The sun., 1898-11-13
NIL ARREST INSPECTORS
Republicans Will Prosecute Men
Who Frauduleutly Threw
: Out Votes.
THE OLD STAMPS WERE USED
a Democratic Clerk Fired Because He
e 4 Refused to Obey the Orders of
His Inspector-..Ofi Ofiicials Will
be Prosecuted at an
EARLY Date.
|THE OLD STAMPS WERE USED

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Acting upon the advice suggested by
Chief Justice Charles B. Lore and Asso
ciate Judge W. G. Spruance, who can.
vassed the vote Of New Castle county
the leaders Of the Republican party have
decided to prosecute the inspectors who
perpetrated such glsring frauds during
the election Of Tuesday last.
The first case that will probably be
brought to the notice Of the Court is that
Of John Welsh, who served as inspector
Of the Fourth district of the First Repre-
sentative district Of Wilmington hun.
dred.
The polls are at A street and New Cas-
tie avenue, over Third street bridge.
/, The allegation to be made against
Welsh is that he fraudulently and know
ugly threw out forty-six ballots that
| Fere properly marked by persons who
cast them at the polls.
] When this fact was brought to the at.
kention Of the Court during their canvass
X the votes on Thursday, the box of that
district was opened, and out Of the forty
liz ballots rejected the Judges decided
that thirty-fve should not have been re-
ected, and they, therefore, ordered them
ounted.
In this district the allegation will also
|e made that stamps used four years ago
rere handed certain voters by the Demo.
|atic clerks and with the knowledge
" Welsh.
II is also claimed by certain Republi-
lans that Charles Dettling, inspector Of
ne RIfss Representative district will also
xosecuted.
a Is stated that the Democratic clerk,
Nod gave the Republican judge,
f1eorge H. johnson, and Republican
clerk, Benjamin viagofski, OF the same
district, the square stamp that was used
Iour years ago.
Mcdowell, the clerk in this district,
kas convicted Of policy writing in this
&ity by Court OF Quarter Sessions enc or
Two years ago and was sentenced to pay
4 fine Of $50 and costs Of prosecution,
Which he paid.
AT that time he was operating for a
Philadelphia firm.
A charge will also be brought against
fhe Inspector of the Twelfth district Of the
First Representative district, who, be.
cause a Democratic clerk did not suit
him and refused to act under instruc-
lions, fired him bodily and secured an
other clerk that would do as ordered.
Another case that will result in arrests
is that Of Inspector Morrison and Judge
James Doris, of the Second district of the
Tenth Representative district, New
Castle hundred.
The charge to be brought against them
is that Of burning nineteen ballots cast
in that district, and which Doris claimed
were illegal.
Another charge of similar nature
will be brought against Inspector John
Cleaver, of the Fourth district of the
Representative district, St.
Georges hundred.
He will be charged with ordering the
burning OF OF the 10 ballots cast in that
district.
The Republicans claim that they will !
convict ell OF these men and also mum.
Der Of prominent Democrats who were
The instigators OF the scheme to have
ballots defaced.
It is stated that, know ing the hopeless
,ess OF their cause, the Democrats ordered
heir inspectors to resort to any means
% defeat the Republican party.
One OF these was the use Of the old
'tamp, another to deface the ballots, and
he third to burn them in case they
ould not find any other means to elect
be respective nominees of the party.
The result of this treachery in New
jastle and St. Georges through the de-
ision Of the Judges is wel-known, and
hat the perpetrators of these dastardly
ricks will be brought to Justice is only a
question of few days.