The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-03
REGISTRATION {
IRREGULARITIES
They Result in Additional
Names Being Added to
the Books To-day.

Judge Spruance this morning resumed
his hearing Of appeals from registrars de-
cisions and us he did yesterday, ordered
several moro names added to tho books,
The case.of Frank Marsden Of the Sixty
second election stricts of tho Third Re-
preventative District was first considered.
| John Doran, the registrar, sid ho had
| refused to qualify Mr.. Marsden because
whom no first appeared his father gave him
the fee. On the last day Of registration,
Mr.. Marsden was refused qualification.
Mr.. Dorau again believing that the dollar
had been given him by his father
The young mans father testified that
his son was In his employ and that the
money was for service rendered. Mr., Doran
said the bribery question was what pre-
sonted him from registering the man, but
the court told him that he was the judge
in such cases and ordered the namo added
to the books.
1ncase you have this man indicted for bri
berry ! will 10 a member Of the court to
pass upon tho question said tho court In
conclusion.
Hukouo MolElS CoioFeu Nus ICluSCu reg
istration in Appoquinimlnk Hundred,
where he works, and In st. Georges Hun
dred where he lives, was the second appel.
liant, and after the testimony 3was hoard
his name was added to the books Of st.
Georges Hundred.
A colored man who was known by two
names was the next appellant. He was
Nho ri nd pnr - Ia
teenth Primary district of tho First Rep-'
resentative district. j. Harvey White.
man who appeared for Bernard ]. Dona-
hoe the registrar nude strong fight
against the oolored man. He asked him
where he got the fe, he presented on the
registration day but as he wal not Ohals
lenged at the time on ths point. Judge
Spruanoe held that Mr.. Whiteman could
not ask the question.
Then an attempt was made to conflict
the man on tho question Of his nge.
Charles said he was ~ years of ago but
could not give the year Of his birth. After
the case was fully gone into Judge
Spruance ordered the man registered,
Under what name. asked Mr.. Donahoe.
Charles BARRED He says that Is his
name II he chooses to call himself BY
any other name than his proper one he can
do So, was tho courts reply.
The case of Marion Blake whose name
the Democratic registrar Of tho First Eco-
ton district Of the Thirteenth representa-.
tive District wants stricken from the
books believing him to be anonrcsident ct
the district, was taken up but he failed to
answer to his name.
T. B. Hersel informed Judge Spruance
that Blake did mt propose to appear be-
fore the coItt and called VIM. Draper, q
clerk In the ofIl,s of Clerk Of the Peace
Blggs to give testimony on tho question.
MIR. Draper served the summons on Blake,
who works with his, Mr.. Diapers. father,
and at tho time Blake said no was not &C.
ing to bother with the matter.
1t appeared that the summons was made
last night and the court was about to con-.
tinuo the case, but SO anxious was Mr.
Hesel to have the appeal dropped, Frank
Speakman, who represented tho colored
man, volunteered to hear the case In the
absence of the APPELLANT Mr.. Ilessl did
not object and Mr.. Draper WAS again,
called.
This time he testified that Blake had
worked on the farm for nine months, had
slept there, but had frequently gone to the
home OF his wife in the Fortie!h primary
district of the Tenth Representative Dis
trict
Mr.. Heisel tried to prove that tho wif.'J
home was invariably that of the husbands
but the court ruled otherwise and the ques.
ton was therefore settled.
After Registrar Hushebeck. William r.
Reynolds and Merritt N. Wille,s gave,
testimony, the court announced that IL
would announce Its decision later