The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-11
JONES WINS BY
SMALL MARGIN
lConlludcl fiom rage 81

ono.utorv frame building used Ivy
Suuire lIcGuinness, OF Nintoh as an
office.
Deputy Sheriff 1'erber came back nj
o'clock with all tile election board
eXcepting Judge of Election fithslih-
mons and Republican Oversccr WOODS.
Fitssiln,nons was not at home and his
wife said he had gone to scranton.
Woods was reported to be at work III
The mines.
Major Everett Warren. cX-Judge II.
a. Knapp and NJ. w. Lowry. repre-
senting Mr. Jones, objected to having
the hearing proceeded with until all
the members of the election board were
brought in. Judge Edwards decidca
80 go OH with the examination, ana
directed Deputy sheriff fcrbcr to iiuu
tho other two men.
Objection was then made by Major
Warren to the affidavit. on the ground
that IL failed to state that whit" was
:, qualified clcctor, aud fuithe,, be.
cause White, ns an Inspector. hnd on
election day, Signed an affidavit that
the count was correct. III Tie couht
was incorrect, il was known oy White
when he signed the return nttessi'l@
its correctness" said Major Warren,
now when he comes in and sw"ArS it
was incorrect"
1NvEsTIG ALTON PROCEEDS.
Court sustained the first objection,
but ovcrruled the second. ana alter
Attorney Donovan had procured ir"h
White q further affidavit that he was
~ qualified eiector, the Investigator
was resumed.
.rhe attorneys for Mr.. Jones made
formal objection to the taking OF teS-
-inonv until all the members OF III"
board were present. Judge EdWhruS
pointed out that it was the last day un-
der the law the court could oruer Il
ballot box opened for the purposes of
the investigation. and that possibly III"
absent election officers might not y"
found at all
Major Warren stated that The ptr-
lies who were moving for the "peut.
of the box had this matter IN tn"ir
',roasts for four days. but chose u
keep it back until the eleventh hour.
Judge Kelly remarked that the no
1ion could not be made until the dis
1rict was regularly reached. Judge Ed.
wards concurred in this.
Attorney Donovan aVclrcd that an
effort had been made to lind all the
election officers Two of them, h. 'ln-
,ierstood, had been induced 10 stay
away. ana one Of them. Il. was in
formed, had been talking with Mr..
Jones.
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OTHEI, TWO TOI'ED.
FitZsimmons and Woods were located
IN Nlnton Whlie 'ne nearing was III
progress and q telephone message
iilIllouilItu lHdt 'H'S "ou!i pe III S'' t'H'
ION on the 5.ao train. Court took
recess until O'Clock ana upon rccon-
NenlnG FltzSMnonS, VINO read OF IN"
markings OF each ballot and Woods,
who. as oVcrscer scrutiniZed them
closely. swore positively and uneuuiV"-
"ally that not single ballot Was
marked as White ana A;tngan alleged.
FitZsimmons and Woods gave their
testimony III convincing manner. The
testimony OF Langan and White was
rull of Inconsistencies and chntradic-
lions.
Lansan, who is n cousin of costello,
says he stood by ANA SAW these fifteen
ballots counted FOR Jones. without MAX
ing a protest: that hn never talked To
,S "S o',e uu''1c,t'ns 1 ~" "'i'sG" t'tesu,
before the court, ana mat he r1s uot
,n court room No, ih. duy pr,viors
watching ihe rount
White remembered disiinc,Iy thut
there were "ffteen or moro" hoilo,s
marked in the RepublicDn circle and
the Costello sularc. but could not re.
'nember whether or not any c;,na-
dates other than Cosicll. had grasses
aftcr their names on ballots which had
Al cross in a circle at the ion of tho
column, Vie said that Jnnran sunl,c
10 him about tin. alleged irrepular If
teen ballots, and that i, was Langan
WHO got him 10 come down 10 Attnr-
ney Dunovan's office Friday nigh, 10