The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-18
FIFTH EDITION,
He win Also Pay Fine Of $1,000.
Election Cass Heady for the Jury.

He win Also Pay Fine OF $1,000.
Election Case Ready for the Jury.
The United States Court re-conysned
tnis morning and the ease against
Henry Coleman was again taken i{D. IN
relation to the motion made yester-
| day AFTERNOON by the defendants for
the court to instruct the Jury to render
q verdict OF not guilty, the court oaid
that 1t was not necessary 10 prove his
Identity, as 1t was pr oven already, be
being the only man by that name In
that ward.
Attorney Levy Bird then addressed
the court. Your honor I desire to
enter plea OF guilty OF the frat
COUNT ~ the indictments against p. r.
Mr.. Watson was willing to acoeos
the plea and informed the court that
the remaining counts would be uolio
prosecuted. He thought the penalty
| for the first count would be Justice
sufficient. Sentence was deferred.
Mr., Blggs then addressed the Jury
In behalf OF Coleman. The word know.
ingly' as found In the indictment fol.
lows the gist In the Indictment.
Henry Coleman, the defendant reg.
istered In the Fourth district OF the
Second ward In this oity and he regis
eohou oh tho ~ uhy oi ockORor ana ON
a reoelpt issued by John I. Dlckey tho
collector OF this county. That he ask
ed one John Doordan to get his re-
oeipt, he having no time to secure it
himself. That John Doordan paid for
the receipt as provided by law and
that Horny Coleman, until he was or.
rested was unaware that he had vio-
lated the law "a any man in the build
Ing.
He supposed he was on the assess.
ment list Just as other men think.
That he did not go to see II he was a
no more than any other man woul d
after receiving his re oelpt. So far IA
the erasures 10 concerned, II there be-
any, Henry Coleman knew nothing
about them. He never saw them. He
never even saw the books until they
were brought into the court room.
Now those are the facts briefly. We
would be content to leave the case
with you here and we shall therefore
AJAX for verdict Of not guilty.
There are people here Who have paid
their tax and received receipts and
yet were entered as deiinquents. Nov
Henry Coleman may be one or these
many citizens who had perfect right
to vote"
Coleman was then placed on the
stand and identified the receipt as the
one on which he voted. He testified
that he lived at No. 418 Head street
for the past thirteen years. He re.
ceived his receipt from John Doordan,
as 1t was inconvenient for him to 20
to the office. He thought that he was
Oh the assessment list, although he
did not 20 to see. and therefore voted.
Upon cross-examinatlon by Mr..
Watson he admitted not having
given Mr.. Doordan "a cents with
which to pay for the receipt. Mr..
Lyman objected to the question but
the court overruled.
John Doordan was called and testi-
fed to knowing the defendant for two
yenrs. He secured the receipt and
gave 1t to Coleman. He could not say
from which clerk he secured 1t as
there were two there at the time. He
said that he had paid for 1t as . favor
for the defendant.
John I. Dickey testified that It was
his signature, but John Boughmun
had written the body Of the receipt.
The receipt was regularly Issued from
his Office and that the stub and book
were now In the hands OF the comptrol-
Ter. The name was on his duplicate
sheet.
Clerk Biggs testified that there had
been 24OO names returned US delln.
quents when the taxes had been paid.
The defence then closed.
In putting the case before the jury
Mr.. Watson said,
II never saw such rascality az there
has been practioed In this case They
had no evidence on which to com.
mence, and they are In the same dl.
lemma now"
Mr.. Lyman addressed the Jury and
Mr., Biggs the court asking for yer.
dict of not guilty.
p. T. e. Smith was then brought
Into court and sentenced to seven
years imprisonment and to pay u fine
of $1,000 dollars. Adjourned.