The sun., 1900-11-02
WILL FORCE THE
ATTENDANCE NJ
THE REGISTRARS
Judge Spruance Threatens 10
Place Them in Jail if Not
in Court When Want,d.
THE SHERIFF GOES AFTER ONE
Ordered to Bring Registrar Fox in
Forthwith With His B Joks. Quite
Number Of Appeals Were
Held Up Until Today.
Some Go Off List.

Judge Spruance in the hearing Of the
registration appeals has been much an
noyed by the registrars ana other PEP
sons summoned not being III the court
room when eases they are Interested in
come M.
Yesterday afternoon when the ease of
Thomas Handy. cnlored. was taken IN.
Registrar j. j. FoX was absent from the
COURTROOM and it was stated that he
had only left five minutes before Ham
dN ease was taken up Notwithstanding
tile fact that Fox could not be found
about the building.
Handy had attempted 10 register from
Whiteman's livery stable. No III Ship
ley street. and had appeared at the regis
tration place without il dollar He was
refused and when he returned in half
an hour with the required dollar he was
again refused and no reason given him.
The judge ordered him registered.
Registrar Fox had not vet re-appeared
and the judge ordered Sheriff TAYLOR to
30 out aud bring him in forthwith with
his books. He told the sheriff that ii
he did not return with him before court
adjourned, he was to keep him in his
custody till this morning.
In the very next case. that of Lewis
Kane of New Castle, the Judge adminis-
tered II rebuke to Registrar William
Morrison. He had been absent from
conrt for two days and subpoena for
him and his assistant Denny Smith had
been issued ut the morning session as
they had not answered to their names.
He told Morrison 10 stay in court till he
needed him or he would have the sheriff
Keep him in his custody.
Names case was one Of mistaken
identity and no objection was made to
his mime being put on the books. In the
case following that of Jos. G. Cross
grove Of the 4th election district of the
9TH representative district. tho registrar
i. J. Haltol WIS Slow i'll appearing and
the judge told Him he WAS lust on the
point Of sending the sheriff for him.
lie remarked thai he would have the
registrars present when needed il he had
t. pui every one of them iii Jail The
appeal was 10 strike off his namc oll ;lc-
count u rcsilcfcr. His name WAS al
lnNe,l 10 tay on.
The haues " Charles Moore and Jesse
Thomas. both colprea. III t'rcpnhuPk,
We're stricken off
The appeal ol John H. Richardson,
colured. WAS allowed IL 90 over. The
appeal 10 strike off Andrew Jackson sd
uf the Sd, was dropped. Ii WAS Il ease
Of mistaken identity. it having been
thought that he was IL convict. Matthew
Ioope, colorrd, 81 of the 10th. was
stricken off. There had been some doubt
ls to where he was located. 1t was de-
cidcd that il was III Pcncnder hundred
instead Of New Castle. The appeal 10
strike off Jos. G. button. .Ir.. of No. 1881
Head street was continued until today.
There WAS Il question as to residence.
Daniel Taylor. colnrcd, Of No. 21S
Sra1lrs street was allowed to rcmain
on the books. There was Il question aS
to length of residence The ease Of Will
liam y. Roberts. colored. of Nj. 1924
Nandevcre avenue. whom il was de-
sired to strike off on account Of residence
was held over until today. The case
Of OctaviuuS Lewis. coloretl. 9th Of the
1st. challenged III are, WAS continued aS
the father. solomon Lewis, who had
been summoned. had mol appeared. The
ease Of Frank Brown, coured, 4th Of
7tll, WAS held M. There Is il question
rs to where hn lives and Ills mother is
to ~aY whether he lives hero Or III Chris
tiana hundred. William Martin, tth IL
the list, WAS ordered on the books |
and William AEctieaehie. a0tl Of the 2d. |
was rnlt on, rs llr produced dis natlfstli- |
2nt0n papers.
Tho Republicans dropped the contest
Of Horny lIaleS's registration. Milton
tlrth challenged 0n naturalization was
Put on. William Cuson uf 81. 606 I
thursh street was allowed il rpinah on
the ist William rnsco. coloroo 4ti ot +
Tic ,lh, went aif the ltst. Aisrtin Y.
Moody III Mi,lil"town was stricken u!l
.n Residence. Wesley Cook Who lives
III I;iliS' tonunt hous~ III Farnlr.t was
prt ~ the list. Levi Murphy wiz ortlcr-
d registered III thn "a Of The 10th. Ed
ward Neil, rolorrd, Of Of the 10Th. was
registered. Daniel Walker. coloretl. Sd
# the lOta, Was ordered registered.