Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-06-02
GOODWIN CASE
IS UP TODAY
Application for Pardon Urged
Before Pardon Board
This Afternoon
Mr.. JOSLYN PRESENTS
MUCH NEW EVIDENCE


Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del. June 2-The Board of
Pardons at o'clock this afternoon
took up the application of John God
win for pardon. he having been
sentenced to the workhouse on a charge
of attempted bribery of Philip Oliver
Of Delaware City.
Harry p. Joslyn, of Wilmington, who
has been fighting aggressively to try
TO secure the release Of Goodwin, ap-
peared before the board this afternoon
armed with affidavits and accompanied
by witnesses to try TO show that God
win was innocent of the charge, and
attacking the motives of Oliver as the
prosecuting witness against Goodwin.
The first affidavit was that of Con-
stable William Oaks. of Delaware City.
His affidavit set forth that he was one
Of the men interested in securing
signatures 10 the petition for the par
! don of Goodwin that was presented
earlier in the year Sometime during
the later part Of March Of this year
and al about 40 o'clock in the morn
ing he said he met Phillip oliver on
the street and asked him to sign the
Goodwin petition, which he said he
would do. oaks affidavit set forth
! that Oliver said that he would do any
thing in God Almighty's world to get
Jack Goodwin out Of Jail; that he was
sorry in his heart that he. oliver, was
led into that trap with the understand
ing that he would receive $500 from
the State to convict Goodwin, and God
win had never offered him any money
for his vote. Oliver did not sign the
Goodwin petition on that day but did at
a later day. Oaks said he did not
make the foregoing statement before
because he thought the fact that Oliver
had signed the Goodwin petition would
be sufficient to get a pardon.
Another affidavit was that of Joseph
! a. McMullen, of Lorewood Grove, who
sand that during an intermission at a
I dance at Lorewood Grove on a Thurs
day night i'm December, 1908. he saw a
man whom he afterward learned was
Oliver talking with several men. and
/ he heard Oliver say that Goodwin had
never offered him any money for his
vote. but he was going to put him in
/ jail II he could.
Another affidavit submitted was from
| Charles Knight, of Delaware City. a
/ laborer. He set forth that he met
/ Oliver near a stable in Delaware City
the night before election in 1908. They
walked along thes treet and when
about in front of Amos Collins black
smith shop knight says Oliver asked
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ton day, and if not to go with him
(Oliver) and he would make some
money for Knights that he was going
to try TO trap Goodwin by getting him
TO oyer money for his COlivers) vote
and have him arrested and secure
money for doing it. Knight says he
told Oliver he had better let that alone
and he would have nothing to do with
it,
George c. Husfelt, Of Delaware City
submitted an affidavit to the effect that
on election day i'm 1908 between and
4 o'clock in the afternoon, near divers
house he had conversation with
Oliver and the later stated that il Cod
win wanted his vote he would have
to pay for it and inquired il Hus1elt
had seen him. Husfeit said he replied
that he thought Goodwin was in VII
mington. The object of Husfelts am
davit was TO try 10 show that Goodwin
was not IN Delaware city at the time
he is alleged to have tried to bride
Oliver.
Frank Hendrickson. a young man, sub
mltteu an aniuavit inaue IN Wilmington
ON May IL ne set lOrtn tnat on a sat
urday night IN April OF this year no was
IN delaware CITY playing poo IN Bruner S
place with harry han and some otner
ienows. just as he came out he ioKeu
wltn hall and then threw some dice 10
tne pavement. Unver. who is a police
omcer OF Delaware city. told Hendrick-
son 10 "Cut It CUT tienorickson says
ne replied that ne didn think he was
doing any harm, but Unvor repeated that
5 ne was ana made HIM stop It.
Hendrlckson said he and oliver then
got into an argument, and he said he
accused Oliver OF the larceny OF corn
} and the latter admitted Il. hendrickson
said that he then remarked to oliver.
phil, you know wei that Jack God.
win did not otter you any money fol-
your vote on election day" and he said
Oliver replied; He didn't offer me ans
money Tor my vote. I'm sorry mes IN
jail"
An AFFIDAVIT from Hall, corroboratlne
Hendrickson, was submitted.
The men who made the amdavits &C.
companied Mr. Joslyn and were willing
to appear as witnesses before the Board
in order TO be examined.