The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-05
MAY HAVE TO PAY COSTS
Decree Of Judge Archibald in Twelfth
Ward Contest.
MANLEY AND SWEENEY SEATED
Rule Entered on kcarncy aud Coyic. the
Contestants. 10 Show Cause Why
They should Not Pay the
Costs OF the Contest,

In the Twelfth ward councilmanic
contest an order was handed down yes
terday by Judge Archibald deciding that
James j. Manley has been elected over
John J. kearney for the office of select
council by twenty-five votes, and that
Morgan Sweeney has been elected for
common council over Henry w. Coyle
by six votes. 1t looks as IL the petition
erS Will have to foot the costs, which
amount to over $4,000.
The election was held on Tuesday.
Feb. 20, 1894. and the vote for select
council was: Manley. 247: kearney, 2l5.
But II was found that sixty three votes
were cast az the said election by per-
sons who were not qualified to vote
by reason OF the non-payment of taxes,
alienage. non-registry. and other dis
qualifying causes, of which thirty-siX
Were cast for Manley and twenty-siX
for kearney, and one vote was blank.
The total number of legal votes cast
for Manley was Ill and for Kearney.
1S9. 1t was duly found. adjudged and
decreed that Manley. having received
majority of the votes cast at the
election, IL entitled to his seat. His
term runs two years longer.
Morgan Sweeney received 232 votes
and Henry w. Coyle received 2e5. OF
the sixtythree illegal votes cast, the
loTIIleT TecelNeu D. ana tHe iutteT 81,
thereby making the number of legal
ballots cast for Sweeney 200 and for
Coyle 1874. Sweeneys majority being six.
The court DEGREES that the victor Is en-
titled TO retain his seat. The term en-
pires in April
May Have 10 Pay tho Costs.
In both cases the court says that the
contests having failed. let a rule be
entered unon Kearney and Coyle. the
petitioners, to show cause why they
should not pay the costs for want of
probable cause for instituting the said
contest. The matter will be heard at
the next term OF argument court.
The list of illegal voters in the
Twelfth at the election on which the
contest was brought are as follows.
First district. Mathew Roche. Owen
Mcdonald, Julius Whelan. Patrick Cos.
grove. Daniel Lafferty. James Cronan,
John Sweeney, Michael Osborne. Thos.
Reap, John White, Henry Walsh. sr..
John Finnerty, John j. Philbin. Joseph
Cover, Michael Kelley, James Walsh.
James Kane, Thomas Cannon, John
Sheehan, Edward Mcclure. Bloom La
France. Michael Hayes. George Davis.
Fred Dimler, John Hartlet, Michael
Cosgrove, Thomas Rafter, Patrick Nc
Hale, sr, all for the non payment of
taxes; Patrick Butler. Michael Keogh
Bernard Carroll. John Walsh, Daniel
DonahOe sr.. George Huston. ST.. James
Sweeney Patrick Durkin. all for not
being naturaliZed: and Mathew Byron
John Keogh. Bartholomew Mullin. Mi
chael Norton, Fred Bursch. julius
Whalen, George Lavender. all for being
not registered and defective afIidavits
and Thomas Mcclure for being a nom
resident.
Illegal Votes In Second District.
In the Second district James Whalen.
Daniel Sheehan, John Ryan. William
Mullin. Patrick Harmon, Stephen Reap,
John Hayes, John Flanaghan and Jas.
Quinn were rejected because of nom
payment of taxes: Michael Burke,
Thaddeus Noon. Thomas Moran, Michael
Brogan, John Evans and Adam Den
ner on account of not being naturalized:
and John Hisig. James Monaghan.
Frank Sweeney. Michael Keegan and
stephen Reap for not being registered.