Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-27
THE GRAND JURY AT WORK
PROGRESS Of the Investigation Into the
Charges Of Bribery.
ANDOF SNAKE" BILL LEGISLATION
Reported Admission of One of
the Guilty Parties.
PROCEEDINGS OF KENT COUNTY COURT
STAFF correspondence of Gazette and journal.

Jury OF tho henC county superior
Court, which opened here. yesterday,
retired, organization was effected by
elccting David S. Wilds of Kenton
foreman.
Attorney General White called the
attention of the court to the case of
Edward beats, charged with the lar
ceny Of wheat from tho Kent county
slnshouse ID 1897. As the prisoner had
left the State, the case was retired.
In tho afternoon the trial list was
gone over. OF tho 81 cases eight were
set for trial, six were passed, five were
continued by consent of counsel, one
was stricken from the list and one was
referred by the parliamentary to ref
erees.
Coroner David H. Knots gave the
accustomed bond Of his office. His
bondsmen were DIR. T.. o. Clements,
Charles G. Wright and N. H. Hutchins,
oil of Dover.
Sheriff John B. Wharton also gave
bond to the amount of Sl4, 600. with
Harry A. Richardson and William
Denncy as sureties. Clerk of the Peace
Robert s. Downs gave bond to the
amount of Sl3, 600. His bondsmen were
Samuel L. Shaw, William Dixon,
Robert ]. Reynolds, John p. Masten
and william Iharp.
Thomas G. Frame, Jr., and George
NJ. Jones petitioned the court for
private roads. This action is due to
the fact that no grants for private or
public roads were issued by the last
Legislature, this power now resting
with the courts.
Wilmer Clark, colored, against whom
true bill was found by the grand
jury at its morning session, was called
but as he failed to answer his bond
was declared forfeited and q capias
issued.
Michael Butt and Frederick Colt.
bick Ulmer, two Germans who have
been residing in Dover for three years,
applied for and received naturalization
papers.
The grand jury returned three true
bills, namely John Green, colored.
for carrying concealed deadly weapons;
George W. Fowler, colored, larceny
Albert Cubbage, colored, also larceny.
Fowler, who halls from Smyrna and
who was taken from Jail here last
fall Just at the eve of the election by
some of his white Republican friends
Of Smyrna, in order that he might
vote, failed to answer when called,
whereupon his bond was declared for
feited and a capias forthwith issued.
Albert Cubbage and John Green,
both oolored, pleaded guilty to charges
of larceny. Cubbage was sentenced to
pay SIS restitution money, he impris
oned two months and be whipped with
10 lashes. Green was sentenced to 10
days Imprisonment.
Dover, April 26.-The grand jury
has disposed of the minor criminal
cases, and it was announced last night
that consideration of the cases Of sena-
torial bribery and ''snake" legislation
would begin this morning, and that
the cases of violation of the Regis
tration law would next be submitted.
Senator Knox was questioned yes
terday by the court officials respecting
senatorial bribery, and will probably
he summoned before the grand jury.
The rumor that Representative Dono-
van was notified to appear before that
body has no foundation in fact. The
court officials were too busy to ques-
tion him on Monday, and requested
him to call upon them yesterday. This
was distorted by gossips, and many
| people, consequently, believed he was
on the list of those who are to go
| before the grand jury. When he was
leaving town, yesterday afternoon, he
stated that the court officials had dis
charged him.
Senate Clerk Kenney, Senate Read
ing Clerk Baxter, Senate Enrolling
Clerk First, House Clerk Sheppard,
House Reading Clerk Parker and House
Enrolling Clerk Watson were ques-
toned yesterday by the court officials
respecting the "snake" gambling bill,
as were also L. ID. O. Hegeman and
Simon Doherty, former Legislative
clerks, but Of this party only Senate
Reading Clerk Baxter and possibly one
or two others will go before the grand
Jury. William A. Reynolds and j..
jackson PIERCE. handwriting experts,
were also here, but they were informed
that their services will not be re-
quired. The person who wrote the
snake" bill, it is said, has acknowl-
edged that he wrote it. The court
officials will not tell at present who
the individual is. They say that an
Indictment will probably be prepared
today or tomorrow, and that the public's
curiosity will be satisfied then.
1t is stated that r. III. Robbins,
who was arrested at Middletown on
the charge of violating the registration
law, will probably turn States evil
dence against DR.. Thomas O. Moore,
a prominent Union Republican OF
SMYRNA, who is similarly charged.
The bill enabling State officials to
furnish corporate surety which passed
the General Assembly, but which dis
appeared before it was signed, has
been found under desk in Repre-
sentatives' hall, where it doubtless
was hidden by somebody who was an
taeonistic to it.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
The first criminal case in the Kent
county General Sessions Court, yes.
lerday, was that of the State VS.. Carl
Ross, colored, for the larceny of q pig
from Robert Price of Willow Grove.
Acknowledgement White conducted the
Prosecution and John d. Hawkins was
Counsel for the prisoner. Ross went
on the stand in his own behalf and
proved good character. The jury
brought in verdict of not guilty.
The grand jury returned three true
pills, One against Charles s. Butler,
Tor the larceny of dog from the Rev.
Vaughan s. Collins of Dover; and
one each against Thomas Cubbagei
Clarence Cubbage and Joseph Harris
eolored, for attempting to wreck i
passenger train near Dover in January
last. These three were arraigned ane
pleaded not guilty.
Inc grand jury also returned tru'
sill against August Berger, a German
ut the larceny of a suit of clothes
from Harry j. Baker of Wyoming