Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-03
POLITICAL MATTERS.
George W. Mcdaniel, Coiored, Held
for Court.

Tor Court.
Convicted of Fraudulent Registration
Upon His Own Anidayit Signed April
Iast--A Clear Illustration of Negro
Colonization.
The arrests still continued Wednesday
afternoon. The additional registrars
brought before the chief supervisor
were: Samuel G. Faulkner, Fourth
district, Eighth ward; William II. Green,
First district, Eleventh ward; Simon y.
Moran, Fifth district, Second ward; for
whom $4,000 bail each was required.
Joseph Il. Carpenter, Jr., became surety
on total of $4,000.
ILLEGAL REGISTRATION.
George w. Mcdaniel, colorcd, was
arrested during the afternoon about 5
o'clock on tho charge of fraudulent
registration in the Second precinct,
Seventh ward.
Detective McNcy made the arrest.
The warrant was sworn out on the basis
of an affidavit made November 18th last
by Mcdaniel himself that he had Just
come from Glen Mills.
THE AFFIDAVIT.
Following is verbatum copy of the
affidavit;
STATE or DELAWARE, g,
NEw CASTLE Co. TO-
On this thirtieth day of April 1892. be-
fore me- the subscriber, notary public
for the State of Delaware, personally APP
peared George W. Mcdaniel, who being
duly sworn according to law doth de-
pose and say that he left Glen Mills
Pennsylvania for Wilmington, Delaware,
November 10Th, 1891, arriving here upon
that date, and previous to this time was
not resident of Wilmington. Delaware.
Signed GEORGE w. MCDANIEL.
The document bears the seal and
signature of Lewis Sasse, notary public.
In regard to the statement in the NeWS
Thursday that George w. Mcdaniel,
the negro arrested on the charge Of illegal
registration Wednesday, was put in the
cell ut city hall without commitment
or statement as 10 the charge against
him, Squire Sasse, the committing magis-
trate, stated to n representative of The
| GAZETTE that the assertion made is un-
true. The warrant stating cause was
| duly placed in the hands Of the officer,
Detective McNey, October oath
II is not true also that McDaniefs at
torneys were ready for trial Wednesday.
MGssrs. Elliott and Hayes appeared.
Magistrate Sasse asked whether there
was any bail. The attorneys did not
ask for hearing. No bail was offered
Mr.. Elliott simply asked for the hour of
trial. He was told on Thursday morn.
ing, when, in default Of bail, Magistrate
| SassG sent Mcdaniel over to the hall in
charge Of Detective McNey.
Mcdaniel was arrested about $50 p
M. Wednesday.
M'DANtEL's TRIAL.
The trial took only very few
minutes. The first witness was Frank
A. McClOskey, who sworc out the war
| rant. He did SO on the basis of the aft
davit presented him, and also his know
edge of the fact that Mcdaniel had beef
registered, as described. George B
Ward, registration officer Second pre-
cinct, Seventh ward, testified to the fac
of McDaniel's registration.
In reply to McSsrs. Hayes and Elliot
attorneys for defence it was answered
that the basis of the warrant was tina
the prisoner had obtained for himsel
false registration he not being a rcsiden
of this State for one year. Patricl
Munday swOre to seeing Mcdaniel sigl
Tue uilltldNll.
Mr.. Elliott asked that bail be placed
at II reasonable rate. Squire Sassc re
piled that he would require $500 bond
Joseph i. Martin, Republican candi
date for receiver of taxes, offered him
self for bail. He told the squire that h
is ready to take oath that he has prop
crty to the value Of $500 above all debt
anl liabilities.
Squire Sassc-"lll take your wor,
then.
Mr.. Martin and MCDANIEL then signc,
the bond. 1t was noticed that the latter
signature was identical with that in til
affidavit.
: The prisoner was then let 90.
The common comment was the con
sidcratiun and lberality in regard /
. bail shown by the committing magis
trate i'll this case Of false registration
when compared with the oXorbitant ba
, required by Chief Supervisor Macalliste
from the registrars who he has ordero
arrested.
Mcdaniel will be tried in the approach
ing term of superior court, which open
November 2lst.