The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-02
REGISTRATION
APPEALS
One Man Refused Regis
tratiOn Because He Did
Not Live in the +
District.

Lawyers and politicians Of both grea
| political parties crowded the County Cour
room yesterday afternoon The first cas
heard by Judge Spruance at Tie afternoon
session was that of Samuel Pearce. RvYis
trar Hushcbeck stated he refused Pcarc'
on account of age. He did not demant
| the registration fec.
Assistant Registrar Cochran dopo ed he
| hired Penrcn in 1891 and his father said ht
was about 10 years Of age.
Albert Ii. Donovan ueposed he hired
Pearce in 1898 and his father said he was
15y years Of age.
Registrar Hpshebock could not tell
who paid the rent OF tho young mans
home.
He slept at Mr.. Donovan's house where
he Is employed.
Assistant Registrar Pharo deposed that
Pearce was refused Registration on &C.
count of age.
Pearce deposed he considered his
mother house his home. PearCe's mother
testified the previous witness was 23years
of age last February.
Judge Spruance said 1t was clearly
proven that this young man was over 2l
years Of age. He wai refused regis tration
on account of residence
William Morrison lodged an appeal
against The action Of Registrar Morrison
In registering William Ruth.
Appeals OF Harvey Miller and Edward
Miller, colorcd, to be put on In the second
and fourth district of the Tenth District
were presented.
Alfred Harman whan he registered gave
his residence rs No. $40 instead OF 1913, A
street. He lodged apetition to have the
proper entry made Registrar james A.
Hart presented an appeal to have the
pf I,n DE,,i-.,
struck from the egater Of first district Of
the fourteenth Representative district.
Tie Cases will be heard tomorrow.
John Edward Cammomilc colored, was
moro fortunate than Pierce. Registrar
Hushebcck testified that on September H.
Cammomile applied Tor registration and
when he asked him for his fee, all the
money Cammomile could produce was 76
cents. On October %, Cammomile was in
the registration place and was ordered out
by Hushebeck, who told him that his case
had been disposed of, as he hnd failed TO
qualify whom he first applied therefore he
could not be placed on he books. Hushc-
beck's memory was faulty and ho could
not remember whether or not Cammomile
had asked to be registered on October %, or
had rendered tho registration fec.
The registrar also said that he had
doubts about CammOmile being of age,
but the applicant had brought Or. Ken
nedy to the registration place and he
proved the applicants age, the physician
having attended Commomile's mother at
the time Of the birth. DR.. kennedy lxod
tho date by the fact that there were two
births in the house about the same time
one being down stairs and tho other up
stairs.
Assistant Registrar Cochran testified
that when Cammomle had applied for
registration lie did not have the fee and
was refused after his nalile had been en-
tered on the books.
Assistant Registrar Phero testified that
Cammomi!e applied and vas refused regis
tration and when he came back again with
the required fee he was refused again by
Hushebeok because he had not qualified
when hc first applied.
Joseph s. Jolls testified that he was In |
the registration place on October 20 when |
Cammomile made his second attempt to
get registered. Cammomile approached
tho registrar table and laid dollar on it
and Registrar Hushsbeck refused to record
him.
Judge SpruaDce ordered Cammonliie's
name placed on the books. In doing so lie
said that the registrars before making any
entry on the book should have first ascer-
taned If the applicant had the necessary
registration fec. &