Evening journal., 1890-04-15

Kane and Green aud would do so again.
Some of the persons called had left.
Others who we're examined were; John
Grier. A. ID. Nandever, Albert Rich ard
son, Joseph Cox, George Wigglesworth,
P. F. Houseman, George Lutz, John Breedy.
Alfred Johnson, John Conway, Charles
Weber, William II. Blake, Thomas l..
Donahue. George Kopp, Anthony Monck.
ton, William McGinty, John Stratton,
Andrew Hitler. Samuel Harris, g. A. Rob
inson, John Wentz, Wilmer Harris, Lewis
Grubb, John B. Christy, Robert
Nutter, Taylor Wilson, Theodore w.
Francis, james Crosby, Henry Ahrens,
Alfred f. Barr. L. Crime, Michael Riley,
Jacob kepp, Alvan II. Tswnsley, James
Legg, William McCres, William Nc
SorleY, Henry Kopp, John McClafferty.
The crowd of witnesses contained an
extensive assortment of the genus homo
Among them were white haired fathers
who remembered the days of the old hand
pump: young men with fierce nous
taches, fancy neekties and frock coats
yeung men with no neckties, but flannel
shirts; middle-aged men with partially
bald heads and the sign of machinints
toll Ia their bearing; young, middle
aged and old, poorly and richly clad, was
the strange admixture of the meR who
testified to voting for the Robinson,
Kane and Green ticket.
Some Of the witnesses we're rather
funny In responding. When Mr..
Blake was asked If he voted the Robin
son ticket. he said. you bet did. +"
Part Of the crowd jeered and Mr.. Blake
retorted, "The man who started that is
q cur" William McGinty's name caused
| a smile, but William was up in reading.
One witness. when asked II he voted
duplicate Of the ticket shown, said he
voted one, swore to duplicate, and had
another one in his pocket. Another said
that he had two certificates Of member.
ship, while another said that he had paid
for his certificate but had never received
it.
Edward A. Robinson was sworn and
examined. He gave the usual replies to
the usual questions. He saw his ticket
placed in the ballot box, and then made
affidavit before Notary Lee that he voted
said ticket. Candidate Robinson wore
his Sunday clothes and made good i'm
preston.
Wilmer Harris said that when his
ticket was placed in the box one of the
election officers said: pThere goes a
solid Robinson vote" Mr. Grubb has
been member for thirty seven years.
Henry Kopp was asked II he could read
| English; he replied that he could a little.
Mr.. Chambers asked him to read the
ticket, but he declined.
William H. Blake, who is said to be
the leader Of the anti denomination mem.
bers Of Fame Hose, gave his testimony
and departed with reluctance when the
councilmen did not question him.
William II. Lee, registrar of the Board
of Health and notary public, testified
that he administered the oath to the
men on the night of the Fame Hose
They signed the duplicate in each case
either with their name or mark. Mr..
Lee was employed by William Il, Blake.
and did the work at the northeast corner
Of Second and Shipley streets, and was
paid for It, All the affidavits were made
out on the night of the election.
John McClafferty was sworn; he testi-
fed that he was window man for Ed
ward A. Robinson and checked off the
names of those who voted es they voted
He also had a pocket register which
marked 2S the book showed 9S, the diff
ference of one being caused by his non
registering of James Browns vote, be
cause he did not believe he was mem
Der. He was refu6ed admittance at th
counting Of the votes, Whitcraft, Smitl
and Niedermaier being the only person
present at the count. Witness challenge,
two votes; one was accepted, the othe
rejected. The judges rejected eight votes
The judge and tellers we're requested Il
allow q representative Of Robinson 20 SCI
the count. but they refused.
Henry Kopp testified that he kept tall,
Of votes by means of pennies. He hal
a pile of pennies in one pocket and as
vote was polled he changed penny int
the other pocket. The pennies were pu
into bag and the bag was sealed Clerl
was sworn and counted the pennies an,
found ninety seven.
The names of the eight men who's
votes were refused, were called but non
Of them were present.
Forty of the fifty two members wer
heard, and the other twelve will be hear
again. Mr. Cotton suggested that Cit
Solicitor Turner be authorized to TAX
their testimony, but he declined tn
authority, and they will come befor
Council.
On motion of Mr.. White, Council ad
journed at Ills o'clock until o'cloc
tonight.