The sun., 1901-12-18

Not for some time has the county
court room been SO crowded with law
scrs and spectators as 1t was this morn
Iynn DC the Levy Court was begun
Fifteen minutes before the session was
nprned the Court House corridor and the
court room we're crowded Mr.. Lynn and
his lawyers. Levi G. Bird and Walter II.
Hayes entered the court room u few mir
utes before 10 o'clock. Henry NJ. White,
former Levy Court Commissioner, who
nlSo is under indictment, appeared about
The same time Us Mr.. Lynn.
An air of nervous expectancy prevail
I'd until Attorney General Ward an
npuntyd that the State was ready 10
proceed Your honor" he said, Il will
call No. 40 for trial." This is one of
The bills Of indictment against Mr. Iynn,
alleging that he obtained money from
Gounty Treasurer Rcttcw by false prc-
tense.
Clerk Of the Peace Qrielry called the
roll Of jurors The names Of witnesses
for the State We're then called. They
included Comptroller George ID. Kelley,
former president Of the Levy Court.
William 4. Scott; Professor w. A. Rcy
nOlds. John N Curswel, County Treas
urcr Horace g. Rrttcw. Names Of the
witnesses for the defence were then
called. Several did not respond and
capilyeS We're ISSUED Tor th.m.
Mr.. Hayes announced to the court that
he challenged the array of jurors espec-
alS those pguniarilr interested
The jury was then drawn rs follows:
Lewis b. Morrow, Iohn $. Hamilton. lso
bcrt j, Kite, j. g. Aston, W. T.. ner-
rieksnn, Stephen Downcy, Frederick w.
Fisher, Philip X. Clark, John s. King
lanrs l. Ford, William j. Stroud, Char
ls H. Stewart.
John s. Hamilton was challenged hy
III, defence and Lewis l.. Grubb took his
place.
Mr.. Ward asked about the right Of tho
State 10 suspend challenge and to rNcr-
rlst that right after the defence had .X-
Miist"d its number Of challenges. fIe
Mus Informed that he could suspend his
right and after the challenges of the de-
fence could challenge amy man in the
bRN. fhn defence objected to this hut
~ ratlrt dyrrruled them.
lohn 5. King was challenged by the
State and Isaac s. Bullock drawn iii his
stead. Defence challenged James l..
Ford am james Carpenter. Jr was
drawn. State challenged w. l.. Derrick
sal and iIcryey NJ. Walker was drawn.
Walker was Immediately challenged by
IN" defence and Paschall Dickson was
called. State challenged Frederick w.
FISHER and Winfield $. I.attomus was
EfWu, Defence challenged Isaac Bul-
lnrk, ]. Frank Reybold was called. lewis
l tirlLb was challenged by the defence
aHI I,IWurl fhalInnt,nr ,,+nS GI1bStitrtaI
Challenger was objected to by the de
irhcr and James G. McComh was called.
Jury COMPLETE.
lh Jury in whose hands the fate Of
lohn LINN rested then stood as follows:
l.f@ls T. Morrow, Robert A. Kite Pas
thdl Dickson, ]. G. Aston. stephen
l'ewurya Philip X. Clark, w. $. Eat.
iomns, James Carpenter, Jr., William
J stroud, Charles Il. Stewart, James G
Mc'0mb and J. Frank Reybold.
inc Jurors We're sworn and Attorney
l1nrral Ward then presented the east
y tn. State. explaining the system oI
llHnees Of the county iii 50 doing. HI,
Specific charge is chat John Lynn obtain
W Saf hy false pretenscS in tho name q
Lawrence NJ. Whtemnil. the hill havins
h''h presented for work said f. hay'
been ,iore Oh bridges and the cnusewa,
- lcncader hundred. Mr. Ward sal,
Mr.. Whitcmam did not do the work an,
that AZ had not presented the bill Tn
htil was Il fraud. He said he woul'
pfSe that the bill was made ont by ,iohl
l.Sau, in John Lynn's handwriting IN,
lhll John Lynn got the money.
Iie warrant he said, was drawn Z
l.tWrnncc NJ. Whitemaf or bearer WI
endorsed by John Lynn, and that l4yn
presented the check at the Central Ma
ll9hal Bank, where IT was cashrd on
nf county funds. New Castle county, h
saul, is not a corporation, hut merely
lotieal division Of the State. Mr.. War
iali hc legal possession of the none
u Gounty Treasurer Rettew.
FIRST WITNESS CALLED.
Gurk Of tho Peace Wifield s. Quigle
was the first witness called by the Stat
lie Is secretary of the Levy Court an
custodian Of the court records. He sal
no had a bill dated October 2, 1900
thr name of Lawrence NJ. Whiteman Il
work done on county bridges. The bi
was dated at Il time before MIR. Qniglt
i"G;llne clerk of the pence. lie teStlht
lhiil lie found il among the court record
county Comptroller George -. Kellt
WIS he second witness. lie testified tlr
Y " The course of bills for work done +
thr county, and then concerning the pa
hn'llt Of warrants and the stlhSeqnei
disposition Of them. fic said he had
na possession warrant No. 22.077 dat,
oet"brl .. 1900, which he said was pa
ald chno back into his custody as a pa
warrant. w. A. Scott'S signature q
l"aied rs president Of the Levy Cou
ihe defence admitted the endorseme
!. ~ q in the handwriting of John lyn
lhr bill Of Whiteman's, he said. he h
received from John Lynn. "We adm
loat the bill is in the handwriting
'elln Lynn" said Mr.. Bird
Alf. Bird cross-examined the witne
Mf' Kelley said he had no reason to
,leF" that the bill was incorrect. 10
lynn, 50 far as he could recollect, \
M"ll"y said. had said nothing to il
spon the hill. He had no means
nnh"Wlns at the time that Whiteman h
m',l" The work and approved the bill
lll'lilg i TO be correct. He did !
Wv whether Lawrence NJ Whitcm
aohn Lynn got the money on the W
!, MIR. JANyIER TESrIFIES.
pehuty Clerk Of the Peace Geo
SahVier ner testified thar hn had been Il
~. ~ clerk for nine years, and he acted
c 6 0f the Levy Court He told OF
'etse of the Whiteman bill after it ,