Evening journal., 1896-01-14

Thrive At That Seat Of LeArniDE-For
the First Time the Negro Vote Was
Introduced In Town Election.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER, Del. Jan. IA Two eassg In
which Teveral WilmngtonIanB are
diiecily interested will come up before
the Court Of Appeals, which Is TO cit
here on Tuesday. January 2l-Stats va
Barlow & Wier and State VA Morrow &
BIO. On JanuAry 16. 1905, Dstectivs
Hutohins, Of the Delaware Game Pro
tectivo Association, which organic alton
il the prosecutor In both instances
arrested the defendants for vic
lating tho game law IN exposing
and selling game out OF Geason
The case OF Morrow & Bro was heard
befsrs Justics " the Peace Sasss. and
fnes amounting to $220 imposed Bsrlo =
& Wier WAS Inulcted to the extent Of
3700 by Juntics SRsse Morrow & Bro
eBploye3 William p. Lyman a. counsel
aud Willard Hall Porter vas engaged by
Barlow & Wier, and ~ q result both cases
wal . appealed
Waller Hayes, In behalf Of tho Della
ware Game Protective Association, will
argue the esse before .he court and the
brief which he bEs prepared covers forty
two paeos OF type written matter.
Geperal X r. ksnney, alto rnsy for N
II. Hutchins. has entered suit against the
town OF Dover for the reward offered by
the town about a year ago for the arrest
and conviotion OF the person or persons
who we're burglarisiny the residences
aud stores hsre
william Keunedy. who was arrested
by Detective Hutohlns for committing a
SurElsry at Brsnford last March. WAS
convicted at The April term and sen
tspcsd Previous to the October term Of
otuit K'nnedy made coniessisn and
stated that he assist, ~ several rsbbsr-
les In Dsver, mentioning shat at the
residence OF WIllIsm Hlnsl.y Thsre-
upon he was indicted, and issrrsIgnsd
before the court in Octobnr. and given an
additional sentence 81 thirty days and
twenty lashes IT, 10 In this confession
aud subsequent convistion that the
solicitor, advised Town Council not to
pay the reward. and intimaisd that ths
detective paid Kennedy 20 csBfess to the
Hinslsy robbery Under these ciroum-
stanoss ths argument tstore the court
promises 10 be decidedly interesting
Memorial services for Joseph Pyle were
held IN Wesley NJ + Church. Dover,
Sunday morning. Addresses euloRisiio
of the deseAssd we're mnde by DR.. w l.
S Murray and Rev DR.. Caldwell
Ths town election came of yesterday
and was conductel by Magistrate
Peter l. Cooper and hold over Council
men Thomas w. Wilson and Edward l.
Jones The result was IN the nature Of
3 surpriae, AS the advocates ~ hogs"
we're sueeessful In every instance, elect
ing their entire ticket by msjorities
ranging from twenty eight to Hixty-two
In a poll OF 374 votes
For president OF council, William
Fisher defeated Hiram Rssdy by ma
jorlty Of twenty eight votes For council
man from the first district George A.
MillinRtou was successful by ffty-four
votes over Enoch Clark Severn Taylor
will represent the second district, as he
received slxty-two votes more than |
Stephen Slaughter The fourth district |
SENDS William Hazel instead OF William |
Walker the latter being City sight votes
to the bad, while Amor A. Watson will |
remain private citizen, bscause no WAS
forty two votes behind Charles G |
Wright For assessor, Maurice Hartnstt |
defeated Alorzl W. Clifton by majority |
Of sixty.
The advocates OF the privilege Of |
raising hogs within the town limits ars
jubllant with the exception of the /
newly elected councilman, aud they are /
being bssslgsd by bungry oihss seekers
Two men are hustling for the position Of /
okisf engineer At the water works. and /
there are several applicants for the , isi-
tion OF clerk OF Council. bus there Is
little probability that a change will be
made IN either OF these places or on the |
p,llcs force, waich consists of chief /
and two men. The compensation Of the
chief is S3i per month aud that OF the /
other two $35 Ofkcers are REQ aired to /
clean atTesto, trim trees. repair roads, |
light and extinguish street lamps. etc
One circums mstAncs occurred at the 4
election to-pay which may prove disas-
trous to the interests OF the town, and /
that WAS the Introduction for the first |
time OF the negro vote into town |
elections. This was only made possible by |
the free use OF nooey In the payment Of
the taxes, and while che town treasury 10 |
shout $50 richer tksss who ware instru-
mental in creating the innovation will |
probably live to regret their ll-advifed |
action This was not political move Ia |
Rny way, AZ men who IN national and |
state affairs are bitter partisans, solicited |
the col0red voters to 70 TO ths polls and |
exercise their right. aud as stated above,
II they did not owe too M uch on the tax
collectors book tbs necessary funds to
entiIe them to vote was produced
Skating on the lake is still good, and
the young people are availing themselves
of the sp 1rt 10 large numbers
Tbs annual dinner Of the directors Of
the First National Bank took placs to day
at the Capitol Hotel. and The same
hostelry will provide for the directors Of
tho Kent County Insurance Cospany on
Wednesday