The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-15

advised the aliens TO take out new papers II
they wanted to vote.
Garnache repeated the opinion Of Judge
Webb at the meeting and advised every one
who had BiddefOrd naturalization papers
to go to Portland and take out new papers
IN the United States Court II they wanted to
vote II they did not take out new papers
lists.
Jean b. Pare, who was chairman Of tie
meeting oil August 25th, repeated the same
testimony He said further, that Trlstram
GOldthwait told them that he or somebody
else had been into Portland and had made
arrangements to have the men go in before
the court. Napoleon p Dion eorroborated
Messrs. Cartier and Pare.
Joseph p. Dion and Timothy O'Connor.
native born American citizens, testified that
they had never been naturalized In any
court.
Frederick Yates, one Of the defendants,
testified. de denied having made any motion
upon the Moody order. He gave his version
Of the action Of the board upon it, which did
not differ from Mr.. MOody's testimony. He
was not sure whether the preamble was
signed Republican City Committee. He
knew at tnat time of Judge Webb's decision
In the Gregory case. lie also testified In re-
gard to the conversation that occurred on
August 14th. at which time Alderman Hus-
sey said he had had an opinion from City
Solicitor Stone TO the effect that names could
not be taken from the list unless the men
were cited to appear and show cause why
their names should not be stricken of. Mr..
Yates thought that the list that came from
the assessors was adopted at about o'clock.
Alderman Pareher was not present. BE re-
peated the testimony In regard to the service
Of copies Of the list and the reseript on the
aldermen by sJohn +. GOldthwaite. He de-
MED that he made any remark whatever to
GJldthwaite. After he went .out the alder
men compared the printed lists with the
voting list and found on the former many
that were not on the voting list. Among
them being j. p. and N. p. Dion, Timothy
O'Connor and w. II. McKeOwn. Witness
asked the city clerk to procure suitable
blanklsummous TO be served on the peopie.
lie declared emphatically that he had no In
t-ntion Of keeping doubtful persons on the
list unless upon their personal appearance
with their papers they showed that they had
the right to remain there, and that this was
the express intention Of all the aldermen.
He explained that he posted up the lists Of
doubtful voters by wards In the aldermen's
room, so that there need be no uncertainty In
regard to them; that he voted to issue sum
monses, and helped send them out. They tried
to summon every body who had been natur-
a'ized In the Biddeford and SacO courts. He
said that those who produced only Biddeford
or Saco papers had their names stricken or,
but that those who had new papers were re-
tanned He denied that he had ever entered
Into any agreement that anyone who had no
right to vote should have his name continued
on the list. On eross-examinatlon he denied
ever having agreed with anyone to stand be-
hind men who should vote Illegally, or had
ever heard OF such an agreement. He said
that at the session after the citations were
issued he believed that all whe did not ap-
pear In answer had their names stricken Of.
William II. McKeown testified that he was
a native born American citizen.
Fred NJ. Rose was the next witness. He
repeated substantially the testimony OF Mr..
Yates