Evening journal., 1909-10-12
nAnn TDvAE
DAKK IKIAL
ON in SUSSEX
Defendant, Accused Of Bribery
Denies That he Offered
Money For Votes
TO CONCLUDE CASE
THIS AFTERNOON
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN. Del. oct. l2.-For the
second time John Barr d welllSnown con-
tractor. former state Highway Commits
sloner and well-known Republican faced
trial on a charge OF brbing a voter. in
the Court OF General Sessions this morn
ing. The trial is being conducted before
Judges Pennewill. Woolley and Hastings,
without the intervention Of jury. Barr
was convicted at the February term OF
charge OF bribing Jonathan p. Hall. but
the conviction was set aside and new
trial was secured by David J. Reinhardt
and Daniel j. Layton. Jr.. counsel for
Barr. on several grounds OF error IN the
FIRST trial.
The Barr case really began yesterday
afternoon. when Attorney-General Gray
and Deputy Attorney General Whitley for
the State and Mr.. Reinhardt and Mr.. lay
ton for the defense submitted to the
court an agreement on seevral points
necessary TO be proved. such as the date
OF election. the fact that Hall was a reg
istered voter. and that Barr was arrested
and held in bail. This paved the way for
the States witnesses TO give their testi-
mony this morning
Jonathan p. Hall. young man Of
Georgetown. was the principal witness
called by the state.
Hall Repeats Testimony.
Halls testimony was practically the
same as that he gave against Barr at the
April term Of court He said he and Ben
iamin Morris were standing near the
/ Court House when Morris told him Barr
wanted TO see him. Hall and Morris took
a roundabout way and met Barr in the
yard Of the Eagle Hotel. Han said Barr
then offered them so each TO vote the Re-
publican ticket and would give it to them
when the polls closed. Hall said lie saw
Barr later and Barr asked IL he had
voter vet. Later I'm the day Hall said he
went to John NJ Richardson's oface
where the warrant was sworn out foi
Barr.
] Han was cross-eNamined by Mr. lay
ton He denied that he had gone to Barr
t house the night before election and sskes
Barr for money for his vote.
lie said. however that he and Aforri,
had called on Barr at Bars house and
Barr had asked him II he was going "a
help them.
out at the election. Hall also denied
in cross examination that Morris had
said OF him in the presence of Chris
; topher Collins. Come on. let's see II
we can't get some money
Hall denied that he had been offered
3 money to testify in this case or to give
John Barr away"
Morris Tells Of Meeting.
Benjamin ID. Morris was the next wit
ness for the State. He also told of he
and Hall meeting Barr and Barr had
offered them $50 to vote, to be given
as soon as the polls closed.
He was cross examined by Mr.. Rein
hardt and testified that Barr had asked
him and Hall to take a roundabout
way through the hotel yard.
Morris was asked why he didn't tel
that at the previous trial and he re-
J piled, Il didn't tell It because Barr was
in trouble enough, already"
= Morris said he had Barr arrested as
soon as possible after Barr had mad,
the offer He denied that he had hunt.
ed up Barr to get evidence against him
Il wanted TO hear myself what wa:
doing" Morris said.
Didn't you go TO ask Barr for $50 p
mo. hell he didn't have $50" Morris
? replied.
] He was cautioned by Judge Penne
p, win against using such language
q Morris said he didn't have anything
= against Barr and Mr.. Reinhardt quoted
from the record OF the previous tria
= to the effect that Norris had testified
b that Barr appeared against him."
He also denied that he had said e
d John Armstrong a detective, when
!, get out Of this they will never maxi
q me do anything like this again. Morris
S said Armstrong tried to get him drunk
William J. Wilson, a carpenter, o
T Georgetown. was the next witness call
s ed by the state. he not having figured
: in the previous trial. He said he saw
( Hall. Barr and Morris together in tn
S hotel yard on election day, and over
heard Barr offer Hall $50 TO go vote
T Being a neighbor of Barr and not want
{ ing to see him get into trouble, Wilson
1 testified that he stepped up TO Bar
= after Hall and Morris had taken a fev
o steps away and told Barr he had bette
be careful or he would get into trou
Bile.
II am II years old" Wilson said Bar
replied TO him.
D on cross examination Wilson said h
y was so close TO Barr and Hall that h
could have touched them when h
}. heard the offer made. He sand he wa
e a relative of Morris and denied tina
y he had anything whatever against Bari
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