Evening journal., 1893-04-20
UNCLE SANS EXPENSE
More Registration Cases Be-
fore Judge Wales.
TILTs BETWEEN THE ATTORNEYS.
MIR. BIggs Says That He Knew and the
Court Knew That Man Has Right
TO Know What He is Charged with,
Mr.. Bach as Assistant L. S. District
Attorney.

Mr. Bach as Assistant U. S. District
Attorney.
Messrs. Biggs and Lyman addressed
the jury in the United States Court yes
terday afternoon for the defendant,
George w. Flemming, who was indicted
for having fraudulently registered at the
Second election district Of the Third
ward.
Judge Wales delivered the charge TO
them and they retired to the grand jury
room They remained out until 9 o'clock,
when they informed the court that a
verdict could not be rendered.
Mr. Biggs made a motion for abate
ment i'm the case Of William Retting Of
the Ninth ward, who Is indicted with
fraudulent registration under the name
Of William Redding. The case was con
tinued until the June term.
Counsel for the defense in the case Of
William Hall, who is charged with hav-
ing fraudu.ently registered in the Ninth
ward Of this city, asked that two counts
in the indictment be stricken out
Court adjourned before Mr.. Watson for
government had chance to object TO
striking out these couats.
the AouNNs
Mr.. Watson argued against 1t this
morning when the court reconvened at
| 10 o'clock. He cited several cases
where il was shown that these counts
should not be stricken out
Mr.. Biggs arose when the district at
torney was seated, and said that he had
not a copy Of the state constitution Of
the State of Delaware, but he knew, and
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to know what he was charged with and
the right TO meet the witnesses, face TO
face before the court. A man
had right TO prepare for
his defense The district attorney
could not produce evidence on the third
count that would be sustained by any
court Of justice. Therefore ask that
the third count Of this indictment b'
stricken out aud that the fourth count
be stricken out because no person could
be convicted under 1t.
The Third Count Stricken Out.
The court held that the prisoner had
perfect right to known the count
against him l will sustain the objec
ton to the third count.
Mr. Watson called for the case o
Thomas Pancoast
Mr. Lyman stated that the case o
William Hall was taken up last even
ing and that counsel for defense desire
that It 20 on because the witnesses wer
all workingmen and had been summone
for this morning
The court stated that some uniformit
must be followed in this court.
Mr.. Watson II viii 60 on with th
case Of Hall
3 The Jury was then drawn. Il was a
, follows: Peter +. Massey Sr., Albert I
} Hoffecker, James G. Jemison. Thoma
/ Stirling, w. c. Wiley, William
Nichols. John W. Day, Robert J.. Handy
Elisha Barton, Edwin A Reed, Georg
X. Tarburton, Albert Wollaston. Tn
defence challenged Mr.. Handy and job
Moore was chosen in his stead
e Mr. Watson passed the book and M
Biggs struck out the name Of Williai
q p. Nichols. John G.. Baker took h
| place In the panel. Edwid A. Reed wa
IS the first challenged by Mr.. Watson
Z Isaac T. aearn was the next man callel
Mr.. Biggs passed the book and Mr.. Wa
son challenged James c. Jemisoi
n Amos Forward took Mr.. Jemison
!. place and the panel was completed.
II Mr.. Bach First on thu stand.
F. Eden Bach was the first wltne
q called and stated that be examined q
assessment lists Of the city Of Wilmin
ton with the exception of the Sevent
J. ward. and did not find his name on theI
e These assessments were for the yea
n 1912
Francis e. Bradley stated that he Q
d amined the same lists as Mr.. Bach h
and did not find the name Of Hall.
10 w. p. Biggs examined the assessme
rs lists of the Ninth ward and did not fiji
this mans name ON them for the 70
Al years since 1899 Neither did he fl
r them in the Seventh ward. He retir
8 to examine the books.
Mr.. Watson offered the naturalizati
III record of William p. Hall as eviden,
d, He was naturalized in October, 1892.
u was admitted.
Democratic Supervisor Testihes.
Alfred Ironield, Democratic sup,
,. visor, was put on the witness stand a
ar swore that Hall registered in the -Four
district of Ninth ward on October
g. 1899. He had known him about eighte
"a months and lived at No. 1915 East Th
IA teenth street. In one column of
,v registration book headed remarks v
: the following: "Wil have tax rece
70 November s. He did not vote on Il
ne date
of John Paris knew William Hall
was the Republican supervisor ana i'd
titled Hall as the man who appeared
az be registered in the Fourth district
the Ninth ward.
It, William II. Penney, the Republic
registrar stated that Hall registered
in October 20.
at A Juror Asks n Question.
nn John g. Baker, one of the jurors asl
or that Mr. Ironfeld be recalled to
v. stand. He asked the witness, how
le- knew that Hill would have his receipt
November s. He replied that the 4
ell told him so.
Sc Nathaniel B. Hill inspector Of
1r- district testified TO that fact.
'uy There Was a Hall. But Not Halle on
re Lists.
Clerk Of the Peace Biggs returned
the witness stand and stated that he
examined all Of the books Of the city
did not find the name of William HI
He had found the name of William
-, Hall who was assessed In the Third
- Tenth wards.
Charles b. Salloway said that he K