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GOV, PATTIsogs PROCLAMATION

He Requests That Certain Quaker CITY
Magistrates and constaBfes BE Removed
for Allegq& Fraud and Bribery-rhs
special session of the state Senate.
Harrisburg, Oct lathe senate mes
IN extra session today for the PURPOSE Of
inquiring whether reasonable cause ex-
lists for she removal Of Auditor General
McCamant and State Treasurer Boyer,
also to consider whether there Is cause for
the removal OF certain magistrates and
constables OF Philadelphia.
HARRISBURG, Oct ls.-Governor Patti
son has issued another proclamation ask
ing the removal OF certain magistrates and
oonstables Of Philadelphia. The paper
alleges that many Of the magistrates Of
the courts, not Of record, OF police and civil
causes in Philadelphia, have been faith
less and dishonest Ia the performance OF
their official duties; that many Of said
magistrates, together with tho cosstables
attached to their courts, have been par
ticipants In conspiracy TO cheat and de-
fraud the commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
IN connection with the collection Of delln-
qnent mercantile license taxes In the city
and county Of Philadelphia, by which
large sums Of money have been lost to the
commonwealth
Guilty Of bribery, He Says.
The proclamation states that many oi
said magistrates and constables have been
guilty Of bribery by the payment OF money
to John pardsley, the late treasurer of the
city and county Of PHILADELPHIA. In order
l 70 influence the official action of the said
John Bardsley and others for the purpose
! Of obtaining control and jurisdiction OF
the suits against delinquent dealers in
Philadelphia 1t being alleged and believed
that the sum Of $3.50 was paid by each
| magistrate before whom such suits were
brought in the year 1889 and ia the year
1890 TO the said John Bardsley for the
personal use and private gain Of himself
and others
Some Of the Men Accused.
It Is further charged that in 1889 the
sum Of S3l sils So was paid to Israel w.
Durham, lIoratio p Haekett. William II.
liisl. James r. Neall, johnson Roney,
Fenton O. Severn, Robert r. Smith,
| Thomas W. Sputh and John r. Thomp-
son, magistrates Of Philadelphia, as mag
istrates and constables costs in suits
| against delinquent dealers ia Philadelphia,
/ from which suits no collections whatever
were made for the Use Of the common
wealth; and that in 1890 the sum Of $sI,-
1920 was paid TO William b. Ahearn.
Israel w. Durham, Horatio z. Hackett.
| James n Neall, Ambrose r. Pullinger,
Thonas Randall johnson Roney, Robert
Il. smith and Thomas W. South, magis-
trates OF Philadelphia, as magistratesl and
constables' costs in suits against delin.
! quent dealers in Philadelphia, from which
J no collections whatever were made for the
use Of the commonwealth.
More Work for tho Senate.
The proclamation concludes as follows.
Now, therefore l. Robert r. Pattison. gov
ornor Of the said commonwealth OF Pennsyf-
vania, having already convened tho senate
for the purpose OF inquiring whether
| there is reasonable causen for the removal OF
the auditor general and state treasurer do
also convene the senate Of the commonwealth
Of Pennsylvania 20 meet as aforesaid for the
| additional purpose Of considering whether
| reasonable cause exists for the removal OF
any Of the magistrates and constables or Phila,
1 a.