The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-11-08

There were .tYenty.three arrests
made yesterday afternoon by Mar
shall Mahaffy. A warrant had been
issued for ! Harvey Spruaace, Demo.
cratic Candidate for the state HHouse
of Representatives but Mr.. ST. RI nee
heard Of the action taken and sur.
rendered himself to the authorities.
He is charged with inducing persons
not to exercise the right TO vote.
Horace Thompson and Richard
Craig, both colored, are the men from
whom Spruauco is alleged to have
bought eighteen tax receipts for $50
They were in the Federal building
when Mr.. Spruance was held.
1t is said that Spruanco. after the
transaction. became afraid he would
be punished for dealing in tax receipts
Spruance then saw the colored men
and offered to cell the tax receipts tc
him for $50, 30 as to make 80 by the
transaction. Thompaon's brother
VINO was afraid his brother would get
into trouble, said hs would buy the
receipts, but as he only had SIS witt
bin he gave that to Spruanee and was
TO pay the remainder, but the ares
OF Spruauce put Il stop to their bar
gain. 1t is not known what has be
come OF the tax receipts.
Daniel Sawdon. charged with Illegal
ly registering In the Fifth district o.
the Sixth ward as resident of No
1919 Wilson street; George q. Whit
man, bondsman.
Augustus Pruitt, Firs. district
Ninth ward. charged with having reg
istered in the Ninth ward OH tax re
ceipt purporting to he issued by john
4. Dickey, when he was not assessed
s 8. Adams, bondsman.
Thos. Pancoast not having been as
sessed, registered at Second district
Ninth ward; Patrick Neary, honda
man.
Samuel Z. Wall, not having been as
sessed, registered at Second district
Ninth ward; Vim. Baxter, bondsman
Lewis Miller. came charge. Fourth
district, Ninth ward; Patrick Neary
bondsman.
Geo. 4. Cloud. same charge. Brandy
wine South district, Brandywine hun
dred; Patrick Neary. bondsman.
VIM. Halle, same charge, Fourth
district, Ninth ward; Patrick Neary
bondsman.
Bayard Crossan, same charge. Bran
DIVINE South district. Brandywine
hundred; Joseph l.. Carpenter. Jr.,
bondsman.
John II. Young. illegal registration,
Fifth district. Sixth ward, as from No.
800 East Thirteenth street; Francis s.
Bradley. bondsman.
Patrick McGrory and James b. To.
man. registration officers at New Cas-.
tie, refusing to register qualified
voter; Willard SALISBURY and John Ii
Rodney, bondsmen.
George Austin was also among the
arrested mon. Austin is charged with
hos t1tA t..
Second district OF the Eleventh ware
fore he was naturalIZed and without
being on the assessment list. Justice
Smith held him for court. Joseph ii
Smith and Anton Steirnle were also
held for Illegal registration.
james Il. Jones, of the Third dis
trict OF the Fifth ward, was arreste
on the charge OF registering upon 0
tax receipt when he was not assessed
lie produced IA property tax receipt
and WAS dismissed The warrant was
sworn ont by Andrew NJ. Blair. MIR
Jones then went before Justice Franz,
j., Smith and swOro out Il warrant for
the arrest oil Mr.. Blair on the charge
OF perjury. II. Ii. jacobs, charged
with same oilense In the same district,
was Recessed on tail William L. Small
Icy, Jr., becoming his bondsman. Ed.
ward Reynolds, Charged with the same
oilense, was released on his own re.
oUgnizance.
George w Fleming. Of No. 22C
Adams street, charged with the same
o1cnse, was released on tail, Dr. Wi.
lard Springer becoming his bonds.
man. John j.. Cloud OF the Fourth
district OF the Ninth ward, charged
with Interfering with the registration
was released on bail Daniel Forrest
becoming his bondsmnn. Stephen +,
Pardee. OF the Seventh district of the
Seventh ward charged with register.
Ing upon receipt whom not assessed
was released on bail 4. ID. Carpenter
becoming his bondsman.