The daily gazette., 1882-06-22
|goT. xI-.N,'I-to|).@ NO @46.
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4 FARCE IN COUNCIL.
eyeNTA WARD. CON.
E1 EE1rsIEp ELECTION CASES.
rvrNpr r,, TO BEGIN THE HEARING
c,,n.r Meets, But AdjouFns ths
N C,sss, IS the democratic 's''"s''s aAs'
u, Been Summoned. ann

=~6 t.asN ! y f.
:. conncil met last evening in special
IVY Souu -. ,he nurpose Of hearing Testimony
Fs9ll ~ ~ vIaventh n, ward contested election
VI rrouey and Davis VS., Denpey and
s,,t psIT The chamber was wei fiiled With
s.,,. wv, an and witnesses, for the contestants.
cIa.T,, aSu,t Conrad called the body 10 order
flssuIns III u1esr o'clock, and after the roll had
my !.,,aS VA he stated the object of the meet
'Sis' ~ desired to know how Council
,ldnroceed ny in the matter. Both petitions
tlS ~ contestants were identical. AS no
.aon .ns was made the petition Of William A.
lOu ,n ,sss ~Ss read BY the clerk. II Contained
gasS a:n,s ~, snd recited that owing TO The vio-
ous ss.. nreyailed at the Eleventh ward
~ ~, e,sctioD day, and the interference
I. ~ .,ss s, sGd intimidation bflegaI voters,
Y, .pyo pydi defeated as candidates for Council.
"T ny conclusion Of the reading OF the
" v II M Quinn moved that the investiga-
p'V, O,,oceed sepsntcly as he understood
vSre dIseepancies in The petition of
n.Ts The ayes and nays were called
H. ] Motion lost, Mr., TaIley voting With
llan0hfakl lyiL ~ F8isAkl1 A4A4 :
\ morton Of Mr.. Moore, Messrs. Croney
Dars were invited TO take seats inside
railing. in order that theyimight ask the
pesses such questions as they desired.
Il Psmter moved that the counts be
IN no separately and In support of the
iOn be said he had prepared a state
Z N showing that the Eleventh ward bad
avs been Democratic ever since ii was
exed to the city. There had haIways
more Democratic than, Republican
/ poIled, as the following table WA
wa tff .gHyfyi T1ffi .
II the Democratic nominating election on
i 81 1889, Mr.. Carpenter received I08
sand Mr.. sharpley 40, or a total of 146.
Ahe Republican meeting on April 80 only
votes were east. On May Q at the Board
Education election Mr.. Sample, Demo
4, received 90 and Mt. Pusey, Republi-
] g, q Democratic majority Of 2S,
be motion to take up the counts seph-
kly was then adopted. f0nv 1yafb /
L, Talley then moved that the case Of
Sisyvs. Denny be taken up Adopted
Be witnesses were than called and q large
ber answered to their names. It then
spred that witnesses for the defense had
been summoned, and the chair explained
the subpGnas for the defense had been
b out by the clerk, but had not been
a by the bailitf as he had been busy
hg those for the plaintiEig .eg9gu
!. Quinn arose to point of order, and
that the proceedings were irregular, as
n hsd not been served upon the de
ants in the case. He believed that the
/ thing had been manufactured by the
side Of the house. 4 EHG ti&S
% point of order was raled out and
Nj. Blake moved to indefinitely post
he whole matter.
motion to postpone was lost by the
wing vote; -. .........
Abele, Blake, Denny, Men
McKenna, Newell, Shaw, QuInn--S. =,
lys-Messrs. Bailey, Beecher, Baugb,
bun, File, Garrett, Grnbb, Miller,
e, Paynter, Stevenson, Smith, Talley
President Conrad-f4. W.
fore voting Mr.. PayDter said that he
ed to explain his vote, He believed
was sufficient honor on the other side
4 to investigate the charges fully
sImpartially and he would therefore vote
4 Bcecher then moved that Council
Cd to take evidence in the case of
Fey vs.. Davis. Aett =
Paynter said he was perfectly willing
on with the case, provided that the
ndants were.
Newell, one Of the defendants, said
ne was not ready as none of his wit
were present, He had given the
r. 10 the clerk, but none Of them had
summoned. Yri,iHf65Gg E.sIa o. IA
eclerk was then allowed to make his
leht which was to the etfecC that Mr..
ea had informed him that he would at
% 0summoning his own witnesses.
reply Mr.. Newell said that the clerk
Misunderstood him. He had asked
aef The bailitf was too busy to serve
and being informed that he was, he
asked the clerk whether he thou ght
lis witnesses would be needed on the
hght, and the clerk informed him that
bought not.
raSnter then moved to amend Mr..
MI M motion that the case be postponed
'ohaay evening next. Mr.. Moore OPP
90 'ne nc amendment, as he could not sec
na., "alfett said he was also opposed to
nJa9n' m,a II such motion was adopted
oa Slu .i, nave the effect of putting the mat
%a. M nlghl alter night until the whole
lLlef Sf would be consumed. The Other
na% %;,a advised the defendants not to have
witnesses present.
my rayhLer desired to know where thu
'tl9an tns from the Seventh ward obtained
Sagall S,,ormaton, a Mr.. Garrett replied that
tSa, lsse,l ~ mad mad virtually acknowledged to
,,a s"a' ne had been advised not to hay,
Illnesses present. -
,,ad 1no.loh OF Mr.. Paynter was AheI
day evening. ui''
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