The evening Republican., 1902-05-22
PATRICK FAHEY
ARRESTED.

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nation perjury in getting Frederick
Vansant to commit perjury at the
November term OF the Court Of
General Session. in the John Lynn
case. The warrant for his arrest
| was sworn out by Detective Rat.
! ledge before Magistrate George Fl.
Hollis about 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
The warrant was served on Mr..
Fahey by Detective Ratledge while
the former was in the county court
room about II o'clock. There were
but few people, however, that knew
he was under arrest. Detective
Ratledge told him he wanted to see
him down stairs. The two went
down stairs together and left the
Court House by the back door,
where they both got in Mr.. Fahey's
carriage and drove direct to Magis-
trate Hollis Office. On arriving at
the Magistrates office the warrant
was read to him. He waived a
hearing and his bail was fixed at
$4,000. The warrant under which
the arrest was made was as follows:
The State of Delaware, ! IS.
New Castle county.
To any Constable of said county:
Whereas, James p. Ratledge, of
Pencader hundred, in behalf of the
State of Delaware. hath this day be-
fore me, George H. Hollis, Esquire,
one of the justices assigned to keep
the peace in and for the county
aforesaid, made oath in due form of
law, that certain Patrick Fahey
at Wilmington hundred and the
county aforesaid, on the 18th day of
November A. D. 1901, did suborn
and procure certain Frederick
Vansant to commit the crime of
perjury at the November term of
the Court of General Sessions of the
State of Delaware and in and for
New Castle county, in certain case
then and there pending where
in the State of Delaware was plant
if and one John Lynn was defend
ant upon an indictment then and
there pending in said court against
the said John Lynn with obtaining
certain money from Horace &. Ret
tev, Receiver of Taxes and county
Treasurer by false pretense, and
against the law; peace and dignity
Of the said State:
Wherefore, the said James P.
Ratledge prays that the said Pat
rick Fahey may be forthwith APP
pretended and held to answer this
complaint and to be further dealt
with as the law directs.
Sworn and subscribed the 22nd
day of May A. D. 1902, before me,
Geo. Fl. Hollis, Justice of the Peace,
James P. Ratledge, complainant.
Forasmuch as the foregoing COM
plant hath been made before me in
manner aforesaid, these are there
fore in the name of the State Of
Delaware, to require and commend
you forthwith to apprehend the said
Patrick Fahey and bring him before
me, or some other Justice of the
Peace. for the Cou MY aforesaid, that
he may be examined touching the
premises, and to further dealt with,
@s ~ "a" ""u Jusc,cc s!'a'' "ppert''n'
Anu you are llhe"iee lelulie'' ~
Ratledge, to appear and give evil
dence relative to the subject matter
of said complaint; and when and
where YOU have the said Patrick
fahey.
'lVen uhder my HAND ana seal
the oay ana year AFORESAID,
George H. Hollis, j. r.
When Fahey arrived at the Mag
istrates office, there was no one
there except the Magistrate, but
Deputy Attorney General Richards
arrived in short time. Edward r.
Price and Charles W. Smith, attor-
news for Mr.. Fahey, were sent for
at once. He waived hearing and
bail was fixed at $4,000.
Frederick Vansant, whom Fahey
is charged with inducing to commit
perjury, was witness for John
LYNN during the latter's trial at the
Court of General Sessions last Nov
ember. Vansant testified that he
was at Lvnn,s house on a certain
day and saw LYNN nav Lawrence
M. Whiteman some money. II il
alleged that on that dav. Vansant
was working for Patrick Fahev and