Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-04-20
ny reason To assert tic witness burned his

any reason to assert the witness burned his
rectpt2N
Mr. Watson-'I have
Mr. Bggs-"Then you should show it
first"
Following some further discussion be.
tween counsel, the government prosecutor
exclaimed that one poll tax Is the same rs
another as long as il is not real estate.
LAUGHTER IN THE COURT.
This assertion aroused instantaneous
laughter all over the court. ltwoud seem
as ii every one present thought and knew
otherwise. Even across Mr.. }aCh's face o
fitting expression OF amusement danced
for a moment
Mr. Blggs-"rhis is Z strange assertion !"
Mr.. Watson still insisted that all poll
taxables paid the same.
The court, lover whose face 4 smile also
broke, relieved the awkward position bY
informing the district attorney that 1T
least in New Castle county it IS not so.
Clerk Of the Peace liggs, the next wit
ness stated that he has known persons
having the red marks opposite their
names to have had receipts issued to them.
| Yesterday he had said there We're 2,iUJ OF
these, but he would now correct himself
aud say over 5000. All these were i'm
properly on the delinquent list.
The court gathered from the witness that
| the tax receipts in question were issued
| before tine red marks had been made.
| Therefore the receipts were properly issued.
| The men issuing the receipts pocketed the
| money.
Delinquent Tax Collector John Mitchell
| testified that there was Il receipt issued to
| Fleming i'll October, he thought
| THE JUDGE 4 DELINQUENT
Judge Wales criticized the complicated
system Of county taxation,
II rather think, " added Judge Wales.
| | AZ a II al ~
Mr.. Biggs-" Perhaps you are one Of the
| 3610?n
The Court-"oh, think not"
SoLLE PROS.
Mr.. Watson at this iuncturc asked to
be allowed TO enter nollc pros. in the
| Coleman registration case, which request
Judge Wales ordered granted.
On the request OF William T. Lyman the
cases Of Mcdonald and Duf were con.
tinred to next term.
Mr.. WatsOn--"I hardly see the need Of
this. could finish them all in 10 minutes
by the watch I'll guarantee that"
Mcssrs Biggs and Lyman replied that
they were not inclined to be satisfied with
the guarantee,
Mr., Biggs asked that it be understood
clearly that the duplicates are present on
the request of the prosecution.
The court replied that they had been
produced on the request Of the court
Judge Wales considered them public
record of equal standing with the original.
lii the possession of the clerk Of the peace
Several witnesses were called in order Il
prove that Flemings name the last on tht
rs, is in different writing from the res
Of the page. All that could be asccrtainct
was possibility of It's not being wrttel
at the same time
Mr.. Biggs explained that Fleming hai
, been transferred from Third to Icntl
ward.
Mr.. Lyman objected to secret confer
ences between MIR. Bach and Mr.. Watson
over the duplicate book.
The Court-''lt is perfectly proper 70
| the prosecuting attorney 10 call in an,
person as clerk coadiutor or anything a
all us he may think lit.
MIR. Lyman brought the attention Of tn
court to the fact that this was being don
after close of evidence.
! Mr.. Watson rose to address the jury a
l 1890 o'clock.