Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-03-15
EVIDENCE GIVEN IN THE
JUDICIAL CONTEST CASE.
Continued from last sceeE.1

WILLIAM E. MITCHELL, sworn for
contestants.
BY Mr.. Ingham: We Go not find
the name of William e. Mitchell on
the voting list at all.
BY the Court: lid you vote? A.
Yes, sir; in Lopez. They put my
name down on '.ne registry as Emer-
son; my name is William Emerson.
BY Mr.. Scouten: Have you paid
a tax! Yes, sir; paid my tax in
December 1893, in Ulster twp, ]
paid tAe state, county and school
tax, Have no receipt, they never
give receipts in Ulster twp, Brad.
lord county. Have pail the county
tax this year, in December '94. G..
Did you pay any before the one
up in Ulster !? Yes, sir; paid it
the year before that.
EDWARD DIsTEL, sworn for con-
testants.
Q. Where do you reside? Lopez;
voted at the November election in
1894. Paid tax, but did not pay
it myself; told B. w. Jennings TO
pay it; had the receipts but | have
not got them here; never paid a tax
before, wasn't of age; I will be % the
9th of next August. Had the tax
receipt with me when l voted; had it
quite bit over month before elec.
ton. Jennings charged me with
the tax, l have q pass book to show
when it was charged.
A. L. KIPP, sworn for contestants
@. Mr.. Kipp, where do you reside?
At Ricketts,; | work in the store; my
home was with j. G. Dyer; paid a
tax September %, '93; produces
receipt).
WARREN MAHoNEY, sworn for con-
testants.
@. Where do you reside !? At
Lopez; voted at the Novem Der elec-
tion last, there; paid tax there at
least for the last five or six years;
paid Pat Walsh for '9a taxes, have a
receipt, (produces receipt.) Did not
pay it myself; l was working for
Jennings Bros, and told them to
pay my tax; it was charged to me
and paid it.
WILLIAM COLT, recalled for cons
testants.
@ Did you know J. II. Terrell ?
Yes, sir; he voted at the late election
at Lopez; is man of family; he
moved his family away to Luzerne
county about week before election
where he has resided ever since; he
moved there to give his children an
opportunity of going to school this
winter; he still keeps his business in
Sullivan county and spends the most
of his time here; he hadn't himself
left at election time, nor has he yet.
FRANK OTTERBEIN, sworn for corl
testants.
Where do you live Laporte
borough; voted at tue late election;
have pail no tax, never paid any;
was 21 years old the Oath of July
last.
Ton YEAGLE, sworn for contes-
tants.
Where do you live? In the boro.
of Laporte; voted at the last Novem-
Der election; had paid no tax at that
time; | have paid them since the
November election, and ! paid some
before; Of course hadn't paid them
individually myself, but asked my
employer to pay them for me; he
payed them year ago last summer;
havnt receipt; paid Aaron Foust,
in Penn twp. 1ycoming county.
JOHN PERcELL, sworn for contes-
tants.
You reside in Laporte? Yes, sir;
voted in Loporte borough last Nov.
paid tax of 25 cents to T. j. Keelei
the 5th day of October, paid it my
self
w. e. SPENCER, sworn for contcs
tants.
Mr. Spencer, where do you reside!
Laporte borough; voted at the Nov.
election of 1894; paid tax. got the
receipt here; (witness produces re-
ceipt.) paid it February 20, 1894.
y. l.. DAVIS, sworn for contes-
tants.
Mr.. Davis, you are teaching school
in the borough here. are you? Yes
sir; voted at the late election in 1894;
paid a tax, September lst, 1891, to
+. j. keeler; (produces receipt.);
paid it in person, and got receipt at
the time. q. How long have you
been teaching here in the borough
This is the second year; | was work
ing on the railroad before began
teaching; am single man, board at
Chases, in the borough; parents re-
side in Huntington county. q
That is really your home when you
are operating in other places. you
return TO that as your home, and
call il home don't your No, | can't
say rs it is my home; | am in the
same capacity ~ any man who re-
fers To the place where their parent,
live, that is all; l claim this is my
hCme.
| WILLIAM FRALEy, sworn for cons
testants.
Did you vote at the late election
IN Laportc borough Yes, sir; paid
a tax September 22d 1891; reside a,