Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-11-11
FIFTH E0IrIONI
MORE ILLEGAL VOrIES
An nlesal vster and His yon.,
Held for Coart by Chief sun.'
visor Valentine To-day,

"s MS V0uehl
Hold for Coart by CHIEF SUM-
visor Valentine To-day. ~
| Chief Supervisor Of Election, v,,I
tine, Sat In the U. s. Court room ~ ~ :,
at ii O'Clock and heard two mo,a 10y
growing out Of Democratic rsS.ali,~
the General Election In this citv' 4,
frat case was that of Patrick Hl.t,
who was charged with voting ilIss.1
at the Second Ward polls re-
Turner, Esq, appeared as cou,s.l
the defense.
The FIRST witness was Mat.bsv N!
tin, who testified that be took his msl
at Mrs. Godfrsy's on Rast Front s,.f
and that Hickey boarded tbsrs
the best Of his knowledge he had \.
there from four to six months. I'D
ness had never heard the prisonsr
anything about his cltizspsbin
about when he came into the S,ats
John Walters was next callsd
stated that he became acquainted m
the prisoner five or ak months =,
Tho Chief Supervisor Questioned
witness with reference TO when
man came TO Wilmington, and how !
he was reticent. Finally, bevsv
he admitted that Hickey had told \
that he came on the steamer Ameri
to the Harlan 4 HOllingswortb CANT
ny's ship yari.
"Well, JOHN" said the Chief Sun
visor, chats q fact and We can NJ
what you say very easily"
"Hold on there please" exclsiu
Mr. Turner, sharply, 1--WE want
thing conducted in a Judicial nanps
III shall use my own pleasure sir
questioning this witness"
"But you have no right to
whether a witness tells the truth or
That Is a matter for you after The
has closed"
"Yes sir have q right and I Al
do go again II like TO. The with
has told the Truth and | Anow Il
told him So"
81 am here as lawyer to sse us
done my client, and desire tia, III
hearings shall be regularly oouducl
Do not make such a remark 10 A
ness sgain, II you please"
~ say | was proceeding properly,
| don't propose that you OF any d
lawyer shall say what shall 0, d
not do, and l will See that the siti
after he has told the truth shall moi
placed In position to have bis hOi
testimony perverted"
After this amusing colloQuy The
was proceeded with and under cross
animation Walters said that be had
Hickey In May and that he oams d
New Haven, and reiterated bis Of
ment that the man said he came u
the steamer AmericI.
Robert West testified that Hid
came to the wharf Of the Harlan &
lingsworth Company on the Amer
In July or August, the Chief Rugiu
came to him and secured emylOym
for Hickey and he had been WORK
for him ever since. When be wen
work for the witness the understlad
was that he would 20 back on
America, on which be had been
men. Witness did not know from VI
port Hickey sailed.
WIN. L. Heal testified that be II
the prisoner and that he saw biu At
Second Ward polls on the "a day Of
vember. He came up 10 the polls
vote and witness challenged bio d
to vote on the ground that be vi
nonresident. John B. Pinkhsm vol
cd for him, and he voted and bad d
receipt.
Hickey was then held in ESQ ba
answer the charge at the next ,trm
the U. 8. District Court, which conv|
on the second Tuesday In January.
John d. PinkhAm was then artais
on the charge Of assisting and u'.Dg
influence in getting Hickey 10
VIM. 5. Heal WAS the only witTes5
his evidence was In effect, that Lick
vote was challenged, but PinbAsn
clsrel he had a right to vote
vouchsd for him, saying he had
in the State q year and had pei
right to vote. He was held in tls
OF $500 to answer the charge It q