Evening journal., 1897-02-25
INSPECTOR JURY OUT
Little Hope of Verdict in
the Brandt Case.
STRONG CHARGE OF THE COURT
STATE MADE A HARD FIGHT, AND
THE COURT AN EMPHATIC
CHARGE IN THE FIRST ELEC-
TloN cAsE-JURY WILL PROB
ABLY DTGACREE

NiiANNh IN lttE FIRST ELEC-
TIoN cAsE-JURY WILL PROB
ABLY DISAGREE.
The trial Of Edward Brand. inspec-
tor of the Third district of the Third
ward. and the fra, election officer in
dieted for altering his certificate pre-
scented 10 the Board OF Canvass of New
Castle county, was concluded to-day.
The trial lasted all day yesterday and
occupied much OF to-day.
In the states case yesterday after-
noon, Paul Gillis was recalled with the
nnal tally sheet TO show that 1870 votes
were Clst for TCman when. In truth
and Ia fact. only 10 votes were In me
haiiot-boX for him. William II. Flinn
shcrih. swore to the identity of the hal
lct-hoX In Brands district and IL was
produced and broken open. The tallv
sheet lccked in the box showed that
Mr.. Ioman had received but 1tO votes
Edgar T. Haynes, of the Morning News
sWore TO the identity of newspaper
return blank with Brands signature.
chewing 40 votes
Robert Adair- called as an expert on
handwriting, swore that he had seven
ana a-hait years experience in detect
ing penmanship as teller of bank. lie
sWore mat the signature OF Edward A.
Brand was enc and the same on the
Morning News tally sheet as on the
certificate of election as read before
the Board of Canvass.
IN HIS OWN BEHALF.
Under oath. Brand went upon the
stand as soon as Mr.. Marvel had omen
ed Ter the defence. and admitted thai
ne had been somewhat careless I'm
guarding the certificate Of election and
ma Leu u lay under some books Ind
homeand had thrown his overcoat down
IN the court rooms-the certificate be-
ing In its inside pocket during the
canvass He had not altered the sheet
or permitted It 10 be altered
On cross-eXamination Mr.. Brand
sthted 10 the attCrney-general that no
oody knew he had put the certificate
unuef some books at his home The
only time he had seen the certificates
was when he signed them and when he
read the certificate off at the Board of
Canvass He only remembered one
mans vote-that of Thomas r. Bavard
Jr., who received only four votes. RE
had no idea that the sheet In his over
coat pocket was so important but
thought the one locked In the ballot
box the sacred one.
Milton III. Hawkins was called by Mr.
Marvel, but the court ruled out his tes-
timony ON the ground that m treated
or the custody Of the certificate after itl
left defendants custody Sheriff Flinn's
testimony was also ruled out
owen j. Hession William Blake Eu-
gene Sayers and Dennis Leary were
called, and swore to Brands good
reputation for honesty and fair dealing. |
Both sides rested and Deputy Attor- |
ney-General Cooper addressed the court |
urging a charge that. inasmuch as the |
defendant, being the sworn custodian of |
the certihcate, neglected and so left |
the important instrument that Il could |
be taken and altered at any time by |
anyone defendant was guilty in man |
ner and form as Indicted. Mr.. Marvel
objected TO the prayer on the ground |
that If an Inspector was robbed on
Knocked down he was not guilty of a
crime If the certificate was taken.
STRONG ARGUMENT TO THE JURY
Bota sides made eloquent appeals to
tho jury.
Deputy Attorney General Coopel
went 10 the jury first He said that
Brandt's crime. although misdemea-
nor, was the most serious that could be
committed. II was not a crime against
an individual, but against q whole com
munity. he Ohense struck nt the very
root Of government and II the verdict
favored the prisoner the will of the
people would be thwarted The action.
he said, was almost treason itself. and
II sustained the government would no
longer be of the people. by the people
and for the people" He asked the Jury
TO consider the case between the gov
ernment and anarchy.
Counsel Josiah Marvel contended that
Brand was an innocent man; that he
came into the Board OF Canvass for the
first ,ime In his life, not knowing what
was expected or required Of him fur
ther than that he was to surrender his
ballot-boX and certificates of election.
He had loft the certificate I'm his over
coat rocket lying about the court room.
thinking the one in the ballot-box the
sacred instrument. II the certificate
had been tampered with it had been en-
tirely without his knowledge or con
sent.
Attorney General White closed TO the
jury in one Of the strongest appeals
ever made in this court room. Ere
quently the attorney-generaT tones be-
came so vehement and forceful that he
was interrupted by violent coughing.
but this did not stop the argument.
Gentlemen he said Il know this
man is guilty, and ] know that YOU
know he is guilty of this high handed
outrage. Our duty to the state to-day
yours ana mine-is a very grave one.
butneverthelessap plain one, and now we
leave it on your hands, and as good and
tair citizens Of an honored state of
glorious free government you cannot
fail TO throttle this attempt to over
throw free government by finding the
prisoner guilty as indicted.
TAKEN TO NEW CAS-
TIE.
Inspector Brand was then recommit-
ted 70 the custody OF Sheriff Finn. the
jury asking that the charge be de-
ferred until this morning. The sheriff
took Brandt to New Castle at 6.15 D.
m. VDon arriving there, the sheriff