Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-06-20
ALLEGED ILLEGAL VOTERS
AN OPEN LEFrER TO o. M. OUTFITS.
EsQ.
Some Pertinent Advice Given by tho
Department. OF Elections TO Mr.
Curtts and His Coltcag ueu.

An open letter from the Department OF
GleotionB TO Charles N. Curtis, ESQ. with
sespect TO the casea OF alleged illegal
fegistration laid by him before the de-
pArtment, has boen published, a. folloWs:
orrIcE DEPARTMENT or ELEcrIoss VII.
hINorQH, June 10 1889 = Charles N. Curtis.
ksq.-DEAR SIR Ha vlng mad . a. thorough in,
Eestlgation OF sundry cases OF alleged
Illegal voting NJ the city election held June
Rst, 1889, We make the following statement
OF the facts as they appear by the oiliclal
records:
John J. Cox, Ninth ward--Mr. Hawkins
says that ha voted on tax receipt Of Patrick
HeAry paid 1888. Mf. Mahaffy saws that he
was returned Us an error IA March 1882 for
taxes OF 1883. Tne original assessment list
NJ the court house shows that he was
hhsesssd In 1888. Collector Nsary's duplt-
Gate shows that John J. Cox's taxes for 1888
were paid and accounted for to the levy
court aud that he WAS not returned as an
error. In this connection II Is well TO stnte
that tho collectors duplicate constitutes the
original error list AZ allowed by the levy
court. The names returned ns errors being
stricken through with an ink mark by
authority and direction Of the committee OF
the levy court ut the time OF the settlement
With the collector.
John Garter, Ninth ward-IThA charge
made IL the same an that against Cox The
banie OF John Garter appears twice upon
the official records. In the first instance
the taxes were paid and be was not re-
harmed M an error. In the second instance
ehe name was returned as an error, this
being the only WY In which the collector
could be rolieved from the payment OF u
. tax not collected or which has been as
9essed twice.
Patrick Donnelly, Ninth ward-The
ch1rIye made IL the Baue ~ that against
John Carter, and the records Disclose the
same state OF facts relative to him as they
do TO Johu Carter.
Patrick Dougherty, Ninth ward-Charged
Win having voted on tax receipt for 'SS,
not belng assessed for that year. This
name does appear on the assessment for
1888. The space FOR the D's beiug full
this name with others was carried forward
and appear on another page on said as
sussneut The collectors duplicate also
shows that the tax was paid and accounted
Tor.
Mattson Beale. Ninth ward Charged
WHO having voted on a tax receipt for 'S7,
md the statement made that he was not on
the assessment In ~, was on Ia '8s and WAS
returned as an error In March, 'S9, for the
taxes OF 'SS. The records show that he was
not returned rs IN error for the taxes OF
1883, but on the contrary paid his taxes for
said year and received his receipt.
Samuel Barton-The charge made Is the
fame rs against John j. Cox, and the
records disclose the same state Of facts
relative to him as to John ]. Cox.
You having submitted these rs ''typlcal"
Gases we suggest that hereafter more
careful examination be made before COM
plants are lodged with the department,
otherwise innocent persons may be sub.
jscted to the annoyance and humiliation OF
AN arrest. a. q. WILSON,
Al HART,
Department OF Elections.
June IS. I8so--Up0n IN examination OF
ae records hereby certify that the above
ltatement OF facts is correct.
JouN 2. McLEAR,
RapreFeAting George &. Capelle,
June 10, 1883 --Upon 40 examination OF
the records hereby certify that tho above
statement of facts Ia correct.
JoHN Blads. Attorney General.
Tho Republican managers arr greatly
obaerined over the failure Of their "typi-
col" cases, and great surprise is expressed
at II. @. MabAffy, with bis experience
ia member OF the levy court, should
OF have contemplated such contin-
tsncy as o man being assessed twice.
such instances have been OF common
occurrence for years, and are known TO
oil the members OF the levy court.
The error lists Of Wilmington hun
dred, which 80 myBteriously disappeared,
are still missing. There il suspicion
that the books have been secretly carried
away by the Republican politicians, in
order. to have chance to examine them
Sith great care. such . ridiculous
failure WAS made Of the sig names pre-
lented to the Department of Elections,
that it will be necessary to thoroughly
examine the lists and make comparison
with the tax duplicates, before name
can be clearly established Us that OF an
actual delinquent.