Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-05-15
FIFTH EDITION.


Isaac N. Grub, president of tbe r.n.
Court came into this city early M,
morning, went 10 the Office Of the lls,t
oil the Peace aud signed the duplicate t,r
books, and all four OF item now liz nnon
the desk In the Office ready to he t,sen
away by the tax cole, tors as soon a.
called for.
A representative OF the RRrupri,,y
dropped into the Office this norutrs
while Mr.. Grubb was there and said -
him: "Mr. Grub, l am very Glad IN
meet you, aud 10 hear rom you person
ally your defense for not signing The u,
duplicates. There have been many A,,i
things said about you, aud very iuiuflpus
to your former good uame for honest,
fairness aud impartlAllty. What has,
you 10 say about III"
Mr.. Giubb said he could not helm ,ba,
people said about him; he had % men.
ton OF doing nythinR wrong. "a N,rt
to Bridgeport, Connecticut last v,es
with committee to view a britur MAJ
we might profit by II In putting ,lmw
on the Third street bridge. | retained
home on Saturday suffering very much
from diarrhes. | there found NJ
Osborne's notice TO come aud sign m,
tax duplicates, as they were really.
never thought of the urgency OF slgnlpr
them then, not thinking OF the rcvis,rl.
ton In Wilmington, which was some.
thing new. AT other tim week alter
the duplicates were ready was eldy
enough. came Into tie city on Sunday
and met the b ,idge Committee aud .1me
gentlemen from Connecticut, who had
come In the interests Of bridges.
81 was IN the courthouse but not Ia tho
Clerks office even on Monday; rs no per
| con had spoken 10 me about II teyer
thought about the registrati7 n and tie
Importance Of signing the duplicate.
went with others, viewed the Third siree,
bridge, went tn the European hotel and
dlned aud took the train home feeling
very unwell. 1t was not until yrste day
when Messrs. Mitchell aud Mahaly cal.
ed at my home and toll me OF the II
portanee of signing the duplicates right
away. / told them would have to 40 to
Philadelphia In the morning (Wednrs.
day) to look after my milk iDterests unl
that would stop at the Clerks flee on
my return at noon and sign the dupD,.
Gates.
Il certainly gave the gentlemen no
reason Tor supposing that / wanted u
conceal the fact that was In Wilmipg.
/ aoh IN Ahhbhhuls WbIC luu many
saw me there for me to make
such denial, even II were so Inclined
After these gentlemen left l began 10
think over the importance OF the matter
and concluded that had better come to
the city this morning and sign the dupli.
Gates and go TO Philadelphia afterwards.
| have signed them; there they are, and
ut 20 minutes after 10 O'Clock will start
to Philadelphia"
Mr.. Grubb's explanations were so of
haRded, and evidently honest that We
frankly told him that we did not beliey,
he Gid any Intentional wrong and that We
would state this opinion in this article.
Had he lived In the city where the
registration aud collection Of taxss were
talked about so much, he would have
seen the matter no doubt In q different
light. 81 have been In the Levy Court
for many years." said Mr.. Grubb, "aui
do not believe anobody can point to a
single wrong that l have Intentionally
committed, and no matter what may he
said about me in this instance, II | have
erred It was through no intent to commit
a wrong act" Saying so the president
left for the philadelphia train. Mr..
Grubb having performed his duty, the re.
sponsibllity will now lie with the col
lectors. The books are ready and they
can commence this evening to receive
taxes II they will.