Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-03
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tending 10 t.ae Gonrt--S1, 100 Bogus

lux GOElLulttbb OF tlb levy BiuTt blDIpsI ll5
bham investigation yesterday aud pro-
ceeded again to examining orders. II be-
gan on the court orders and went through
The year 1883 In which they found 81 100 IN
bogus orders, gil evidently executed by the
same person az the lew court bogus order.
Most OF them were in payment Tor attend
nnce before tho grand Jury. Some we're
for attendance as witnesses In the Btate
cases after Indictments were found.
Upon examinations OF the records Il was
found that In Il few cases the names OF adj
dltional witnesses haa been added to thu
record and bogus orders Issued for them,
though most OF these uri5rs were issued
without any names being placed upon the
court records to correspond with the
orders. Mr.. Tunpell asked the committee
TO continue It's work on tho orders. This is
the line OF examination that the DEM
ocrats desire and after III bogus orders are
found, they wan the committee to ecn-
tinue until 1t traces m and discovers ell
parties connected with these orders.
GEoRaETowE, March 2S.--The levy court
Investigating committee found to day about
$4,000 of bogus orders Ia addition TO 81 100
yesterday. orders have been examined Tor
Rll yenrs bsck to 1885. Bogus court
orders, like bogus county ordhrs, grow lie
M they approach the beginning Of Wheat
ley's term. II is supposed thore may be
shout sl,oO0 more bogus conr. orders,
10 testify from what collectors they rd-
ceivad the bogus orders. The Democrats
intend to find OUT the gulltY pErtlAa, II pos
Htble, whether the Republicans wish 1t or
not. There ts no donOt bat that the Rapub
llcans hesitate to give u thorough invesi-
CATION. They had rather make tina general
Oharge against the Democratic party than
TO know the guilty individuals.
GEoRdrTowN, March 2s.-,rhe Democrats
have pHtaisently demanded OF th4 levy
court Investigating COMMITTEES that It 90
hhead and examine all tho orders. and thu
demand beeume so general and feeling so
high that yesterday the committee pro-
oeeded with this work. All the bogus
orders are folded Eni tndorssd lu such n
inRanerthat whent hsattentio1ison once called
10 them thGy can he detected by the In.
dotssment simply, AMI II Is ia this napnsr
thHt tho bogus court orders have been de-
taced. They have not yet boon compared
With tho sub p lasS ard records. Though
II has been found that the nauaas OF adtt-
tlonal witnesses have boon plnead on the
records In State cases, and in aotne In
stances orders drawn paying tue costs In
state cE5as that should nave been paid by
defendants. most OF the orders, however
have been is uBd Without any reference 10
placing names on tue rB3orts to cores
pond with the orders. This greater part OF
them show on tueir IL - that they wsrs
Ot
TO appear before the grand Jury, although
no subj oe aes were issaed few nam -
correspond with the names Of parties In The
county. In nearly all cHsGs, however, the
surname is OF some common name In the
county, while tho Rivea name does not cor
respond win any citizen.
Most of these orders we're taken up DUR
Ing the term of County Treasurer Steven
Hon. 1t will be remembered that under
MIR. Stevensoh's model style OF bppk-ke2p-
ing he was enabled TO tell the name Of each
collector from whom he took each order.
The Democrats insist that Mr.. Stevenson
be summoned Ut once hnd identity tho col
lectors from whom the court orders were
received. Tho present county treasurer,
Mr. Steele, WIS unable to tell from whom
he cot his bogus county orders, and he was
before the comm ttee to Jay and he was
unahle to tell from whom ha obtained
bogus court orders which he had received
TO the amount Oh nenrly $40. CONS OF tho
Republican leaders claim they know OF
parties VINO dealt In these orders, but they
refuse TO give their names and have them
summoned. The DEMOCRATS lnSiSt that this
he done, and II 4 Il not dole they Will In
sIst that thRsD Republican leaders be sum-
Ia0nsd to testify.
The committee seems disposed to con
duct the investigation Tor party beneflt, and
II II Is compelled TO so on with an honest
Investigation II proposes to delay and drag
II out. occasionally doing honest inyestiRa-
tinp that THIS ore connected flHud by APP
parentlq oaa individual may rot all be
known al once, hut scattered along as sew
HTal separate discoveries of fraud.
htma Bf the best lawyers IN he STATE
doubt tho liability OF Clerk OF the Peace
E5o W. Tunnel for tho payment OF those
bogus orders, We. 1t Is said TINT he intendt
10 pay tbs full amount OF the bogus ordars
tssuaa daring bis term IL would gaem that
the collectors who took those orders wore
liable for then, but 1t cannot be asceEtained
from whom many Of thb orders came. since
Mr. steele has no record. a large amount o
them has paasst through bis hands auC
bBen audited by Republican levy cour
and allowed IN ills accounts. Even at th'
! st session, after the discovery OF til,
bogus orders no Was allowet by the Rspuh
lcan committees Of tbs court for the bogul
orders he had paid.
GEoRaEToRN, March 90 Tho lazy
court vasigstinR committee spsnt thu
afternoon of yesterday in comparing the
bogus orders with the records TO Eea i
there were any sooi ones among then
and to see what changes had been mad
in the records. Ii was found as reported
in previous letters.
Before the comm tteo adjourned MIR
Prettymsn moved that an expert be en-,
ployed The motion was rot seconded
but WAS putty the chairman Mr.. Joseph
said that "a most of the investigation wa
admitted by the other side to be only 10
partisan purposes, he moved TO amend
that two experts be employed. The chair
man paid no attention to this Gmendmen
but pat the original motion. MIR. Joseph
voted in the negative and MIR. Prettymal
In the affirmative. Mr.. Hollis, the chair
man, thsn decidad the motion carried
Attorney Bacon was directed 10 emplo,
the export. This guarantees that the ey
pert, like the Rhpualicen levy court. vii
do Just what Mr. Bacon says. This OK
pert is not for the purpoas OF examnin
the bogus orders, hut to 80 over til
hooks sud We. i'y abatement Mr. 8Gaol
8 has gotten up for q campaign document
The statement il Incorrect, and udesl
IN false, but they houa that the csrtificst
s OF Gn expert employed by Mr. Banoi
( will aiVe it Boms standiDg bsfore th
4 people.
VI Many Democrats ere in favor OF givin
this Republican committee loose rop
X now; that IL, whenever they step th
honest INVESTIGATION of orders and prt
M coed to WORK in this statement. And 70
the rarity TO select committee OF th
very best men in the county who ca
have Accra7 to tho books and lot thel
examine them Rad make report 10 th
" people and leave il to tha voters to 81
lievo whichever committee they piea9e.
1t is fact thar 3 depGty clerk hf
\ issued between IS GOO and SG,0G0 /
bceus orders. Tbs Democrats ADMIT til
and desire thorough Investigation to S.
who if any ether persons were oouaecte