Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-06

Sta.r ti!c TACT: ut the case and Tie action q
the J;i,l@c III The premises In June last i
! was reported to the Judge hat lltany urthc
registration books We're so badly damaged
that they were not fit for Use. Whcrnlipul,
an oidrr vas entered appointing r. If
simpson. ). J.NiEa:Gl!t, J. =. Agucw. ". ~,
Herbert and Charles l.. Stuart, three coal
l.iohists ana two democrats, 4 committee OF
iive Ito report to the Court the condition OF
! thc registration books OF the City At the
July term the committee unanimously SIGN
est written report which declares the books
Ill The I'd and ,ith wards 'destrcucd' and
thty recommended new registration for
said wards
The law provides where the books arc
lost CT destroyed" Il new registration shall
he ordered Tor said voting place by the
Judge Acting upon the report OF the com
nltlec, ti:c Judge i'll The same term Of The
Court had entered an order reciling the re-
port Of the committee that the books Of said
ward were '',tr$!royed" and in response to
their recommendation ordered new regis
trat!on TO last six days ard giving up-
wards of two months notice Of the
TACT. After the completion of the new
rr2istitti"n.o or while il was being made. Mr..
lmsatt, registrar for The fourth ward
writes to the Attorney General to know
whether absent parties, whose names ap-
pear upon the ''old registration books" but
who tail 10 register at the new registration,
can have their names placed on the new
books after the 18th Instant tthe last dav the
law allows Tor registration, or will thew be
deprived! o! their votes.
IEe ATTORNEY General, not knowing of
the orders made by the court and of the
facts i'll connection with the order for the
new registration, made answered, as before
reported. that such parties, if their names;
appeared upon The ''old books" should be
allowed to vote.
The question coming before the Judge. he
held that the old books could be used for no
purpose chmcrrr: that they must be regard
ed rs ''dcsfroycd; > their destruction as re-
ported to the court was the basis for the
order for IL new registration, and Il new
registration having been held, as the law pro-
vidct, the nem books take the placc of the DID,:
there can be but one set Of books in the hands
Of the .i"dGcs wp0m election day. He also
ordered as the old books were "dcsiroved, as
the committee reportcd-that lis destroy
cd for the Use ana purpose for which they
were intended; destroyed in the sense the
la% Uses the word TO justify new registra-
ton, that the remnants OF them should be
delivered up to the clerk for safe keeping.
This order Mr.. Simpson, registrar for the
ID ward, promptly obcyed but Wimsatt, in
defiance of the law which says she rcgis-
tiaiion hooks shall at oil times be oDea for ;a-
sprciio",' not only keeps out of the way
AID denies the opportunity to Inspect the
new books, but it is said he has hid with
him the cid books and refuses to deliver
them up.
These facts coming to tho ear ofthe Judge
he promptly removed him and appointed
hr. v hitti'sey, who is also 4 republican,
but most worthy, intelligent citizen. who
who enjoys the respect of all parties.
AZ TO the statements that Judge Meade
had discharged Mr. Wmsatt and Mr.. Dear
born from arrest made by the federal super.
visor. il is entirely untrue; lie of course has
nothing 10 do with eases in the federal court
In the trial before him last week in which
certain votes registered by Dearborn ard
WimSatt in the lst and 18th wards were cha
lcnGcd by Lambert ana Taliafcrro federal
supervisors. the Judge held that these
names of registered parties could not be-
stricken i;cm the books, nor coald their
cases be tried unless they werc frs! "aoti-
pea Of the tim" and place. Of ;riG!" as thc
iiIic dir"rta.
All the rllmors on the streets and the
publications in the Washington papers pur-
porting 10 give the views of Judge Meade
III reference 10 the registration books, and
The reported interviews with that gentle
ml!n. upon the subject o; voting, are, we arc
Authorized TO say. wholly false.
City Sergeant William H. Smith, to-day
went with Mr. 0. G. Whittlesey the regis
trar Tor the 4th ward, to the County Court
House. where i! was alleged the new regis
traticH book bad been deposited by Wimsatt,
hu! @rcn making 4 demand for it, Mr.
Whiticscv was informed by Benjamin Aus.
tin: HE clerk and Mahoneite, that he
would not say whether the hook was in his
possession or not, but that it would be at
the polls in the 18th ward by sunrise to-mor-
row. 1t is hoped that the supervisors will
carefully scan that book as there is no tell
ing what has been done with it in the last
few days.
Observation-Disclosures Yesterday was
bright, and the air was bracing, and num-
bcrs Of persons, including many who came
from Washington, were on the streets all
day. The ladies had an opportunity of
wearing their fall wraps and bonncts with
out any iustiliable fear Of being told that
they were '!crowdng on the season." and
wherever crowd Of men assembled there
was an unmistakable odor of camphor,
which told too truly that some ones over
coat WAS not new, but had just been taken
out of soak. The different churches had
large congregations, and in many of them
communion services were held. In the
evening many persons visited the ccmete-
rics and other suburban resorts, and the
day. though comparatively orderly, was not
n dull one
POLICE REpoRT.-The following cases
have been tried by the Mayor since Satur-
day:
Two young men arrested on Saturday
night, for drunkenness and disorderly con-
duct were fined s. each and discharged.
young man arrested for an assault upon
his wife was fined $40 and cost and upon
giving security fol the payment, and to keep
the peace. was discharged.