Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-05-04

member, to vote for John Edward Ad-
| dicks.
Representative Lattomus was the first
witness called by the State. He testi-
| fed, in substance, the same as he did
before Magistrate John B. Hutton, in
| this town, month ago, as to the con-
versation between him and Representa-
| tive Davis, and the offer made to HIM
| by Mr.. Davis to vote for John Edward
Addicks for UniIed States Senator.
Attorney General White askel MIR.
Lattomus how Mr.. Davis knew there
was a mortgage on his farm. Mr.. Lat
toinus replied that he and Mr.. Davis
| had had conversation in Representa-.
tives' Hall ono night, and Mr.. Davis
asked him if he were farmer, to
| which, Mr.. Lattomus said, he answered
in the affirmative. Il said, y Mr.. Lat.
tomus continued, "that | had hard
| time to get along, and that, in paying
tho interest on the mortgage, and keep
| ing up the taxes, it was about as much
as / could do. When asked If the
amount of the mortgage was mentioned
at that time, Mr.. Lattomus replied
Eyes.
At this point, the witness was turned
over to Mr.. Hayes for cross examine
tion. The first part of the cross -exami.
| nation was unimportant. MIR. Hayes
| asked Mr.. Lattomus If the conversa-
tion, as he alleged, took place between
him and Mr.. Davis at the time stated,
during the session Of tho Legislature,
| why was it that ne (lS,ttomusl did not
report Mr.. Davis Oh Tho floor of the
House. Mr.. Lattomus replied that he
did not want to cause any trouble.
.shT, ,tt u, l.
Gilbert s. Jones, newspaper reporter
in tho city of WilmingtonY"
Lattomus--'' do. Z
Hayes 4" Did you have conversa-
tion with Mr.. Jones in Wilmington on
the 23d Of March last lust before the
preliminary hearing given Mr.. Davis
before Squire Hutton?''
Lattomus--tNo.o
Hayes" Did Mr.. Jones at the time
and place mentioned ask you:' see
where you are to be hauled over The
cuals in this bribery businessP
Lattomus--''I never had any such
conversation with Mr.. Jones.
Hayes - And did yon not then in
reply to Mr.. Jones' question, say, Why,
| don't know anything about it. wa
Lattomus-. never had any such
conversation.
Other questions of a similar nature
were put to Mr.. Lattomus by Mr..
Hayes, all of which he emphatically
denied.
AT this point Mr.. Hayes made
statement to the jury, setting forth tho
assertion that they intended to prove
the innocence Of Mr.. Davis.
Mark L. Davis, the defendant, was
then called to the stand. He was asked
the customary questions as to where
he lived and if he knew Mr.. Lattomus,
to all of which he replied.
Hayes" Mr.. Davis, did you and Mr..
Lattomus ever have a conversation re-
garding the election OF j. Edward
AddicKs as United States Senator?
You heard his conversation, what
have you to say?'
Davis (emrhaticallyl-"It It is lie."
Hayes" Mr.. Davis, did you ever
have the conversation in the State
House as Mr.. Lattomus has testified to
here?"
Davis-"No, sir, never"
Hayes-"Did you ever take the walk
alluded to heref'
Davis--"No, never" E
Attorney General White then cross
examined Mr.. Davis, the latter answer
Gilbert S. Jones, u reporter on the
Wilmington Sun, was called to the
stand. The questions put to Mr. Lat
tomus by Mr.. Hayes concerning the al
legged conversation between Jones and
Lattomus in Wilmington were reeited
over again, all of which Jones admitted
had taken place.
Attorney General White rigidly cross
examined Jones relative to the conver-
sation and as to why he did not report
the conversation in columns of the Sun.
Jones could not remember whether the
article appeared or not.
r. j. Beswick, Joseph NJ. Davis,
the Rev. L. L. Barrett, ID. D., Joseph
Il. Holland, w. /. Simpson and A.
Pullen, all Of Milford, were then called
to the stand to testify to the good char
acter OF Davis.
After this both sides rested and
Deputy Attorney General Peter L.
| Cooper first addressed the jury, speak
| ing half an hour He was followed by
II. H. Ward for the defence, who spoke
for 50 minutes. Attorney General
| White spoke % minutes.
At O'Clock Chief Justice Lore
charged the jury.
Dover, May 3. The jury in the case
of Representative Mark L. Davis,
charged with attempting to bribe Rep
resentative Francis Lattomus to vote
for John Edward Addicks for United
| States Senator, came into court at 9. 45i
| O'Clock yesterday afternoon, with YER
dict of not guilty. 1t had been out one
| hour and half, and had taken one
ballot. The jurors consisted of nine
Democrats and three Union Republi-
cans.
After the verdict had been an
ncunced, Mr.. Davis friends surrounded
him, and tenderod their congratulations.
Dover, May 3. Many persons assem-
bled at tho Court House this morning,
to attend the trial Of Emmit ID. q.
| Hegeman, indicted for tanpefing with
Senate bill No. go, entitled = An act to
provide penalty for violation of sec.
tion II of article ? of tho amended
Constitution, and with forging en-
dorsements thereto.
Court opened at 10 O'Clock. a few
minutes later, Mr.. Hegeman, accom-.
panied by the sheriff and his tHege-
mans counsel, Messrs. Magee, DAILY
and Hutton, entered the court room.
The court asked counsel on both sides
| if they were ready to proceed, and they
replied in the affirmative.
| Alexander M. DAILY, of counsel for
the defence, addressed the court as fol
lows: "We desire to withdraw the plea
of not guilty, and move to quash the
| first count--tampering with the bill.
| tn n, a l. no thia motion fhe forlnsal for