Evening journal., 1899-03-29
DAVIS HELD FOR COURT
Representative Lattomus Ad-
heres to His Bribery Story.
MOTION TO DISMISS CASE DENIED

IATlvE DAVIS AIT $1,000 Ac1lD
SENATOR tARBOTT BECOMES
TriiE ACCUSED MANS SURETY.
DEnAaIs CF THE PROCEEDINGS.
Doves Mar,La Representative
Francis Ill. Lattomus yesterday accused
Representative Mark L. DAVIS cf CT
ferlng hlm hrlhe OF $1,000 to vote
FOR Jchn Edward Addlcks fer United
States senator. Representative Davis
was held undsr 81 900 bail for a trial
at t-e Kent u.unty court. The hear
ling OF MIR. Davis tock p.acs in Tins
morning about II O'Clock before Mag
istrate Hutton at Dover The prose-
oul.ou was Conducted by Attorney-Ge
eral Robert C. white, and Walter III.
Hayes, of Wilmington. appeared as Mr..
Davis counsel Representative datto-
mus was THE finet witness called, and
Mr. white asked him what official po-
sltlon he held within the state.
"a member OF the Legislature re-
fNed Mr. 1attomus
'lDo gra know Mark l. Davis?" ask
Ifd the attorney -general.
Il do" was the answer.
"W.t ycl state to uhe court any con-
ysssation lhat took place between you
and Mr. Davis. and when?"
Some time during the last Of Feb
'ruary," said Representative d.alttcmme,
"I was walking down L,oclperman
suest, in Dover whsn'd overlook Rep
2 tresentative Davis He asked me whs.e
/ Il was going I told him novhene in
particular He asked me IL I had any
,ohjs,tlon to taking a walk replied
to Whl,e walking up state street Mr..
Davis asked me if / wcm,d vote for Mr..
Addlclns / replied under ro u-nsidera-
5 tion could ] do e. He Then said az
would, a mortgage OF 5000 would be
' lifted frcm my farm. 1 replied thalt
g s.ll ] could not d1 st. Davis then said
3 the $1,000 would he made present to
! my Wife / again replied that under no
Z consideration could consent"
n For WIhat purpose was th's mort
e gage 10 be .aased?" aslea Attcaneg-Ger-
!. eral White.
"rcr srrDo.ting Addlcks," was MIR
p Iattomms' reply.
e Where d1d you yhen &c, Mr.. Lat
: lfomus affr- this Wa'k?"
n ITO the State House"
Il "Have you ever made this statement
r. ID anyone else prior to to-day2"
TO Deputy Attorney General ccoper
y ,ast Friday"
/. ITO anyone else besides Mr.. COOPER
N Il went to an atborney to aak what
J. questions / sh-uld' answer II ths cass
(. came 10 trial"
% AUtcrney General white then uurnnd
l. the witnees ever to Mr.. Hayes. who
a proceeded TO oroes-examine Rerqseen-
tatlya Lattclmus t-r uh.e defense. Mr.
a Hayes asked THE witness why he had
1 gone to an alacaney. and MFR. Lattomus
made the same reply as ne dad to eh'
question CT the same nature from Mr.
White. NJ. Hayes also pressed the
witness as to the date OF the converRa'
3 tiou, but MIR. Iattomus said that hs
r could no. ten It exactly, hut It was TO-
wand the close OF February.
n Attorney General White gave Mr.
e. ,Llatbomue a short redirect examination
n In wh.cn i've brought cut that the at
" torney Mr. Labtomus consulted wa
ne William MAahaei Byrne, Of Wilmington
to Mr. Byrne w8s called to THE stand an'
he testified to Mr.. Lattomus Calling upo'
I- him. and consulting him, hut Mr.. Byrn'
- refused TO testify en- THE grounds o
r. privileged communications, as no VIVA
to Mr.. Latoomus had told him
lie On. oroes-examinahion Mr. Byume testi
- fed THAT he had never before acted a
ly counsel for Mr.. Lattomus.
ID. Afueq these two witnesses had bee
lis heard Mr. Hayes asked the magistrat
nc to dismiss THE charge, ON THE grcun
nd tn4Al lut NNltlOuCc was oOhhlAOulhb4 ~
n. asmlroh as Repressntatiye Iattomu
could not give The date ON wihach IN
alleged conversation occurred. AttlI
me- ney General White replied, Il don
nv know, hut l think we have a goo
ar prima facie case"
let Magistrate Hutton held Ndr. Davi
on' under 81 600 bail for trial at cour
he State Senator S. J. Abbott, Unlcn RI
10 publican. became h-s bondsman an
m the representative was Released
iAtoorney-General White and his dsI
IN uty, Mr.. Cooper, are continuing thss
rge investigatHon. and it Is expected thsr
ob- VIII be mere developments i'm tlne NEE
S,1 future.
ord
PITCHER F1lArINAGlAN GONE.
ted Pitcher Thcmas FNannagan left to-da