Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-09

Fredericls Vansant of Christiana hun
dred, who was a witness for tins defence
10 the trial of John Lynn, was arrested
Thursday on a charge OF "wilful and
corrupt perjury in connection with
that trial He was arrested at Elsmere
by State Detective James p. Ratledge
and arraigned before Magistrate George
II. Hollis Waving hearing, he was
held under S1,0G0 hail for General Ses-
sions Court, his security being fur
nished by DIR. John 9. Fahey. Walter
II. Hayes advised Vansant to waive the
hearing, Patrick Fahey was present
and wss prepared to give the Gail for
Vansant but understood that he would
not be acceptable to the State.
The warrant against Vanaant was
sworn out by Detective Ratledge before
Magistrate Hollis Thursday afternoon,
and a copy uf it is as follows;
Whereas, James p. Ratlsdge of Pen
cader hundred OF the county and State
aforesaid, 10 behalf OF tho State Of
Delaware, hath this day, before me,
George II. Hollis, one of the justices
assigned to k5ep the peace in and for
the county aforesaid, made oath In due
form OF law that certain Frederick
Vansant at Wilmington hundred, in the
county and State aforesaid on the 19th
day of December, in the year of our
Lord 1901, in the Court OF General
Sessions of the State of Delaware,
sitting in and for the county of New
Castle aforesaid, aud in the trial OF a
certain John Lynn upon an indictment
in said court against the said John
Lynn. charging the said John Lynn
with obtaining money, the property oil
Horace G. Rettsw, receiver Of taxes
and county treasurer, for said county,
by false pretence, at the November
term, A. ID. 1901, of said court, took
his oath according to law and testified
for the said defendant, to wit, said
John Lynn, and upon his said oath
knowingly and falsely testified that he,
the said Frederick Vansant, upon somt
day between the 10Th and 18th days o.
October, A. d. 1900, was at the house
of the said John Lynn in Elsmere, ia
the county aforesaid, and while Their
at tho house OF the said John Lynn
heard certain conversation between
the said John Lynn and a certain
Lawrence M. Whiteman, concerning
the payment of a sum of S56, by tn,
said Lynn to the said Whiteman, anS
that he then and there saw the sait
Lynn RIN6 10 tu6 bhiu NHlIbDdu bu
said sum of S56, ana that he, the sait
Vahsant, then and there saw certain
Caleb johnson present and standing
near the said Lynn and said WhitemaI
during said conversation.
Whereas, In truth and fact the sail
NansaDt was not at that time between
the 10th and 12th days of October, A
ID. 1900, present at the said house @
the said John Lynn: and did not the
aud there hear any such conversation
or see the said Lynn pay the said none
4 to the said 'Whiteman, nor see sal
Caleb johnson then and there present
that the said testimony of the sal
Nansant was material to the defence {
the said John Lynn in his trial upo
the said indictment 10 the said oasf
and that 30 the said Frederick Vansar
did commit Wilfnl and corrupt periur
against the law, peace and dignity {
the said State, therefore the sal
james p. Rstledge prays that the sal
Frederick Vansant may be forthwith
apprehended and held to answer tn
complainant and to be further dea
with as the law directs.
The news of Vansant's arrest wi
spread rapidly and caused much su
prise. 1t was taken to mean th
Attorney General Herbert II. Ward ar
Deputy Attorney General Robert /
Richards would prosecute the cas-
growing out of their Investigations
the very last limit
The penalty for perjury in this Sta
is fine Of from $500 to $4,000, and Of
hour 10 the pillory. No term of il
priEonment is fixed