The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-16
! REFUpLlcAN REPEATER
.'fi1E ,Ti7APPERs TRAPPED.

A REPUBLICAN, MARES NEsT-A NAN
,. THEY HAD ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED
REPEATING SAYS HE VOTED THE RI
PUBLICAN TICKET TWO TIMES. q
A more surprised or chagrined SIT Of
Republicans than that wlith crowded
Magistrate Coles little Office, last even-
ing, has seldom been seen in this city.
Had q thunderbolt fallen In their midst,
a. they hung on the railing surrpunding
the Magistrates desk, and sweetly smiled
ct each other as an alleged Democratic
r0under aud repeater was held for court,
they could not have been more dis
mayed. rvl sfH ..Y ltrJ.g
The prisoner whose case was being
tried was Owen Hannum, residing al
No.s721 Church street, who was ode Of
"the fourteen" for whom warrants had
been sworn out before the Justice, as il
legal Democratic voters. The warrant
had been sworn out by old VIM. w. d.
Stewa t, famous as the bold bri.adier of
Captain Gallagher's broom brigade.
Hannum was arrested last evening by
Constab g Hickman, that officer haEink
come on him unexpectedly onthe stieet
The news Of the arrest spread like wild
Dire and when the time for the hearings
arrived there were many Republicans
and few Democrats In the Office. E.
G. Bradford, jr., ESQ, represented .he
Republicans.
3 "You are charged here, Owen Han
num-" said the una sistrate, "with having
voted more than, once at the la'e city
election, one OF these votes you. cast in
the Second Ward and we know you do
not live in that ward. You also are
charged with voting illegally in tha
Eighth Ward"
'lf l did "said the prisoner, 81 was
drunk at the time. l liYe in the Eighth
Ward a d voted there on my tax receipt.
! waive hearing, though, ON both
charges" srs,.i. t..-..'
Tie bonds of the prisoner were, fixed
at $500 in each case, which he promptly
furnished, -F.H
Il is TO be presumed pSreasum that about this
time the Republican were feeling salts
fed toa certain extent under the sooth-
ing influence of seeiug a "Dem ocratic
'rounder'' in . fair. way to have Justice
meted out to him. A part of the pro
gramme was revealed to them that
was not near so satisfactory.
{. %Say Esquire, WHO'S putting this job
up Oh me?" ask ID Hannnm. "ls it The
'Republicans?,O II
"Yes," assented the Magistrate,
"Well, I'll be dos-oned I; why l voted
the Republican ticket both times In the
Eighth wa d, tile ticket was straight Re-
publican, but it bad Mr.. McMenamin's
name on 1t as he IS friend of mine. 1t
was a ST. aight black Republican ticket
that | voted in the Second ward" The
prisoner then appealed TO his brother,
who said 1t was true.s of-al 90
"My brother said the prisoner, "is
mechanic, and makes good wages, but /
do not and thought the, Republicans
might give me some work on the street
or some. him, Instead of that they have
me arrested for voting their ticket Pm
ashamed did it now" ;'y =
Amusement, CONSERVATION, clacrin,
was ON every Republicans face in the
room. Mr.. Frank A. Taylor glided out
of.the room and started up the street
with his coat tail stretched out straight
behind him. Old Mr.. Stewart said
snow this is most alarming" and van
ished like shot. 81 never saw, the ke,"
whispered Mr.. Bradford to Mr.. Thomas
j.. Bennett as he retreated. "What!
never ?" asked the Magistrate. This was
too much for Mr.. b. and he walked out
without word. ~ ~ ..' ~ -
All in all, it was q most. interesting
ding to watch thistcrowdGf s4ro6lv loil'
Republicans after having g~put their foot
init 50 completely. The other side and
disinferested parties were inclined to
iaugh, but they refused tose the joke at
all. q = II - ~ - asft
..-se WHY OWEN voFED SO.
Owen Hannum is a man whom politi-
cal ward blockers, Ia classifying their
lists of voters, always put down as
"doubtful." On the morning of the city
election his brother James was about to
be sent, to Jail by Mayor Almond, tor
disorderly conduct, and Owen desired
the Mayor to release him. This request
was refused, at which Owen got mad
and declared he would vote the Republi-
can ticket all day. This threat failed to
move the Mayor, so Owen went out and
voted The Republican ticket to his hearts
content.
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