Evening journal., 1901-12-07
REPLIES
TO MIR. BIRD
Continued From First Page).


OF New Castle; that the object of suid
Citizens Committee Is not the prose-
cution of amy particular person. but theI
general reform of said municipal and
county government and THE prevention,
II possible, of the improper expenditure
of public moneys.
"1lhat the judges assigned for and
sitting as the Court OF General Ses
siOns of the State OF Delaware, for the
county of New Castle, at the present
| November term thereof are, to no eX-
tent whatsoever, pecunlarlly or other
wise interested IN the result of the
trials of the said John Lynn upon the
indictments now pending against him,
and are not. hereby legally diequnii-
fed TO sit as judges In said trials; that
the judgments, which may be render
ed against the said john Lynn upon
said indictments now pending against
him at this court II the said John
Lynn shall be found guilty Of the
charges against him, wil be simply the
imposition of sentence upon the said
John Lynn for the punishment of the
said john Lynn imposed by the law OF
the State
THAT the supporting affldavits Of
the sundry affiants, as filed In the said
application TO change the venue OF the
TRIAL Of said causes. are wholly made
+, lquate TO establish the existence of any
, undue prejudice against the said John
Lynn in the trial of said indictments
against him; that Millard #. Gregg,
Robert w. Currinder. Lindsay g. VII
son, John w. Mccoy and William Gam
BILE. five out of a total of nine OF said
supporting deponents, owe their ap-
I pOintment and places In the service of
the county of New Castle and tnCii
compensation for such service; TO th,
4 Levy Court of New Castle county, o
which the said John Lynn hath, Tor Z
considerable period been a member
and is now the presiding officer; tia.
the said Alfred ID. Vandever was late
ly coroner for said county, and hatl
now pending before said Levy Cour
. bill for extra compensation and al
legged expenditures made by him whil,
{ in said office, which has not yet beer
2 paid by said Levy Court that The sale
4 James II. Keenan, Is a painter, who
- hath iately been employed by the sal,
s Levy Court in painting the public
/ buildings and structures In said cOun
ty; that the said Alfred r.. Coverdali
is a near neighbor and intimate frlenS
Of the said John Lynn; that three o
said deponents profess 10 set fortl
! ! words and statements made by one
I certain Mr.: Gaynor: that all Of sale
supporting aifidavitE. so far as the,
sta'e that the said John Lynn canno
have a fair and impartial trial upol
the charges against him in the count,
Lt New Castle, are necessarily baseC
upon the opinions of said deponenti
81 and the statements of a very llmite,
z number of persons mentioned in theli
4 afildavits: that all of said suppOr.in,
Ghidayits combined have brought be
fore this court the expressed opinions
4 OF only nine persons residing in sue
county of New Castle; that mos
D strongly construed In favor of ilhe sal,
e john Lynn, the said supporting ani
e davits have brought before tho cour
nc more than the idle talk Of very
linn ted number of persons. whose i'd,
talk occurs in the case Of any defend
ant charged with crime in cases whicl
6 the public generally may take an inter
est.
!. THAT the application of the sait
a John Lynn TO change the venue fol
the trial of the cases against him, al
shown by the petition and affidavit o
the said John Lynn and the said sup
J. porting affidavits. is based upon fact
d most inconclusively shown, and 1
y shown, wholly inadequate in law 4
}. support the same"
i After reading the above, Mr.. Ware
n presented affidavits of denial bl
n Philemma Chandler and Daniel Doh
! to the untruthfulness of certain afii
n davits submitted by the defense, II
4 which the names Of Chandler and Doh
. figure.
\ Petitions signed by residents in vii
: mington and in all parts of the count!
denying the contention that JohI
: Lynn could not get a fair trial wer'
3 presented subsequently.
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