Evening journal., 1891-06-04
MINOR c. sMIrn HeLo FoR couRT.
Krsmer, Hoean and Virgins Discharged.
More Queer raw Receipts

More Queer Ts@ Receipts.
The court room of the City Hall was
uncomf fortably crowded for short time
last evening by people anxious to hear
the cases where the defendants had been
charged With registering Illegally.
Philip Lee. colored. was arraigned for
having Illegally registered in the Fourth
district Of the Second ward. Neither
Lee nor bis bondsman, James M Win
chester, were present, and after the
names had each been three times called
the bond was declared forfeited Subss-
quently they came into the court room !;
the forfeiture Was removed and the case
continued until Friday.
That OF Joseph Virgins, colered was
the next case called He WAS charged,
on the complaint Of Frank d. Carpenter,
with having registered Illegally In the
Sixth district of the Fifth ward. Ex-
Collector John ]. Dougherty testified
that he did not issue the receipt pro-
duced by Virgins. This signature re-
sembled his, but the writing in the body
Of the receipt did not. He was of the
opinion that he had never seen the
receipt before. Virgins was not
assessed In 1889, and he was positive
that he had never issued the receipt.
In answer to Mr.. Hayes, be deelared
thai be would not swear that the sigma
ture was not his. He bad never noticed
any peculiarity about the seal of the
Northern district, but the seal on the
receipt which Virgins had was heavier
than he bad ever noticed his max e
When further pressed by Mr.. Hayes be
answered that he would not swear
positively that the receipt was not his,
hftt ha haf he huH
saued the receipt.
In answer to the city solicitor be
explained that he had been compelled to
keep In his desk some receipts signed
and stamped, so that his clerk might fill
them out in his absence. This receipt
might Ihave been taken from his desk,
AS he was not familiar with
the writing In the body of
the receipt Frank d. Carpenter, who
had been inspector at the Sixth district
Of the Fifth ward. testified that when
| Virgins came TO register he said he had
only been nine months In the city. and
that be came from Chester. Again he
said he had been year here. and again
he returned to the niue months state
ment. He produced An 1889 tax receipt.
In answer to Mr.. Hayes as to why he
registered a man whom Le knew was not
qualified. the witness replied that the
instructions Of the Department of Elec-
/ tions were that all who presented them
selves should be registered as qualified
or not qualified. This man had been
registered as not qualified. Judge Ball
said he did not feel like sending the case
up TO court he would dismiss 1t, but
he reminded Virgins that he had no
right TO vote
Minor @ Smith was charged with
| Illegal registration ia the Sixth precinct
Of the Fifth ward. Ex-Collector John
| Dougherty testified that Smith was
assessed In 1889 and returned as a
delinquent. In 1890 he was not assessed
Mr.. Hayes questioned Mr.. Dougherty
as to whether Smith had paid taxes
within the last few years The after
replied that the books showed he had not
been assessed for last year. OF course he
might be mistaken, and II Smith pro.
| duced genuine tax receipt he would
acknowledge such. He would only speak
now according TO his books. Joseph l.
Carpenter testified that he knew Smith
personally He made a careful examina-
tion of the records and found his name
on the error list for $780,
Smith was held in $500 bail for She
upper court.
David Kramer and James Hogan were
the next defendants. sThey were charged
with having registered from No l0t
East Third street, not having lived there
Jonathan B Roberts testified to tbs
reasons which impelled him to swear out
the warrant. ,hauneey p. Holcomt
swore that the records showed the mer
had registered from No. l06 East Third
street Mrs. Harry Kienle testified that
the men boarded at No 106 East Third
street They had no other home to hel
knowledge. The case was dismissed.