The daily gazette., 1882-07-08

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zsvENTH WARD 0oUN-
|HHE Gil CONTEST.

-rvENTA WARD oouN-
WITNESSES HEARD LAST LLAAfPI,N1'A NIGHT
..,,,,can Henchman Charged with
Repupn. 90 nrIbe an Election Ofhcer
4 ~Becoming Monotoho"S' 4ntpF
nj. .,ytb meeting of the City Council to
lne e,.n elN'n The Eleventh ward contested
attended by the usual NUMBER
snectators. although u was cvn S ~
~ Couucil and audience was urea VI tns
o,e matter. The monotony ol tne tpto-
'Inos was relieved somewhat ny VssasiVl1
S.nntes on trivial points, put n1lppg ol
,IoI importance was elielted i,ohi the
I,moe which YVES merely a rehash OF
s,I ', bas been told over and overd
s. nn "S Wirt was first called, having been
NJ, "T tho last meeting, and stated that If
oli ~ no objection he would tell of the
rIe N'o or tbe ward by the Democrats. Mr..
m~ wv ,bought such evidence was use
o", or order. Witness then told of
ANA am Inn man who was allowed to- vote on
OWN ronrhr1 c for by Mr.. Newell. He then
w asos Gc colo,rd man who attempted to
','Jor tbe direction of Mr.. Garrity.
man said he had come into the State last
.,s, and ofcours he was not allowed
\. Beecber-Do you think the colored
n who voted on Newell's vouching de-
sI,.d Democrat votes fEEbJ Hl
Iyimes-Didn't know of any colorcd
n voting the Democratic ticket. ~
y M Mo0re-Do you think all entitled to
he on that day did Y'f'
WimeS-No sir. AA-
NIr Mooc-Did all Democrats vote
Nimes-Nu. -k.tt tfkf
blr Moor-Dd all Republicans vote
WtnesS--No. AI5ft lIt-yE
Nimcs. could not tell the names Of any
No did moi vote: all entitled TO vote were
1nested to come up and do so; AM quail
tostate that the cOlored man who came
h Ganity had only been in the State
but year: he also said he did not hear of
nplaints of persons not being allowed to
h, those who came to the polls I'd vote
n permitted if entitled. ,, tf,.
Mr. NcwcIl-Wasn't II customary 10 hand /
tax receipt and ballot together
Gtness-Yes, and wien receipts We're not
Dled they We're asked for.
lr Garrtt-Did Mr. Bayard show his
receipt;
Eiuess-IIe said he did not have II with
and would not vote unless ID was lfnani-
u' On all sides, and II was SO agreed.
lle went on and said, in response to ques-
s, that Pinkert, the cOlored man, voted
bout his tax receipt. One Democrat, to
knowledge, did not come to the poll and
IN stayed away according TO common
nnk T. Carswell, sworn-Said he was
pOls when colored man. was brought
n in a carriage by white man, and
n be presented a tax receipt stamped at
Tenth ward polls was refused the right
pe said white man (Silcox) was not
ged from the carriage but came out
untarily he was standing about 15 feet
n the carriage when a crowd surrounded
hd some said policemen should arrest
man in the carriage; did not see Dan
guirc put his arm around white man
pix there were two police officers by the
rage, which was standing in the centre
intersection Of Maryland avenue and
pen street perhaps 100 feet from the polls;
NJ not see Dan Mcguire strike n colored
p: Mr., Bond told witness something
put c0lorcd man named Turner.
as Mclirath, sworn-Was at polls when
opened heard inspector call for an
Fer the crowd started to wrangle before
Inspector could state what he wanted
officer for after the Republicans had
pen through talking, the inspector told
Olllrcr he wanted him to stand within
ling distance. The officer, after starting
line went to the other side of the street;
hrst row was between Mcguire and
eeh then between Croney and Mcguire
pc dispute occurred between the in
4rs 4s 10 whom should examine receipts
The Republican put bis hand oyer the
iN box James Curlett come with
of colofed men and took his place ON
Democratic side, and did not get away
some iiml ; a row occurred and several
Ilrs struck at Mcguire; man named
Fn' now an officer, struck Maguire;
lylt slruek d young man named Barden,
hao his hands down; five or six Repub-
1S struck Mcguire ut the same time |
MN lhe whole time.
IT, Newell and MIR. Quinn objected to
""t'a putting questions and answers
"i'ats'' mouth, and said they were
~ ol ''gtclirg. The president directed
Garrett 10 pu his questions by beoin-
X 'Nciii llle words Did" or "Did not,p
"leSS continued and said the Republi-
"ai u, much to do with the lighting
,u, "lhncratS, aud that MIR. Trump
I'T naglllrr while the latter WAS fighting
.|oI'soll consider the attack made on
'Wg H., oy trump was an assault two
~ "'l't ami o'iccn, now on police force,
''u9ls those who struck at Mcguire.
a." "''l''ss said he would prefer not to
'.l "a a'N more questions put by the gen,
n%E, an rom the seventh ward, as it
,i, ,"' ! Nialse any difference to him what
,.n1y Was given here.
''i Mv'lath said the first blow be saw
"A was by Republicans.
"ps 10 questions by the President the
Drsp a''l ne had never seen such ''rapid
.eyor,a %ouitl polls as there was in the
Nh". N"'u ward On election day.
c,,' SS sahi HAT Gurlett remarked that
yaIyi 'I" ~ The polls ''to carry the work :"
,n, rn Su 'W6 elections in the Tenth ward !;
a,,a. %ell come to polls from other districts
ni,igl tglll Pt To interfere it generally results
NolIaHS linS row Mcguire had black eye,
thnI 'vI iilahd, said to have been bitten did
Io6" "N . u was done by Democrat.
pes harden, sworn-He repeated the
In'' already often told, of the open
W,. NJ, polls and the intrusion of Cur
rler %'tIless told how he was struck by
Aseg os ','eh' y, mt ON the cheek by Buck
ittre ~ ~. lle Republican Executive Com
Ia 6e 4na .n, III the jaw by Fredericks, and
II Gran oglllrned tho compliment; Croney
Fr.j".M, FJn were shaking their fists in the air
emocratii. rs struck me in the face the
Adcr 'It' ~ Inspector put the ballot box
hnlcl I'm ' arm because the Republican
lor,d =, Leary, swOrn-He told of a
b. AT Ha "ail u named Howard who came to
iyrl ''r ~, Tenth ward polls, and first said
Yen admi,. ",I searles street above Second, and
L wos illtei tSl be lived with Mr.. II. Gregg.
BITE he laG r,gll tod TINT if he was entitled e
pls II"udo,e '~u oeIter go to the Eleventh ward