The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-18

NA1LoRS CASE BEGUN.
The Nailor case was then taken up.
Mr.. Watson read to the jury the letter
mailed. The indictment is drawn un-
der statute No. 1898 of the United
States statutes.i There are four counts
under the Indictment.
Mrs. Sarah j. Dreamer was the first
witness sworn. She had been rest
dent OF Milton for live years. She Is
the widow of Rev. u. Il. Dreamer, late
iof the Wilmington Conference. She
recognized the letter, and received it
In due course of the United States mall
on April IL.
On cross.eXamination, Mr.. Bird asked
her II she ever had any trouble with
Mr.. Nallor, MIR. White objected, but
afterwards submitted to the ruling OF
the court.
In reply TO Mr.. Birds question, she
replied that she never had any person.
al trouble against the defendant, Nail
or, although he had her son arrested,
but she took no enmity at it. She de-.
MED that on that occasion she remark
ed that she would have her day" with
lNailor.
Mr.. Bird further asked II the witness
had ever received any other letters
concerning her daughters behavior.
MIR. Watson objected and MIR. Biggs
addressed the court on the point. MIR.
Watson said the defendant was
charged with sending this one lettel
and that one he was being tried for.
Mr.. Watson's objection was sustained
+ State Detective McNey was given
the letter and she had not 1t in hei
possession since. Tie letter in the
: first place was handed to her by her
son. I. H. w. Dreamer is the son oil
the former witness.
lie obtained the letter In question
out of the poat.ot1ice at Milton on
: April IL. No further questions were
asked the witness.
/ Robert IL. Alanship was postmaster
at Milton until June OF the present
year, The post-mark was tho genuine
stamp of the office there. He knew
nothing concerning tho contents Of
the letter, nor OF tho mailing of tho
letter The envelope at the present
time bears no stamp. MIR. Bird asked
II there couldn't be q possibility Of
mark stamp without bearing The
United States stamp. The witness re
piled that there was.
TO PROVE THE CHIRoGRAPHY.
MIR. watson called William G.. Star
key, OF Milton, to prove tho hand
writing of the letter. Tho witness
is an intimate friend Of Mr.. Nailor
having known him for live years
lie had frequently seen the defendant
write his name. He presented receipts
from Mr.. NallUr, which were writer
in the witnesses presence. t--,.. - -
The witness was handed tho letter
He had seen it before. Aftor eXamin
ing the letter and the receipts held 10y
him from Nailor to the best of hii
Judgment the Writings were OF tht
same party. The letters M" and ~
''of, were familiar TO him as the writ
Ing OF Naior.
On cross-eXamination the witness
denied ever having any trouble will
MIR. Nallor.
lGrelation to the chirography the wit
ness denind that If he casually picket
up the letter he would say 1t was writ
ten by Nailor. About the famillarit
of the letters. he stated that he OF
tanned his familiarity with the letter
when he compared receipts of his witt
the written letter.
I This Was when he WINS before tin
commissioner. To the best of Iii.
knowledge the Witness ngain statel
that tho receipt and the letter wef
similar. 1t was therefore only h,
comparison that lie submitted sue
Testimony. At | O'Clock court took
recess until = O'Clock,