The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-21
F|FIH EDITION.

Thr Jury Charged In the Cotton Case.
Court convened at 10 O'clock this
morning, with all the Judges present..
II VIVA stated that Juror Rambo was
sick, and II WIS agreed by 10th sides
that il hp found that no was unable TO
continue until q verdict should be
reached, lie should 10 EXCUSED, and no
exceptions made to q verdiet by the
Remaining eleven jurors.
Mr.. Rambo still rem ilnei In his sent
and the Jury were charged BY the Chief
Justice.
He opened by citing the election law
and then said that no election officer
could legally accept ballot. Unless no
was fully satisfied that the man hal
perfect right to vote.
Ho then reviewed the evidence, and
said that election officers must be
fully satisfied that man has perfect
right to vote before accepting hts bnl-
lot. He spoke of the manner In which
tho indictment was framed, and said
that the Jury must be satisfied. In or
der TO render verdict OF guilty. that
when Dietefhane offered TO vote, the
defendant knew that hs had Il legal
right to do SO.
II thoy were satisfied OF this and be-
lieyed that no knowingly and wiifuliy
refused to accept ths ballot, he ID then
guilty in the manner and form indict-
ed IL however must be remembered
that a man crilnot bs held for Il mis-
take Of Judgment, but Ignorance OK the
law does not excuse any man fora vio-
| lation.
II Is presumed that every man
knows tho law, and Is governed by II.
In this case, 1t Is alleged that Distef-
liaiie presented a naturalization pnrer
afsi.t haa ~ I..fe.
District Court, which in his cnse was
the legal documentary evidence OF his
right 10 vote, therefore the defendant
had no authority to question hts
right.
The question therefore is. had the
defendant. the right TO pass on these
papers, bearing as they did the seal OF
| the United States Court, and the AN
swer must be that ha had not There
fore, II cannot he considered an error
of Judgment on his part. lilo should,
before the polls opened, have aeeer-
| tained his full duty in the matter and
as he did not, hs Is liibie.
In conclusion, he said this was a
very important case, and In lis consld-
| Grafton they must act rs though they
| had never heard OF the case, until they
| listened to the evidence from tho
stand. He also called attention to the
fact that Mr.. Carpenter did not
have any trouble In finding Judge
Wales and securing his opinion on tina
validity OF certain naturalization
papers, and he thought that the de-
| PENDANT could have dons this same had
he made the proper effort. The charge
WIS finished and the jury retired at
1880 O'clock. The Jury were still out
at noon, and as far as could be learned
stood nine for conviction and three
for acquittal. The probability is that
there will be q disagreement. ~
While thcy were out considerable
business Was transacted in hearing
rules and motions.
On tho application of Levi G. Bird,
Esq, a Judgment of 81 ,303.SS was con.
fessed In favor OF tho plaintiff in tho
case of Joseph l.. Carpenter, Jr., VS..
Julius Ahner and Emma Ahner, his
wife.
The jury in the Cotton case had not
arrived at any conclusion at two
o'clock. IL was reported that IL stood
for acquittal and 8 for conviction. ft
is scarcely probable that an ngIeeircnt
will be reached ut all.
At 2.l5 O'Clock Juror Ramlo was so
sick that he had TO 90 home, leaving
eleven jurors to decide the case.
We can safely assert that nothing
equals Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup for all
cases OF sore THROAT, coughs, colds,
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