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

uid then and there wickedly and cor
ruptly oifer to the said Francis II.
Lattomus large sum of money, to
wit, the sum of 5000, in order there
by c,orruptly TO influence, induce, per
suade and bribe him, the said Francis
H.. Lattomus, in his capauity and
character of member of the House of
Representatives aforesaid, to vote for
one j.. Edward Addicks for the office
OF United States Senator as aforesaid,
to the great dishonor of the said
Francis III. Lattomus, to the evil ex-
ample of the good citizens of the said
state. and against the form of the act
of the General Assembly in such cases
made and provided and against the
peace and dignity of the State.'' The
second count employs the words "did
corruptly offer to Francis II. Lattomus
to ppy for him certain mortgage upon
the farm of the said Francis ii. Lat
tomus, situate in Aproquinimink hun
dred, wherein tho debt was the sum of
10000" and the third count is worded
did wickedly and corruptly oiIer to
the said Francis II. Lattomus to pay
unto Mary A. Lattomus, the wife of
the said Francis II. Lattomus, the sum
of $1,000"
The indictment contains the name of
only one witness, Representative Lat
tomus.
ONE BILL IGNORED.
The presentment in tho case of
Representative Short, charged with
attempted bribery, which the grand
jury ignored, was as follows
That William r. Short, late of
East Dover hundred, Kent county, on
February 2Sth, 1899, with force and
arms at East Dover hundred, in the
county aforesaid, unlawfully, wickedly
and corruptly deyising, contriving and
intending to tempt, sednce, bribe and
corrupt one John I. Wagamon, he, the
said John t, Wagaman, then and there
being member>of the House of Repre-
sentatives of the State of Delaware,
and duly elected and qualified as such.
and it then and there being the duty
of the said John Il. Wagamon, as such
member of the House of Representa-
tives, under the laws of the State of
Delaware, and under the laws of the
United States, to vote for some person
for the office Of United States Senator
from Delaware, to prostitute, abuse
and betrny his trust, and violate his
duty as a member of the said House
of Representatives toward the good
people of the said State, he, the said
William p. Short, did then and there
wiokedly and corruptly offer to the
said John I. Wagamon large sum of
money. to wit, the sum of s., 1000,
which he, the said John L. Wagamon,
then and there owed to divers persons
as surety for one Benjamin F. Waga-
mon, in order thereby corruptly to in
fiuence, induce, persuade and bribe
him, the said John T. Wagamon, in
his capacity and character of member
of the House of Representatives afore-
said, to absent himself from the daily
sessions of the said House of Repre-
sentatives OF the said State, of which
he, the said John T. Wagamon, was
then and there a member, duly elected
and qualified as such, and to refrain
from casting his vote for some person
for the Office of United States Senator
for the said State of Delaware in the
Congress of the United States as afore-
said, to the great dishonor of the said
John L. Wagamon, to tho evil example
of the good citizens Of the said State,
and against the form of the act of the
General Assembly in such case made
and provided, and against the peace
and dignity of the State. -"
Representatives Short and Wagamon
are cousins. 1t is stated that the
alleged attempt TO brihe Representative
Wagamon was not made in direct
manner.
THE "sNAKE" BILL.
The finding of true bills against
Emmett ID. G. Hegeman did not cause
surprise. Such action on tho part of
the grand jury had been expected ever
since, the first Whispering that an
attempt had been made to induce Mr..
Hegeman to turn States evidence in
an alleged effort to connect three sus-
poets with the SNAKE" gambling bill,
and that he had refused. "IIegeman
is foolish'' was II comment frequently
heard in Dover last night.
Armed with capias. returnable
forthwith, Sheriff Wharton started for
Laurel at 8. 50 p. M, yesterday, for the
purpose of, arresting Mr.. Hegeman.
The arrest was made about TO
O'Clock. and the prisoner was brought
to Dover on the train which arrived
here at 2.52 o'clock this morning.
Mr.. Hegeman was taken to the
sheriff's residence.
Dover, April %. S."Emmet ID. G.
Hegeman OF Laurel, a former legis-
lative clerk, who assisted Senate Clerk
Kenney 10 tho last hours of tho recent
session of the General Assembly, and
who was arrested at Laurel ON Wednes-
day evening by Sheriff Wharton,
charged with feloniously adding en-.
dorsements to the Senate bill entitled
"An act providing a penalty for the
violation of section II of article of
the amended Constitution, and with
forging and counterfeiting the hand of
House Clerk Sheppard on said bill.
was brought into court at 4. 10 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, and arraigned an
hour later.
After Mr.. Hegeman had entered the
dock, the indictments were read by
former Clerk of the Pence Dickson,
who is initiating Clerk OF the Peace
Downs, and to both charges the
prisoner pleaded not guilty. When
Chief Justice Lore asked him If he
were ready for trial, Mr.. Hegeman
proceeded to rhe prisoners bench, and
his counsel, Arley b. Magee, arose and
addressed the court.
Mr.. Magee requested that the trial
of the cases he postponed until the
October term. The indictments having
heen found on the preceding day, the
lawyer said, he and his client had not
had an opportunity to notify their wit
nesses or make any arrangements lie