Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-02-01

Wbas Constable Prltehsst hiss 70
Gay About ssme Charges Made
Agslnss MIN.

Constable Pritchstt seems to be abon'
the best abused man 1T present IN VII
mington, but he bears 1t oil with hi
usual good nature, and depends upon
time to make things even. In All IN
terviaw this morning with representa-
tive OF the REPUBLICAN, he exprrsSet
himself "A perfectly satisfied TO have
his actions fully investigated either
before court of law or IN any othe'
! manner his accussrs may choose. ne
-mphaIically denies that he wrong@l
Gregg 4 Pierce and says he is prepared
TO show clean sheet OF accounts when
ever those gentlemen desire.
In reference TO the purcka OF the
property at Third and Tatnall streets,
which is now used ~ hotel, 10 say"
he acted In the most open and honest
manner. He attended the sale Of the
property and bid against Joseph l.
Carpenter and others and 1t was knock.
Ell down 10 him at 81 800, He does not
deny that he bought it for purposes OF
speculation and knowing that he could
get more for it If licensed asa hotel he
applied for and obtained license in the
regular legal MANNER.
He then sold it to Martin Wendler
for $500, and he sold it TO him because
he was the highest bidder for the prop.
erty. Anybody else he thinks would
have done the same thing. There was
no law prohibiting him from selling the
property to whom he pelsedatter be had
the license. II there was anything
,,,,,,, , h,,t ,biu III. I, IN uuas n hI,ipn
for j., and not he Mr.. Pri'chett says he
did enter into co attract with Mr.. Wend-
Ter that he should keep decent respcc.
table house. This he believed he had
done no matter what kind Of a house
he had Kept before. In relail n to the
Sparks Weldie matter, Mr. Pritchctt
has this 10 say. He had an execution
in his hand, of some sIj az lInst W. >
Sparks.
He proposed to give Ezra f Il, who
had the execution ssnel and t. whom
sparks owed the money $50 for his
claim which was accepted Nh Pitt.
rhett says he afterwards touui ont that
Mrs. Wcllie owed Mr.. Sparks IL"
amount Of the judgment he hcll. OF
course, Mr. PrttGh-rt LAID an attach.
meat in the hand. OF Mrs. WeIdic, and
that lady appeared in obedience To the
summons before Esquire Bertu,"tt, and
answered to the full amount Ut the al
tIchment, and she was given all the
time she desired .oIay the claim, which
time she fixed for the first Cf January
af er she had collected her rents.
Thus the matter rested until last
Monday when Mr.. Pritchett called up
on her TO know if she was ready 10 DAY
the claim, and was suprised TO be told
~ her that she did not intend to pay
IT, Mr.. Pritchett then informed her
that her prol erty would be liable to
attachment and be poId If the claim
was not settled. Mrs WeIhle then called
upon Mr.. Fell to know from him if he
had ordered her property to be attached,
when MIR. Fell very properly and truth.
fully said he had not, but Mr.. Fell had
nothing more TO do with the care, he
having sold his cain 10 Mr.. pitchett
and it was he and NOT Fell who held the
claim against Mrs. WcIdie. MIS- Wei
die then paid the FIJI. amount, So, to
Mr.. Prltchett, rrgrtttlhg while she did
50 that she nal not Reserved
$50, which, she sad, Mr., Srarks
owed her and which she did not think
about when she answered tie attach.
mrnt The foregoing IL about ia" truth
INA nut shell 40 ub,aineI from MIR.
rrltchett.