The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-06-04
fifth EDITION.
-FOUR MORE ELECTION GASES.
Ono Held For Trial and Three Dis
charged-The MIL Not Grinding Out
Democratic Grist Very Fast.

i ohhrged-The MIL Not Grinding Out
Democratic Grist Very Fast.
4 Last night WINS illegal registry trial
might with tho Municipal Court. The
mill was put into operation with Jos.
~. Carpenter, Jr., at the crank, and his
.Ison Frank netting as gudgeon greaser.
A large mum ber of people were present
to sce the wheezy machine start off.
The first grlst called for was Philip
lLoe, colored, charged with Illegal reg
lislrotlon In the Fourth district, Fourth
ward. Lee, not answering. his bell for
800. entered by james NJ. Winchester,
was declared forfeited.
Still determined to have colored
Igrlst to start the operations of the mill
the namc of Joseph Wiggins was called
land he. responded. lie was charged
with Illegal registration In the Sixth
ildistrict OF the Fifth ward. After con-
.lsiderablo conversation between City
Solicitor Lyman and tho elder Cnrpen-
tier, John j. Dougheriy, tax collector
for the Northern district of Whining
ton. was put upon the witness stand.
i .Wiggins' pink taxreeeipt was shown
Ihim and he scrutinized it closely.
City Solicitor Lyman then asked him
his.
Mr. Dougherty said fhe signature
lresembled his, but he did not issue the
receipt, the writing In tho body being
,lnllod In by some one else. He did not
think he ever saw the the receipt be.
'lfore.
Mr.. Lyman asked Mr. Dougherty.to
'lexnmine his books and see Ii Wlgplns
Twas assessed in 1889.
| Mr. Dougherty made the examina-
ltlon, and said no was not assessed, and
he was positive he never Issued the re-
lceipt. though the signature resembled
Ihis.
Walter II. Hayes. counsel for Wig.
Igins,asked MIR. Doughcrty IL he would
swear the receipt was not his. to which
Mr. Dougheity replied that he would
InCt but he was positive he never is
sued the receipt.
| Mr., Hayes asked II there was not
lpecu llailty about the seal of the North
ern district. II it was not light ON
ono end.
Mr.. Dougberty said he had not no.
ltieed 1t, but now when he looked at it
this seal he thought IL was heavier
Ithan his was. In reply to Mr.. Hayes,
;lDougherty again said he wonld not
swear tho signature on Wigglns re-
Ieeipt was not his own, but he was
positive he had not Issued the receipt.
IN answer to question from City
solicitor Lyman. as to what he meant
lby saying he had not issued the re-
lcelpt, but could lot sny that 1t was
mot his signature upon it, Mr..
lDongherty replied that he was COM
-lpellcd TO Keep soma receipts signed
Iand stamped so that his clerk might
I'LL them out when people came to pay
taxes while he was absent. The re-
lceipt might have been taken from his
desk. He did not knowthe writing in
the body of the receipt.
i Frank ID. Carpenter. inspector at the
Sixth district of the Fifth ward, tosti-
Ilticd that when Virgins came to regis
tor he first said that he had been In the
city for nine months and had come
here from Chester. He then said he
had been here year and afterwards
went back to tho ninth month state-
ment. He had un 1880 tax receipt
In reply to question by Mr.. Hayes
as to why Mr.. Carpenter had register
J, ed man when he knew he wns not
QUALIFIED, Mr.. Carpenter replied that
tho Election Department had given in
structions to register every one either
as qualified or not qualified, and this
man was registered us not qualified.
i Judge Ball said: "Under the circum-
statces the collector not being positive
as TO the legality OF the receipt I do
not feel like sending this case TO tho
upper court. 1t has been shown, how
ev9r, that Virgins has no right to
| lvote. / am compelled to dismiss tho
case.n -
| AsErank d. Carpenter was abont to
put tho tax receipt In his pocket MIR.
Hayes said:"I would ask TINT tho tax
receipt be given back to myself or 10
IlWiggins. We certainly Auve better
right to 1t than Mr. Carpenter"
Judge Ball replied:"I cannot see
that Mr. Virgins has any right to the
receipt unless he can prove that he
lpaid for it,
Mr.. Carpent II kept the receipt. Tho
mill, not hnVing ground out anything
but bran, better grlst was called for
and tho name, of Minor G. Smith was
lcalled.
Mr.. Smith responded and Walter H.
Hayes represented him. Mr.. Smith
IJr., with Illegally registering In the
the Sixth district, Fifth ward.
Collector Dougherty upon
tho witness stand with his big dupll-
Gates and showed from them that Mr..
Smith was assessed In 1889, but not
paying his taxes for that year was re-
turned as delinquent, and in 1890 he
was not assessed.
Hayes asked Dougharty II he would
say on his oath that Mr.. Smith had not
paid tax within two years in this
county. He (Hayes) paid real estate
taxes in Kent County, Mr.. Smith
might pay for some other place in
tho State.
Mr.. Dougherty said he could only
swear according to his duplicates, he
would swear to the hest OF his knowl-
ledge that Mr.. Smith had paid no taxes
lin Wilmington.
Mr.. Hayes, pressing his question,
Mr.. DouEherty replied that the books
showed that he had not been assessed.
or course lie might DO mistaken, and
and II Mr.. Smith could produce gem
|uine receipt he would acknowledge
that he had been.
Joseph L. Carpenter, who swore out
the warrant, and the man who also
wrote the now well-known letter to
Mr.. Smith, was tho next witness called.
He testified that he knew Mr.. Smith.
His name was not on any assessment
list for the city OF fWilmingtonfor 1890.
He had made careful examination OF
the records.
Judge Ball held Mr.. Smith under
$500 bail for his appearance at the
higher court, and this was the first
real grist turned out OF the mill.
Two grlsts were then turned into the
hopper and David Kramer and James
Hogan were called.
They were charged with Illegally
Registering In the First district Second
N.k kt..ln +fsxa.