The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-02-02
ve AHidavits Picked Out as Be-
ing Fraudulent
ISPBCTOR HENNIS HEARD
,tain Black and Sergeant Tucker
We're Examined but Their
Testimony Proved to be
Unimportant.

n, c,i,,nittcr on the part of the Sen
tn hear the evidence i'll the loss
\ ,E, rortest again met last night Ill |
,,ice. of j. Harvey Whiteman.
.Ln ii. Goodwin, jr., who had not yet
.mrRd his testimony as Attorney
,4u, 4. iliics desired to be presht
+, ,hp redirect examination was
!. resumed his testimony.
,ap,t,on by Mr. Whitemal--Do YOU
IeuIer having any conversation with
~. Thompson VITA respect 70
II hotn vi you leaving NE ''tatc
1. mis- clsn was beng heard I:
In-Nc4 ~ do not"
95.-..pd not John w. Thompson
| ,0tl On Market street ana suSsest
/ oti leave the State!
ns NO he dId not. lie never met
oI Market street nor amy other
Ect. s a.a..s..
|U,4 Then where did he meet YOU!
~, NE met me III the Street ana
~ Department and suggested that
|Np.
r. Goodwin further testiiied-"Do not
IN il lie was doing that entirely OH
own responsibility. Request wa
|,r made III MIR. Whiteman's Office.
|nk Harvey j. Wiley oyerheard pai'
|thr conversation between John W.
[mpson and /. Mr.. Thompson dlu
inen know that / had been serVeu
bl subpoena. Conversation tooh
ee Wednesday of last week. Ihlnh
kold Mr.. Wiley Of the conversation.
conversation between Mr.. Ross anu
bok place OH Monday Oh last week nea'
elevator in the postoiiice. Told VIM.
tIical,. of conversation with Air. Ross
Lrr the conversation in the postoiiic'
TO your (Alr. IIillesJ office t.
hightcn out the affidavit business
kut into the back office with Mr.. Kos
asked you what you thought OF th
Lu ". Thompson case"
bucs.-What did you say!'
kus.-I think | said Jonn w. Thomp
Was no good and would squeal o.
kucs.- Whnt did / say.
b ,rs.-''You said no, no ! do not thin
60 ~
|lues. What did Mr.. Ross say e
e
kns. "AIr. Ross asked me if / coul'
d which of these atlidavits were fraud
EMj aiid | said | could remember som
thrm.'
Mr.. Goodwin further testified-"l rc
Eplher yon saying what in Gods nam
YOU people dream of by doing TN
brg, and | replied that | had nothin
d0 with them. Mr.. Ross said Ii
bud rather have lost the contest tina
We this occur. Told you that thei
Err no more ailidayits than those q
|erd that were fraudulent as far as
bvw. Mr.. Ross took the seven fraut
|nt ones out. Do not remember 70
! Ing, | do not care whether you go o
|gmning trip or not Do not know {
ne than seven fraudulent ailidayit
n not know if any of the others III
fldnlrnt or not"
tNlr. Goodwin was then requeTtcd to e!
biii!n the ailidavits to see whether an
re fraudulent or not which he did du
1 tho examination of Mr.. Hennis an
tea that he believed that five of the
! re. The first atlidavits We're taken
house on December s and the Ia
! December IL.
INIr Whitman filed the affidavit of .Iol
" artenbury after which Thomas !
I,Wnis testified that he was the mino
election officer at the last eiectio
t there about s o'clock. Were ~
men III line then. Porter and Dugi
ere in the room. Dugan went awi
ld came back after o'clock. The
ro demands made that the polls
rnal. had the alphabetical boo
uok him tBigginsl long time TO III
ulnc and that delayed the Yolll
Ms il Democratic inspector who h
hook. The disturbance was eaiis
The polls not being opened on tin
hen The disturbance occurred l sto
nj looked ut them. The ballots we
ken MP stairs. Mr.. Jones and we
stairs and asked Mr.. Biggins wht
he ballots were and he said he did
paw anything about them. Went
pe department of Elections little ar
and they told me to wait a bit we
ping that now. Got back Il little af
ana stayed the rest Of the day. It
t1nI at go. Two lines were form
80. Two lines were formed.
l6rcd and one white and voted
'lorcd to two white. Were from 20
y mon ia line at the close of the po
IN were standing in line all day. In
as Intentional delay IN the voting.
btcl about 9.35. All of the names
o>r registered appeared on the alp
'tieal books. sIr Dugan was the ca
the disturbance. We're from 20 to
en i'll line when the disturbance starr
"n IN the outside were keeping
watches. There were more colo
cn IN line than white. The vol
rs delayed n half hour by Mr.. pu
aiming to he sick. Mr.. Curren
u IN his place.
,iAmcS II. Tucker testified that he
S"arg"ant of police and was s,ntlo
yer ,hird street bridge on election
ID corroborated the other witne
'il reference to the number of mel
pc, and that he had guaranteed
rrtlon officers protection.
icorgc Black testified that he wa
10 Third district polls from abol
o clock in the afternoon on election
The close of the polls and also
'oorated the other witnesses with n