Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-01-19
UNITED STATES ELECTION CASES.
The Petit Jury Discharged Until
Monday, January 23d.

There viii he no Trial of Gases Until
That Dato-- District Attorney Beniah
Watson's Time Occupied In Attendance
on the Grand Jury.
There will be no trial of the pending
election cases i'll the United States court
until Monday, January 23d.
The down.State grand iurymen arrived
here ON time Thursday morning and Il
little after 10 o'clock Judge Wales tool; his
seat
On the rol-call of the grand jury, it was
found that there were II present. They
were requested by the court 70 retire to
their chamber, whereupun, it is under
stood they resumed the hearing Of the
Noshel bank Case.
The petit Jury panel was next called.
All were present but the following, whom
Deputy United States Marshal George
Watson reported murtuuS est: William
Mcbride, Joseph Hopkins William a.
Mrssick, Aquilia Thomas and non est.
Isaac Cannon Samuel H. Ball, james
Gcorac Elijah Short. Collector Of the
Port George l.. Townsend was also re-
ported non est, but the court stated that
he is exempt from jury duty.
In reply 10 the court District Attorney
Watson stated that he could not tell when
the grand jury would be through with its
duties,
lie considered that il is all unnecessary
expense to The government to keep the
petit jury detained here under these Cir
CumstAnces.
u would suggest your honor, therefore,
Mr., Watson continued, ri you think lit
| that they be discharged until next Mon
day week, January ia"
The district attorney also said that he
| has slck wife at Milford whom he has
not seen for tile past week, through the
| pressure OF court duties.
| MIR. Nandcgrft, counsel for Robert X.
| Morrison In an election case, stated that
| he felt it his duty to say that he j., here
with mis- witnesses ready for Il trial The
case had been postponed from last term
| and he would be ready on the date ti%ed
| by Mr., Watson.
| The court stated he understood the cir
| cunstnnces under which the DIS riCt attur-
| ney's application is made. There is an
| unpreceaently large humber of cases be-
| fore the grand larry, some 10 or o. The
district attorney has to be before the Jury
every day. He is not provided with IN
| assistant. II would be unfair to bring 4
case up while ne is IN such constant at
1 tendance on the grand jury. That itself
IS reason enough 70 grant MS request
William I. Lynum, counsel Tor George
| W. Gurrndcr. also Indicted last term, said
that lac Is present with his witnesses and
would like a date surely fixed iOrtflal.
| District Attorney WaisOn--"l Shall ceT-
talnly be ready OH the sd. "
After making some inquiries as to train
arrangements and the facilities for the
petit inrymcn arriving here on time the
court said:
Gentlemen of the petit jury, You have
heard what has lust TRANSFERRED. You are
discharged until Monday week, January
3D.
District Attorney Watson announced
that the witnesses in the Currnder and
Morrison cases are discharged until Jan.
uary I'D. But the witnesses in the election
indictments are not discharged.
At the request of the court Deputy Clerk
Mahatfy then read out the names Of those
held III bail for violation Of elections law
They we're us follows:
Harry Ahrons, William II Quinn, Clayton
7, Harrison, Franklin = llyland, John
DOran, Nathaniel Il. Hill. Samuel b
Knee, James Jackson, Frank j. Nledcr
maier, William y. Green, samuel G. Faux
ncr, James W. Gillespie, Edmund Is
Frazer William Gosncll, John Rus
Moore, John A. llama. John Il
Ginder, Neil Dougherty, !. llamltor
, Ayars, John W. Crossey, Simon +. Moran
George a SChenk. Frank Jeandcll, Der
! nurd Donohue, William / McIioskey
/ Charles Mullen, Michael German, Mclue
McDonnell, Daniel SawdDn, John III
Young, William Halle, Lewis Miller. Anton
Steinle, Joseph Smith, Patrick McCiory
/ James b. roman, William Redding, Johr
r. McClenaghan, George +. Hall. Hewsoi
i. lannan, Thomas f. Bailey, Puripl
, johnson, John q. Cloud, Augustus Prutt
/ Thomas Pancoast, Samuel T.. Wall, Bay
/ ard Crossan, George q. Cloud j. IlaryG
/ SpruanCe, George W. Fleming Robert II
Jacobs stephen T.. Pardee, Edward Rey
: Mods, saactiilkey, Lee r. Welsh. M!chat
/ McKenncy, samuel Hannum, Algerno
/, ). pulI, Harry Coleman, Elswood i
5 Russell George q. SoudGr, William {
Morgan John K. Cooper
It was announced that these persons or
discharged from attendance until Januar
sd, before which date" the court statct
10 they cannot be pm on trial, even IL I'll
grand jury should lind true bill again,
any OF them. However, they must all /
10 II court puncualiy at 10 a, III. Monda,
January ODD