The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-29
BRIBERY
INFORMATION.
White Presents It to Court
and Cases Are Fixed
for Trial on
Thursday.

! Dover, April 20. = Attorney -Genora
| White today filed Information nguns
| DR. Thomas G. Moore, Petcr W. Downcs
| John Caldwell ahd Frank Reiman. Unloi
Republicans, who were charged witt
! furnishing negroes OF Duck Creek hun
! drcd and Dover with money 10 pay regi
tration fees. Reiman, 1t Is understood
| will not be prosecuted, he having turned
states evidence. He will testify IN The
| other cases. The Other cases wcro mario cd
for trial on Thursday after Judge Spru-
ance remarked that the men should have
more time to prepare their cases.
In presenting the iufamo"ti0n to tho
court Mr.. White spoke OF tho impor, ance
of the cases and the necessity OF u speedy
trial.
There arc four counts In tho Indictment
against Dr. Moore. The first reads as fol
lows, Che remaining three being Identical
in verbiago, excepting rs the namos OF the
persons alleged to have been approached:
THAT the said Thomas G. Moore, late
Of the hundred, county and state aforesaid
on the 18th day Of October, In the year of
our Lord, 1898. with force and arms, at the
hundred aforesaid in the county afore-
said, did unlawfully by the use Of money,
to wit, the sum Of 81, lawful money of the
United States of America influence one
Elijah NJ. Gregory who was then and
UHoIo u IcSluCuU ftuu CiblACh IA VAo bhbN
State of Delawarf, and possessing nil the
qualifications, TO rogist in the First
Representative district Of the county afore
said as an e!ector at the general election to
be hold on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in the month Of November In the
year OF oNr Lord rs provided by section
of article of tho Constitution OF the State
of Delaware, by then and there giving to
him, the said Elijah H. Gregory, he said
sum of II as aforesaid, to pay the registra-
tion fee Of him, the said Ell jah M. Gregory
in order to enable him, the said Elijah NJ.
Gregory, then and there to register and
qualify as an eiector in the district afore-
said. and did then and there, by giving
unto him. the said Elijah M. Gregory, The
said sum OF Il rs aforesaid, influence him,
tho said Elijah NJ. Gregory, to become
registered as q qualified voter in the dis
trict aforesaid, in the county aforesaid,
and for tho election to bo held as afore-
said; contrary to the provisions of The
Constitution of tho State OF Delaware in
such cases made and provided, and against
the peace and dignity of the State.
Iha men named in The remaining counts
as alleged to have received one dollar each
from Dr. Moore to enable them to register
arc John Seenoy, John Wilmer and John
Hayden.
There are two counts against Downes,
tho 1irst charging him with giving Johu
Seeney ono collar and the second alleging
that be gavo John Wilmer one dollar, to
influence them 10 register. Against Ca!d-
we'll there is ono count, tho charge being
that he promised Charles ii. Wells one
dollar with which to influence him to reg
lister as n qualified voter.
The authorities would not permit the in
formation to bo read by reporters, which Is
not usual. Against Reinnn Attorney Gen
e:al White said he could not recall tho
names Of the persons alleged to have re-
ceivcd money, but thoy were practically
the same" as tho men named In tho NJ oore
information.
Joshua Parker, co'or2d of Dover, Is un
der Ill OIL charge of having used money
improperly to inilu.nce men to vote, but
Mr. While says he will not file inforina-
tion until ho learns positively whether or
not the recipient of the money IL quail
fled votor. Some doubt has arison a5 to
this point.
Emmet d. c. Hegeman spent a rastless
day in tho residence Of Sheriff Wharton.
flo broke down several timos. and wept at
his position in the '.nake' bill case. 1t Is
currently reported about Dover that Hogo.
man is about to disclose tho connection Of
several persons In regard to the SNAKE
but Mr.. Magse, his attorney, says he has
not been so informed.
Hegcman had savernl callers to-day, and
hs talked with them about his connection
with the case. He pro osts innocence, but
twlthstanding this hts friends believe ho
Is sheltering somebody else and have
urged him to confosi all he knows. Thus
far he has not sig1iusd his intention OF
doiugso SO.