Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-02-07
GOODWIN AGAIN ON THE STAND.

The Senate hearing in the contest of
Howard ID. Ross for the seat of Senator
Francis j. McNulty was resumed Friday
night at the Office OF j. Harvey White
man, in the Ford Building.
Before any testimony was taken j.
Harvey Whiteman, attorney for Senator
McNulty, offered in evidence two affi-
davits relative to the affidavits filed by
the other side. One was the affidavit
of John g. Hey, who swore that he
had made an affidavit that he would
have voted for Mr.. McNulty If he had
had a chance to vote and alleged that
he did not sign any affidavit that he
would have voted for Mr.. Ross. The
other was the Affidavit Of james p.
Hayes, in which he swore that he
signed a paper on behalf of Mr.. Ross,
without swearing or affirming; that it
was done under influence, and asked
that the Ross paper be Withdrawn, as
he was a Democrat and would have
voted for Mr.. McNulty. The affldavits
were admitted in evidence.
Street Supervisor John III. Goodwin,
Jr., of South Wilmington, who was ex-
amined and CROSS examined the previous
night, was again placed on the stand
Mr.. Whiteman resumeds the cross-
examination, and in reply to Mr..
Whiteman, witness said Mr.. Ross told
him two days before they went to
Dover that he had withdrawn the aft I.
dayits signed by impersonators, Mr..
Ross giving as his reason that he
understood Mr.. Whiteman knew of the
matter. Mr.. Ross told him the infor-
nation came from John w. THOMPSON,
who he understood, had been sum.
moned by Mr.. Whiteman to his office.
Asked IL Mr.. Ross knew Of the fraudu-
lent impersonatlons before John w..
Thompson's visit to Mr.. Whiteman's
office, witness said Mr.. Poss knew
what he learned at his Goodwin q J
house. He said the matter was dis
cussed there and laughed off. Witness
said he knew of William Sadler, which
name appears on an affidavit, but did
not know how old he is or how long he
lived in the district. He thought
Sadler WAS qualified voter, but be-
lieved he had moved away. He t1rst
knew of him in the affidavit matter
lie knew practically nothing about
John Reason. The last he heard OF
him he was down the country. As to
Foster d. White, he knew some Whites,
hut did not know much about them.
WITNESS could give very little informa-
tion as to who they were, where they
lived or whetner they were qualified
voters concerning John W. Anderson,
Lawrence Abrams, Charles Barrett or
John W. Haines. Joshua Murray had
resided in the district about four years,
but died six or eight weeks ago. Wit
ness did not know George W. Scott,
Thomas Blaokston, Thomas Blake or
James Dredden and did not know
whether they live Ia the district. AS to
John II. Harris, witness knew Harris,
but did not know whether he was John
A. or John II. Harris. He did not
know George Hamlet. William john
son or Samuel Redden, but remembered
Daniel Satterfield being sgstered.
The persons mentioned above are among
those who are purnorted to have made
affidavit that they would have voted
for MIR. Ross.
Asked whether witness and John W.
Thompson had talked about him or
Thompson leaving The State during the
hearing, witness parleyed. hut after
much proddiDg by Mr.. Whjssmsp, hs