Evening journal., 1900-11-02
JUDGE SPRUANCE
HEARS APPEALS
TWenty-SeVen Cases Disposed
Of This Morning
THIRTY-TWO CASES REMAIN
Many appeals Taken Up and Dis
missed at TO-day'S Session
OF Court
THTRTY-TWO CASES REMAIN

Several appeals and petitions We're
disposed of by Judge Spruance yester-
day afternoon at the Court House.
The name Of Matthew Loape. color
ed, was stricken of because It was
shown that the house in which he lived
was in Pencader hundred, and he was
registered In New Castle hundred. .
An effort was made by the Demo
Gratis to stike OFF the name of Joseph
c. Dutton, who registered from NO.
1891 Heald street. Mr.. Whiteman set
on to show that Dutton had not been
IN the district thirty days when he
made application. Judge Spruance was
not satisfied with the evidence, and
held it up until some witnesses could
be procured.
Mr.. Whiteman withdrew the petition
to strike of the name of Andrew
Jackson, colored, stating that he was
not the man whose name he desired
stricken of.
Daniel Taylor, colored, No. 21S
Searles street, whom Registrar James
w. Shafrer refused to register, was or
dered registered.
The names Of Charles Moore and
Jesse Thomas were ordered stricken
from the lists OF Registrar John T
McElwee, in Christiana hundred. The
name of Herbert ]. McCaulley also
was ordered stricken OFF.
The names Of Joseph Crossgrove OF
Montchanin, and Louis Kane, Of New
Castle, were ordered kept on the lists
John 4. Richardson, colored. OF New
Castle; Thomas Handy, colored, Of No
III Shipley street; William A. Martin
Of No. 1112 A street; William T. Nc
Geachy. OF No. 230O Washington street
we're ordered registered.
William A. Pierce and George e. Da.
Wis were refused registration.
Levi Murphy was ordered register
ed without any defense being offered
on the lists of Registrar Morrison, oI
New Castle.
Daniel Walker, colored, refused reg
stration by Registrar McCallister be.
cause Of non-residence. was ordered
registered
Appeals. to strike off the following
names was dismissed on application oI
]. Harvey Whiteman: John Duescon
Richard Moore, Henry Smith, Albert
Erisby, Samuel II. Still, Thomas John.
son, William Hutchinson, Charles An
derson and William Sadier.
On motion of Harry p. Joslyn. the
I aame of Joseph G. Dutton, Jr., was or
dered stricken from the lists.
The appeals to strike OFF the names
Of Lawrence Costigan, Thomas L. Cos
tigan and Lawrence p. Costigan, from
the Twenty-sixth election district o
the Fifth representative district, wer,
ordered dismissed. These men are EN-.
ployed by the government in Wash.
ngton, and were registered from No
| South Franklin street. The conten.
ton was that they should have beer
registered in another district. IL was
proved that the house from which
they were registered was in the dis.
trict
The appeals to strike off the names
Of Charles II. Smith and David Smith,
who were registered from the Merritt
House, were dismissed The name OF
Edward l.. Smith, who was registered
from the Grand Union Hotel, was or
dered to be retained on the lists.
In the case of Joseph c. Smith, Mr.
Joslyn moved that the appeal be dis
missed. 1t was similar to the other
Smith cases.
Samuel Harris, colored. was de-
clared to be a pauper, and the appeal
was dismissed
The name of Isaac Holland, colored
was ordered kept on the list.
The name of Octavius Lewis, col
ored, was ordered stricken off.
Appeals in the applications to strike
of the names of William White. Will
liam II. Roberts and John II. Hostler
were dismissed on the recommends
ton Of Mr. Whiteman.
John Kelly was ordered registered
and the appeal against the striking of
Of Patrick Hogan's name was dis
missed.
Thirty-two cases remain to be acted
upon.