The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-07-02
PoTTsVILLE LETTER.
The Lyon-Dmn Contest Court stnl in
Ses,iOn-Othcr News.

the testimony of Anthony Boyle, Judge of
Election at IIoucybrook which stated that
the voting check lists and ballot check lists
were in the ballot box, put there by mistake.
Whcreupon court ordered that the Honey
brook ballot boz be brought into court and .
opened Mr.. Schalck excepted to this order
and was given am exception by the court. |
Prothonotary Dccgan then opened the box .
and the necessary lists were found. These .
were turned over to the Prothonotary, to-
gcthcr with an affidavit n voters.
The next box called to be opened was the .
Third ward of Miucrsvillc, but as the Judge |
Of Election of that district was not present |
the ballot box of the Third ward of Shcnan- |
doah was next called. Judge of Election |
Monroe II. Keller was called and sworn. He |
identified the box as the one he had sealed up
the night of the election Counsel for
contestants moved that it be opened and it |
was so ordered, respondents being allowed an
exception. The same lists were found in the |.
box and were turned over to Mr.. Deegan. |
All this time over eighty witnesses from |
Ioueybrook were seated in the court room
wondering why they had been subpoenaed |
and they began to get restless. They had
come down with the intention of being called
to testify how they voted at the
taken up by argument of counsel to open the
ballot boxes When told by the court that
they must be present to-day to testify one of
their number addressed the Court in
straightforward manner, saying that they
had worked but thirty days in the last three
months and were not able to stand the
expense, that nine out Of ten had to borrow
money to come down and it would be inn
possible for them to be present. After talking
over the matter with counsil ON both sides, it
was agreed that the witnesses be paid at the
end of each days session. Each side should
keep list Of witnesses examined and only
summon those who are absolutely necessary
and make affidavit Of thcirattendancc. Court
fixed the hour of session which is to open at
10 a. III. and continue until p. IN, with an
hour for lunch.
When court opened this morning Judge
Ilelcr announced that tomorrow morning
the session would be held at 9 a. III, to con
tinuc until noon, and that there would be
no session next week as intended, but an adj
ioummcnt would be taken until the middle
Of August.
The same witnesses who were summoned
yesterday were on hand to-day ana comfort
ably filled court room No. /. Mr.. White
house offered the following motion Counsel
for petitioners having stated at the present
meeting, in open court, in the presence of the
three Judges, that they did not know Of a
single voter or the name of a single voter
from either of the two districts. the First
ward of Shenandoah and First ward of Maha-
nov CITY. respectiyelv. ask that those two
counts or that all count, in the petition in
reference to those two districts be stricken
out to which Mr.. Berger replied that there
Il, not ON record the name of sinplc voter in
the above named districts.
Court rendered the following opfuiop to
thn motjou. Now. IuIy 2nd. 1896 motion is
o,rrrpIrd for tbr reason that the counsel for
fine prtftioi,crs in making the statement had
reference to rbc fact that they did not have
access to the official records t9 wit. tbe voters
rbcrl, list and registration list or voters. or
ballet ,br,l, list and ,liidovit. ,r uon-rcpistcr
voters said lists briug lacked and sealed in
tbc ballot boxes bv the several election
hoard, instead of leipp returned and filed in