The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-10
CHARGES OF FRAUD
ARE TO BE PROBED
Contest Is the Outgrowtl OF the Recent
Municipal Election in Dunmore.
WHAT THE PETITIONS ALLEGE
and Fraud We're ResOrted to by the
Democracy to Secure the Election
of the Party Candidntcs--COmm
sion Appointed by the Court to Sc
cure and Preserve the Ballots Cast
at the Recent Election.

The methods employed by the Dem
ocrats during the recent municipal
election in Dunmore are to be reviewed
by the court for contest was yester-
day instituted against the following
Democrats who were declared elected
on the face of the returns at the cleo
ton on Feb. 49, Burgess, Victor Bur-
schell; tax collector. William G. Burke;
school directors. Michael j. Murray and
Michael r. GlInn; auditors, Vito Girar-
di and John j. Gilmartin; justice of the
peace, r. A. Scott; council, Michael j.
Walsh and Charles Wenzel.
Attorneys Warren & Knapp have
been retained to conduct the contest
and they yesterday filed petitions in the
Office of Clerk of the Courts Thomas
asking court to investigate the legality
of number of the votes cast at the
election in question. Rules We're grant
ed on all of the above named officers
directing them to make answer to the
petition on Monday, March %, at 3
o'clock a. m.
The petitions lay practically the same
grounds for a contest in each case. In
brief it is charged that votes We're re-
ceived and counted for the Democratic
candidates from men not in the district
lGuulSllt
qualified voters because they had not
paid a state or county tax; from men
not naturalizeG; from men not as
sessed and not on registry list; from
men not of age. 1t is also charged that
the returns We're not sworn to accord
ing to law; that names We're Illegally
added to the registry list on the day of
election; that votes of unregistered
men were received without compelling
! them to furnish proof of their right
to vote; that all of the votes cast for
| the Republican candidates We're not
| counted: that the votes Cf legally
qualified voters We're refused.
FORCE AND INTIMIDATION.
Perhaus the most serious offence in
| the eyes of the common people if not in
the eyes of the law, is that which says
| that voters We're prevented by force or
| on intimidation from casting their votes
| for the men of their choice and that
| bribery and corruption We're means
used to get votes for the Democratic
| candidates. 1t is also set forth that
| men voted in more than one district
| on election day and that men on the
| registry list who did not vote Were
| impersonated and votes cast in Their
| names.
The contest petitions are sworn to as
to the facts by Thomas h. Young, T.
+. Swartz. f. E. Wagner, Janson Cole
Peter Pinliney, Calvin Setter, l.. +
Vert, Josh Wurfel, George =. Young
George Derks, David Parfrey, Johr
Rice and Adam Robinson.
The petitions are signed by: Chas. II
oliver, f. f. Swartz, f. f. Wagner
j. Warfel, a. c. Mitchell, X. Hale, j
II. Jenkins, Harry Edwards, Walter
Smith, a. F. Swingle, j. b. McPeek, G.
T.. Schrank, Peter Seigle, w. $. Jones
| Fl. w. Tregean. Edward AngWin, Thos
L. Sansenbaugh, Karl Minnick, George
! Robinson, Frank B. Van Horn, Georg,
b. Seele, Frank Sanger, John Hollow
John b. Holiday, James S. Quick, j. II
Goodrich, j. c. ShlentZ, jr, Cal. Finch
Emery S. Black, Frank f. Hartley, vii
liam j. Henwood. S. G. Cummins, e. A
Tiffany, l.. Z. West, John Rice. JansOI
Cole, George p. Young, +. V. Vert
Calvin SETTER David Parfrey, f. Nj
Keller, William Miller, T. p Litch
worth, John Nichols, Amos Washer
George W. Frost, r. +. Cam, Charlie
Buoll, l.. Davis, Philip Wagner, Georg
Pfahler Charles Wagner, George Benck
| tll, w llilcIlii lptIJlcl' 'HtlllSS IpeuthtIl
w. b. Townsend, F. =. Woodward, +
7. Woodward, John G.. McAskie, Thoma
r. Young.
DETAILS OF PETITIONS.
} Tt is set forth in the petitions tina
while Victor Burschel, Democratic can
didate for burgess, is credited with liz
! he received only 923, while Dan Powell
the Republican candidate, receive
1893; that William c. Burke, candidat
for tax collector, is credited with liz
instead of 9l5 votes, while w. E. Con
rell received l,0S7; that r. A. Scot
: Democratic candidate for justice of tn
peace is credited with 1,14O instead [
: $50 votes, while his opponent, a. !
Krotzer, received 1,O63; that Frank .
Mongan, Democratic candidate fC
treasurer, credited with 1,lS7 votes, re