Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-06-04
MORE REGISTRATION CASES
One Dismissed and Two Held
for the Upper Court.
PROOF OF FORGED TAX RECEIPTS
Paul Ward Showed His Right
to Registration.
Collector Mckee on the Stand--He Did
i. Not Appear Monday Night Because He
Had Not Been summoned--rwo Tax Re-
ceipts, Bearing His Name, Pronounced
by Him to be Forgeries.


II. Wilson and William Turk, charged
with illegal registration, were brought
up at Mondays session of municipal
court, and City Solicitor Lyman called
for County Collector George w.
Mckee, who failed to answer to his
name. The city solicitor then asked for
an attachment for the missing witness,
which was issued and an officer started
on the hunt for him.
After wait of over half hour the
officer, Sergeant Peterson, returned
with the information that Mr.. Mckee
could not be found and that he had
been informed that he was out OF the
city.
Solicitor Lynam-"I respectfully re-
quest that the attachment be allowed to
stand, SO that there will be no doubt OF
Mr.. McKee's appearance at court When
the case is next called for trial"
Judge Ball-"Which will be to-mor-
row morning at 8 O'Clock"
Walter II. Hayes, counsel for Joseph
Virgins and Thomas Wilson, also ac-
cused Of illegal registration, said !;
"Please, your honor, l would respect
fully ask continuance of these cases
until Thursday morning, as | have
case before justice of the peace on
Tuesday morning.
Judge Ball-"I fail to see why a case
before justice of the peace should take
precedence over this court
Mr.. Hayes-"The justice of peace
might hold me for contempt
Judge Ball-"We will see that no
other court takes such an advantage
over you and this court will protect
you"
George A. Elliott, who is associated
! in the defense, said-"This case has
been continued now two differenttimes,
waiting the appearance of Mr.. Mckee,
and have put myself to great incon-
yenience TO be present.
Judge Lawyers generally get
| paid for their Inconvenience"
Mr.. Elliott Yes, sir, suppose you
/ have had the same experience in like
cases.
Judge Ball-"Undero ordinary circum-
stances we would grant your requests,
as il is the pleasure of this court to allow
all reasonable request of the attorneys
on both sides, but as the attachment is
out for Mr.. Mckee it would certainly
not be right to arrest and lock MIR,
Mckee up to await the pleasure or con.
yenience of the attorneys for the de-
Tense. We will continue the cases until
Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock.
WARRANTS WITHDRAWN.
u. E. Pierson, who had warrants
issued against Edward Porter and
Robert G. Porter, charging them with
illegal registration, asked to have thu
charges and warrants withdrawn. He
stated that he made the request Of hi!
own free will and without any intimida
ton whatever. Upon the recommends
ton of City Solicitor Lyman his reques
was granted.
THE MULCAHEY CASE.
At Squire Smiths office on Monda,
William Mulcahey appeared to answe
. charge Of illegal registration in tn
first and second precincts of the Twelfth
ward. The case did not come to trial
) several facts coming to light which LEI
TO withdrawal of the charge. The frs
Mas that the charge Of Mulcahey'
/ registering in two precincts was techni
cally false. He had just moved fron
one precinct to the other. He came o
: his own accord and told the registration
: officers of the fact and asked that hi
! name be taken from the first precinc
] list in order that he be registere
in the second, where he now re
sides. The officials appealed
!, the department Of elections, the resu
I Of which was they were authorize
upon the facts to make the require
il change. Subsequent to all this and I
his due registration in the second prt
/ c!nct it was discovered that Mulcahe
d had been only 80 days in the city. Tn
I Of course made his registration illega
g But it seems both the officers, as the
7 stated at Squire Smiths office Monda
i and ALTO Mulcahey himself were undt
the impression that 30 days was II
! necessary time. Fred E. Bach appeart
i as representative of the Republica
e party and said that prosecution woul
T. be dropped If NIulcahey engaged II
re to vote Saturday next Through his a
7 torney, Henry Clay Turner, Esq,
7 made this promise and the case vi
,e dropped.
COLLECTOR M'KEE APPEARS.
Of Collector George w. Mckee appeart
q in the court room at Tuesdays SC
"a sion Of municipal court, with the b
y tax books of his district under his arr
40 and the registration cases were pr
ii decided with. Judge Ball asked Cole
IS, tor Mckee if he had been served {
~ Monday with summons TO appear
AT the evening.
q "No, sir he promptly replied.
y Mr. Mckee said he was iii the city ;
II of Monday and was in his office in 4
evening, few minutes after o'cloc
he and also at o'clock. No summons W
he served upon him.
'es PROOF or a FORGED TAX RECEIPT.
.,His The first case called was that
II William Church, charged with illegal
en- registering, on May 23d, in the Thi
he district, First ward, upon a tax recei
all to which the name of George w N
nd kee had been forged. Lenus L. MI
~ sick, the registration officer, said he f
~ suspicious Of the receipt and so kept
seil and marked the mans name for ch
ac- lenge. He subsequently sent the
are ceipt to the tax office and receiv
lti- answer that it was a base forge
ne Church said he came here from MOI
W y Carolina eight years ago and lived
arc No aga West Front street.
ent Then Mr.. Mckee was called and ca
fully examined the receipt.
de- rs that your signature asked G
Il Solicitor Lyman.
ION mo, sir, promptly answered the c
'rS' lector
nd you are positive of that?n
nd Il am, sir,
Ike, "lou never signed that receipt?"
eed 81 did not
tble Messrs. Elliott and Hayes, counsel
Chr the accused simply asked Mr. Mckee
i iah write his name on piece of paper
sets them, TO be used as basis of compari
,ree in the final trial Of the case.
Ii is Church was held in $500 bail for
ical pearance at the court Of general
With sionn.
;nns ANOTHER CASE OF FORGERY.