Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-10-23
FOURTH EDITION,
the AssauIs % ThoDss savaiie.

The AsAault - Thomas eavl1ae.
An account WAS given In yesterdays
REPUBLICAN of an affair which took
place In the County Tax Collectors
office, between Collector Neary and
Thomas Saville, and this morning .
reporter Of the REPUBLrcAN, wishing
to obtain all the facts of the case, called
upon all of those who were present 1t
the time.
Mr.. Saville vas seen first, at his resi-.
ience No. 7i3 Monroe street, and said
that the account published In yester'
days REPUBLICAN WAS true In every
particular. Upon being asked II he
had struck Mr.. Neary, he said he had
not, and that when he entered the room
he left the door open, but found after.
wards that soEue one had closed 1t.
He says that he did not 90 to the
disturbance, or Of having any difficulty
himself that he had signed q tax
receipt for . man who was not o.
sessed.
Mr.. Saville's face and head shows
the marks Of the beating he received.
Both eyes are blackened, and his FORE
head is badly bruised and discolored,
while there 10 cut on the side II his
head over the left ear, and his whole
face Is very much swollen. He COM
planned OF considerable pain in his
back, which he says was pressed
against the railing while Eeary beat
him. In answer To a question, he said
that Neary and he had always been
good friends, and that he en-
tered the Office yesterday in = jocular
manner.
The reporter then called on Mr.. Neary,
and found him seated in his office talk.
ing TO Brooks Foster. He received the
reporter In the most courteous and po-
lite manner, and in answer to his re-.
quest to make statement of the affair,
gave the following account:
g. was sitting in the office here, yes.
terday morning, when between and
10 O'Clock Mr.. Saville came in. Al
the time there was no one in the room
but Mr.. Dickey, Mr.. Bareford and my
self.
mr.. Saville bad tax receipt in his
hand, folded in huch a manner that no
thing but the signature was visible, and
az he advanced to the Railing he said,
Pat, Is that your tignature?' l look.
At IL and replied l guess it is,' when
Saville rejoined well then I've got
meant, and he replied why you have
given a receipt to man who is not a..
sessed,' and i asked him 10 let me..ses
1t, and upon his refusal requested
him to tell me the mans name, 70 that
i could examine the books and ses
whether 1t was there or not"
This request he a lso refused to com
ply with, and ordered him TO leave
the Office, which he refused to do.
then got up and came outside 70 opeI
the door and put him out, and as pass
ed him he said : If you touch me III
KNOCK hell out of you, evidently think
ling that intended to strike him.
IOpened the door and ordered him u
leave, and rs he made no movement t.
indicate that he intended TO go, camt
lover and laid my hand ON him, att
said Now, Tom, wan, you TO Il
tout, when he drew hack his fst anC
struck at me, but ! don't know whether
he hit me or not. | then pushed hin
back in the corner by the railing, and
struck him several times In the face.
don't know how often hi, him, tu
the affair did not last more than halt I
minute. ! hope Mr.. Saville W. Ill prose
cute me, for then will have an oppor
= tunity Of showing exactly what di'
occur"
Mr.. Dickey corroborated what Mr.
Neary said, and while the reporter wa
talking TO them, Mr.. Barefoot came in
As the reporter knew that anothe
member Of the staff had gone to Thirt
street bridge to see Mr.. Bareford, b.
inquired ii be had had seen him, whel
J Mr.: Baretord replied that he had not
he believed that he had been TO hi,
house, hut he had no business with
him, and did not want 10 zee him.
Mr.. Neary then said: "But Billy, al
they want is to get staten ent of tina
trouble yesterday" when Bareford re
q piled, have no statement to give
= Mr.: Dickey saa more of it than did
and II he chooses TO write out state
n ment, I'll sign it, If it's ali right" Tn
reporter expressed his willingness I
publish the statement. but as Mr.. Dick
: ey has not seen disposed to write i,
r probably thinking that his verbal stat
OF ment was sufficient, be thanked ther
~ for their information, and took his d.
~ In2rture