The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-08
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KENT BRIBERY
TRIALS.
Frank Keiman on Trial
For Offering to Bride
George A. Carter.

Dover, Nov. THE: battle royal 10 on
and the first of the alleged bribsrs, Frank
Rsiman 10 now on trial before the Kent
County Court. He 10 chnrged with having
offered George A. Carter slb not to vots
When the case against Reman was
White was directed to announce upon
what count the defendant would be tried
and he stated II would be on the charge
that he promised fifteen dollars to George
A. Carter, Raiman entered splea Of not
guilty" Carter was called to the stand,
at he opening OF tho trial aud In answer
10 the usual questions. he said he Is res
ident Of Smyrna and Is acquainted with
Reiman. He voted on November 8. last
at the state election, but he could not re.
member In what hundred he lives. At.
torney- General White rsfreshed the wit
ness memory by asking II 1t was Duck
Creek hundred. Carter said he saw Rsi-
man about 4 O'Clock on the Of ernoon OF
November eighth In Wicker sgroOery store
Smyrna.
E"Mysslf and my wife's mother. Corbett
Timmons, were standing in the grocery
store, and Rel imam called me to him."
Carter said. II went to him and Reiman
said he would give me fifteen dollars IL
would stay away from the polls and not
vote. I went and voted that afternoon"
The cross examination Of Carer was
made by Mr.. Hayes but he failed to stag
ger the witness. After this 1t was proven
that. Carter was registered voter.
Mr.. Hayes Immediately arose and NOV
sl that Reiman be dismissed, because the
state had failed to prove that he WINS held
in bail for the offences alleged. 1.-The de-
cision on the plea in abatement that no
was bound in bail has nothing to do with
this trial." he added.
Attorney General White said the record
that Reiman was held in bail are in tie
court, and Chief Justice Lore asked for
the stand the defense had taken in the
matter, especially in regard to the plea in
abatement. Mr.. Hayes said the issue was
then entirely different from that in the
plea inlab stement, as the innocence or
guilt of Reiman was at stake in the pre-
sent issue. He held that the holding to bail
again should be proved to the writ. as it
would be In any trial before jury. He
md Mr.. Ward argued for the dismissal Of
Reiman, and when they finished Attorney
General White remarked that 1t was
utterly absurd" Deputy Attorney Con.
oral Cooper remarked that the case, when
| the court announced its decision on the
demurrer had decided the question at is.
sue that 1t was not necessary to prove the
holding to bail in the information or be-
| fore the court.
| mo matter what the knowledge Of the
case1Is," said Mr. Hayes,in addressing the
court, 'you must take the case on the evil
dence."
After a consultation, Chief Justice Lore
announced that the court refused the ,p.
plication for Reiman's dismissal and Mr.
Hayes noted an exception Mr.. Hayes ask
cd that the defense be continued until t.
morrow, and as it was nearly 5 o'clock The
application was granted.
BY order Of the court Reiman wal re.
mnnded to the custody Of Sheriff Wharton
for the night.
1.-THE case of DIR. Moore is still unsettled az
has not been decided. The bal bond
charges him with offering money to sever
al persons