Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-11-12
THIRD EDITION.
The Assault on Young Doueherty.

The Assault on Young Dougherty.
The reported assault on young Charli
poughefty In the tax Office yesterda
evening Ia causing considerable tall
throughout the city. Young Doughertl
came 70 the tax office this morning aboii
III o'clock. His father, the collector. "a,
Iot put In ~ appearance all forenoon
The Young man had a small, black patch
a. the right corner and abovs the right
eye, aud similar patch on the Lover
edge OF the right cheek.
10 a representative OF the REPUBLICAN,
this forenoon Charlie stated that few
minutes before O'Clock last evening a
very black man came in and sat down.
when the hour came for closing he told
tue man he would have 10 20 out, as he
wanted to close the Office. The man re-.
piled that he would stay there until he
got his tax receipt.
Charlie said be was standing By tn
gate entrance to the inside OF the railing,
insisting on the man going out, when be
approached him suddenly and made a
swipe Ut him, evidently with some sharp
instrument that cut him on the cheek
aud above the eye. Had be not lodged
Ills head back the Gus might have been
more serious. He said he expected the
man was going TO strike him az he ap-
preached, but had no idea that he was
going to cut him. As soon as Charlie
lound that he was cut he rushed in 10 get
his revolver, during which time the man
hurried out. He followed down to the
loot OF the stairway, 10 the pavement, but
eoiid see no more Of the man. He says
u ever he gets HE eyes on him again be
would know him.
The story was related with truthful
earnestness by the young man, aud
there seemed TO be no doubt that every
thing he portrayed had taken place,
Yet there are many, and among them
leading Democrats, who say that the
whole OF this Is q cock and bull story.
got up to excite sympathy aud TO be used
AZ an excuse for not going to the cf1ics to
collect poll taxes. A young white man
states that he was In tho Office at min
utes before o O'Clock, aud there WAS no.
BODY In the Office at that time but him
sell and Charlie DougheIty. Mr.. Mckee
had left some time before.
but there are the cuts In Charles
lace as evidence that he was assaulted" |
persisted the REPUBLICAN representa-
"Hol such cuts as those can very easily
oe made with the point OF pin, /" replied |
Generally where the affair was men
toned this forenoon In groups there was
more or less struggling OF shoulders and
winking Of eyes.
Az any rate, Mr.. Dougherty the elder
did not appear. Mr.. Mckee was at his |
desk as usual.
lie specially requested the reporter TO
state that be is sitting In bis ofiico every
day from to IL and from 2 to 5 O'Clock
TO receive poll taxes, but as he 10 not kept |
busy be wants those who owe properly
taxes 70 come and pay what they owe.
On account Of waiting 10 the office for
poll taxes be says he cannot get away 10
call upon property tax payers This was
SAID with merry twinkle OF the eye as
II It was good Joke. The retort was
made, INT. Mckee you are doing very
well for the hours you have set, which
you know Is not suitable Tor workinRmen.
You will never show your sincerity nor
do your duty as n tax collector until you
SIT at night and give workingmen
chance TO pay without making such q
great sacrifice OF time"