Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-04-27

announced his intention of calling up
tho case of John II. Cooper. He asked
for an attachment for Inspector William
L. Brannan. The court ordered accord
ingly.
Mr.. Watson then stated he is ready in
the case of Robert II. Jacobs. The de-
fence was not ready in this case, as the
witnesses were not present,
Tho next case called by Mr.. Watson
was that Of Isaac Gilkey charged sini-
larly as in the preceding case, with
fraudulent registration in the Third
district, Tenth ward, October 10Th.
The following jury was empancled;
Edwin A. Read, John +. Wilson, A. 7.
lloiIecker, Elishu Barton, j. jackson
PIERCE, Amor Forwood, Charles Carey,
Isaac Il. Hearn, Thomas Mccoy, w. Nj.
Holt, w. 9. Wiley, Anton Hauber.
There was another delay when Mr..
Watson looked for the certified copies
Of the assessment Of 5000. Three Of
the books were missing.
The Court--"As / said yesterday, Mr..
Watson, you had better stand on them
or sit upon them. Laughter.
\. Eden Bach gave formal testimony
in this case as in Others.
Supervisor John X. Rittenhouse was
the next witness.
Mr.. Watson, addressing counsel for
the defence, asked il they would admit
Rittenhouse's position as registrar at
last election.
Mr., l5iggs-"Anything at all you
want, Ben"
The Court lsmilingl Counsel seems
70 be IN Complimentary mood on both
sides.
In regard to certain erasurcs and
marks on which Clerk Biggs testified ii
was shown that crasurcs had been made
of those red marks from opposite prop.
erty owners. This indicated that ensures
Of red marks had been made in mistake.
1t was just close to adiourning time
and MI Watson stated that he would
ask again thar the two witnesses John
Mitchell and John T. Dickey be brought
into court.
Isaac j. Gilkey, the defendant was
put on the stand. He lives iOll West
Second street, Third district, Tenth
ward Has lived in Wilmington nine
years, He works for y. B Jones, con
feclloner, No. Sal Market street He
got his receipt from William Shields, Il
| saloon-kccpGr on jackson street. | Of
tored TO pay the "a cents for it. Shields
would not accept it. lie paid this tax
in 1880 to Mr., Dougherty. In moving
he lost his receipt and naturalization
| papers. was among the 1860 returned
as errors.
Frank D. Carpenter was called to the
| stand The name Of Charles /. Bowers
who is Republican and a county con-
stable was indicated on the Levy Court
assessment list in testimony. The fact
was In,nnpstratod ihot ~ rod ,,,n,l,s
n,9osta IL "teu sl4a w feti AtaiMs
oplon ~, iils Ha'iie iheiSatlhs min as al
eltot nav oech efaseu.
Az q CLOCK the kattlng jury sent q
message TO the court that there seemed
no likelihood of an agreement. Judge
| Wales seemed 10 consider that the
iurymen MIGHT stjll further trv 10 aqree.
~. - ',t li - ~ = W
~ NJ MY Wiz tio1 ralIeu liito court
Ing Close o. the session was u good
tempered symposium when counsel on
both sides attempted to untanglc the
"red mark" erasure mystery.
Quoting John Adams in referenco To
eonSs paSns,lvo,ia ,rH,,,tar ~, ,e,,,.,
,,r,,,,,,tn,,','i !. 80 ".lmItii,e way eu .'i
pt0t'Su' iS.;,t. ~ NC N4'A own lhconi-
pFenenslnility'
Az 4'5u O'Clock court took recess to
ii O'Clock Monday morning.
The Jury in the Retting case returned
to the court chamber Al i. no and IA.
,,ortnl nm in,nossiI,;Iity - ,r,,,'1,,,,..,,.
fngrr,, W. 't;.s,lani.aj /.
5uuso nles ulSchalsca tuenl' ~ Is UNI
CeFstood lhht they STOOD nlne Tor con-
Nlct0n ana three FOR acQulttal on each
ballot taken.
Court was opened at II, 90 Monday morn.
ing.
All the itrymeu having arrived Mr.
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