Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-19
ACOUIT DEMOCRATIC
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thought II there are any VINO shouln DC \
charged with intimidation that IL is persons 4
beside the Democratic leader and Mr.. /
Kramer.
CONTEST GROUNDS or WHICH coHBPIRAcY /
fs CHARGED.
When the case was called, attorneys /
for Mesars Isaacs md Kramer made
vigorous contention 10 have the case dis- /
missed. The warrant they asserted charged /
conspiracy but did not make specific /
charge" Caleb T.. Burehenal, chief of /
counsel for the accused, SAID that II was 1
serious thing 10 haul men into court and /
have them run the risk Of being deprived
of their liberty. r. they could not furnish /.
hail. then they would have 70 remain ~
custody until their case was considered. I
He quoted the act under which the charge
was brought, and this act referred ~ the
attempt Of any ono to prevent person
from voting who was duly registered, the
enactment having reference ~ election
day.
Assistant City Solicitor Davis disagreed
with Mr. Burchenal and after more arRI-
ment Judge Hastings ordered that the
State should call its witnesses.
Charles Coleman, clerk Of the MunIci-
pal Court who prepared the warrants
told of Mr. Kramer and another gentle
man coming to his Office last Friday and
asking fE warrants for Ida VI. Chase and
Lewis ID. Briggs both coiored
These persons were subsequently ar
rested accused of registering Illegally,
| but as the case turned ont it was their
daughter and son. both under age. Who
were wanted As consequence they we're
| dismissed II vas then that the conspiracy
| charges were fixed up and the chase
/ woman was the complainant.
| Clerk Coleman told the court that Mr.
/ Kramer brought with him informa
/ tion written on paper, 81 the time he
/ asked for warrants for the Chase woman
/ and Briggs showing that the effort sought
was to prove that they were under u
/ wears Mr.. Kramer also strengthened and
+ confirmed his intent a. the time BY con
/ versation which he had with Mr. Coleman
/ in which he said that the warrants Tcrr
| for persons under legal voting age
ARREST ELDERS JUNIORS wERE MEANr.
IN the process Of serving the warrants
tbe rolice ofsrer who served them arrested
/ both the parents. although the children
sought 1--we Al TIE Same addresses and both
we're home when the policeman called
But the policeman did not arrest either
minor.
IN making ont the warrants FOR the wo
Negroez. Clark Coleman SAID he I'D ao'
fH IN the fact that the charge against
them WAS reg1etratlng under age. nut i-
legally becsllse he did not think Il necn7-
sary Because of this fart that ponce oai-
6cer could be 4bsolved n arreStlng the
older people
George VI Ster gel was called and tod
of + conversation he had plth Mr.. Isaac
in the Public Building relative 70 in4
warrants on Friday lie said that m
Democratic chairman told him that thf
warrants vrcre sworn out before IN
, Municipal Court clerk. rather than peior'
+ 4 magistrate he-auee ne believed vote
sellers and election crooks were more
afraid II tha manner in which he hunc
inal Court would handle cases than oe-
lore magistrate BECAUSE there va
usually wider publicity gwen AuncIpa
. Court cases.
Mr.. Isaacs further stated, according =
this witness. that what was hoped. va
, that the arrests might stop those WHO ha'
no right 70 register and VINO FaIited Z
commit election frauds from cong r.
This part Of the conversation was nroGGA
out .Ieariy and emphatically, showing. 2
: Mr. Purchanal contended n cross ly
animation. hat Mr., Isaacs sole though
was TO protect legal voters by ke@pln
ilIleal voters from participating II th
election
y Here the State rested.
PLEA By CHARLES ?. cURLET.
Charles F. Curley, former Unite
: States District Attorney, II course tor {
! defendants. made 3 splendid appeal an
: PRESERVATION of the y1dauce, ~ee6lng
: have ths charg- dropped He showed coi
i cI4slyeiy th8t the persons whom ,i
d warrants we're aimed At wsra NO I'er>'i
: under age That if th1 case hac tet
ralle,! before hm that ,he character
Mr.. Is4acs would be one II me cUutruAi
: factors 10 deciding the cas- aac renleri'
i decision He said that I Mr.. lsaAc> >
: guilty OF coHspuCg, that Jheu ne y Ifi
: had been guilty hundreds q times y 3 iii
n afferse. That he always colieirec MI
- some one before making charge or s~ea
!: ing out a warrant That it Has "a co1ie
:. ence Of minds 10 determine the facts a,
! information. tie also Sald that tne Z
= tornev-general and his assistant Mould 8.
- be guilty OF a similar ofense Il the
charges should stand on the evidence
given Mr. Curley presented the facts
= clearly and SO forcciQlly, that i Vas pisa
! lv t. be seen that the opinion oI the cot
l. had, during the tune q hlS Sea ana
cause OF il. been gwen conclusive Opln.
Of what the case was and What It stood Z
:, Judge hastings interrupted Mr. Curiey
:. suggest that as the arrests were q queSti
n If a mistake that time could &c saved
calling witnesses TO prove that TACT.
Former City Solicitor Thomas r, IS
{, ard then read 70 the court the act I'M,
3 which the State had drawn the warTa
y showing that the measure was intended
- prevent voters from voting who had
=, =, right to do 80 and also from prevent
~ registrations of legal voters, and cuntcal
that the case had no standing.
CHILDREN OF SANE NAME HorH Nl>o
The defense called Ida NJ Oh.
colored. who SWore ont the warra
of against the defendants She testified Z
&c she had a daughter II wears old. ot
Il, same name as herself and who also n
". at her home She SAID the daughter \
home when she was arrested last >at
dav morning, but that no inquiry
made about her.
Lewis Briggs the other colorcd z
IN arrested told a similar story TIC n
rry son under age of the same name AS p
fer self and who also lives with hlm and s
los was home when the policeman appca
Us, ia serve him with a warrant =
cit, colorcd people testified that they
62l registered but that then children We're
lit MIR Kramer Vas called ami told
and court that he had asked ior warrants Il
son made out by Clerk Coleman mat ae
ll0 given the clerk information written
IlA | ,,.,,.,r .hpxs.If,tr that