Evening journal., 1908-10-29
CLERK SASSE IS
YET A VOTER
City Court Clerk Proved His
Residence on East Side
Of City

The registration Of Lewis Sa5.e. clerk
of the Municipal Court, from No III East
Fourth street, was attacked by the Re-.
reblicans at this mornings session OF
appeal court on the ground Of non-resi-
dence. II was conten led by the Republl-
cans that Mr.. sasse lived st No Coz
Franklin street. In his own defense, Mr.
sosse said that although he had made his
home with his son az the Fra l-,. street
address since the death Of Mrs. Sasse one
year ago. his clothing was at mis- Fourth
street house which he regarded as his
rcsider ce. The court ordered Mr.. SAsse's
name To remain on the books.
The Democrats opposed the registra-
tion OF William L. Briscoe. co.ofcd IN
tie Firrt district of the Third ward on
tie rround that he had been convicted ct
larceny. Counsel for ,he Republicans csr-
tcaded that Briscoe was not the maj. VINO
had been adjudged guilty Of the felony
bi- the case became clearer after Former
Police Captain Chambers swore that l}rls-
coe was the man who had been convicted
of tho cline c. w. Diggans also swore
thas Pliscoe was the man who had been
Convicted. At this juncture Judge sjru-
swear H.! he was not the man who had
hccn Convicted Of the crime ani II sio.ld
be shown later that he was. tha court
lf see that he was punished. Tile
name was then ord ed stricken from tie
iisi
Percy Green. Harry Dover AMI Thomas
:. Spry. colored men. lost their right TO
vote because Of their inability 10 read A
section Of the State Constitution. The
nJmes Anthony Smith, Vi.tor Ringgo.
Ezekiel Hall. william .Iardon Francis
u. Smith and John Garvey, We're also
stricken from the list.
Arthur Bolts registered from SO. 1iso
Walnut street, lost his right 10 vote
alter II was snawn that he had nj, ,ved 10
No. 1913 Walnut street on October y
which would not give him legal resi-
cence in the district until November l..
residence being shown against
John Garvey and Joseph Gothois, their
names were ordered off. Richard T.
Davis name went off on the ground
that he had been convicted Of felony.
An appeal against Francis B. Smith
was Withdrawn, as proper notice had
not been obtained on Smith
1oie9 d. Lewis registered IN New
ark, had his name stricken from the
books after the Republicans had
shown that he was a resident OF
Philadelphia.
Olin Morris, 24-year-old white
man, appealed against by the Republic
cans on the ground that he could not
read, failed to stand the educational
test and lost his right 20 vote.
Holston's namo from the books Of Pen
cader hundred. The Republicans had
opposed the registration on the ground
that Mr.. Holston was a nonresident.
but Mr.. Holston. who Is a travelling
salesman. said that although he found
IL necessary to locate I'm various cities.
he regarded Pencader hundred as his
home. He said further that he owned
the property from which he had regis
tered and that he always kept much of
his furniture and clothing there.
Freeland Morgan, registered at Mid
dletown, was denied the right to vote
after 1t was shown that he was a resi-
dent of Maryland
In court yesterday afternoon appeals
against Norman S. Morris Robert
Wilson, George Cammendent were
withdrawn: those against Joseph
Hand Tho1ias T. Parker. Daniel A.
Smith, AugustGoetz. Jacob Bennett,
Frank T. Crossan were sustained and
those against Harry ID. Taylor, Ber-
nard Dougherty and Nicholas Castle
macs failed.