The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-04

me by sailors-and Old Bob cleans the
horses"
But Curtin could not remember Old
Bobs name, although he had worked
around the house for years: He thought
it was McCullum or something like Il. All
the others were either working on sc)ws,
cUasting OF wandering around the earth.
"SouIe of 'em were lost Oh the lvaEhoe
maybe" said Curtin, with wink, but
they may come back.
eyes. before election day." remarked
Clunie dryly.
Curtin was excused and, after waving
his hand famlliariy at the court, left the
room in company with select c0terle of
his star bosTders.
1t was not until George Tate. the keeper
of a clearinghouse at 105 Stockton street,
was called TO the stand that the court
became fully aware of the true state OF
affairs existing in Mahoney's Senatorial
district. The witness stated that there
were eighty rooms In the house, and dur
ing the examination it was developed that
tweniy-nine names were registered from
the place.
Tate stated that he kept no register and
conducted all the bookkeeping 10 his head.
He certainly displayed thorough
familiarity with the affairs of his house,
iDasmuch as he commenced with room
and gave the names of the occupants OF
every apartment in the entire establish
ment. The list developed nothing of a
! startling nature and Tate smiling and
serene was about to depart from the stand
| when he incidentally remarked that he had
received a number of big envelopes a day
! or two ago addressed TO men who had
never lived in the house.
These envelopes contained the sample
| ballots sent out by the Registrars Office.
| One of the envelopes he said was ad-
! dressed to one Charles II. Harrington,
" no had once resided in the house, but
W no had moved away to parts unknown
| in December last.
after the registration Office had
closed" asked Mr.. Clunie, 'did any of the
precinct board call upon You 10 investi-
| gate any of the names registered fr on
your hOuse?
Yes. they did" came the reply. "and
| from list of the names furnished me By
| The Registrar. l scratched the names OF
| five or six who cid not lodge with me. But
In spite of this | received official envelopes
addressed to the same men a few days
| later. and there names are on the register.
This information was veritable gold
mine to Clunie and NOugues, for il Plainly
| demonstrated that the Registrar had pro
ceeded in the usual arbitrary style, Il
place names upon the register. when /
was known positively that thew were stuff
| fers of the most pronounced type.
Judge Wallace could hardly believe hi,
| ears, but when at the afternoon session
Tate produced the official envelopes al
doubts were dispslled.
The names wers: L. Ii. Harrington, w.
A. Stewart, w. Ii. Kpostsr, w. S. Flynn,
| Adolph Z-iphe and one Laudsry.
And then Registrar Evans was given ar
opportunity to explain some of the hart
things mat have been said Of him,
One Of Tate's dodgers, Edward II
Downing, swore to an affidavit that he oc
cupied room 50 at 105 Stockton street. an,
from this affidavit the entry was dull
made in the Great Register and printed i
the precinct copy. Tate, however, test
fed on the stand that the patty in ques
ton occupied room 80 instead of IS. Tn
Great Register was thereupoD called fol
aud, 10 anu behold. the figure original
! entered had given place 10 the figure 8.
The affidavit said So and tho precinC
, copy said So but the official register sal
! SO. Evans was asked for an explanation
and he furnished one which fairly tool
the breath away from those present In tn
; courtroom.
: ut happens" said he, "tbat a vote
often mistakes the number of his roof
; when making affidavit, and upon stain
) this fact under oath, the register
changed TO conform with the facts"
] 'But, OF course, you On AXE a second aft