Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-03-08
THE JUDICIAL CONTEST
Case IN SESSION,
CONTESTANTS DISCOURAGED.
Sittser's Friends Have Accom-
plisEled Nothing uD to Date'
As the Evidence Will SHOW.

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Below we give the testimony OF
the Lopez voters who were chaiiehgc
ed rs illegal voters in the Dill OF
particulars filed by the contestants.
Their evidence is very satisfactory
to the friends of Judge Dunham.
1t was in this precinct that Mr..
Scouten proposed to show over one
hundred illegal votes for Judge Dun
ham. He has hopelessly failed as
the testimony will show. 1t is pret-
ty generally conceded that there is
no possibility of throwing out more
than one vote in this precinct as tar
as the sworn evidence is concerned
and that is the vote of Mike Burk jr.
Read his evidence and judge for
yourself.
In RE: Contested Election Of d.
NJ. Durham, No, S3 December term,
1894.
Now, March 4th, 1895, court meets
pursuant to adjournment. Present,
Hon. Charles E. Rice, Hon. r. W.
Arch bald, Hon. d. w. Searle, Pres.
idert Judges.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
BY Mr.. PIATr, Counsel for Con'ts
The counsel for the contestants
move to strike from the bill Of par
ticulars filed by the respondent so
much and such part thereof ms cha1-
lenges upon the ground of bribery
for reasons following, viz:
First, that the allegations in rela--
tion thereto if sustained would not
disqualify the person challenged or
rejected therefore in this contest.
Second, that the bill of particulars
so~called is not sufficiently specific
in that it does not charge the per-
son in such manner as to furnish in
formation to the contestants.
Third, that the bill of particulars
so>callcd does not state the name CT
the person bribing or the person
bribed by and particular person.
Fourth, 1t it is intended to chal>
lenge any vote because of any bri-
berry, the bill of particulars shonld
state the name of person who used
money and the name Of person with
whom it was used and also for which
of the two candidates the person
bribed or blibing voted.
By The CoURT:-You may file
your paper and have it upon the
record and we will take the matter
under consideration. 1t is not nee.
essary to dispose Of the motion at
this present moment.
BY Mr.. SCoUTEN:-The counsel
for the contestants offer in evidence
certain aflidavits of voters for the
election precinct, Lopez, Sullivan
county. We offer first affidavit Of
Frank Cranmer; the defect in that
affidavit is that the house in which
he resides in that precinct is not
named, nor is his place of residence
in the precinct named in any way.
A. WALSH, recalled for contests
ants; direct examination. (Anldav-
it's of Charles Slicker, ". W. Bost-
wick, II. G. Streevy, John Messer>
smith, James Ely, James Mooney.
Andrew Hembury, Garrison Mills,
Adam Schock, f. NJ. Cassleburv.
Thomas Kunes. J. l.. Messersmth,
Clinton McCarroll, Robert Gourley,
Frederick Kegley, T. .. Ross, Pat.
Munster, II. l.. Dobson, George G.
Thrasher, Thos. Franklin, Eugene
Lester, Charles Meyers, Frank Gram
mer, George Sheehan, Elliott Emsn-
ucl. and Aaron Reed shown witness. J
@. You have seen Michael Finan
write? A. Yes, sir. @. You are
acquainted with his signature? A
Yes, sir. q. The several signatures
upon the allidayits which have been
passed to you, have You examined
them? A. Yes, sir. @. Whether
or not those are Michael Finan's
signatures? A. They are not with
the exception OF the affidavit Of JAS.
Ely. which is the handwriting Of VI.
A. Finan.
HARRY DAY, sworn for contest.
ants; direct examination.
q. Mr.. Day, where TO vou live ?
Newell, Sullivan county. @. Where
did you reside the 9th day of last
November Newell. @. What
township is it in {? Colley township.
@. Whose son are your Claudius |
DAYS. q. Did yon vote last No
vember Yes, sir. Q. What plaeey
Lopez. @. What Is your age ? 81
Q When welc you 2l | was 81
the 9th of October, 1894 When
were YOU born1 Born the 9th ofI
October 1873.
By TUE CorRr; Did YOU attack
him on Tho ground of not deing ofI
agef By Mn. ScourEN: Yes, sir.
JoHN EBERT, sworn for contest
ant; direct examination,
Mr., Ebert, where do YOU reside 7
Newell. What are you doing there
Working in the saw mill. How long
have YOU lived therey worked |
there, came there in ls9a Are YOU
married 7 Yes, sir Where does
your family liyey At Newell. You
came there In 1893. did you move
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