The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-27
DAVIS and
HEDGEMAN
Indicted and Theo. MAN.
ming May Be a Third
= Mans Cases At.
tracing Much
Interest.

. AHS$l SSts
Wilmington, Del, April 26,-The Kent
county grand jury this afternoon found
| two indictments in connection with the
l Iepo0is Legislative OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
| MafK H. Davis on the charge or Attempted
bribery and another against Emmett d. G.
Hegellan on ths charge of having forged
tho name, Of B. r. Sheppard, clerk of
] the House. to Il bill known at the Race
Tack Snake bill, which did not pass
either house, and also with tampering with
the bill. There was also charge preferred
against Representative w. P. Short, q
representative of the Union Republicans
in the lower house, of having offered
money to Representative John Il. Waga-
| mon, q Sussex county Democratic Repre-
sentative, to vote for Addicks, but the
grand jury Ignored the bill.
ONLY TWO INDICTMENTS.
1t was q matter of surprise that only
two indi,tments were found. Over Two
connection with the cases and NIL of the
mem bars of tho Legislature were hero.
Representative davis is charged with
having, on February 20 last, offered Fran.
els II. Lattolnus, another Representative
5000 to vote fer j., Edward Addicks for
Senator The second count alleges that at
the same time he offered to lift a $500
mortgage against the farm OF LattGmus If
he would vote for Addicks while the third
alleges that Davis offered 500 to the wife
OF Lnttomus ii he would vote for Addicks.
Lattomus had told the authorities some
time ago Of tho offer and Davis has s.beon
under bail for an appearance at court to
answer the charge. The Union. Republic
ca8s assert Davis is innocent ullwill saps-.
pAStitAM to man, 3
RACE TRACK BILL.
Tho race track snake matter attracted
more attention than the bribery indict-
men t. The grand jury charges Hegeman,
who assisted the Senate clerks. with hav-
ing forged the name and in lorsem,nt of
y, +, Sheppard clcrk OF the House, to
tho bill and also that be tampered with
the bill itself, There are two counts of
forgery.
1t appears from the testimony that a
bill to prevent race track gambling In the
State was passed by the Senate. A bill Of
the same number and title was taken over
to the House by Hegeman and given to
Representative Donaloe with the advice
not to dwell too long upon it, but Dona-
hoe did not present. it. On the last day of
the Legislature Hegeman got the bDl
from Donahoe: The signature and In
dorsement of the Clerk of the House that
the bill had pnssed that body was placed
on tho back Of the bill and another bill
subititu,el, which would have allowed
race track gambling in this ate on the
payment of one fine of $500 each year. The
bill was aftcrward found by Governor
Tunnel aud Secretary of State Hughes
and vetoed
MAY BE ANOTHER ARREST.
A dispatch from Dover this morning
says:
Dover Del, April s6-A sequel to the
several arrests on charges Of violating the
registration and election laws has come
10 light with tho promise of the early ap-
prehension of another politician in Duck
C,eek hundred.
The politician is Theodore Manning, a
Regular Republican. MIR. Manning is a
well l-lo-do farmer residing Eear Smyrna
He is charged by John W. Ford. n Demo-
crat, with Offering co pay the registration
foe Of Daniel Pulmatory, of near Smyrna
Tho sequel differs little from the first
Smyrna cases In that the man who stands
charged is n Regular Republican, aud the
men who claim Manning Is guilty are all
Democrats. y
This is not without It's significance in
tho minds Of those Tho have carefully |
followed these Kent county sensations |
during tho past week. The Democrats
HaVe tofubu Luo ttlCk Ou MbuulHK WI IL
an idea of drawing attention from any be'
lief that tho prosecution of DR. Thomas G. |
Moore and other Union Republicans Is an
attempt to annihilate members of The |
Union Republican organization.
Tho charge that Manning Is guilty MSt
vi&0thfg.tds registration laws Ia 1Nid 90 i
h;4s ss6sssssbrouga to the attention of the
ATTORNEY General by ex-State Senator
Wilson Il. Cavender, of Smy rna, aud as
rasu1k Inhu w Hard Tn
Dover to-day to SEQ tho Attorney General.
Here Is Mr. Fords story, which includes
the charges which may DO preferred against
Mr. Manning Mr.. Ford says that on Thurs
day preceding he Iast registration in Duck
Creek hun dred. he saw Theodore Msnning
going toward the home of Daniel Palma
tory. Ford say he became suspicious of
Ialmatory Mt TINT time and fastening to
his home found there one Jackson Rey-
nolds, i'm empoyc of Ford
Tho latter asked REYNOLDS to hurry over
TO PAlmntory's and ascertain if he could,
the obipcs of Manning's visit.
Reynoldswcnt to Palmatorys and says
that he on tered the house without knock
ing. Inc room in which he stepped was
but from another room came
tho sound OF vricos Reynolds says the
door was slightly njar and
he recognized tho voices of Manning and
Palntatory. Reynolds listened. Palma
tory said: "lhe money l have is only
enough to get pair of pants and I cannot
get registered
Reynolds declares that Mnnning's an
'wsr WAS: THAT can le fixed all right.
will sec that you got tho pants If you will
get registered"
From the rest OF the conversation lRey-
lolds sDys lie was lud to believe that mon
" Ind buvn sent to Pu!matory with re-
Iuest to register, aud that Manning was
,frnih falmatory was going to use all the
money In purchases and not register.
Ford and Reynolds have not yet ex-
llained tho matter to Attorney General
Wh,s, as he was busy to-day with the
Examination of many witnesses in the
ase against DR.. Moore. Both men were
Instructed to return tomorrow and Mr.
White will then tako up the case. If the
violence against Manning warrants IL
ass capias will be issued tomorrow for
lis arrest.
There can be no mistake that the
Democrats of Duck Greek hundred are
ctivc. There is also no doubt that they
ave discovered that their efforts aimed
peciflcally at Union Republicans has
reateI comment on all sides. honce the
harges against Manning in order that q
tegular Republican may be brought Into ,,
he embroilment which now exctes Kent
ounty as well as the whole State.
Hegeman is we'll known In this State.
10 was for n time the sditor of the Sussex
fountain at Laurel, but later the.pgDprle-;-.-; y;
Or sRy6A Bd51oI of tho Delaware Record at ~
IaFifxeA and during tho late war, was
euteuant in Company L. of tho First
Delaware Regiment. He will ut onco be ,
rraigned and tried. This is he first case /
rought undor the law, though it has been
pom the books for Il long time.
Attorney General White will f1e the in I
in the cases against DR.. Thomas '
Moore and others. This Information
oes not have to go before the rand Jury,
) that body was discharged.