The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-20
NO ACTION TAKEN.
The BuCkIey=Hoey Affair
Hangs Fire.
Philip Faik's Mind Wandered and the
Investigation Was Laid Over
for Ten Days.

The Election Commissioners were pre-
pared yesterday for taking some final action
regarding the altered returns from the
Eighth Precinct of the Thirty second As
sembly District. All the members of the
board were present except Mayor Sander
son, whU was absent through Illness and as
1t was considered necessary to have full
board present the matter was laid over till
p. III. on Thursday next, when ii is hoped
the Mayor will be able to attend.
AT p. NJ the Commissioners had decided
to make inquiries into the charges of fraud
ulent returns from the Fifteenth Precinct
OF the Thirty-ninth Assembly District, made
by Philip Falk, the Inspector of that pre-
cinct, who protested against the board can
wasting the returns as they had been received
by them. In his charges he claimed that
five votes had been credited to j. j.
McDade, the Democratic candidate for
Sheriff, when they should have been counted
in favor Of Ii. Ii. Scott, the Non Partisan
candidate. All of the election officers of
that precinct were present in the morning,
and 1t Was decided TO take up the matter
then.
Mr. Falk protested against it being taken
ND then as his counsel was not present and
. o'clock was the time set for hearing the
testimony in the case. The matter was
accordingly laid over till the afternoon.
When the board assembled after lunch
the room was crowded with spectators wit
nesses and lawyers, all looking for a sensa-
tion.
The first witness called was George B.
COnan5, who acted as United States Suner-
visor at the Fifteenth Precinct of the Thir-
ty-Dinth Assembly District. He said that
he was suspicious that the count was not
being properly carried on, especially for the
Office of Sheriff, and he insisted on having
the ballots recounied. when he had verified
his suspicious by making an investigation
OF the ballots. j. J. McDade. he said, was
credited with five votes which should have
been given to Ii. II. Scott.
John White was next sworn. he was an
additional inspector. and his evidence
agreed substantially with that of the former
witness.
Mr.. Falk conducted the examination of
the two witnesses In very excited manner,
and IL was plainly to be seen that his mind
was not n a very healthy condition. He
then desired to be sworn, and after he had
taken the oath he started off in rambling
and ineoherent address. The Commission
ers soon realized Mr. Falk's condition, who
as he went on was working himself up into
great state CT excitement. and a motion to
adjourn was made. Mr.. Falk was taken out
OF the room by friends, who endeayored to
divert his thoughts into other channels.
The commissioners viii again take up
the matter on the 2Sth inst.
During the day nine precincts were can
vassed, making a total of 206 so far counted,
and leaving 60 to complete the tedious work
Of the commission.
The complete returns as far as counted
for the principal and close Offices is as
follows:
Mayor-Barry Baldwin 10. 655. Wendell Eastou
G642. l.. Il. Ebert 1856, G. Z. o'Donnen
Il. S9l.
Auditor = Charles Ashton 10.4s6. William
Broderick Il $50, Thomas j. l.. Smiley 1856.
Shefiu-Wiiliam j. Biatfner 12,462, j. }.
MeDade 14.327. IT, IA. Scott 1905.
Thomas OBrien 1927, q. ii. Weijen 10, 956.
Recorder-MaX Brooks 10.S9o Thomas j.
Glynn 14.1o4, Edward b. Read IL. S2S.
County Clerk-M. c. Haley To- $780, George W
Lee 126S5, j. J. Moran II 3o4.
Judges O! The Superior Court-Dunean Hayne
Ii. 933, James NJ. Seawell l4.164.
Judges of the Police Court-James A. Camp
bell 1888, Charles T. Conlan 13, 945, John L.
humphreys 1865
supervisor Fifth Ward-Sands w. Forman
1929, George MeGillivray 1866.
Supervisor Ninth Ward-P. L. Dundon . 446.
Albert Heyer IL .572-
School Dlrectors-J. II. Culver II 3I1 Charles
w. Decker IL ,604. j. II. Rosewald 1850.