Evening journal., 1914-10-28
MORE lose THE
VOTING PRIVILEGE
Court Orders Names OF
More Men Off the
Registration List
MANY REGISTER
FROM ONE HOUSE


Court today more registration appeals
were taken up. In the case of Elmer
Charles. colOrcd whose case was
called yesterday George NJ. Black
burnc testified that he knew Charles
for fifteen years. He paid the man
a mans wages. Witness said he knew
Charles was registered six years ago
but he did not vote. The name was
ordered off.
Charles was unable to tell when
he was born or when his thirty-fith
birthday occurred but knew he was
thirty-six years old because his uncle
had told him so.
The names of Thomas Murray,
Harry Cassler and Linwood Harris,
coiored. OF the Third district of New
Castle hundred were ordered stricken
off. they having failed on the oduca-
tional test
The appeal of the Democrats on
John Barker. of the First district of
the Third ward, was dismissed.
The Democrats asked that the ap-
peal on Harry Kelby. colored. Of the
Fourth district of the Second ward,
be dismissed In the same district
the appeal of tho Democrats on John
Cosdcn, colored. was dismissed.
The Republicans agreed to the
striking off of the name of William
II Herring, in the Sixth district OF
the Second ward, under the educa-
tional test.
The Democrats failed TO serve notice
ON the registrars of the Third district
of the Thirteenth Reprcs mtat dis
trict. and the Fourth district of the
same hundred, regarding William t;regg
Thomas Ryan and Ellis Shn,y. he
appeals were therefore dismissed.
The appeal on Joseph Wright, in tine
Fourth district of st. Georges hundred,
was dismissed upon application OF the
Democrats The Democrats served mo-
tce on the registrar in this district, but
no such person as Joseph Farrell had
been registered.
Notice of appeal had been served
for six months. The name was order
ed as Lord" from No POI East Fifth
street. Judge Rice said it had been
stated in open court that no such
Imam as Lord" lived az the house.
Consequently he desired that the
case be investigated The court ac-
cordingly called for evidence.
East Fifth street, testified that there
are sixteen rooms in the house. She
( knew a Samuel Lord. who moved
from the house two months ago. She
| admitted she had told Frank L.
! Speakman, counsel for the Republi-
cans, five minutes previously that nc
such man had been at the house. She
remembered since consulting Will
her husband, however. that Lord haC
been at the house. The appeal wal
dismissed.
An appeal was taken in the case o
Lynn Clark, No. POI East Fifth street
Frank Hainsworth testified he serve
the notice and Mrs. Megary told then
that Clark had not lived at the hous
for six months. The name was order
cd stricken off.
The Republicans applied TO have th'
name of Edward A. Natchke. No POI
East Fifth street, stricken off. l.. c
Jones served the notice and Mrs. Me
gary told him Notchke did not live in
the house.
Robert R. Taylor said he called
at the house and got nineteen names
from Mrs. Megary, but Notchke's
name was not included Mrs. Mar
garet Megary testified Notchke has
roomed at her house. There are nine
rooms on the first floor five on tho
second and three on the third floor
Edward A. Notchke said he has
lived in the house for more than two
years. He said he is a plumber fol
W. A. Robelen. The appeal was dis
/. missed.
The Republicans asked that the ap
peal on Walter Cooper from the SAM
house. be dismissed. The man regis
tered as Walter Loper. The sam
, ruling applied to James Sipon on ac
count of a faulty notice.
The Republicans appealed on Thorn