Daily Republican., 1881-04-01
Third EDITION.
s.DERRICK" AND "BILL."
Through an Unfortunate Blundcr
the MillsbOrO' Justice Goes Scot
Free-The Ridiculous Ending of
q FarcicaI Trial.

q FarcicaI Trial.
Special Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN.
DOVER, March 3l.-Many sympathiz-
ing Democratic lips have spoken words
of consolation to Derrick B. Morris, the
Millsboro' Squire, since he came here
yesterday, and encouraging Democratic
hands without number have patted him
on the shoulder to nerve him for the or
deal through which he had to pass in
the investigation brought about by John
NJ. Whites charges. There was a gem
eral desire on the part of the Democratic
politicians to lionize the Squire, and
they have been talking Of him being a
prosecuted man, and all that.
The committee appointed TO inv"sti-
gate the case met this afternoon AT one
o'clock, and elected A. NJ. Gouding
clerk. A. p. Robinson, Esq, appeared
for Morris, but White was not repre-
sented. He was the first witness. To
the surprise OF all, Mr.. Robinson pro-
ceeded to question the witness from the
standpoint of defense, and for some
minutes asked White questions regard
ing his past life, which were prompted
hy Squire Morris. The Squire was
very much excited. and several times
broke out with interruptions. which
were checked by his counsel.
White told Il story, which briefly
was to this effect: While teaching school
in Indian River Hundred on March 4,
1880 | WAS arrested 10y constable W. G.,
Joseph on two Mrit<-one issued hr
John W. Marr" for threats and the
other by Derrick B. Morris. Morris had
issued both warrants, The writ ISSUED
ON his (Morri>D complaint was for
writing to the SPUR" for tining him on
a charge, without his being present
He went with the CunStabh" and was
bound over to keep tn" p"ar" in.
MagreS case. then Morris took uut the
letter which h" (Whit") had written.
saving it was the most abusive letter he
ever received in his life. and h" would
fine him $40 and many Il .iuStir" would
make it So. He (Whit") had charged
in the letter That Morris had been given
in to the Grand Jury for collecting
illegal fees, and hc told the SPUR" So.
and said he Conld prove il by Painter
Fraim vino had told him aud who was
on the Grand Jury Squire Morris
called him liar and used much more
abusive language, He was then taken
to Jail, bail being refused.
White went on to relate how, on
March l., h. went To Justice Morris
Otfic" and asked for transcript Of the
docket After evasion the Squire gave
him transcript tothrrttrct that h" had
fined him, (nut for writing the letter.
but for abusing a lady witness. which
was contempt Ilc said this was not
what he wanted, when I'll" Squire
turned pale and said. DO Non think |
am a jacka,S Il, give you thing which
would convict mr III court.
This testimony was well backed up.
u. II. Cotfn testified that tin squire
admitted Che came in after the trial
was ovrr) that he had fined W hitr for
the letter. Witness was NOT pr sent nj
thr trial. He heard Constable. .Ios.ph
say that he thought I'll" Spur had
gone most too far, and had gotten mt"
a trap"
Joshua Lawoon. who was present at.
ter the trial, and heard Morris say hcI
imlnS,d the fine lWCauSc White wrote
an abusive letter. He heard nothing Oi
it hring imposed for abusing witnesses,
The same admission ON part ct
Squire Morris was testified Ia lay Th"sr
+. Colljus and Mauacu $. EIErdlr, and
the latter said he heard uurhug about
the penalty being imposed for ahu>" m
witnesses until ten days after when
White grt the transcript Of tll" docket
All this tended to establish Whites
main chMgr that of Squire Morris
irving his own C:lN,-htN umd any doubt
and Walter :. johnson who hnd az
White when he went for the
of the docket, rorr"hornlcd
him fully upon that point.
These witnesses were all Whit" bad
hut he asked that others hr
Then Mr.. Robinson stated
that his line of t,fcuSc would hrto rs-
tablish that Morris had good reputa-
tion and White u kId one; that Morris
fined " hite Crr abusing n witness that
he had him arrested m but ON" war
rant and that WA the one sworn out by
Mage.
He then callrSL Charles Cullin Esq,
Of GrOrg,ttown, who spoke in Il lauda-
tory strain IT Morris. He called several
other witnesses to imEsach Whitas tcs-
timony, hut they failed utterly This
closed the Afternoon session OF tIrtum-
mittcc
The co,lmittrr nat again tonight.
White WAS now TprrS"nt,d hH j AlrA-
andcr Fulton, Esd, d lawyer at Dover.
Mr.. Fulton Cntrurl AL ttc case 1t this
advanced stage witluuJ any cfort Io
make himself "rqumlntrIt with 1'w trSt-
munv and without consultation with
his clicn9 as Il how rhr ease 81, al,
Constable ,I.+rph wIs called and ties
siiicd at great length. without gvln!,
auy evidence Of NaAr tu the hcirnr,
He was n man whndidn kno much
He rould not rfInrIRMr whcth " Ii" hati
one warrant ,r three when he went -
arrest Nilitc rllut day In taCa he Cou Al
rrlnrmler but little Among she "Ss, n
tial things which lv. could u0t relncn
bcr we're thrSct Whether ,ar uf The
warrants was issuml ON Squ'' Morris
on co nplairta w(rthcr the SauIr" M
White arrested tuf writing All abuS'N
letter: whether at the trial the Squir
| fined him fer writing the lATrr or II"
ahll. inu wi ncSsts lie did remember
| how ever, that the abusive letter Ma
mcI tiontd before the fine Was iInls's"'
aud that the SElirr Threatened +" fin
White II hr abused witnesses any r1urt
Here was an utter iailur by chief, vii
ness to pUpr that what waS alleE'dan'
proved by the prnSccutIore-thr iIepos'
Ii Oil of tuatiu. for the lrttcr-was ia
trmc. The utbsr witnesses on this pom
tailcd az utserly. ,lrln W Mag
nuld not show what ths fine WAS i'll
posed fer any more than Joseph cont'
1t might have been for abusing witncs'
Nhut he cuuld not SAY He had Whit
bound over to keep the peace for aSkn
a if he had "tyrr been rrtten rggcd. +,
I ccpt Mage.e and ,DoscI h, K"bcrtB, Hou
, ton HaLS the only mau present when Il
fine was imposed, aud he knew no mo-
II than they He heard Squire Morris t.
t White ii he didn't hush he would til
s. hin. but he didn't know whether il vi
- lr the letter or the abuse that he ".
d fined.