The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-06
Third EDITION.
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ELEITiON UAsEs ON.
TIE eaurt this Morning Heard the Charge
Against Howard Caldwell

Against Howard Caldwell
\ The verious election cases were takon |
ur IN County Court this morning. Walter |
Hayes who represents many OF the un- |
+. fortunate violators of the law. stated la |
opshing that some OF his witnesses, re-
tnrued as suumonedl. were absent aud
aHked for warrants for hugn Lynch, Rob.
ert McCaduen anu Jonn solomon.
IL was II O'clock wlrn tha hrst case was
called. Ii was that o. the stats VS. Howard
Caldwell, culored, VINO knowingly and
fraudulsntly Iegistsreb ab tno second
election district once All the frst district
of the first ward Un receipt
OF 1898, and again In the sixth district OF
the sixth waru on u receipt OF 1894. RoberL
Mclaughlin wac foreman VI tho Jury
Nruwn.
E Preston W. Yeager. ono OF the inspec-
tors. was the Inst witness called lie was
the inspector at. Una iirnt district OF the
bret ward. The books OF tLe district were
presented aud identified. He said the
book that Caldwell had registered on Nov
en- Der IS. when Mr.. Nicholson asksi the
witness II he had noticed whether or not
tho receipt was stamped MIR. Hayes Oh.
iecteJ, the court sustaining him.
Continuing ths examination the wilt
NOSE said he could not recOkn ~ the dc.
fendant ~ the man VINO reg lstered under
the name of Gaidwsil.
Frank Mo loskey. clerk nf the Depart
meut OF Elections testified To long the
custodian OF the registration uooRs. lie
identitled the book presented as the ono
Of the district aud they were offered In
evidence. In answer to question the
witness said he bad uot compared the
books OF the three inspectors An opjsc-
ton from MIR. Nicholson ioilowe't.
Amos Simmons was chairman OF tho
reg siration board OF the first district OF
the Fret ward. Hs said that Caldwell
ha,i registered in that dlstrlct al fully
qualified voter. Nothing was brought
OuL In the ctoss.eSainiuation.
Edward Parker, another Inspector IN the
Same ward. said Caldwell hsd reg stored
there. giving his residence as ths Dola.
ware House.
MIR. Nicholson then bssan the second
onse against the d-fNpuant by Gazing
James Feeney, who was chairman OF tue
board OF the skin district OF tho Sixth
ward. Caldwell was known ny hun aud
he had been Registered III mt district as
hqua.itied voter ami his re-t'loncs as No.
Bo3 hast Tenth street On NuVemIor IL.
Upon cross examination liz witness sad
the defendant und reg!steIei " MS dis
trlct. The defendant was challenged at
tho time IA IL wns SAID hit reslI5ncs " US
tho Delaware House.
hobart McCaddeu proprietor OF the no
tel, awore that Caldwell Was waiter IN
his employ but never khaw man to siseT
ct the hotel Caldwell once told hun ht
Enough he could iruistcr IN either ward.
MIR. Feoney WIS rctliri ami gave tha
names OF The othat IN .prctors OF no DIS.
trict, lie also saul tuHt Ca d we'll htu not
" MS hupHlHlGb4 upbAlNANlbh W
havo his naue taken oil the oUoas OF tht
district
State Detective Mcvey wae called an,
sw ore 10 arresttns the prisoner AMI Ut III
time, Caldwell stating 10 HIN that ne het
been told TO get Two receipts.
There was reward oil rel for tho ar
rest OF such men, 'iuqursd air. HAyos and
NcVey replied 'y,'s htr
III you Re that warriY Mr.. Nichol
sou asked. thnhIng that Mr.. Hayes ha'
90 ineIrsh.
Mvyey nodded his head vheIeupo
M. Hayes remarked "lGo defeudan
hus not yet been convicted / hs ~
mark caused some little amusement t
She lawyers Interested atld other member
of the bar.
Frank McCloskey WAS recalled una wa
thp last witness Tor the State His trstl
many was bearing on the registration O
tho day.
In opening Mr.. Hayes snid there Ind nc
been any Residence submitted to prov
that Caldwell had Knowingly reglSJ-rS
In two DISTRICTS therefore tbs ur,eone
had wrUnRfuily Indicted. 10 court rulu
against ham. aud continuing Mr. Hart
said. addressing thr Jury. that he woul
prove tudt Caldwell mad not teg,-tere
"A with the Intention vi casting two votes.
Ia Caldwell TOOK tho stand On N"yenht
~ he worked at the layton liouse au
his family lived al No. Jos East Tent
street tie had sept at tile hotel Nha
ha applied for receipt lie wns infornle
by Thomas Buckley that lie had the IiRl
to register In either diClrtrt
Thomas Buckley tOu6 tha stand m
Mr.. Hay es Inquired of him II hc had to
CALDWELL le could register lu beth d,
trirls, but Mr. Nicholson Oil Cted, u
court susR,ning him
Robert hcLadden. John SnlmOn AZ
ID. i. Danusnugtg To - Va previous ctt
ter and thor Testimony concluded II
def0nce.
Nj Nicholson addressed the Jury 4
.-+. Ten minutes and WAS followed by NJ
Hayes. who said IuOre WAS no evlt!en
that aitlweil had ever Gtte;nptpd to 70
| in tho first dis rtut OF Lha tirst word.
held that the state hua 10 prove the In
| that the defendant had Iegis'Dred u ssrol
tiuio with tue intention OF voting twtt
anu rs wltnrss had not that iuteutli
there WAS no evidence barring on
knowing and wiirully registering st
0nd time. ANY man" sad Ae. when
found himself 30 registered as to preys
him from voting would rsctlty the III
take"
Mr. Hayes argument occupied the
tenton OF the jury ABOUT fifteen miuut'
Tue attorney general made few /
ultlUnal remarks nnd at l.. % the Jury W
discharged until this afternoon. the co..
iDsiructing them not TO allow ANY one
approach them concerning the cuse.
MORE IHpE BfLEs
Tho grand Jury retarned true b
aEalnst John Iced, larceny; Andrew NJ
rison, enbszaement anu George Lli
burglary
Tho pleas entered were John Re
guilty Andrew Morrison not guilty
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