Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-26
GETTING rowsRs OF ATTORNEY.

Canvassing the Negro Dens oil Vice
for VOters--St0ry OF a Tax Paying
tsurenu's ARsnt.
An unexpected bat inoontestably true
story developed at city court Friday morn
log in the trial Of two colored women,
Annie Dunn and Margaret Bishop,
charged with keeping houses of ill-fame,
showing the Surprisingly peculiar methods
of the Republican party in their present
extreme aud hard pushed efforts to thresh
over and CLEAN again and again in the
already scant haryest.feld of colored
voters. 1t clearly showed that oil decent
sources OF vote collecting have been
tapped for sll they are worth, and that
now the efforts OF the party workers are
turned in direction which stamps the
propaganda with everlasting disgrace.
In the case referred to there are two
co!ored women tenants of the Rev.
Michael +. Sluby, colored, pastor of tho
u. A. M. u. Church, who owns what is
called Sluhy's court, sequeRtered alley
of general i'll repute which, according to
the testimony OF the police this morning,
gives more troublS to the offioars OF that
diatrict than any other part OF their beat.
Ia this foul hole according to the testi-
moay given on Friday at city court Of
o bright, intelligent young oolored man,
Samuel Stanley, the Young Mems Re-
publican Club have detailed him. il is
understood on SALARY, 10 gather by powers
OF attorney what votes he could OF the
dgnizens lnbaUiting the place. From
what could be gathered it appears
that there ore two houses under the
same roof, but occupied by different
parties. Annie DUN and Mrs. Bishop,
both colored tenants of the Rev. Study.
1t was il SlUpy'S alley that the two col,
cred men, Woolrioh and Heniriakson,
lost over $50 while on drunken de-
bRpch early in tire week. II ia in the
slme alley that colored woman was re-
Gently Almost beaten tc death. This den
slso has been until recently the home OF
the wife OF the murderer of Officer
Peterson, where Mrs. Davis, bereft of oil
shame openly associates with the col
ofai women Of the place. The police
records for the pat few years are full of
such stories. Il is undoubtedly one of
the pest holes of the city. The repre-
resentatiye If the GAzsTTE has in the
usual course Of searching ont vice,
charges Of murder, assnult aud larceny,
visited the place on various accas ons
and can fully corrobofate tho testimony
given by the police in court Friday.
Previous to tie evidence given by
Samuel Stanley numerous colored wit
ndssss were heard but kmost nil Of them
knew nothing, Ihs city solicitor cuuld
gQip no debate proof 10 meet the indict'
nlent Rgsinst Annie Dunn. Almost Himi'
lsr difficulties for the prosecution were
found in thu case against Margaret nisaop
the other teuaut OF The Rev. Study.
Whep Stanley was pnt o. tie tgsnd he
voluntarily told the court that he went 10
tho house to 'intercede for colorgd mems
taxes. lie was provided with the where
withai ana produced his powers of at
t2rney. Yhs dulactable company he
, found himself among did not influence
1 him in his ardent missionary work. liz
was there on business as he believed
/ properly accredited. Three OF the women
were dead drunk. While visiting, he
Incidentally added he saw D white mug
pass upstairs. On this occasion Stanley,
Z the coiored missionary, as he told the
i court direct from Republican head
n quarters, Seventh and Market streets
4 the rooms Of the INDECENT negro tax pay.
ing bureau, inqqited Of Mrs Bishop tic
h lessee Of tho Tesort in regard to her
|, son. STANDBY explained bis urgent buBi
+ meas and was told that yuung Bishop wa.
], "2l out" That was gratifying news and
!. business was accordingly commenced
N Yorng Bishop conldI't write. In fRc'
II t!auley did not testify tHGt Bishop Tai
"a prBseGt al all. An Intoxicated woman, i
was understood wrote FOR him, and ~
i added Stanley, wrote my name under
1 meath. Missionary Stanley, who like Iii
A great nGmeaake, III also dispCyerer BnC
d Investigator of WilminRtor1s dark con
4 tiLent, said Tint there were four or tiv,
r. drunken people in the room. lie ooulC
"a not got ail the names, he only wanted tn
ia men.
y Il didn't interoeda any more" he con
i tinu9i, when got tho power OF attor
r. ney signed left"
"a The oolored agent of the i. III. Il. Q
a then sailed forth from the pesthole ii
:. triumph armed with the document oh
"a tanned ea described and marched Of
10 highly eiated to lay the fruitB OF his mis-
aiouSry labors proudly ut the feet Of hi
Is delighted employers. And then he &c
il his regard.
Ia both cases sufficient testimony wa
naducsd 10 define the locality as one O
extreme disorderliness aud bad reput
but as the Indictment was for keeping
be house OF i'll fame bath prisoners were dis
Ut missed coored visitor 20 the resort
Vi Edward Dorsey, testified he saw Mission
20 AIRY Stanley, with the power OF attorney
at Stanley himself in his testimony state
ID that he had Just left another wsll-know
ld political missionary, AshuYy Sterling
~, colnred, turnkey at the police statioI
OF with whom he had been holding COZ
x. florence.
ID Three young c1lored men came {
& This office on Friday afternoon with ii
~ following, requesting its publication:
90 DRcEMRgH 20, 1889 NY D6dr Friends:
y now tAEn tlts opportunity 10 iAforrn yGu
IL the RIear tax collector ofthe GoIored Yarp
int Mons Republican Association ofthe Faurt
,tg ward Mr.. Samuel stanley, and please ii
III wara Of Em, Tor no is not to be ttustei, Il
II, he cannot tell Il coiored man from Il whit
~ man. j.. D.
ut The nature Of the complaint other thd
ey given IN tina note could not ba asce7taias
u. nut evidently Missionary Stanley Is IN bu
in. oder with the negroes.
ue q Gorge Bishop, coored referred to
al the city court cases above, was seen nv
M GAZETTE AND JOURNAL reporter. He FIJI
= verified tbs story given by Stanley TO Il
ezteut TINT ne consented to sign o bill. !
go did not know what II was, had not d
nc, slightest knowledge, but believed It reiati
he to tax receipt or voting or somethli
ire ese Bling unable to write wont
bla signed the "biil" (Which Is Ia fact pow
IN OF httcrnev) Tor him.
u. "Dii you make your mark on {
,,s- paper asked the reporter.
hiS no, tho woman eigned my nams,n
90 Piled Bishop.
pie s-=
for HIerr.cK Property NOT sold
os. The Merrick mansiop, No. 1903 MerA
uE- street, waa offered at public sl!e Mt /