Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-02-07

day recently that he had withdrawn the
crooked afiidavits and would get right ones
In their places. Witness said he told Mr.
Ross that he old not want 10 testify in the
case, but there were two subpnnns served
upon him TO appear, one by man named
SHsse and the other by Thomas Reardou.
One was served last Tuesday week He
alleged that MIR. Ross had talked with him
about testifying in the case before the sub
poenBs were served. He told Mr.. Ross he
did not want TO he witness and MIR. Ross
said he did not think he would want HIM as
a witness.
Witness memory not appearing to serve
him promptly Mr.. Whiteman called his at
tention to that portion of his oath reqniring
him to tell the whole truth.
Do have to tell everything | know,
Mr.. Chairman?n Goodwin asked, and when
Mr.. Knox replied in the affirmative he
said Him." and proceeded reluctantly.
He SAID Mr.. Ross Iol9 him he did not want
him to appear'as a witness In the case us he
could do him no good at the hearing and
9odwin volunteered to go away, to which
Mr.. Ross replied: go away" and told the
witness he did not suppose he would be any
good to either side. He alleged that Mr..
Ross said he thought it would not benefit
him for Gouwin to remain here aud the
| latter said he thought he would go down
| the State cunning, He said further that
Mr.. Ross told him the Subpoena would be
| served the following Thursday, but he would
let him know when 1t would he served He
alleged that MIR. Ross would look out for
him while he was away and II 1t would cost
anything he would look out for him, MIR.
Ross told him to remain away until the
| case was settled. Witness saio he did not
want to. appear in the case and he brought
the subject up with Mr.. Ross in the post.
office. Later In the day Mr.. Ross and
witness discussed the latter's gong away In
Mr.. Hilles' office. At this juncture witness
| said he had told all that Mr.. Ross had said
to him on the subject. Mr.. Hilles did not
hear the conversation on the subject which
took place IN his Office.
Goodwin admitted that he took part In the
disturbance. He alleged that he asked
Dugan TO open the polls, Dugan said some.
| thing which was heard by some others, who
| were excited, land. y he sud, I'VE rushed
in" Asked whether he did not say in the
city treasurer's office that he was the cause
OF the riot he denied saying. so, but salo
| the election officers did not get half enough
He admitted saying that II was Demo
cratic scheme to get them In there, and u
he had "tumbled to it, at the time III
would never have gone in, hut when the,
got started they could not stop and IT wal
go in Of, bust" and they went in ant
busted" the thing.
Relative to his taking one of the election
books. he said i was the one that caused al
the trouble. WAS 1t returned?' MIR. White
man asked. mo, sir" Goodwin replied
land 1t has not been returned yet"
Mr.. Ward went TO the election distric
about o'clock on election day, and 6ndinj
the election commissioners and Republicai
and Democratic attorneys there, he mad
inquiry why the polls were not open, AMI
after he had been told the election commits
sioners told him II had been decided to hav
two lines of voters. Peter j. Ford was alsl
there and he, as we'll as others, wanted tn
, | nOllz Iipan hainU Of
lection for the election officers, Mr.. Fori
and Mr.. Ward went to the polls and openel
the ballot box and found five or six ballot
there, By great deal of expostulation, b
! and Mr.. Ford formed two lines, white AM
colored, ana the voting was done alternately
, The voting was very SLOW, and owing 4
Mr.. Dugan's being sick, there was uessh
ton for about half an hour during the after
noon. Mr.. Ward, upon noticing the hitch
, sent note to the Department of Elections
: and by authority of the election comma
} sioners substitute was put In DugAn'
, place. Mr.. Ward thought there wers up
wards of 100, probably 40, standing at th
2 polls when they closed.
, According to the registration books Of tn
, Third election district, the names OF IS
i people appear who did not vote Counse
for Mr.. Ross has filed 1853 aff1davits purport
lug to be from people who allege that the
would have voted for Mr.. Ross, but wer
prevented from voting at all. Counsel TO
Mr.. McNulty has filed 81 affidavits settin
: forth that the atlantis would have voted 70
, him, but they did not get the opportupit
to vote at ALL and MIR. McNulty's couns,
Q expects to file two or three more of th
. same character. OF the affidavits In fave
5 of Mr.. Ross the names on 1870 of them I
D those of colored men, of which, II is sale
. four or FIVE are believed to be disqualifie
: and the qualifications of about 3b othei
. are questionable. The official count shove
that Mr.. McNulty was elected by pluralit
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