Daily Republican., 1881-10-11
U,R a. DISTRICT COURT.

q. 4. DISTRICT COURT.
PrOceedings Yesterday AfeernooI
The Election Cases still sI
TrlaI-Clese Of the Evidence TO
tho Proses sation-Mr. hnarplel
Opens for the Defence.
The United States District Court re
assembled at o'clock yesterday after
noon, and resumed the ,t,ial osthe elec
ton cases.
Anna +. Godfrey sworn.--I reside il
Cape May County, N. D.; lived il
Font stree. near King for a yea
previous to last June. l kept boarderl
and John Pi:,khen lived with me, an(
was still here at the time Of the cleo
tlon. Patrick Hickey came to my
house to board in July, 1880; Pinkher
lived with me when Hickey came
both Pinkhen and Hickey lived Will
me at the time of the election in No
vember: never heard Pinkhen ol
Hickey, say anything about voting;
saw the tax receipt; Mr.. Hickey gayt
it to me to keep for him; | kept it {
short time and then CAV, it back Il
him; that was after the election; | dc
not think that ever heard Hickey say
in Plnkheu's presence, where he came
from.
Cross,examined by Mr.. Lore, lived
on Front street about one year.
Mrs Jennie Walter swurn-l board
ed with Mrs. Godfrey Oh Front stree
near King | boarded there wheI
Hickey came there he said that h
came from New Haven. Conn; he cam'
to this city on the steamer America II
July; heard Hickey say that he hat
voted at the November election thu
day before the election between 10 ant
II o'clock in the morning, there was /
policeman came to the house and In
quired for Hickey; | told him that h'
!, as not in; while after that there wa'
another policeman came, but he die
not get to see him. About noon ther'
was still another policeman there, ant
he saw Hickey, and they talked TO
some time at the door; when Hicke!
came in from the doo- he had a pape
in his hand.
Cross-oxamined-I am sure that it wa
not a letter thai Hickey had when h.
came IN, did not see the policeman
give him anything.
Mathew Martin sWorn--I have neve
had a conversation with Hickey abou
the time he came to Wilmington; h
came to this city in July, and told III
that he had not resided here at an.
previous time; he told me on the nigh
OF the election that he had voted AM
he thought that as a waterman he ha'
right to vote.
John Walters sworn-Patrick Hicke.
came to this citv i'll July 1880; he cam
to the same place to board where
lived; he told me that he had not bee
in Wilmington before.
Robert West sw worn-l am foreman i
the lumber department at Harlan !
Holm ,sworth's ); | know Patrick Hick
ey; he came to tire yards on the steame
America, in July 1886; after he La
been there few days, the Chief engl
neer of the steamer came to me au
asked me to hire Hickey, saying tina
he WAS good man and he did not WIS
to part with him; employed Hlcke.
aud he worked there until last May;
do not know any thing about Ills Vo
ing.
Owen A. Everett sworn-l was
clerk at the November election, but d
not know any thing about Hickey vo
ing.
| Tax Collector Bedford testified this
Patrick Hickey was not assessed on Il
books as voter
William l.. Heal recalled-whe
Hickey came up to vote he handed in
tax receipt | 90 not know wether Il
his tax receipt was stamped or not.
i Cross-examined l did not turn
Aacklem after Hickey had voted al
ask him where he lived did not ga
to Mackle1n that Hickey did not Ii,
| in this city Pinkhen told me attt
Hickey voted that ne boarued IN tL
same house with him. Charles Harmt
recalled, Patrick Hickey handed
tax receipt before he voted the ele'
tion officers required voters to produC
their tax receipts before trey votec
cross-examined, saw the recell
and think that Bedford's name wa
on 1t.
Matthew Macklem recalled-Hicke
produced a tax receipt, when he wen
up to vote he handed in his tax receil
and it was examined and banded GU
to him again; Pinkhen was right bt
hind him when he voted.
The prosecution closed at this poin
and Mr.. Lore for the defence asked tn
Court to rule ous all the testimony rt
lating to Hickey, as the prostcutlo
had failed to connect him with Pinkhe
the man on trial. The Court said tina
he would attend to that when he cam
to charge the jury. ,s
Mr.. Sharpley opened fer the detens
and spoke until O'Clock, when Coul
adjourned until 10 O'clock this morn
ing.