up to tho
committee the papers placed in his possess
sion by the board of return judges. He
was charged with their safe keeping, and
while he was perfectly willing that tho
committee should inspect any return OF
other papers called for, he was not willing
to allow them to go out Of his custody.
Mr.. Henderson, vice president, said he
was not willing to sit hero and hand over
to the committee one at time the papers
in his possession. He was willing to pro-
duce all the returns at once, and be done
with it. He had confidence in the commit
tee and was perfectly willing to trust the
papers with them.
After rambling discussion Mr.. Albright
of the committee moved to proceed at once
to take up the alleged fraud in Lower
Mount Joy.
Mr.. Kurtz, of the committee, rose to a
question of privilege. He said he was
willing to sit here all summer and investi-
gate this case if the facts and circum-
stances made it necessary to do SO. lie
had been falsely accused by one Of the
counsel in this case, and charged with dis
honesty and he here branded the charge
as false. He believed tho Republican
county ticket, as announced by the board
of return judges, had been duly chosen,
and he was approved by nine out of every
ten Republicans in the couaty. (Applausc.) }
He believed further investigation unneccs
sary, and he therefore moved that tho
county ticket as declared by tho board of
return judges be declared by this commit
tee to DO the regularly nominated Rcpnb.
lican ticket, and that the committee ad.
jOurD SINE die.
The question being taken the resolution
was adopted, the yeas and nays not bcing
called for, there being apparently no
nays.
The announcement Of the adoption of
Mr.. Kurtz'S motion was received with
great applause and a general hand shaking
all round by the politicians present.
The " counsel in the case" referred to
by Mr.. Kurtz in his remarks is understood
to be J. w. johnson, esq: and the false
accusation" is understood to have been a
remark made by johnson, that Kurtz in
1879 sold his vote for SIS.
Mr.. Kurtz spoke with rather strong
Lancaster county Dutch accent, and when
he moved to adjourn "sine die many of
those present understood him to say "Sen-
scnig died.
CORONERS INQU EST.
A Lancaster Man Dies Suddenly at Me-
chaulCshurg.
Yesterday an inquest was held on the