The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04

In the hearing yesterday in the
Langstaff- Kelley contest, witnesses
from the South district of Lacka-
wanna township were examined, and
the proceedings were anything but
prosy
Timothy Lydon. one of the oldest
settlers in the valley, who owns prop
erty and has voted forty years, was
on the bill Of particulars. He was not
in the most gracious mood at being
challenged. and raised his cane to
strike some of the lawyers a blow,
whoever 1t was that was responsible
for bringing him in. Though that long
in the country he has never been able
to learn enough of the English Ian
guage to communicate his ideas.
Michael p. Lvdon had to be called in
to translate the old mans testimony
from the Irish tongue.
Tommy Burke, another old resi-
dent who is ranging toward his eight
ieth year, was called and he was as
verbose as Lydon was restricted Mr..
Burke at first was quite COntemptuous
in his remarks. He was not at all
pleased at being brought in, and pro-
duced his tax receipts with a lofty dis
dain. Mr.. Holgate asked him If he re-
ceived any money for his vote and his
reply was: Not as much as a half
a pint of rat gut"
NOT ON THE BILL.
Eighteen were called who We're not
on the bill of particulars and there
was considerable argument pro and
con among the attorneys. Commits
sioners Duggan and Lewis were unani-
nous of the opinion that a man whose
name was not on the bill could not be
examined. The case of Thomas Joyce,
who was called. may be certified to
Judge Archibald for ruling. Mr. Hol-
gate instructed Stenographer Taylor to
make a transcript and certify it.
Thomas Joyce, miner, was called.
There was no Thomas Joyce on the
bill, but there was a Thomas p. Joyce.
And it appears that there is but one
| Thomas Joyce on the list of voters.
The witness was asked if he voted and
he said he did. Mr.. NewcOmb objected
to his answering any questions what
| ever, as his name wasn't on the bill
The name on the bill is that of Pro-
fessor Thomas p. Joyce, principal of
| twenty-five years. Mr.. Holgate held
! that as there is but one Thomas Joyce
on the voting list and the witness had
said he voted. he should be examined
| even if the middle initial were at
tached to the name on the bill. The
| commissioners ruled otherwise.
Those who were called and found
not included in the bill are as follows
| Michael COyne, John Disken, Jdtr
Fitzhenry, Michael Flaherty, Martin
! Gaughan, John Gallagher, Anthony
Hart, John Hart, John G. Jennings
John Hart, jr., James Jennings, Mar
tin Jeffers, Martin King. =. ]. Mul
| herin, James Morrison, Michael Nc
Donnell, Gopher Pierce, Timothy Walsh
and Thomas Joyce.
TAX RECEIPTS SCARCE
OF those examined only a few were
| unable to produce tax receipts. One O
! these was James Nalln, who is per
haps the tallest man in Lackawanni
county. He is twenty-four years ole
and said he never paid any taxes.
The names of those examined are a.
follows: w. j. Burke, the postmaste
at Minooka: Thomas Burke, Josepl
Cabbage, Martin COrbett, John j
Coyne, Michael j. Cusck, Patrick f
Coyne, Thomas Coyne, Thomas F
Coyne, John Carney, stephen Canavy
Thomas Coyne, Patrick COyne, Johi
c. COyne, Thomas Casey, John Coyne
Patrick Lavelle, Patrick Murray
Thomas Murphy, Patrick Mcdonnell
John MCCue, Patrick McNally, Michae
O'Neill, James Nallin, Martin Simeral
Martin Walsh, Richard Walsh, Rich
ard Walsh, Patrick Disken, Patricl
Fitzhenry, Daniel Hartnett. Patricl
HessiOn, p. ]. Higgins, John r. Hol
leran, Michael Heffron, Peter Higgins
Edward Jennings, Patrick Joyce. Joh,
Joyce, John Kelley, Michael p. Lydor
Timothy Lydon, John Luddon and on
witness. Henry Hem, of the Elevent.
ward.