The sun., 1900-04-28
[A|D TRAP FOR DR.. MOORE
Elijah NJ. Gregory Says He Was
on the Hunt of DemOcratsIi
and Union Republicans.
EXPECTING THEM TO BRIBE
Several Rich Developments in tn ],
Preliminary Hearing at Which
DIR. Thomas G. Moore Was
Held for Court---Trial to
Commence Thursday.
From The SUMS STAFF Correspondent.

From The suns staff Correspondent.
Smyrna, DEL, April 27.-PrelimiDary
hearings before committing magistrates
as u .ual thing are very brief, and the
hearing given DIR. Thomas q. Moore,
charged with using money to influence
Elijah M. Gregory to register at the last
general election, before Magistrate
Ezekiel Y. Cooper here today was in
thorough keeping with the usual thing.
The result OF the hearing finds DIR. Moore
held in bail, $500 in each of two cases for
his appearance at the present term Of
General Sessions Court.
The hearing today was not san exami-
nation and holding to BAIL as provided
for in that part Of D4laware's new Con
stitution dealing expressly with election
bribery. An examination is tiu@d
by most attorneys To mean an investlga-
tion OF all the iucts in order to ascertain
whether there is probable cause Tor ac
tion. Although tie defense argued for
the privilege Of entering testimony tend
ing to contradict the statements Of the
Informant, Gregory, and further i'm
paachitg his ctedbiity as witness,
Magistrate Cooper, acting ON Attorney
General White auyice, denied th9 priv
iiese aud limited the defense to cross
examination Of Gregory and his
daughter, who constituted the st ,te's
witnesses,
The probable defense whenDr Monre's
case comes before the judges of the Kent
county court was outlined in the de-
fense's cross examination at today s
hearing. Testimony OF a surprising ma
ture will probably be introduced. 1t
was forecasted today when Dr.. Moore's S
attorneys by cruss-examination endeav-
ore to show that Elijah NJ. Gregory,th
informant against DIR. Moore, is an em.
b zzler; that he has lived in New Jersey
under one name, in Pennsylvania under
another and came to Delaware giving yet
a third.
1t developed at the hearing this morn
ing that the arraignment OF DR.. Moore is
the result OF plan to trap the Union
Republican leader of Duck Creek hun
dred. Gregory admitted to Magistrate
Cooper that the acceptance of a dollal
from DIR. Moore was the result Of tral
set for the Union Republican politician
The latter's attorneys were unable tt
prove that Gregory conspired with any
one to trap DR.. Moore. 1t is general,
supposed that Gregory is the tool of ex
State Senator Wilson T. Cavender, 0
this place.
A more surp' ising developn en- OF tc,
days hearing was Gregory's ad nlshor
that he laid traps for Democrats as wei
as for Union Republicans. lie did no
make any attempt to get offers uf briba
from Regular Republicans. Asked why
he said there was go few OF them h'
didn't believe they had any money.
Gregory Tells His Story.
DIR. Moore was represented at the heai
ing by Walter Ii. Hayes and Herbert IL
Ward OF Wilmington. Attorney Genera
Robert @. White was present for tn
State. The hearing began at lO O'CLOCK
Curious spectators crowded Migistrat
Cooper's cheese box court room aud
county constable was busy throughou
the case keeping the over anxious ou
siders away from the window and maiI
tanning passage from the court room
the street. The warrant on which ID
Moore was arraigned charges the defent
ant with giving to Elijah NJ. Gregor
one dollar on October l6, 1898, and al
other on October 81, 1898, with whic
Gregory was to register.
The action being based on Gregory
affidavit Magistrate Cooper placed I'll
informant ON the stand with this quer
..What did DR.. Moore do with ieferen
to influencing you to be registered as
qualified voter?"
II went on Monday previous to ii
last registration day, answered Grego
Unto the waiting room at the Smyrl
depot DIR. Moore approached NE al
said | hadn't registered. He called 4
back by the window near the weighii
machine and said, will you register
YOU get dollar to do it| | said won
and he gave me the dollar"
''What did YOU do with the dollaiY'
81 spent it,"
''On any other occasion did DR.. Moo
give you money!" asked the magistra'
son the last day of'regstration | Sc
note to Dr.. Moore telling him | spe
the dollar, and if ever iything was
right W uld register. He sent me
other dollar and registered"
Walter H. Hayes In opening the cr'
examination asked Gregory how
n knew Dr. Moore sent him the doll
Y Gregory at fret replied: swell, he 81
4 it to me-" But when MIR. Hayes insist
with the question "You don't know Il
4 he did?" Gregory answered mo, slI
81 do not"
II GAS to whether DIR. Moore rece,
|H the note, you have no actual knowles'
asked Mr.. Hayes.
IN no, sir" answered Gregory.
n ..You don't know whether DR.. Mo-
sent YOU the dollar"'
'tNo, sir"
ia Endeavored to Trap Moore.
n Mr. Hayes questions in cross-exa
3 nati were searching. He asl
Gregory why he relied on days OF
week in recalling the circumstance
M the dollar transaction. To this y eg
declared that he did so in order that
"a cnuid remember it when the Case ca
IN into court. I'll
Were You then endeavoring to t
m DE-. Moort?' aske Mr.. Haves.
II "Yes, sir" answered Gregory.