Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-09

said: "Mr. McVey and have been at
enniity about five years. i am sure
that the conversation between Mr..
Mundy and mo did not have reference
to any other officer. II occurred about
thrce years ago"
Charles Hackett testified as follows
"Some Sundays ago | went to Jerry |
Monaghan's, on Madison street. Mr..
McVey was there, playing cards. did
not SEQ any liquor there. / went after
a cigar. 81
Artemas Smith testified as follows
MIR. Money arrested G. r. Parsons
without warrant. The prisoners
employer came to me to inquire about
the arrest. ] ascertained that no war
rant Ind been issued by the courts, and
Immediately prepared habeas corpus.
Parsons was taken before Chief Justice
Lore, WHO ordered that he be dis
charged.
Attorney General White explained
that the statutes provide that u sus-
picious character shall be arrested
without warrant, and held for o
hearing. ~
James F. Kane, Frank Carver. Frank
Maguigan, Charles Hoeile, Thomas
McHugh, Agnes Simmons and Fl. G.
Mahaify, for whom subp9nas had been
issued, did not respond.
Mr.. Ford rested at $50 O'Clock.
Detective McYey called Dennis S.
"Some time before tho last Democratic
we spoke about tho election OF dele
gate from the Third ward, asked
him how he and Mr.. McVey stood, and
he replied that he did not care how
that go of - was. "
Mr. Ford-"I said it, but 1 apollo
gize."
Mr.. McVey-"I have shown that
Mr.. Ford called me u Of =, in
stead of my calling Mr.. Ford,a - Of
- --o
Tho investigation will be resumed
tonight, when all of Detective McVey's
witnesses will be present.
PRACTICALLY AN APPEAL FOR ApDrcKs.
Each Republican member of tho Gen
eral Assembly received yesterday after
noon the following letter:
Washington ID. O.. March 9th, 1890. -
People of this country are extremely
anxious that the present Legislature
Of Delaware shall elect a Republican
United States Senator.
ANY failure to do this would in our
judgment be great misfortune and
would tend to disrupt the Republican
organization in your State. We do not
assume to advise you in regard to your
duty as member of the. Legislature
but do want to impress upon you that
in close and bitter contests the will Of
the majority is safe guide The Re-
| publican party at large is interested
not only in gaining senatorial vote,
| but also in the future success of the
| part in Delaware. And we earnestly
urge early and final settlement of the
senatorial question IN your State.
Very respectfully,
G. III. Grosvenor,
Charles Dick. +"
Tho signers are chairman and secre-
tary, respectively of the Republican
Congressional Committee.
| The letter is regarded as practically
an appeal for the election Of AddicKs
Dover, March e.-Afn view of yester-
days events, interest in the senatorial
situation was ut fever heat today, and
when the noon hour arrived, and the
members mot in convened joint as
sembly in the House, the lobby was
packed to the most, uncomfortable de-
gree by interested spectators. All were
wondering what would he tho outcome
of tho balloting, but none could ven
ture any reasonable speculations.
FOR WILLARD SALISBURY.
Tho Democratic members, at con
ference this morning, decided to vote
for Willard Salisbury today.
The agreement. like the previous
ones, holds good for today only.
The Goth ballot for. United States
Senator was taken and resulted as fol
lows:
For Willard SALISBURY, Dem. Sena.
tors Farlow, Hart, Lewis, Meredith,
Maull, Moore, Pyle, Slaughter anc
Speaker Salmon, and Representatives
j. B. Clark, Cottingham, Donahoe,
Donovan, Jester. King, McNulty.
o'Day, Rose, Shallcross, Taylor ane
Wagamon-2l.
For j. Edward Addicks, Union Rep
Senators Abbott. Alice, Blalsely
Brasure and Pennewill, and Represen
tatiyes Buell., Davis, Ewing, FAIRIES
Frazier, Frizzell, Herring, Hunter
Hushebeck, jenkins, Satterfield, Shor
and Tharp--1s.
For Charles F. Richards of George
town, Regular Rep. Senators Knox
McFarlin and Shakespeare, and Repre-
sentatives Burns, Dennison, Hazard
Kitchen, Lattomus, Robertson, Yves
and Speaker Clark--l1.
Representatives Conowa.
, and Pilling-2.
Total vote, SO; necessaryIto choice
26. No election. -e .@
GENERAL WILSON THIS TIME.
Ninety first ballot-On this ballot tn
Iea0,,ior Rapublicans dropoed Charlie
II. Richards and voted for Gen. jaime
! II. Wilson of Wilmington. There wa
no other change,
The o2d ballot was then taken. |
!, was the same as the 91st, all the Regu
lars voting for Gen. Wilson.
On motion of Senator Farlow, tn
joint assembly separated until noon to
morrow.
QUESTION OF MAJORITY.
, In the House, this morning, the Ne'
/ Castle county Eleven Commissioner
bill was reported fayorably. The Hons
, devoted most Of the morning to con
sidering tho amended House bi
, authorizing the Mayor and Council 0
: Wilmington TO borrow 100000 fo
eliminating in Wilmington grade cross
ings OF railroads and improving street
, and avenues. The amendment require
/ that the bill secure a majority instea
of two thirds vote. The vote on tn
!. bill was: Yea, 20; nay, 5.
i The bill received two votes more tina
i the constitutional majority, but fou
i shy of two-thirds vote.
! Representative Robertson said emf
pent counsel had been consulted an
they expressed their opinion that onl
| :, ,,,. iopity yOta tvua paCaHglry.