Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-10-29
APPEAL FROM THE REGISTERS.
Appeal OF Voters TO Have Their
Names Restored TO the List

the REGISTERS anu Meesfs. ifeldnu ana
Wathan, for the voters and Messrs. ID.
II. Magruder and Dennis Claude appear
ed for the petitioners.
The first case taken up was that Of
John III. Sci man VS. Chas E. Stockett
register of the lst district. TO have the
name Of Mr. III. III. Brogden, stricken
from the list. Ii was proven by witness
that Mr.. Brogden was a resident of
Prince Georges county, and had been
for several years. The Judge ordered
the name be stricken of the list
The next case was that of VIM. F.
Childs. VS. Chas. T. Stockett, register
Of the lst district, TO have this name Ie-
stored TO the list Mr.. Childs, it appears,
had been for many years a resident of
the first district, but for the past two
years had been in Annapolis with his
family and doing business here. The reg
lister claimed that he had notitied Dir
Childs of his intention to strike him off
but Mr.. Childs claims that he did not get
the notice. owing 10 its having been sent
to the wrong postoffice The Judge held
that Mr. Childs having been a resident
of Annapolis for two years past should
have applied for transfer and therefore
he must sustain the register in the case,
in striking the name from the list.
The next appeal was that of John Hen
~ Sellman, vs.. Chas Il Stockett. regis
ter of the first district to have the name
of Samuel II. Hardy stricken from the
list as a non resident Mr. Hardy was
an employee in the tobacco warehouse
up to May last, and claimed he had
always lived in the first district and had
voted there for many years The Judge
su Ia ned the register in this case and
ordered Mr.. Hardy TO remain on the list
The appeal case of Jas II. Brashears,
candidate for the Legislature, resident
of the first district, was withdrawn by
the petitioners,
The Court, Judge Jones on the bench,
resumed the appeal cases this morning
The first case was that of Grafton
Munroe VS.. John N. Davis, register of
the 9Th Annapolis district, to have the
name of John Mu,doon stricken from
the. list. Several witnesses were sworn
in this case to prove that Muldoon had
only left the city temporarily. Mr..
Claude, for the petitioner, argued the de-
cision of the Court of Appeals in sus
tanning his point that man who takes
up his abode outside of the State, with
out going before the Circuit Court, and
declaring his intention to return within
six months, looses his residence. Mr.
Ireland who appeared for the registers,
argued that the law did not intend
TO deprive citizen of his citizenship
because he went outside of the State for
his health or any other purpose, when
there was no intention of taking up his
residence; he also stated that the law re-
quired the register to give notice to the
voter of his intention to strike off the
name at the September setting, and also
again at the last sitting in October, that
he had been stricken off. He claimed that
this notice was not given the voter. The
Court dismissed the appeal, and ordered
the name to be reinstated. Mr.. Claude
took an appeal from the decision of the
Court
The next case was the petition of Edw.
Pindell, vs. Chas Il. Stockett, register
of the first district, to have his name re-
stored to the list. The petitioner not
being present the petition was dismissed
by consent.
The next case was the phtition of WP.
Levely VS. John n Davis, register of
the 9th district, to have the name of Ern-
est Wilkinson stricken from the books of
registration. The Court ordered the
name to be stricken off
The case of McKendree Jarvis. VS.. Jno.
n Davis register of the 9th district, to
have the petitioners name stricken off,
for nonresident, was so ordered by the
Court.
The next case was that of w. L. Raw
lings VS. John N. Davis, register of the
9th district, to have the name stricken
from the list, as q nonresident, having
left the State more than a year ago. The
court ordered the name to be stricken
of.
The case of w. p. Levely, VS.. John N.
Davis, register of the 9th district, to
have the name of Richard III, Holland,
stricken from the list was then taken up
The evidence in this case showed that
the voter had been away from Annapo-
lis for the past twelve or fifteen years.
The Court ordered the name to be strtck
en- of.
At this stage of the proceedings the
States Attorney asked leave of the Court
to try the case of State VS. Thos. White,
colored, for robbery, as all the witnesses
were resent, and had been for several
DAYS at the expense of the county, and
the prisoner at the bar had been contin-
ed in Jail ever since May last, and he
hoped the court would suspend the APP
peal cases until this case was disposed
of. which he said would not take over an
hour. The Court granted the request
and the case was proceeded with. Law
yer King, colored, appeared for the pris-
oner. and States Attorney Munroe for
the State. The case was tried before
Jury, who returned a verdict of guilty
without leaving the box. The court SEN
fenced the prisoner TO four years in the
penitentiary.
Court reassembled at o'clock and
took up the registration cases. The pc
tition of r. T. Brice, VS.. F. H. Hancock,
register of voters of the third district, to
have the name of George Page. colored,
put upon the registration list. The
question in this case was as to the age
of the voter. This not being clear to
the Courts mind the case was held over.
The next case was that of JAS. Smith,
colored, VS.. the same register. for refus-
ing to register the petitioner for non
age 1t was proven TO the satisfaction of
the Court that the petitioner was of full
age and entitled to register, and the
Court sustained the petitioner.
The next case was that Of Henry Barnes,
colored. VS. the same register, who petit
toned the Court to be restored to the
list. The register stated that the petit
TONERS name was stricken of upon the
evidence of Robt. Moss. that the man
was resident of Annapolis and had
been for more than q year past. The
hour of o'clock having arrived. Court
continued the case until to morrow morn
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