Evening journal., 1917-09-25
STRIKE more Names
FROM Voters LISTS
Kent County Resident Reg
listers From P. & R. Tug
Tied in River
SIS APPEALS GO
OVER UNTIL OCT. %

Resident Judge Rice this morning
continued the hearings on appeals from
the "wet and dry" registrations, fled
by Horace G.. Eastburn, Of counsel for
the "drys." The session was held in the
Chancery Court room. The name Of
William II. Collins, who registered from
the r. and r. tug Winterthur. at the
foot Of King street was stricken from
the lists when he testified that he lived
on a carhoat at the Delaware river pier
and maintained home for himself and
family at Little Creek, Kent county.
The appeals in the cases Of Andrew
Donovan and w. L. Baines. Of the First
district Of the Second ward. were
Withdrawn.
Upon the application Of Mr.. East
burn. the following appeals we're dis
missed;
John II. Cunningham. william r.
Lacey, Thomas j. Rollins, Thomas S.
Mccormick, George NJ. Campbell.
Edward A. Garvoy. George J. Boyle.
all OF the Fifth district of the Fourth
ward; William Porter, Second dis
trict, Second ward; Lorenzo Hinman
Second district, First ward. and VIII
liam Baker, Of the same district.
After a hearing the name OF
CHARLES Bach, Second district OF the
Second ward, was stricken off.
Bach was registered from No 216
King street, but Mrs. Sarah FLOYD
who maintains a hoardinghouae at
that address. testified that no such
man lived there on September Is. the
date of the registration.
Ihe appeal In ,he case OF II. p.
Reese, No. PIG l-2 King stret. I'm the
nrst district OF the Second ward, was
dismissed
Mrs Floyd testified that Leon Won
bergon, whose registration was ap-
peaied' formerly lived with her. and
lett some months ago. intending to
re'urn' but had not done so. His
name was stricken from the books.
The same action was taken I'm the
cases Of John Berger, John Charin.
Peter Wood. also registered from
Mrs. Floyd's house. after she hai
gwen similar testimony in each case.
Appeals were dismissed in the
Eases OF Luther Houston, No. 219
Iainall street; Vaughn Shields. No.
llo Market street; John j. Carroll.
Third district, First ward; Sterling
Lewis. Second district. First ward
John Comegys, Third district, First
ward, No. ll0 West street; John J
Healy No 116 Shipley street. same
district; William Epps, same dis
triet; Frank Kane, No 81 Tatnal
street whose name appeared also a.
registered from No. 313 Tatnal
! street The latter was stricken from
] the lists.
I. The appeal in the case Of Franl
) B. Revere, Eighth district Mint
ward. was dismissed. and the appea
r IN the case OF Lorenzo Lummi
! Berryman. No. 237 Tainall street. wa.
! Withdrawn. The name OF Davis
/ Sannal, or Samuels. Of No. 225 Eas
Front street, was stricken of tn,
lists.
There developed a complication re
garding Inc summoning OF witnesses
In one case a return was made on
a subpoena Served personally OF
a witness named John Colder. but
when the deputy sheriff was sum.
m0ned. he said he had left q card
for the mcl 70 cJlo Lp, L.. 1.l n1.
serve the subponea on him." He
could not explain the return on the
paper. however.
In another case a subpoena was
returned showing personal service OF
Mrs. Andrew Ayers, requiring her tC
- appear yesterday Ayers appeared
in court yesterday and informed at
T torneys for the "wets' that his wife
was dead and buried. The cour
, sent for the sheriff. who declared hs
! served the summons personally Al
, attachment. returnable forthwith. wa.
issued for the missing or dead WIT
, ness. and Deputy Sheriff Wiedenman
/ Who declared he had served the ori.
! ginal writ, was directed to produce
the woman on whom he had serve.
, it.
Announcing that the absence o
witnesses compelled him to reQues
, The continuance of the remainder o
the appeals until the next appeal day
: October 23 Mr.. Eastburn secured IN,
continuance Of ffty-flve appeals.
The appeal against the registration o
John Curry Second district Of th
First ward, was dismissed.
This was the last case TO be heard
and after Judge Rice had signed lh
various nOtatlOns In the books OF tn
l registration officers the court arose.