Evening journal., 1909-07-17
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into 4 house on Buttonwood street. He
saw some Of them go into the polling
place one three times. and two on two
different occasions.
Hamilton Had Died.
Joseph Nigglesworth. secretary OF the
Board OF Health. produced the official
record OF the death OF PARROT Hamilton.
Hamilton died on March s, 1900, at
Farnhurst according 10 the record. His
age was given as IS years Mr.. White
man offered this record as evidence.
stephen smith, colored. OF No. eO2 a
street said he had lived about three
months there with his wife and brother.
John. lie know OF Samuel Carter, who
lived on Bradford street. Carter did not
live. he said. az No. 902 street on
June q
Frank j. quinn testified to having
subpoencd John Massey, Of Bradford
street. and a capias was issued for
him.
Charles Fountain colored. OF No. 5i1
Butler street. testified that Benjamin
Mathews rad Nved with him until
Christmas but did not live there on
June 8. Ills room was rented 20 Andrew
Avrcs until the day after the city cleo
lion. Fountain said he himself had
lived there for two years. uross-ex-
animation failed TO bring out any new
points. Fountain was ccnsured by Pres
idcnt Jas. T.. Banning for falling TO
appear as subpoened on Tuesday night.
Old Man Didn't Vote.
william Williams, colorod. Of Taylor's
Row. voted az tho last Presidential cleo
tion. but not at the city election lie
never lived with John white and did
not know him. Williams. who Is about
SO years old. forgot where he lived when
'sross-cxamlned. and wanted 60 ask the
old woman" on juno s he was sick and
was not out.
Andrew Gordon was then called, but
did not respond. lie was subpoened
earlier in the evening by Mr. Quinn
and capias was issued.
Nolan Fisher coiorod, OF Butionwood
street. testified that Charles Fisher. now
Of Dover. WAS his stop-fsther. lie left the
city in September after staying here one
day and one night just after the presi-
dcniiai election. but was not here at the
last city election. Under cross-oNamine-
tion Nolan admitted no was not sure that
his stcp-father was at Dover now but
would swear that he was not here on the
day Of the city election. There was an
other Charles Fisher In tho district but
Nolan said he was not a relative.
Mr. Quinn testified that "the other
Charles Fisher voted. but Noan's step
father did not, ne said.
Mr.. Quinn testified that Isaac Booth did
not live al No. sie b street on June s. lie
said John Mcbride was wrong IN asserting
that Booth had lived there on election day.
Mixed on Numbers.
ernest l.. Porter, OF No. 900 Townsend
street. said he had lived there four years.
lie did not believe there was such a
number as ia6 Townsend. no such person
as william Biddle lived there. he de-
clared. as he knew everybody on Town
send street.
Mr.. Quinn said there was no such NUM-
bcr as 1876 Townsend. and declared that
Biddle did not live on that street. Mr..
Joslyn asked IL he know whether there
had bocn No. ls6 before the recent re-
numbering OF the street, but he said he
did not.
Mr.. Quinn said there was no No. 5l2 Lo-
Gust and knew no such person hs Arthur
losaphs. lie did not know the people
registered IN that district prior to the
Jnnc election.
Thurston N. Lowe testified that the
houses ran only up to No go on Locust
street no one. he said, had known Of 9
man named Josephs living there ON cleo
iion day.
This Man Voted.
James Miller colorcd, said he voted
across the bridge az the last city election
lie was not cross-examined.
Mr. quinn was again called and testified
that there was no No. ils Buttonwoo'
street and that he had not been able e
nnd Samuel r. Brown living on tha
street Mr. Lowe gave similar testimony
on request OF Mr. Whlteman at thi
point a capias was issued for william
Bradley. colorod. Of No. S2S Buttonwoo'
street
owing to the absence Of witnesses MI
Whiteman asked that Council take a re
cess until Monday Incidentally he prom
ised not 10 consume more than an hou
on the next session. Mr. Joslyn proteste
against a recess until Monday and aske
that the hearing be not resumed unit
TUESDAY week, since Mr.. Allen had ha
six weeks 70 prepare his case lie had NO
been fully acquainted with the cvidenc'
his bill OF particulars had been refuse
and he pleaded for time 20 put up
proper defense.
council can hold me down to Nor
day night. but I can't be ready. he do
clarod vohementiy
Mr. Whitcman declared Mr.. Joslyn's r,
quest beyond reason and argued that th
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