Evening journal., 1896-11-16
PERILOUS CONDITIONS.
Court Charges Grand Jury to
Vigorously Investigate
REPORTED POLITICAL OUTRAGEs.

TURNS BY SWORN ELECIlON
OFFICERS MORE HBINoUS THAN
MURDER-OPENING OF NOvEM-
BER COURTS.
The Court Of General Sessions and of
the Peace and Jail Delivery, OF New
Castle county, began its regular No
vember term at the County Court
House at II O'Clock this morning.
About eighty cases of petty crime are
to be tried and there is one arson case
to come before the Court of oyer and
Terminer. which meets in conjunction
with the General Sessions Court.
THE PANELS OF JURORS.
After calling the roll of grand jurors
this morning, Clerk of the Peace
Foard called the petit jurors as fol-
lows:
FIRST PANEL.
Appoquinimink hundred-James H.
Roberts, Henry ID. Roberts and George
w. Hurd
Blackbird-John ]. Stevenson,
George w. Reed and David Keen.
Brandywine-I. Leslie Perkins and
James E. Megilligan.
Christiana-William p. Seal, Rich
ard H. Williams and Newton ]. Der
ickson.
Mill Creek-I. Taylor Pierson, James
HarkiKs and Elwood Woodward.
New Castle-Christophe White
Thomas Barry and John Duncan.
Pencader-Job NJ Frazier and
Thomas LeFevre.
Red Lion-James Grimes and Cleaver
Bryan.
st. Clarence l. Richards
John Heller and Cyrus Tatman.
White Clay Creek-James II. Mote
William II. Kelley and William Ran
kins.
Wilmington-Sewell d. Scott, John
d. Maier, Sr.. and Gustave Konitzer.
SECOND PANEL.
Appoquinimink hundred-George H
Yandyke, George II. CHM and Richard
l.. Naudain.
Blackbird-Samuel A.. Collins
Thomas Cavender and Thomas r
Boyer.
Brandywine-Ethan B. King anC
/ Charles Greer.
Christiana-John Peoples, Samuel E
Holmes and George II. Entriken.
Mill Creek-William b. Johnson
Franklin Eastburn and Joseph Hig
gins.
New George Bacon, Franci
| Pagan and George M. Riley.
Pencader-J. T. Veasey and Georg
McConaghy.
Red Lion-Clayton NJ. Riley an
George G.. Smith.
St Georges-James L. Collins, Lem
i|ua1 90 ord TxTf11so,,, II IIo,.ofor,
White Clay Creek-George w. Davis
\ Thomas Riley and James NJ. Grose.
INSTRUMENTATION +. Stimmel
George G. Byron and George c. Nor
ton.
! OYER AND TERMINER JURORS.
Appoquinimink hundred, Edward "
Manlove, Albert e. Wells, Williar
Bramble; Blackbird, Peter O'Nei
George Heinold; Brandywine, Alfred
Banks, Michael Kelleher; Christians
James Cheny, Pierson Talley; Mi
Creek. Charles II. Rubencane, NewtO
Chambers; New Castle, Richard Nc
CHM, John J.. Willis; Pencader, T.
Cam, George G. Brown; Red Lior
Michael ]. Corbit, John T. Cook; s
Georges, Russell EastOn, 3. p. V. Arm
strong, James d. Davis; White Cia
Creek George Murrey, William Bar
ton; Wilmington. ]. p. T. Fuekel, Al
fred G. Stevenson.
COURTS VIGOROUS CHARGE.
Chief Justice Charles B. Lore deliV
cred the following charge to the gran
jury this afternoon:
Z Gentlemen Of the Grand Jury: TheI
are times when the violations of th
law, along particular lines, become s
fragrant, that public Indignation
T aroused, and the condemnation of a
7, honest men evoked.
e Such is the condition now upon us.
e IT is openly charged that at the r.
r cent elections held in this state an
e county, corruption and fraud prevailt
to an alarming extent. The followir
e are among these charges: That du
q qualified electors were unlawfully an
+ eorruptly refused registration, or thi
/ their names were stricken from q
8 registry after they had been duly el
L rolled. That the votes of electors we
e openly bought and sold. That vote
= were intimidated and constrained
n vote against their convictions. IN
disorder and Instructions prevailed
y some or the polling places, encourage
IL by election officers. That even aft
, the votes We're cast, officers Of the ele
u ton corruptly failed or refused to cou
and tabulate the vote fairly. That Il
returns of the election were wilful
and corruptly altered. That by the
d means a fair expression of the popul
le voice was defeated.
d These charges, II true. demand 70
q closest scrutiny and thorough inves
ID CATION; that so far as may be in yo
l. power, to take prompt and effectu
IF means to suppress the evil.
ID Corruption in elections vitally
4 fects the continuance OF good cover
g. ment, which must depend for healt
10 full existence, upon the intelligence a
virtue of the voter. The'man who Sc
his vote, and much more, the man W
r buys that vote. is unscrupulous. C
rupt and unworthy of the privilege
x a freeman. Such men should be d
IN franchised. The lavish and ostentatio
70 use Of money at elections, in buyi
&c votes like sheep on the shambles, d
y; sons the very sources of our state a
10 national life; when it succeeds
u. clothing the purchaser with power, il