The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-24

Commissioners G. b. Gardner aud NJ.
Il, Sando filed their report yesterday IN
tho contest instituted by Patrick Il.
Hughes against ]. j Collins for the Of
flee of school controller In the Third
and Fourth wards Of Carbondale.
They examinOl 503 witnesses during
the progress or the contest, 230 on tho
part of the contestant ana 264 on the
part of the respondent. or these 1872
were found to have voted illegally
from one cause or another.
The following had not paid state o .
county tax within two years Of saId
election: William Campman, Morris
Lavey, Evan Richards, Philip Bergan.
Joseph Connor, G b. King, G. e,
Moon, Michael Burke, Henry Kelly.
David Smith, John F. Campbell, David
Moses. William Calligan, Owen Hig-
gius. John Devne. Martin McGowan,
Patrick Scott, Alexander Kennedy John
McGowan. Frank McDermott, Henry
Doud, Patrick Lynch. Owen Nc
Donough, Martin McAndrsw. James
McAlister. Peter McAndrSw, John Nc
DonOugh. Charles Grogan, Daniel Man.
ley, John Gilligan. Martin Gordan.
Thomas Martin, John McAllister, Pat
rick OMallsy, Timothy McGowan,
William McAndrew, William Clifford,
Michael Bagley. Dennis Toolan. John
Killeen, ir, James O'Boyle, Patrick
Larkin. John e. Lee. George Brown,
Andrew Brennan and Thomas Gilhool
NOT IN DISTRICT TWO MONTHS
Those who voted but had not been
residents Of the district for two months
were: Anton Rummeleysr. Theophilus
Davis, William Colligau, Mark Scott
and John Mannion.
The following had not bsen natural
ized: Patrick Connor, James Cor
man, Joseph Hesp. John Walsh. John
p. Burke. John Gaughan, Patrick
Scott. James Brennan, John McDon-
aid, NJ. D. Mcdonnell, Thomas Fox,
Michael Fox, Nathan Kalin,ki.
James Guinessey. Peter McAndrsw,
Michael Larkin, Patrick F, Melon.
ough, James Toolan, Felix Devanney,
james Gilhoyl, sr.
The names Of those who voted but
are not registered and made no affidavit
are: John G. Reese, William W.
Walker, Frank Redder. Evan L
Thomas, Samuel T. Burnard, Michael
Murphy, Anthony Tighe, Thomas La
mon, P. f. Moran, Michael Judge and
William McDonoy.
Non registered persons who voted on
affidsvits which did not clearly define
their residence were: Richard Lloyd,
Ike Kulansky and B. H. Williams.
Others who voted on defective affida
Wits are Elgar Smith and Darwin Craig
The affidavits Of the following non
registered voters cannot now be found
John Watkins, Thomas Judge, Michael
Scanlan and Patrick Murphy.
THE NAMES DIFFER.
Those whose names on the list Of vo
ters and the registry list do no CORES
pond are: Augustus Kinback, Johr
Schaff, Henry Beara, c. E. King, Rue
Hampton, Joseph H Kelly. Patrick A
Walsh, Jacob Faurot, John Mcdonnell
sr., John Mcdonnell, jr., John Seirs
Mike Mannion, Charley McCann, Ru
ben SeirS, George Schoff, Edmund Pur
cell, NJ. d. Mcdonnell, Patrick McCue
Patrick Mcdonnell, James K-rins
John McCue, Thomas Mcdonnell
William Connell, Aleck Mcdonnell
William Cawley, Joseph Klouskey
Nathan Cousky. Malachi Manion
James Pidgeon, Patrick Donnelly, An
drew O'Nelle, Michael Mccain, Pat
rick Connel, Napoleon Drunen. This
above names are spelled the way they
appear on the list of voters. They ar,
all spelled differently or have Other
initials on the registry list.
Michael McDonough's vote is cas-
aside because be voted after paying q
tax that had not bssn personally as
ssssed against him. George Ellsworth
Smith voted, but was not registered
aud made no affidavit. George w
Smith did not vote although he IL
credited with having done so.
ARGUMENTS TO BIZ MADE.
As soon as the report of the commits
sioners was filed Attorney g. G. Douo
van asked the court to fix q time fo
filing exceptions to the report of the
commissioners.
Court made an order deciding thai
exceptions be filed on or before March
I, at 10 u. M, and that arguments OF
such exceptions be made on March 8
at 10 a. m,, in chambers
After tho arguments have been made
the court will render its opinion which
will decide the contest.