Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-12-19

cnallenge thtev persons altar the Jury
was otherwise conn letod.
MIR. Bird ountssted tn s view. ASSERT.
ing that in the LA gan and Cloneg
CAPITAL cases the court had ruled that
when tho State waived challenge, 1T
counted as Ii it had made une. But
the court latest pusitin on the uues-
. on coincides witn that taken Today.
The jury as finally qualified is as
follows:
LOWS b. Morrow, foreman James
O. McConib, Robert II. Kite, j. Cow.
gill Alison, Paschal Dixon, Stephen
Downey, Whine s. Lattomus, Philip
X. Clark, j. Frank Reybold, James
Carpenter, Jr., William j. Stroud,
Charles u. Stewart.
THE STATE OPENS.
Attorney General Ward epsnsd to the
jury, saying hat John Lynn was
charged with obtaining money under
ialsH preteucei. He explained the II A.
chinery OF government in this county,
how a hill passess through the hands
OF u levy courtman into those of County
Conptro ler Kelley who ordinarily ao-
oepted the approval Of the levy court
man and adds his approval TO tho blll,
unon which % warrant is drawn up, and
Higned by the comptroller and pr sidsnt
OF the Levy Court, and the money is
pn d on il at any bank on the endorse
lnent of the one presenting t; 10 due
course the warrant goes to tho Farmers
Bank, the county repository. 10 the
casa before the Jury, the president of
the court was harged with obtaining
y q under fnlse Iretences upon till
in the name Of Lawrence NJ. Whiteman,
which bill, the state claimed, was not
mad ont by Whit man, who moreover
had no charge against tho county; that
rs o matter OF TACT tho bill was made
out IN the handwriting of John Lynn,
hore his 20. k" and he recei cd the
warrant which was drawn in the name
of Whiteman. or bearer. -
Clerk OF the Peace Winfield s.
Quig ey was the first witness lilo
troduced the VII teman bit, dated
October I'd, 1890, for 56, which he said
he found in the raeurds 4 has ofoa
He gave it to the attorney general some
months ago and recently got it back.
County Comptroller Geurge ID. Kelley
was next aSor lie said that he will
have been in office five years January
lst next, lie first expla ned the method
of handling bll.D and warrants Of the
Levy Court.
Attorney General Ward handed MIR.
Kelley tina warrant for $50 and asked
"Will you look on the back aud tell
us whose name ia endorsed there:''
ave admit it t1 be the handwriting
of John Lynn, said Mr.. Ha,es
~ hand you u bill, dated October I'd,
1900, do you recogn re it," asked Mr..
Ward.
II do. -
"Erom whom did you receive it,
From John Lynn"
who marked it approved'
81 did. "
"Who wrote G. D. Kelley on it,
81 did. -
what are the letters on the bill9"
80. X. J. L."
"What do they mean?"
They mean to me that the bill /:
approved by John Lynn"
| The defence admitted the bill to b,
in l.ynn'B handwriting.
"What did you understand the o. X
j. l.. to inean?'
That Lawrence NJ. WhIteman hat
performed this work done in that bill. ,
"Who was entitled to the money!"
Lawrence NJ. Whiteman, according
to my understanding.
AFTER attaching your signature with
your approval, what was done withitha
bill?" .r
1T won't before the Levy Court, anc
the usual custom was for the court Il
PASS it. When it came back, it had {
stamp showing the approval of tht
Levy Court. I"
What induced you to put you
approval ON the billY"
Because it bore the approval o
John Lynn"
what was John Lynn"
"He was member of the Lev.
Court"
What induced you to affix you
signature TO the warrant Of the Lev.
Court2"
"Tre approval of the Levy Court an,
the signature Of the president, whicl
was always affixed before mine was. -
Did you, then, have the bill heior
your"
Not that | remember, but the bill
and warrant had been compared. "
On cross.examination, Mr.. Bird asked
"Mr. Kelley, you approved of al
bills coming to your"
mot all OF them.
The comptroller stated that in som
cases, where no is not satisfied, ho dis
approves Ut bill.
Returning to the bill under discus
sion, Mr.. Bird asked:
nDid Mr. Lynn say anything to 20
about that bill?"
"Not that recall"
"Did you know any reason why 20
should not approve it?''
Il did not =
"Did Mr. Lynn do anything exccr
mark tho bill OK, j. L.. 2"
mot that know of. "
"Did you know whether Mr.. Whit,
mnn had done the WORK."
~ did not and had no means {
knowing, -
as you would approve other bills signe
by members Of the Levy Court?"
Eyes, SIR.
"Did you know whether anyone eli
than Whiteman did the work."
mo, SIR"
"Do you know Of your own know
edge. who got the money on. that wa
rant?"
Il do not, -
I "Do you know whether Whitems
/ got all or part of the money!"
81 do not, -
' "You don't know whether John Lyr
: or Lawrence M. Whiteman got Il
q money!"
a az do not, g"
!, Attorney General Ward read the bi
d and warrant.
j DEPUTY Clerk of the Peace Geor