The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-24
FIFTH EDITION.



The United States Court convened
at 10 O'Clock this morning, taking up
the second charge against Registrar
morrison OF the Northern election dis.
trict OF Now Castle county. for refus-
ing to Register Robert W, Wright, al
SO OF New Castle hundred. Inc same
panel of Jurors was chosen. all OF
them wering to their names
Robert w. Wright was recalled by
district attorney Watson.
MIR, Wright testified that on the third
day of September last he resided in
New Castle hundred. On that day he
went to Mr.. Morrsons house to be-
come registered as fully qualified
voter. Mr.. Morrison refused to regis
ter him upon the receipt. Witness.
asked why he would not register him
but would give him no answer. On.
the following Saturday the witness
again went and was registered by Mr..
Morrison. He never knew OF any
other man in that hundred of the
same name.
On cross-examination Mr.. Vande-
grit asked him did not Robert Il.
Morrison cay TO you in the prosence
OF the clerk and the Inspector that he
could not register you upon that tax
receipt as fully qualified voter. but
would hold the matter under adviser
ment y Tho witness replied that no
such remark was made. He denied
having been intoxicated on that day
as was alleged. ..
when did you go back to register
again. asked Mr.. Watson.
'On the next Saturday"
ibid you have any trouble them"
mo sir" Mr.. Wright stated that Id
knew OF no othor Rouert Il. Wright III
the cct.iIrJ usni i.::. elf.
israel Rulings testified to the validI-
ty Of tie receipt, and it wus offered III
evidence. no objection being made.
When MIR. Wright paid his tax failed
to put the "W" in his name. There is
another man IN the county by the name
OF Robert Wright, but not a property
holder
Horace b. Groves testified to being
present on the day when MIR. Wright
presented himself for registration.
Alter presenting the receipt he heard
Mr.. Morrison say he could not regia-
ter any one on that kind OF receiHt
as lie, Morrison. knew that he hai
another receipt but did not know why
he did not BRING IL. The witness neart
nothing about telling Mr. Wright To
como back on the following Saturday.
Upon cross examination AIR. Groves
stated that he noticed Wright have
! two receipts. One of the receipts had
the letter wv inserted Will, the othdr
had not, ITo also heard Mr.. Wright
say he did not wish to rogister on tile
last receipt as he might get into some
trouble when hoattenpod to vote. The
prosecution then rested,
/ Attorney NHndlgrirt then addressed
| the court, And now, may 1t PLEASE
| your honor, | ask that you instruct
the jury to render verdict o! acqut-
| tai, nsk this request upon this
! ground That tharo has been absolutely
no proof OF the Government that Rob.
ert, or Robert ". wright t. was quail
| lied to vote for Federal officer. There
IL absolutely not one particle of efi-
denrs on that point. Not only that
| but It. does not appear in tbs lndltt-
mcnt.
| 1t should have been asserted in that
indictment that he endeavored to vote
for federal officer, and as he has failed
TO do so, he has failed to make out q
| case
The court oyerruled the point. no d..
! ing that many were unaple to vote
after they had been qualified. thus it
was not necessary that IT DO proven
tia. MIR. Wright intended TO vote.
Mr.. Van !egrlit continued, Another
point in the testimony In thus case Ia
/ lllub no Sicll man, ND 10 lOJ-. rs ItOu.
ert r, Wright, did live in this county.
Should not the Indictment hAve
charged this man with the oflnnse and
then to have identified him.
Addressing the jury he remarked
that he would show to them that Iii
din not intend to Keep Mr.. Wright pat
Of his vote but only wanted to inyes
tigate the matter.
Robert X. Morrison, the registrar
was then pat on the stand. Ho testi-
tod that on October 10Th Wright CANA
20 the window and asked to be mada a
qualified voter on receipt Which no
thought TO be bogus. lie fold Mr..
Wright to come back on the I'd o wing
Saturday, and II he found that Nils re-
ceipt was genuine he would qualify
him. Wright was intoxicated at the
time. Wright also exhibited Il lulin.
quent receipt signed by John Hayes
llo came on the following Saturday
| and Was registered.
Edmund 7. Rogers testified that ht
was registry clerk Oh that day,. II,
! saw Wright exhibit two receipts. IL;
heard MIR. Morrison tell han lie C9uld
not fully qualify him then, but II he
came back again would probably do
so,
Court then adjourned until ! O'Clock