Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-15
TWO FORFElTuRES OF BAIL REMOVED

Held Yesterday, at which tho cleo
ton Cases Come Up--Receiysr Dickey
Proves Tax Receipt Fraudulent--How
the Various Gases Were Disposed OF.
The attention Of municipal court
Tuesday was occupied by a number of
election cases and most of the men
charged with violation of the election
laws were dismissed from custody. The
case of II. Il. Holton, charged with
illegal registration, was sent to the
upper court and will be disposed of in
that tribunal.
The following persons charged with
election Irregularities were discharged :
Abncr Lewis, /. w. Bowers, Isaac
Norris, Abner Edwards, William
ShDckley, Michael Carney, Jacob Reed.
The following cases were continued;
Nicholas Bostic, William A. Grnnage,
George Coyerdale, John Tillman, Joseph
Gales, Charles Jones, Irwin Ebert and
Frank Hunter failed to respond when
their names were called and the bail
bonds were declared forfeited.
Walter II. Hayes and ex-City Solicit
tor Curtis appeared for the defendants
at the trial.
]. w. Ponder appeared for John t.
Dickey, charged with antedating tax
receipts, and, on his motion, a continu.
ance was granted until Saturday morn
ing.
There was the usual quota Of election
cases disposed of in municipal court
yesterday, and the hearings occupied
the greater part Of the session. Walter
II. Hayes and ex-City Solicitor Curtis
appeared for most of the prisoners, while
City Solicitor Elliott appeared Tor the
prosecution.
William p. Morrison, q Democratic
election officer of the Fifth ward, was
given hearing, charged with refusal to
swear Harry Carson, an alleged quail
fled voter. The complainant was Ii. V,
Bootes, a Republican challenger. The
case was continued, on motion of the
city solicitor, until the evening, it
having been shown that Levi g. Bootes,
father of the prosecuting witness, was
too i'll to testify as to his son being duly
qualified as challenger of election.
William 7. Lyman appeared for Mr..
Morrison.
UNDER A WRONG NAME.
John Tillman, colored, was charged
with attempting TO vote illegally in the
Third district of the Tenth ward
Clayton Harrison, special constable,
said he assisted in the arrest of the
prisoner. The latter's name was Ed
ward Reed, but his tax receipt was
made out to John Tillman. The
arrest was ordered by one of the cleo.
ton officers.
Michael Kelly said that Tillmau
came into the election booth to register
hut had no tax receipt. He attempted
to vote and was turned down. The wit.
ness said Tlllman was fully qualified
on the assessment books.
The tax receipt which was taken
from Tillman by the police was then
produced and ,he witness identified il
as the one Tillman had registered on
but he did not produce IL when he came
to vote, Kelly stated.
Thomas Maloney swore he had known
the prisoner five years and had worked
with him in the shop. He always knew
him by the name of Edward Reed.
Mr.. Hayes-"You wouldn't swear hiE
name was Reed, would your"
Witness-4No, sir, you wouldn'
swear my name was Maloney."
Mr.. Hayes-"No. 1 wouldn't attemp
to do it.n
Detective McVey said he had known
the prisoner since he was q boy by thu
name of Ed Reed.
Matilda Reed, colored, mother OF the
prisoner, sworc that the prisoner wa!
her son and that he was born out o.
wedlock. His name was John Tillman
| The city solicitor had no evidence t
rebuff this testimony and Judge Bal
dismissed the case.
A DoUBTFUL RESIDENCE.
Patrick Cottingham charged Georg,
Coverdale with voting illegally in thu
First district, Third ward. Harry Witsil
Democratic inspector of election, testi
fed that Coverdale registered from No
1888 East Liberty street and voted OIL
election day. James G. Groome, colored
testified that he lived at No. 1888 Libert,
street, and to the best of his knowledg
Coverdale resided there, but how lonl
the witness was unable to say. TIL,
witness mentioned the names Of all tn,
| persons who resided in the house ant
said Coverdale chad been there as lonl
as Benjamin Washington" This endel
the testimony for the prosecution AMI
the case went over until the evening
The defence was notified to have thei
witnesses on hand at that time.
Victor B. Woolley appeared as coun
sci for Frank Carberry, charged will
illegal voting, and waived hearing 70
the upper court. Bail in the sum o
$500 was asked.
| ON FRAUDULENT TAX RECEIPT.
| James Gale, colored, was CHARGE
with voting on a fraudulent tax receip
in the Sixth district of the Fifth ward
A. L. johnson, Democratic inspector o
election, testified that Gale registere,
from No. 701 Van Buren, street, Martin