The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-03

persons, more or less, say tney were gOlDs
up to register. He thought when they
came on shore they had the right as ciIi-
zens 10 register.
Witness didn't know Charles Alien
berg Didn't know f. Buckley. but did
know Chris Buckley. f. Buckley never
lived at his house; at least, not under that
name.
The names of number of others that
the counsel for complainant read from the
registry lists witness said were out on the
ocean somewhere-he hadn't the least
idea.
At the close of the testimony of Mr..
Wendt Mr.. Clunie called the attention OF
the court to the fact that John Curtin. the
| recalcitrant witness, had been brought in to
court on the attachment issued.
II ask your Honor." he continued, THAT
he be punished for contempt"
Curtin. with a green patch over his
| right eye, worn ever since his boarding
house was blown mp, about year ago.
| took the stand. In a voice loud enough
for fOghorn he said he kept boarding
house at 1874 Main street. 1t was called
| the New Fulton Hotel. If his voice as
Embarrassing his manner was snappy and
! be snarled out his answers 10 Mr.. Clunie
until everybody in the court thought he
| would eat the Questioner up. A sharp
admOnition from the court was all that
| toned it down, and then to such an extent
| that he hardly answered at all.
| lie denied point blank that Bailiff Love
| had served any paper on him, and when
! asked if he knew the bailiff, who stood up
| for his inspection, blurted out:
Don't know him from a crow!"
| Whats that, sir ?" asked the court
Don't know him from a big. black
crow"
"If you do not keep yourself within
bounds, SIR" said Judge Wallace, Sc
verely, Il shall have TO send you 10
| prison."
The effect on Curtin was magical. His
voice lost its harshness, he waved hi
hands pleasantly, and from then on an
swered all questions satisfactorily. He
even evinced disposition to attend court
on any and all occasions, and said he
would be delighted to bring his register to
the bar at 10 o'clock this morning. He
was then released without more ado.
And so ended the first days inquiry into
the charges Of stuffiDg of the registry
! With but one witness examined, nineteen
names out of twenty-five put under scru-
tiny had been found to have been fraudu.
ently placed upon the Great Register Of
the city and county of San francisco.
This morning when the attorneys fol
| complainant come into court they will ask
! Judge Wallace, considering the testimony
adduced, to order the Registrar to canoe
these nineteen names. They will ther
| proceed 10 the examination of other wit
nesses, John Curtin first, and expect Il
make even more startling disclosures.
1t is also announced again that the in
quiry, If not completed by election day,
will be continued until the name of every
Illegal voter is expunged from the record
if it lakes 10 the end OF the year. The
fight is Tor purity. and those engaged in il
| propose to attain their end, no matter
! what the effort.
And so, after just this single afternoon:
proceedings, with such splendid results OF
! fraud unearthed, with such promise offur-
| Their villainies to be unmarked, the Non
| Partisan and Democratic committees re-
| joice. and the honest people rejoice with
them. Thattw hours investigation has
| done more. SO the honest people think. tC
! give slap in the face and final setback
to bossism than any other one afternoon s
work in the present campaign. The work
| will proceed, and those having the inves-
tigation in charge promise that their facts
are we'll in hand, and that right and JUS
tice and law and honesty and good gov
! eminent are on their side.