The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-12

Attorney f.. w. Thayer examiner in
the Eighth ward election contest. yes
terday filed his report in the office of
Clerk of the Courts Il. T. Daniels. 1t
shows that sixty-seven of the 1S2 wit.
nesses examined cast defective ballots.
but. whom these ballots were cast for
will not lie disclosed till court ex-
amines them. Parties connected with
the case are of the opinion that the
recount will show the contestant to be
the winner.
The contest is for the Office Of con-
stable. At the election. February 3
1899, w. II. Thomas received 2l9 votes;
John f. Walsh. PA votes, and William
Shiffer, vote. Walsh instituted con-
test and on July Is, 1899, the hearings
were begun before Examiner Thayer.
Attorney d. j. Reedy appeared for the
contestant. and Attorney John r. Ed
wards for the respondent. Attorney NJ.
j. McAndrow acted as official reporter
Fifty-two days were consumed in
taking testimony and the examiner
spent twenty days more in examining
records, procuring ballot boxes and
making his report. The final hearing
was held January 1S. 1900
OF the 1S2 witnesses examined 100
were subpoenaed by the contestant and
eighty-two by the respondent. over
one-third of them were found to have
voted illegally.
THOSE DISQUALIFIED
Following is a list of the voters who
were disqualified, with the reasons for
their Disqualification:
Defective affidavits (sfadayit failed to show
when and where the tax was assessed. and when
and where the tax was paid)-Samuel Newman,
f. G. Hunter, Harry Hoy, John j. Timlin, Domi.
nick Pendant, Emelyn Koplicki, William Frudow.
ski, Preston Parton. l.. Tuiman. John Baniord,
Louis ostcrhout, Tony Gusto, George Coryell,
John &. Geary, NJ Gordon, John j. Sullivan,
James W, Powell, Charles Wood, ID. +. Heron,
Charles Sardanea. James Wright, william Cotn.
ten, +. l.. Bishop, Fred Phinney, John Richards,
James Bcock, lgnatz 5. Schulz, l.. L. Shoe.
maker, Isadorc finkelsten Martin +. Coffey.
tAfidavit failed to show when and where the
voter naturalized)-rony Gutzo
(Afidavit failed to show in the witness state.
ment the name Of the voter being sworn n)--
William Martin
Failure To Pay Tax-Mauricc Clark. Harry
Courtright, Joe Woods, Lawrence Knader, +. X.
Doan, Dano Lloyd, VI. +. Bawlby, Henry Sapira,
Philip Zang, s. y. Dawson, Joseph Clements,
James Austin. Charles Battle. Samuel LebowicI,
John W. Brown, John Skelly. Augustus Brown,
Frank Brennan, John McMamel, Arthur Evans.
Edward German, John j. Skelly. Fred Jut, II.
McManuS.
Not Naturalized.lor Woods, T.. Morricini. IA.
vid Lloyd, J. j. Morris, David Harris FRAN.
Burke, Timothy Garvey. David Kane, y. b. Levy.
NonrcSidcurs of district in which they voted -
Harry Courtright, Joe Woods, G.. ". Osberrv,
James Austin.
Voted on age without filing atfIavit-l. Posncr.
The transcript of the testimony, as
prepared by Mr.. McAndrew, contains
$40 pages, and is very neatly and con-
veniently arranged.
COST Or CONTEST.
The cost of the contest is estimated
to be over 81, 900, distributed as follows:
Examiner, 50 days hearing testimony. $40
Examiner, 20 days preparing report, etc. E. 200
Stenographer, - days taking testimony .... $40
Stcnographer, making transcript ..,........ 400
Witness fees ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1S2
Constable fees .......................... 100
Court costs and other incidentals .......... 100
lOlal Observation-Disclosures. ...............S2 S2O22
The revenues of the office do not
aggregate $4,000 during the whole term
but the contest costs are paid by the
county.
Attorney Reedy has ordered the case
on the additional trial list for the May
term.