Evening journal., 1920-10-19
ELECTION CASES
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that she did jokingly say that she
was sixteen years OF age. She did
not read the application as 1t was
filled out by Weeks before she signed
/ 90. she said. Her testimony was cor
/ rOborated by Mrs. Wilkinson.
/ For Mr.. lsaacs and Mr.. Kramer
Caleb 2. Burchenal, Charles n Curleyi
/ former u. :. district attorney, anu
Thomas r. Bayard. former city So
/ licitOr. appeared as counsel.
The hearing. consisting mostly or
I argument by counsel, lasted nearly
/ an hour and half. 70 was contended
by the prosecution, conducted pN
I Assistant City Solicitor George ~.
Davis. that t1e two defendants con-
sp.red and agreed 90 cause the arrest
+ or Ida NJ. Chase and Lewis = Briggs
/ with the view OF intimIdating Negro
citizens from registering and qualify
ing 10 vote at the elections.
The defense was that the DEFEND
! ants did not conspire, and that the
! design Of Mr.. Kramer, who swore oul
I The warrants for the Negroes arrest
twas not TO iniimihate voters. but 70
have them brought before the court
/ for reg STEERING while under 2iyears or
age. But. as 70 turned out they were
I above the age.
M - INn ease WAS NNNINn M"NNNN
the court. Mr. Burchenal made a mo-
lion to quash The Information In The
case, which led Mr. Davis, 90 remind
him that wAst was before the court
today was 0Nly a preliminary near
ling and that therefore, there is no
information or Indictment a warrant
merely being required on-whicn 10 go
into a hearing
MIR Burch6nal then attacked the
warrant, saying that it must cnarse
the defendants with conspirine 70
commit an Ofcnse NO uniawiul .tot
was charged In the warrant, he sald.
Simply arresting a voter. as The de
fcndants were charged, doesn't show
any violation OF the law, he contend
ed II there are any unlawful arrests,
those arrested have redress In ano her
lNVay than attempted In the present
case. he held. He did not think that
the warrant should stand when u Only
saws conspiracy
Arresting man is not an unlawful
act. but cOmmendaDle act Whelt
\ there has been an unlawful act COM
miltted maintained the attorney Tor
lsaacs and Kramer
Mr.. Davis declared that 10 was a
novelty 10 him 10 hear motion 10
quash a warrant. The unlaWiul act
: charged Is covered In the code. the
prosecuting attorney SAID. dealing
} with preventinr a citizen from voting
on election dnS Preventing a man
from registering Is preventing him
from exercising his right OF franchise
on election day, Mr.. Davis argued.
Mr.. Davis claimed intimidation on
me part OF the defendants He would
prove. he said, that lsaacs and
kramer had co spired with no olhei
purpose than TO prevent Negro voters
from registering.
Judge Hastings said that the courl
was clear In its opinion That h u
were an indictment on Information
ithe charges made were not specih'
enough. but declared that he Ne
heard of the proposition Uf settlnl
forth specifically charge In war
. rant
E serious matter TO arrest a man o.
: any old warrant, as a warrant Is tl
y basis OF taking away a mans liberty
r Nlr. Davis remarked The warrants d
~ sued for the rrrest OF the Chase W,
u man and Briggs might come WIN
The description just given by NJ
Z The court overruled Mr.. Burchenal
= motion for qu9-hing OF the warran
Charles J. Coleman. clerk or Nun
u cipal Court told of issuing warrant
y = The arrest Of the four Negroes o
" application Of Mr.. Kramer kram'
" told him hc said. That DE Wantt
= fonr warrants for The arrest Of tw
r Negroes and two Negresses Illegal
(, registered Mr. Coleman said that NJ
l- Kramer told him that the accuse
persons were charged with registe
.e inc while under 2i wears Of age.
J. Mr. Burchenal remarked to the cou
that he wanted DO show the good fail
ie OF Mr.. Kramer In swearing out u
'o Warrantes aud promised TO follow
% Iun. Hc said ne would show that
m me addresses % the Chase Won't
and Briggs. there lived two other pc
y sons under age.
y George =. NJ. Sienglo. a newspap
" reporter was the next witness call
hv the state He told OF an iniervie
A. ne had with Mr. lsaacs following q
swearing out of The warrants for
M arrest OF thr Negroes last Fr day.
al which the defendant said that {
lr cases were brought in the Municir
! Court. and not before magistra
because OF The effect lt would ha
on Negro voters, az he thought {
eject Of the Municipal Court won
be greater than that OF a msgisira
The arrests were to be- made at M
time, The witness So a Mrs. lsaacs tt
aim. because OF the eject it wOt
III have on the Negro registration q
III following day. I'VE have had a lar
\ number OF illegal registrations In .
y past. and we want TO break 70 NJ
Mr. Slenele said the defendant
formed him.
rl- Mr.. lsaacs was also quoted by \
al Stengle 10 have slated That 1--WE ha
lr nothing against them referring
NJ the ones FOR whom the warrants D
.r- been sworn OUT and are willing
in drop the charges n they will cons'
er 90 have their names stricken from
registration hooks"
ne Mr.. Slcngle said That when
~ spoke TO Mr. lsaacs OF the usl
bn method OF bringing such cases bef,
~ lhe anpeal court at the proper iii
u, Isaacs said that they were TAX
their action through the Munich
inc Court because Of the effect il wol
KS have on the registration the follow
eir day
ool Under cross-examination by
ent Burchonal. Mr. Stengle said that
was neither a Democrat nor a Repl
lican.
Ida NJ Chase testified to her age
30 years When asked II she Is r
isiered she answered that she is
added "aud In a Republican"
has i7-year-old daughter bear
the same name she said but she
III not registered Ida told OF be
III aroused from her sleep al o'cl
Ill Saturday morning and borne 10