Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-01-12
THE ELECTION CASES.
Charges For Indictments in GO
Cases Given to the Grand Jury.


o'clock Tuesday morning. Judge WALES
was on the bench.
The trials, the initiation Of which com
menced on Tuesday, are of special i'll
terest as being connected with intensely
exciting incidents of the recent Presiden-
tial campaign.
The court room was crowded and so
were the passage ways leading to the
chamber. Willard salisbury, Jr., was
the sole member of the bar present, out
side the district attorney, at the opening.
Frank d. Carpenter appeared soon after.
Judge Wales appointed Alden b. Rich
ardson foreman of the grand jury. The
latter body comprised the following gentle
men. Robert Swain. Alden b. Richardson,
James b. Clark, Samuel Derrickson, Clar-
ence d. Stats, Edwin b. Downs, Isaac A.
Gray. Lemuel Graves, William Hubert,
Jr,, bernard Duross. John G. Bowman,
William j. Hall. George w. Collins, George
s. Richards, Daniel w. Mullen, Hiram
Rcedy, james Kitchen, J. W. Leatherbury,
John Cassons, Edmund ]. Gregg, p. y.
| Lowber, Maurey James, James X. Powell.
In addressing the grand jury, Judge
| Wales said that in the jurisdiction of this
| court offences at common law are not con-
sdered. Your duty will be in the cases
presented you to pass upon facts whether
there exists prima facie evidence for your
action. II il appear to you that the party
l
duty to find true bill. This will not
make the party guilty, il will be
your opinion only. You will observe that
the rights OF the accused person are fully
| protected. His case is considered not alone
by the regular jury of II, but you grand
| jurymen also and majority OF you must
| agree before true bill is returned. There
ought to be Is of your number present.
1t will not be competent for less than that
| number to act and II of YOU must agree
on the true bill.
In regarc. to any details or any explana-
ton OF the law should you need my assist
ance shall be very glad to aid you.
The Jury was then given charge of
Deputy-marshal Heritage, wdo escorted
the grand Jurors to their chamber
District Attorney Beniah Watson then
commenced calling out the names of the
40 or So persons whose names have been
sent up by the commissioners for ascer-
tainment for true bill by the grand jury.
Some of the persons were not present,
and Mr.. Watson had got about half way
through the list when the court interrupted
him with the remark:
II would suggest, Mr.. Watson, that there
is no necessity of these men answering
until "a true bill is found against them. Ii
the defendants do not appear in time fol
trial, there would be time enough then tc
forfeit recugnizance."
LET oFF uNIlL THURSDAY.
The defendants in the election cases nov
before the grand jury were discharged
until Thursday morning next. The wit
] nesses in these cases were requested TO re
main.
TOTAL OF b6 DEFENDANTS.
There is total Of 60 defendants in thu
} present election cases being inquired into
j by the grand jury. 1t is the largest mum
, her ever brought up under the Civil Right:
\ bill.
, The year after the war a certain pension
| attorney had 50 or go charges against hin
for the fraudulent conversion OF pension
l money And there was q somewhat SINH
lar case in 1870.
3 But the present prosecution, in its di
0 mensiOns, and IN the fact that there are g
= Independent cases. and, of course as man,
I defendants, far exceeds anything heard Q
4 hitherto in the United States district court
WHO THE DEFENDANTS ARE.
The names OF the defendants in the G
) Ahrens, William II. Quinn, Clayton I
0 Harrison, Franklin S. Hyland Johl
. Doran, Nathaniel B. Hill, Samuel L
8 Knee, Jages Jackson, Frank J. Nielei
y maier, William +. Green, Samuel Faulk
y ner, James W. Gillespie, Edmund {
: Frazer, William Gosnell, John Ru,
's sell, William A. Mahoney, Howard {
10 Grubb, John w. Crossley, simon F.Morar
% James A. Schneede, Frank Jeandell, Bel
" nard Donohoe, William Il McCloskeA
" Charles Mullin, Michael German, DAME
y Sawdon, Anton Steinle, Joseph Smitl
= Patrick McGory, James Il. Toman, Wi
IS liam Redding George q. Hall, Huson
LannoE, Thomas Il, Bailey, Purnell Tphr
II son, John g. Cloud, Thomas Pancoas
n Samuel II. Wall, Bayard Crossan, Georl
Is 7. Cloud, J. Harvey Spruance, George !
y Fleming, Robert H. Jacobs, Stephen
n Pardee, Samuel Reynolds, Isaac Gilke.
W L. II. Walker, Michael McKenney, Samu
II Hannum, John Il. Cooper, Henry Col
" man, Edward G. Russell. George q. 5oude
30 William G. Morgan, Augustus Pruitt,
50 II. McClenaghan.
THREE TRUE BILLS FOUND.
4 About 1890 the grand jury sent in thr,
10 true bills as follows: George w. Elemin
Second election district, Third ward; job
~ II. Cooper, Fourth district, Second war
% Henry Coleman, Fourth district, Secor
ward. All these indictments were bast
on section 5,5l2. United States Revs,
A. statutes, in regard to fraudulent registr
la ton.
10 The indictment against Edward Il. Ru
sell, Fourth district, Second ward, was r
turned ignored.
IN This seems to be slow work by the graz
ne jury. four cases in &c taking the who
IN forenoon for consideration. But there
10 no doubt that the following cases will
"a more quickly disposed of as the membe
- of the jury become more familiar wi
Ut the points of law in the case.
tie Vet it is quite possible that the graz
IL. Jury may be occupied for the next thr
nt days in considering the other 60 cases.
&c At l o'clock court adjourned to 9 o'cloc
= PRESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATE.
IL Hon. Charles d. Lore appeared bofo
u. Judge Wales and handed him sealed c
v veiope bearing the following endorsement
IL 10 tn judg,,J the dis riot c0tut or the I'M,
hy States for Hr ID strict Of Delapnre: We here
~ certify that the lists of all The votes OF I
IL State Of Delaware, given for President a
Nice-president, are enclosed hore.
ir. CHARLES h. LORE,
TO- #. w. COOPER,
m WILLIAM II. CoLBouRNR.
Ter Judge Wales simply marked "fled' up
i'll the document with his name and off
ly The seal was not broken.
Nothing was done in the United Stat
| court Tuesday afternoon until the gra
nd Jury reappeared when it was 40 o'Gloc
~. The following true bills were handed
Ity George r. Cloud, Brandywine South I'll
ton district; Robert II. Jacobs, Third d
to trict, Fifth ward: Isaac Gilkey, Third d
trict, Tenth ward. The counts were simi
in all three cases, viz, for illegal registl
traton.
IN The following indictments were ignore
of Bayard Crossan, Brandywine South III
nd ton district; Lee +. Welsh, Third distri
ide Tenth ward; Edward Reynolds, Third &
the trict, Fifth ward
nd In reply to the courts question, Distr
in Attorney Watson replied that there was
in more business for that session.
the Court was then adjourned to 10 q.
ev. Wednesday. ...-
the There was no session of United Sta