The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-11-19
THE ELECTION CASES.

All OF Yesterday Afternoon Consumed
I'm Hearing Testimony-The State
Closes aud the Defense Opens-Dr.
Davis Discharged-A True Bill Found
Against Walter Blackburn.
Court reconvened at Q. 80 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon with Chief Justice
ComegyB and Associate Judges Hous-
ton and Cullen on the bench, and i'm
mediately resumed the trial OF the
case OF the State vs. Edmund Nit
chell, Jr., Thomas Brown, James Sip
pie, Henry johnson and David Jeffer-
son, Indicted for breach of the peace,
and interfering with election officers
George Ii. Murphy, clerk at the
Sixth district, Fifth ward polls, corrob-
GRATED the testimony given by the
Messrs. Carpenter at the morning ses-
sion.
Charles +. Thomas, another OF the
election officers, testified to tho fact
OF their eing disturbance and that
/ one man after the crowd broke into
the room, threatened to strike him
| The trouble was caused by Mr.. Car
penter refusing to take mems votes;
! several OF these we're against his earn
est protest.
On cross-examlnation by Mr.. Elliott,
tho witEe3s said that as far as he could
/ see, Captain Mitchell was trying to
make peaceful solution of the trou-
BILE, and prevent any difficulty. The
witness saw Mr.. Carpenter take two
receipts and put them in his pocket,
and that in his opinion was the cause
OF all the trouble, as previous to this
everything was quiet.
George S. Capelle, testified that on
tho sixth day of last June, he was /,
I member Of the Department of Elections
I I1n uf tha SfNtb diGtf ift Eiffh Nayn ,sri
polls and saw a crowd around the win
dow. He did not see any one vote, and
there seemed to be a dispute about
some one voting. but he did not know
who the man was. He saw Captain
Mitchell standing near the window,
but did not see him taking any part.
On cross-ekamination he said that
he went to the polls at the request OF
Mr.. Cotton, who wished him to in
struct the inspectors as to who had u
right to vote. He was in the room
about half an hour. and did not SEQ
any one vote, but was not certain that
no one voted.
Thomas Mullin testified that he
lives in the Sixth district, Fifth ward,
but did not get to vote at the city cleo
ton. He was around the polls from
11.30 o'clock, but there were 80 many
"niggers" around the window that he
did not try to get through them. In
the afternoon the crowd thinned out a
little, and ne was making his way up
to the window when ''niggern came
up. and shaking his fist in the witness
face asked him If he had voted, and
upon his replying in the negative, told
him that lie should not vote. The
coloTed people seemed to have full
charge OF the polls, although he saw
Captain Mitchell and Captain Cotton
standing outside.
On cross-eXamihation the fact was
brought out that the witness was a
ticket distributor for the Democratic
party, which accounted for his being
at the polls from the time they opened.
Joseph l., Carpenter, Jr., was recall
ed, and testified that in the afternoon
he saw several men prevented voting,
among them being j. r. q. Gorrell,
VIM. Lee and others.
John II. q. Gorrell teetiIied that he
was at the Sixth district polls on June
6. and saw Captain Mitchell aud sew
eral of the colored men. indicted with
him. at the polls. The colored men
!. were acting in very disorderlv man.
ner, and he did not think that Captain
Mitchell was orderly. The witness
made several attempts to vote, but
5 was prevented doing SO. He heard
several OF the colored men say that nc
! one should vpt3 until the votes oil
some of their number, which had beeI
refused, were taken.
On discrimination, he said there
, was great deal OF pushing and SHOW
ing around the window, and it seam
ed to be blocked all the time by color
: ed people.
This was the last witness called by
the State, and Mr.. Elliott made his
opening to the jury for the defense.
Charles +. Thomas was recalled, and
testified that Captain Mitchells con
duct tend moro to preserve order
than 10 cause breach of the peace
Captain Mitchell made two PROPOSE
tions. that were intended to preserv,
order, one of which was that II Mr.
, Carpenter would hand him Certiiie,
! list, which he claimed to have. con
tanning the names OF delinquents. Ia
would send them away, and not alloy
them to stand around tho wind ow
The other proposition WIS, that i
those inside the window, would FUR
4 nlsh him with copy of the ilftN
1 names which were to ba challenged
: no would see that nona but THOSE
properly qualified should come TO the
window.
But neither of these propositions
| were HcCeeded to.
hlLtI u tCpSS-tAdiiiitHliDH Dy MI
Davis the witness was allowed to leave
!. the stand and at 4.3o O'Clock cour
: took recess until 10 O'Clock TIL,
morning.
| AS the grand jury gave notice o.
j their intention to visit New Castle jai
to-day. they were discharged until II
O'Clock to morrow morning.
!. DR.. Davis, one of tile stan OF 'iemi
nent surgeons who was arrested
few days ago on charge of pracric
ing medicine contrary to the laws o
this State, and has been in Jail eve
since. was discharged, as the jur,
: failed to find true bill against him.
The grand jury found trdo bill
yesterday afternoon against Waite
blackburn, for murder ct the first de
{ gree, in causing the death of Eddi
Gaadner, on October 10.
Our idea of a lucky ma Il is one VIII
enjoys good coffee more than chan
payne. and has hid his eatarrh or Ia
= iluenza cured by Old Saul's CatavrI
- Cure for twenty-five cents, the reRula
e price.