Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-20
MORE REGISTRATION
APPEALS CONSIDERED.
Manv Cases Presented to Judge
Rice. Some Being Disposed OF
and Some Considered.

mdrc Herbert l.. Rice today resumed
consideration of cases IN which ifhh0cra's
tr,ed 10 have names of Negroes, alleged
,o no ,ll,,cratrs, stricken from the voters
registration books r OIL
In the case OF ANNE LeonaNi o' Oh
oranyc street. which was continued from
Yesterday until today, tie appeal was
dismissed. rp:iua
.hdge Rice ordered the name of Richard !
S,o,s of 2l7 West Third street stricken
from the registration. Testimony III
Sto,s' case was heard yesterday.
In the case of George Macy OF SoS
Church street the appeal was d'sti,Ss,u, go
Tho case of Martha Bordley OF 2o5
ras, Eleventh street, who gave the age
of 5o wears when registering, Was con-
t,,ucd until October 81 Mcanwhile the
mothcr will bring her marriage certificate
fr,n, Cb,stertown, Md, where she re-
s,d.s The mother testified that she Is but
q. yo rs old. but she probably meant a.
Doubt concerning the daughte-s age YVES
strengthened by the mother 5 testimony
For the purpose of summon'rg an
o.ul;s, the case of Willard Sullivan, 35
wears old. of 20l Fast Eighth street was
continued until tomorrow. Attcr ~
.Iames |. Boyco asked that sullivan he
e,ivcn an educational test. Sullivan sald
be cannot read or write because poor slght
prevented his attendance at school Wneh
h. was child. He stated his sight SIN Is
: bad. but he can tcll the diffcrcr &C between
asI bin and 81 bill Judge R'ce though'
an oculist should be consulted.
In the case of James Williams, "A years
old. of % kmud street the appeal was DIS
missed
Attorney Bovce withdrew the appeal
in IN, cas-, OF Lewis - Rcddy. mai
Garner. which was continued from YES
tcrday until today.
In tho case OF Annie Cleaver ot IlS
Ruttonwood street the sppeal was DIS
missed
MANY cASES DISPOSED or.
Yesterday nine eases against Negroes
were continued. and &c appeals were DIS
missed. six sustained and five withdrawn.
Every Evening Yesterday reported the
% cases disposed of in the morning. when
no appeaIs were dismissed and three
sustained
Judge Rec in the AFTERNOON continued
on registration books the names of Robert
TAYLOR Of sol Lafayette street. George y
BRIGGS Of S25 t'n.on street, Martha Y
Christian Of l0l7 A street. Mary Jones OF
lOl5 East Sixteenth street Henry ;
Morris Of S02 Wilson street, Fronc1S
DAVIS Of 4l3 Taylor street, George Brad
~ ~ 436 Ruttonwood street and James
Inf ~ - Tavlors Row, who were exempt
from educational tests He also continued
on registration books the names OF Alamlt
LAFAYETTE OF ll09 East Fourteenth street
Richard Johnson of 436 Buttonwood street
and Lorenzo Hutchns OF 1918 f.as'
Thirteenth street, who passed educatlona
tests Tie struck from registration books
4 IL ~NN N.aArA h ~
Ta,,aU street stephen ketner of ~.
Wilson street and Edward Ross Of II
Nc., Third street, who failed to pass ed,l-
,.a,ionaI tests Although he had given TIN
.,en of - wears when registering, Edward
Ross declared in court that he was bori
"A 1855. and because Attorney James |
Ro,ee insisted that Ross Is - years old
instead of -. he was subjected 10 an edu
cational test
,ppeals Ii the cases of Lewis fourg
IottiC Stevenson. Beaumont Guy, ttne
Rrnvn and Chester Potter. who registered
~ tho Ninth Election district OF the Secor'
Representative district. were withdraw
h,csuse Charles III Stewart, instead o
lanes I Crozier had been summoned a
roiStrar Crozier succeeded Stewart q
rru;strar when the latter failed TO quaify
Because OF doubt concerning the age
Richard Stots of 2I7 West Third street
Who said il j A. years, has case was coz
tinued until today so that ms nothe
might testify in his behalf.
The case Of John Pouzo of Ala Wes
Front street was continued until tomoi
row Ponzo when registering gave 10
age of 50 wears. but IN court quoted a
uncle as saving be Is AZ years old. Th
uncle will be told to bring the tamil
Bible 10 court.
The case of Charles Williams OF lOl
Past Sixteenth street was continued uht
October %. Williams, when registerl!
gave the age OF IS years. but IN cou
quoted his mother as saying he ls AZ yea
old His mother, who resides IN aLoth
state. viii be summoned to court, or aske
TO write concerning the sons age.
OF 30 app ais filed by Democrats,
have been dismissed. seven sustai ed ai
Eve withdrawn. Thirty cases have be-
continued Rep1biicAi viii probab
file appeals rext week.