The sun., 1898-11-02
REGISTRATION CASES.
A Peculiar Case That Will Be De
cided BY Judge Pennewill in
Kent County.

cided BY Judge Pennewill in
Kent County.
From staff Correspondent.
DOVER, DEL, Nov. 1.-Before Judge
Pennewill to-day several registrars and
members OF the different Registration
Boards appeared as appellant in registra'
ton cases wherein the man was already
registered and the appellant desired to
strike his name off the list.
Judge Pennewill was obliged to move
his court from the Levy Court room to
the Grand Jury room in the County
Court House, and that small room was
crowded.
Eugene Cotter, colored Of Duck Creek
hundred, appeared in answereao notice
served on him by Register Brown to
show cause why his name should not be
stricken off the lists. Cotter proved that
when he moved from Little Creek hun
dred to Duck Creek hundred he did so
with the intention of remaining there.
As there were no contradictory evidence
brought forth by Registrar Brown, Cot
ter's name was ordered to remain on the
lists.
Registrar Parvis has served notice on
J seph McNatt. colored, to appear and
show cause why his name should not be
stricken from the books. McNatt APP
peared with counsel and witnesses, and
Registrar Parvis Withdrew The case.
Registrar Bennett desired to strike off
the name of George W.Leatherburv, col
ored, who is waiter at Central Hotel,
Milford, and whose family, wife and
one child, lives in Salisbury, Md. His
case vas held up.
The name of Alfred Rider, colored.
whom Registrar Brown, OF Duck Creek
hundred, had refused registration was
ordered placed upon the lists
The case Of Douglass Menos, colored
whom Registrar Truax claimed was an
idiot, was held up, not, however, Oh the
question of his idiocy or saneness, but on
a question of age.
Enoch Moore, Republican, swore
that to the best of his knowledge and be-
lief Warner Cowdright, a Democrat, who
had registered in West Dover hundred.
had moved to Camden and was not
resident of West Dover hundred. Mr..
Cowdright said upon oath that he con-
sidered West Dover hundred his legal
residence and, as, Mr.. Moore could not
state positively that he had heard Mr..
Cowdright declare his intention of leav-
ing West Dover hundred, Judge Penne-
will ordered Cowdright's name to re-
main on the lists.
At the afternoon SESSION of court Hon.
L. Irving Handy and United States SEN
ator h. II. kenney were present, and
manifested keen interest in the proceed
ings.
Registrar Carsons, Of West Dover hun
dred, asked that Alfred 7. Palmer col .
ored be stricken from off his list on ac-
count OF non residence.
1t was shown that Palmer is resident
OF West Dover hundred, and his name
was ordered to be retained on the list.
An effort was made by Registrar
Truax to strike off the name of Alexan-
der II. Wilson, of Duck Creek hundred,
it being claimed by two witnesses that
Wilson had claimed his intention of
making his home i'll Philadelphia /
DR.. I. G. Moore, candidate for State
Senator, testified to the contrary, and |
Judge Pennewill decided that Wilson's
home was in Smyrna, and his name re-
mained on the list.
1t was shown that Albert r. Walton, /.
who was registered in kenton hundred, .
is not resident of that hundred, and his
name was stricken from the list.
Tie name Of Wilmer Mcdowell, aged
q years, of Duck Creek hundred, was
placed on the list. He had been held .
up by Registrar Brown on the question of .
residence.
j. E. Pearson, who had been refused .
registration by Registrar Hardcastle, was
put on the list by order Of Judge Penne-
will. The same disposition was made in
reference to the case of Fletcher Loman,
from the same hundred.
Oliver Jones, colored, who had ap-
piled to Registrar Carsons and been re.
fused, appealed from the decision, and
the case was dismissed, as it was shown
that he lived with his wife in Willow
Grove, and not with his father in West
Dover hundred
John Stevens, who had been refused
registration by Registrar Brown, was
placed on the list. The question in
volved was age.
Registrar AIaband, of Camden, was
ordered to register William Caldwell,
colored, whom he had refused.
Judge Pennewil has a peculiar case on
hand, that of soldier boy, who was
by Col. A. D. Chavtor at Camp
Tnnnell. 1t seems as though Col. Chay-
5or was but an auxiliary and his findings
must be submitted to the registrar in the
district in which he lives. The soldier
in this case is W. E. Clark who was reg
stered on September H.
Notice of that registration had to be
sent to the registrar by mail or personal
delivery on or before October %. Colonel
Chaytor mailed the papers in Whining.
on on October 2S, but Registrar Frank
). Collins did not 60 to the postotlice in
Dover until the next day, although the
papers were there.
Hence he did not receive notice of
l1ark's registration at the proper time.
Judge Pennewill stated to-day that he
would require little time to ascertain
he authority IN the case. He further
tated that Judge Boyce has Il similar
ase at Georgetown.