Subject. Contested elections, J. C. Holmes rs. W. F. Sapp.... John J. Wilson rs. Cyrus C. Carpenter Ignatius Donnelly rs. William D. Washburn.. Andrew G. Curtin vs. Seth H. Yocum.......... E. Moody Boynton rs. George B. Loring. Curtin, Andrew G., contested-election case of, against Seth H. Donnelly, Ignatius, rs. William D. Washburn, contested election. Duffy, Sebastian, papers and documents in contested-election Election, late, for Representatives in first and second Ohio dis- proposed repeal of certain sections of Revised Statutes (See also Contested Elections.) Elective franchise, proposed repeal of Titles XXII and LXX in Florida, papers in contested-election case from second district of.. Income-tax case of John S. Dickerson... 1 19 Indian delegates, protest of, against the organization of a territo- List of members of the House of Representatives arranged by arranged alphabetically, showing the commit- List of standing and select committees... Loring, George B., papers in the contested-election case of E. 65 1 15 Marsh, O. C., letter from, transmitting report of National Academy Mason, Joseph, papers and documents in contested-election case of Massachusetts, contested-election case from the sixth district of.. Fred. Wallroth John F. Follett and others. Minnesota, contested-election case in third district of. New offices, appropriations, &c., statement showing. New York, contested-election case from twenty-fourth district in. Protest of Indian delegates against the organization of a territo- 46TH CONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. (MIS. Doc. 14, 1st Session. Part 4. CONTESTED ELECTION OF CURTIN vs. YOCUM. PAPERS IN THE CASE OF ANDREW G. CURTIN VS. SETH H. YOCUM. TWENTIETH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. MAY 22, 1879.-Ordered to be printed. CENTRE COUNTY. Testimony of contestant taken in rebuttal. Depositions of witnesses produced, qualified, and examined before the undersigned, a notary public in and for the county of Centre, and State of Pennsylvania, in pursuance of the notices hereto attached, at the court-house in the borough of Bellefonte, county and State aforesaid, beginning on the 31st day of March, A. D. 1879, and afterwards by adjournments as herein noted, and ending on the 8th day of April, A. D. 1879, in the matter of the contest between Hon. A. G. Curtin, and Seth H. Yocum, esq., for the right to a seat in the Forty-sixth Congress of the United States for the twentieth Congres sional district of the State of Pennsylvania, composed of the counties of Centre, Clinton, Clearfield, Union, Mifflin, and Elk, on the part of the contestant in rebuttal. MARCH 31ST, 1879. Adam Hoy, esq., appears as counsel for contestant, and A. O. Furst and Jno. G. Love, esquires, as counsel for contestee; also, J. L. Spangler as counsel for contestant. Testimony of Thomas Murray. THOMAS MURRAY, being sworn and examined, deposeth as follows: Q. Where does he reside, and what business does he follow?-A. He keeps Hotel in Boggs Township. Q. Joseph Kilgore has testified that A. Colebecker gave him a quart of liquor to vote for Curtin. State what you know about that transaction. (Counsel for contestee objects to the question, first, because it is improper in form and is suggestive to the witness.) A. I was in there at Colebecker's Hotel on the evening of the 4th of November, the evening before the election; I saw Kilgore there; he wanted to get some whisky of Kohlbecker; Kohlbecker refused to give it to him, and Samuel Bowmaster was there, and bought the whisky and gave it to Kilgore. Q. Are you acquainted with Isaac Kitchen ?-A. Yes, sir. Q. For whom was he working November 5, 1878 ?-A. For the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Q. On what road and whose division?—A. On the Bald Eagle Valley Railroad, on division No. 6, Thomas Murray (myself) foreman. Q. State when he was discharged aud for what reason.-A. He was discharged on the 10th of November; the order that I got was to discharge the two men that I received in September. Q. State whether or not it has been usual for the railroad company to issue an order to its division foreman every fall to discharge the increased force put upon the road. (Counsel for contestee objects to the question, 1st, because it is irrelevant; 2d, because it is not rebuttal.) A. Yes, sir; it has been a customary thing for the last eight years. Q. Was Isaac Kitchen discharged for the reason that he voted for Seth H. Yocum for Congress ? (Counsel for contestea objects to the question, because the question is improper in form; 2d, because it is irrelevant, and not rebuttal; 3d, because the witness not having issued the order for his discharge cannot know the reason why he was discharged.) A. No, sir; I had the man before working for me; that is the reason I hired him. Q. State what conversation, if any, you had with Isaac Kitchen in reference to his politics while he was working for you. (Counsel for contestee objects to the question, 1st, because the evidence is incompetent, it being hearsay; 2d, it is irrelevant and not rebuttal.) A. Isaac told me without asking that would have voted for Curtin if he had not pledged himself to vote for Yocum. Q. Did he state where he had pledged himself? (Counsel for contestee objects to the question, because it is irrelevant and not rebuttal.) A. In Milesburg, in the lodge. Q. State whether or not he belonged to a secret oath-bound organization. (Counsel for contestee objects because it is irrelevant, leading, and not rebuttal, and hearsay.) A. It is secret, but whether it is oath-bound I cannot swear. He told me it was an oath-bound organization, and he told me further that there were different organizations throughout the county. Q. How many persons in Boggs Township belonged to this secret oathbound society? (Counsel for contestee objects to the question, 1st, because it is irrelevant and not rebuttal; 2d, the witness has already testified that he has no knowledge of the organization except by hearsay, which is not evidence.) A. By hearsay I know that they counted on 257, as they fell back to 171 at the election. Q. State whether the members of this secret oath bound society were sworn or pledged to support Seth H. Yocum for Congress. (Counsel for contestee objects to the question, 1st, because it is irrel |