Daily Republican., 1882-10-24
ELECTION CASE.
,vrERES rIaG SESSION OF
AZ Aur MAXOK'S OOURT LAST
T EVENING.

and tnS Sp ~ Was we'll Allied, and 1t seem
tho y ,S he we'll Known that something
60 y than common was on the tapls;
NOR. ..~ w. minutes before Z o'clock, Tho
a 'GS nsvis and j. Frank Ball, Esqs.
mas - and took seats at the reporters
csIgs a. and the case Of Daniel Mcguire
tsDis, DiDs,sS Nv with having committed an as.
cnsISoU and battery on Hugh johnson at
saul.T .TIlavsnth In ward polls at the City
SSe Sa1s.inu G,u on the Sd Of last June, waf
sId ,s.IIsd for . hearing; ,
csll'S TsOmaS Davis, ESQ, who appeared
luUf ~Ds of the counsel for the prisoner,
% oIO .Sat thew would waive hearing.
'ala 'v"S wSre prepared to furnish bail for
aDa .',S's % appearance ut Court. The
MAUI aur rsplisd that he would hear the
W., snoa tirst, and then he could deter.
FponCS SSather the case was Of sufficient
nnU nn1Uo,,nde to warrant him In holding
~ ~ ssSsiendant for Court:
iAs 'yVsSn sTUS YOUR Honor refuses our appli-
..,,ou u =" inquired Mr.. Davis. II most
css.OI css.ol0lv do,'' replied the Mayor" un-
CrHSI S Sos, ths evidence in the case"
VI auS n'C Can use his own discretion in the
~ said Mr.. Ball soto voice to
ma''"n ma Colleague, and Mr.. Davis subsidized
llO ,Ss y limo being and allowed the
csss ~, to proceed without further oppoSi-
Ny% unuh Johnson was sworn and teSti-
IA tSst on the Sd day Of last June he
I1u '"s a window man at the Eleventh
n.a was nails, He was there rs o Repub-
,;sau S and his business was to challenge
iils"al I voters, and II possible prevent
,SsEE a ballots from being reserved. In
W., ~ morning before the polls opened,
I. ~ mai Mcguire near Johnny NewelPs
W .,o,s M and was asked by him If he was
',y sNiNr q be at the polls as . challenger,
M MI SDon his answering that he did not
iTaT whether he was or not, the de-
t,aspt t told him that II he came there
y hal capacity he dill not think that
S.Vould remain long. This was the
S,,t threat, but shortly after the polls
oDspsd, Mcguire who was standing on
ths opposite SIDE OF tne Wlnuo" Unreal
,pd bin again and called him q son Of
Abb.
In slinle while q man came up to
nIIs when his vote was challenged by
ibe witness, who was confident that he
had no right to vote. Maguire then
npsVed his threats and abusive Ian
puape and upon the witness telling
6im That be intended to do his duty, |
reached over and seized him with one
land and struck him with the other. |
Mcguire then stopped down and caught
him BY the legs, when the witness ask
ID him what he intended to do, II hO
wanted to throw him down In the
crowd and have him killed. The de-
lsndant made no reply, and the next
minute he was down and was being
struck on all sides; but did not know
whether Mcguire was doing any Of 1t
@nOt Mcguire was on top Of him
and some one pulled him off.
When the witness undertook to get
up he was so much disabled that he
had TO DO taken to his home In o car.
VsCA
NJ, Davis subjected the witness to .
severe ToSs-sxamination, and tried to
Sahin to admit that the trouble at the
polls was only the sequel of a previous
but hUdinR that he had
aught o Tartar, turned him over to
IT, Ball, who also piled him with u
'petition Of questions, the object of
'hiCh evidently was to irritate him.
10 soon found ont that he did not sue
'ed any better than Mr.. Davis did,
y no matter what he said the witness
ill adhered to his original statement,
lat Daniel Mcguire had assaulted him
lthOut any provoCatiOn, except that
was doing his duty In trying to pre-
'nt illegal votes being polled.
Joseph A. Bond testified that he was
the polls and saw Mcguire whom he 4
aae The attack on johnson, Saw
10 when he seized hold of him, but |
q not see him strike johnson, as the
oWd rushed and hid the parties from
sW' ~, In answer to q question the
lsneSs said that he believed the direct
use Oh the assault was because john b
. . md challenged q Democrat voter.
samuel N. Trump was also present,
y Y saw Mcguire when he took hold OF Q
'lnson, As johnson fell witness tried p
seSs Dook which he had in his hand,
~ N was struck himself by Mcguire.
1IIelerlcK Buckmaster heard Mcguire 0
asn no called johnson a son of q I
D. and saw him shake his fist in I
AlSOn's face. II
.Ona H. Postles testified to the fact of \
AsGlfe Cursing johnson and telling n
y .nat he would not stay at that win o.
" long to keep their votes out. Did
\ 'Ns 9 much Of the fight as the crowd
!. ,uou around and some one struck the o.
% SesS' Il
'uOmas jerks was sworn, and rave 7
\ Ssxuehce in a plain straight for
A manner that carried conviction
y " csofro6orsted Mr.. Johnson's testi-
Y IN reference to what occurred at
pUIlS, and said that the complain 81
!, waS peacable, and did not do any "a
v v 70 create disturbance. I'll
'Iile M he was giving his evidence he
I Interrupted several times by Mr.. H.
\ I Y, w1sn the Mayor finally becoming ~
snUa SUs inc disposition shown by the % %
,ICo! ~ teproVed Mr.. Ball and ordered y; IL
|" take his seat. ri
- u Dali undertook to reply when
mayor said; "sit down, sir, you
v;,S lave an opportunity to question
Tt.ueSs ,i"ts AFTER a while;" but we have al
'f%.s Hre Sere, your Honor," said Mr.. ~ ~
:. well, III see that you get your NJ NJ
y NJ replied the Mayor. He was M
~, ~Say o something more when the sl'
M ma, Otaered him in q permptory In
mat could not be misundeJ- "a
ar = 70 % take his seat, which the no " slt
'iiHSnly 'iIHS discomfited counsel did. In
n ,aa,o thompson and Evan Brown m
ssros oSlned, but their evidence was VIC
sSsa MAY as that Of the witnesses that Tai
u thu. Saem, and the Chief announ-
. ae bprOsecuti n. "'''0' th
monN DSVls then said, that as all the MI
icSsss was in he would renew his In
n nN5, and ask that his client ira
avO. sv uuGer ~ bonds to answer at Court ful
~, sVf Wales in reply said that he wi
N h" h'u'nk the case was one that ty
= W sent to Court. If no was ha
StruoS" SS"4Sned that Mcguire bhe
!, AND Sohnson while he had him we
y nav ssnS SSlsaoled him, he would GER
ed II b'au y MIN to Court, as he con.
bad q. .aastardly outrage, hut as tina
A. | not been shown nv the w;t- lar