Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-04
STATE AND PENINSULA.

EAsToN, Nd, Dec. 27.-The hearing
before Examiner r. Il. Martin in the
contested election case of Hand VS..
Dukes, sheriff, was resumed to-day.
John Todd, to whom the election super
visors gave the printing of the ballots,
was the witness examined. He was
asked 1870 questions, and his examina-
ton was not concluded when the ex-
aminer adjourned the hearing until to-
morrow. Mr.. Todd said he had the
inside of the tickets printed by Thomas
e. Evans of Baltimore, for which he
paid $49.50. He printed the outside.
He got $3.50 for the job. The first batch
of tickets that came from Thomas &
Evans had Candidate Hammond's name
on the Democratic ticket spelled wrong,
and the work had to be done over again
by the Baltimore printers. When he
finished printing the outside, November
lst, there was shortage, and more were
printed by Thomas & Evans November
I'd. Messrs. Wheeler and Willis, of the
board of supervisors, instructed him to
print the official ballots with the head
of Lincoln facing the Democratic
column. He was not instructed to print
the sample ballots differently, and did
not know they were SO printed.
EAsToN, MD, Dec. 29.-In the Talbot
contested election case William r.
Brantley, secretary of State, identified
certified copy of the certificate of the
Republican nomination for comptroller.
He had no distinct personal recollection
of having mailed such statement to the
president of the board of supervisors of
Talbot county, but recollected that such
statements were sent to the supervisors
of election throughout the State, and
therefore presumed, without knowing
it, that the law was complied with in
the case of Talbot county. The state
ments sent showed the party emblem
adopted by the convention that nomi-
mated candidate for comptroller.
Thomas Hughlett, clerk of the circuit
court, acting under an order from the
court, produced the halloI-box of Tunis
Mills precinct, opened it, and took out
the ballots voted at the last election. On
the first ballot taken out the left face of
Lincoln appeared. 1t was admitted that
all the official ballots cast at the last cleo
ton are like the one described, an ad-
mission made subject to all exceptions
to the testimony Of the witness in rela-
ton thereto.
Robert Ii. Kemp, druggist of Trappe
and who had been for many years one of
the leading business men of Talbot
county, died this morning He had been
in failing health for a year or two, but
continued to attend to his business
within two weeks past. He was 60 years
old.
Zack Glasgow, colored, was drowned
to-day in Wye river, off Bruff's Island.
His partner in oystering, William Henry
jackson, had anchored his canoe off
shore and Glasgow went off in a skiff to
get him. Before reaching the canoe
Glasgow's sbiff filled and he went down
in seven-foot water and never came
to the surface again
EAsToN, MD, Dec. 29.-In the con
tested election case to-day John II.
Bailey, Alfred Brown, William II. Nor
ris, John A. Wilson, Asbury Rdeout
and John r. Cooper, all colored, testi.
fed as witnesses for the contestant. The
examination was then adjourned to
Wednesday, January Sd. Bailey, who
intended to vote the Republican ticket,
put his cross mark in front of Lincoln's
face according to instructions. Alfred
Brown said he put his cross mark in
front of Mr.. Abe Lincoln's head be-
cause he had been usually voting that
way. Morris said he marked in front
Of the emblem's face because in all
elections heretofore he had been putting
it there. On cross-examination this wit
ness said he did not know his age, did not
know how many times he had voted and
did rot know where he registered. When
he registered on sample ticket shown
him he could not put his finger at the
right of the emblem. Wilson said he
put his cross in front of Abraham Lin
coins face because he did not know any
better. He was told by some of the
colored voters to put it there. Rideout
put his mark in front of the face OF
Lincoln because that was the way he
had been instructed. Cooper said he
put his cross in front Of the face because
that was the instructions he had from
some parties. On cross-examination,
with copy of the official ballot before
him, the witness put his finger correctly
in the square where he said he would
make his mark if he wanted to vote the
Democratic ticket, and also showed 1t
straight If he wanted to vote the Repub-
lcan or Prohibition ticket,