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1 In the Matter of the Contested Election of District Attorney: Before King, Campbell and Kelley, February 12, 1851 1851

handle is hein.trials/acky0001 and id is 1 raw text is: PETITION, Filed 19th October, 1850. To the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions of the County of Philadelphia, the Petition of the Subscribers, Citizens and Qualified Electors of the said County, RESPECTFULLY SHOWETH- That they are qualified electors of the county of Philadelphia, and voted at the general election on the second Tuesday of October, A. D. 1850, for the office of Dis- trict Attorney. That they complain of the false return and undue election of Horn R. Kneass, Esq., as District Attorney, and contest his right to the said office of District Attorney for the City and County of Philadelphia. And they specify, craving leave to have the benefit of any other objections that may appear, the following grounds of contest and objection: First.-That Horn R. Kneass did not at the general election on the second Tuesday of October, A. D. 1850, receive a majority of the votes of the qualified electors of the said city and county, but that a majority of said votes were duly given to William B. Reed. Second.-That the general return of the return judges of said election is a false return in this, that William B. Reed received two hundred and sixty-three (263) votes in the Township of West Philadelphia, instead of two hundred and thirteen (213) as returned by said judges, making a difference of fifty (50) votes, and Horn R. Kneass received in the fifth ward, Kensington, two hundred and thirty-three (233) votes, in- stead of two hundred and thirty-eight (238) as returned by said judges, making a further difference of five (5) votes; and that in other Wards and Districts of said County, as will appear when the tickets in the boxes shall be counted, a number ex- ceeding one hundred votes Were cast for William B. Reed, which were counted and returned for Horn R. Kneass. Thrd.-That in the Second Ward, Moyamensing, the officers of the election falsely returned a large number of votes, viz: two hundred and forty-three (243) and up- wards, as having been cast, whereas in fact no such votes were cast, but the names on the list of voters and the numbers on the tally papers were wrongfully and fraudu- lently added. A portion of the names so fraudulently added and inserted as having voted will appear on schedule A, hereunto appended, and to be taken as a part of this complaint. F urth.-That in the Second Ward, Moyamensing, one hundred and fifty-three (153) votes and upwards were deposited for William B. Reed as District Attorney, whereas the officers of the election have fraudulently returned but ninety-four (94) votes, the remainder being either fraudulently withdrawn from the ballot box or counted and returned as having been given for Horn R. Kneass. Fifth -That the lists of voters and tally papers of the Second Ward, Moyamensing, are not genuine papers, but are simulated and altered, and do not represent either the names or numbers of the persons who voted. Sizth.-That the said officers of the Second Ward, Moyamensing, received, or ac- cording to the lists of the voters, profess to have received the votes of persons two hundred and forty (240) and upwards in number, none of whom were qualified electors in the said ward. The names of such persons, so far as they are known to your peti- tioners, are set forth in schedule A, to be taken as part of this complaint. Seventh.-That the said officers of the election in the Second Ward, Moyamensing, or some one of them after the tickets on which were written or printed the name of William B. Reed were prepared for counting, withdrew or destroyed the same or a large number, at least one hundred (100) thereof, and substituted therefor certain other tickets on which were written or printed the name of Horn R. Kneass. .Eighth.---That after the poll was closed in the said Second Ward, Moyamensing, the officers of the said election, the Judge, Inspectors and Clerks removed the boxes tickets, blank tally papers, &e.5 from the room where the said election was held into

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