Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-11-01

1eRIetration appeals Tuesday afternoon.
He ordered three names stricken from the
N1ta allowed the names to remain on in six
t88QB, and refused to consider six cases in
Whi6h notice Of appeal had been given and
uQt prosecuted.
trick Kenneally. commissary sergeant
IN Iort du Pont, arrived there In January,
IA and on the EXP iration of his enlist
~ in April last re-enlisted. He said he
eected to remain ut Delaware City on the
|x<olration of his present term of enlistment.
a. wife and family are there.
XVI Apthony Higgins argued that kenneally
444 not shown his intent to reside In the
Etf{e. I. Bayard Heisel held that the case
Wt4 under the same ruling MS had been
fa4de In the morning. But Judge Spruance
'fq!Ad that he was IN the case of the usual
goidier who goes where he is sent and that
AA had not proved this to be his domicile.
Hq ordered Kenneally stricken from tho
No. Mt. Heisel requested Judge Spruance
tp'a{k the witness one more question, but
e1s jpdge declined TO do SO, saying that the
Sx4tuination had been closed.
u, eehn Thompson, who had served 12 years
l1the army, re-enlisted in October, 1880
Fas discharged Mt his own request in
54ftomber last. At the time of his re-en-
U$raent he intended to make Delaware
E4X1his home and now resides there,
K the argument OF the case Judge Spru-
HNsp asked Mr.. Higgins whether a man who
U<H1tH leSluence III DsiaWare would lOSe tine
N%11ence on enlisting. Mr.. Higgins ap-
fStr6d to think he would lose his residence,
N4t Nudge Spruance held that be would not.
dismissed the appeal and Thompson re-
in341{ls on the list.
nrl A. Wiley enlisted in the First Della
i&f Volunteers at Mddletown and Novenl-
Bd, 1893, in Wilmington in tine regular
4x4Iy. He has been at Delaware City ever
ej43a ana has had his wife there since June
Wiley was born In Laurel. He pro-
p04Ra to live In Delaware City after the end
~ Ais term. He told Judge Spruance Della
'HYy4lwas his home and he never lived out
,N 3M Higgins argued thut Wiley could not
4made his residence at Delaware City,
;ANg nudge Spruance held that he bad estab-
ll5416d his years residence in Delaware and
we oply question was whether he had estab-
llgned three months residence IN New CAS-
~ county. He allowed Wiley's npme to
et1Yon the list.
Eunnuel p. Miller enlisted ia Baltimore:
M came to Delaware March 18th. 1893, and
nv wife game to Delaware City, where they
now Feside. He left the Amy in July. on
m sHpiration of his term he intended for
fp5 pest two years to reside there. 1t was
heM BY Mr.. Higgins that Miller's domicile
sW04 III Maryland. The court ordered Mil.
iQrH name stricken frum the list.
Hignie Cahall testified that he was born
and raised in Delaware City and lived in
t,1jladelphia seven years until November
1A96 then came to Delaware City to live;
won't to Malvern to work and was there
f5ur months; went to Philadelphia where
he remained until May, 1900. He has since
rtsided in Delaware City. Previous to two
years Rgo, he voted in Philadelphia. He
nay copsiders Delaware City as his home
and is interested in property there. The
judge dismissed the appeal and allowed the
na5ae 70 remain on the list.
l1t Iau1AS A.. Hamj1ton was anofber IF tba
Hbi3ief Eases. but he was not present to OPP
ppse the application, and it was not taken
These appeals were presented by H. p.
FofxeQistration- Napoleon White, Thomas
Handy. Irene Concannon, George Davis.
10 strike otf-Herman Flank, Joseph
Oross4ruve, Edward Brown. Thomas l..
CoAtiRan, Laurence p. Costigan, Samuel
upstigan. on the ground of noE-residence;
Andrew Kivotaski, educational qualification.
Judge Spruance announced that it was
ths lnst day on which appeals could be filed.
ne eaid he had no power to extend the
n y. Joslyn offered to file several petitions
~ ctses which had been filed before but not
acted upon in the absence OF witnesses.
James w. Latturnus petitioned that the
natns 81 William j. Henry be added 10 the
list, md Franklin Brockson objected to re-
cetvinR the appeal Or the ground that
Henry had once given notice and failed to
do It. and now another person tried to
bring II up. Judge Spruance declined to
ontSrtain the appeal.
Z. Howard Foster applied for registration
and bis appeal was opposed by Mr.. Brock
son. and the court refused to hear 1t. Jerry
~ l6ey was in the same class and was also
knocked out. Jams A. Jones had also an
ptiad Before, and the court turned him
N WB@st,, R,ion,,oh had o,,, oxa.,, L..
md npt prosecuted and off he went. -
QESEf Williams had given notice to
f6xlHtrar of an appeal but did not appear
and DTS case was not taken up.
Y The court next considered the cases of
floh-residence offered by the Democrats who
hfek To have certain names stricken from
the list. William II. Kurtz, Andrew q. GRAY
ADD EFanklin Brockson represented the ap-
I3Iftations. =
X ~ case of Charles Smiley was first called
bnt Smiley did not answer and Mr.. Joslyn
esltsa for q continuance until morning.
Nhnn the case of John Thompson was
ealleds John did not answer. No one rep
resppted him and the court took it up.
i Kegistrar Henry Witsil of the Seventeenth
of Vie Fourth testified that he registered
Thurnpson from No. 506 West Second street.
He could not get any information about
him 81 that Address, and had never regis
tered him before.
When Witsil went to the address colored
woman there gave him the laugh, and he
VIA NOT know whether or not Thompson
lived there.
5oh1 McKelyey testified that he went to
the'nddress and woman there told him
that Thompson did not live there, but John
HoRsley did. -
Yhotnas NJ Monaghan, who petitioned
~ nave Thompsons name stricken from
t3Ie. iist,. said he did not know OF his own
kH94ledge that notice was mailed. He
&c Nt.f. II MI
B, y4hdegrift mailed it.
Mi Vandegrift arrived on the scene with
q iitt and testified that he mailed written
notice to Thompson last Friday at 11.45
Mr. Joslyn claimed that notice to Thomp-
aon fnlght not have reached him. Later
Ihoox{Nun came into court and said his
nct1eek directed him to appear November
~. Ao was allowed to remain on the list.
Hobart Irons registered from No. 237 Tat
uslig EHeet. james J. Riley, the registrar.
NV fnnt at That address man told him
yrQns did not live there and never had lived
8tf9@ Irons was ordered stricken off.
TIE name of Robert Coleman, No. 6O4
91SIotiana street. vas allowed to remain on
~. Mr.. Witsil and MIR. McKelvey had
AVA Informed that he did not live there,
h45N led Conner said he did.
s{<tGhard Stevenson, No. 213 Orange street,
vN&Mid to have registered legally, but an
euo{f vas made to remove him from the list
hHtsNSe he had removed from the house in
$la4 YA9t two weeks. Judge Spruance decided
MI bAd registered legally.
e tA8 egistration appeals were continued
\ @lRH4 Judge Spruance yesterday morning.
WA A. Hamilton, soldier at Fort Mott,
ricken from the list on the ground OF
idence. AntEony Higgins represented
tf 4pplication to strike him off.
n J$1Hhrvey Whiteman presented the case
81 Matthew Mills, who said he lived at No.
lnkett's court and registered from that