Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-13
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Undermined 10 List Nrgrnns srpot
spective Os Right or t'ntv-fiveiJ
Fracas in the Court Eaicctions.
special Correspondence oil Gazette and Journa
GRoRgErowy, Feb. 6.-Tne RepublioAns
are making desperate effort to get q lot
OF negroes on the assessment list in this
hundred without proving their age, iden-
titv or residence. On the last day upon
which Zschariah Reynolds, the Demo-
cratic Assessor, sat TO correct his list,
Frank Bacon, the attorney for the levy
oourt, handed him about 80 names with
the request that he enter them upon the
assessment. Reynolds, In ignorance Of
the law, which at the very least requires
flat those whom the assessor docs not
know personally, Bhsll appear in person
and prove ags, identity and residence,
mt the whole number upon his sorAtcher.
lie very soon found ont that he bad made
a mistake and rendered himself liable to
tho law.
Re consulted counsel and was advised
to make all possible inquiry concerning
the names that Bacon had handed him
TO nut on the assessment all OF whom no
conld obtain personal knowledge aud to
give q list OF the remainder to the levy
courtmen for this hundred, 30 as to allow
him ample time to have all who were
really entitled to be assessed to prove
their identity, &c., at the March session.
The levy court met in its February
session this week, and Messrs. Robinson,
Boyce and Marvel appeared to explain
the assessors position and to show
that Il would be q violation of the
Law for the court to add to the
assessment the list of those whom the
assessor had handed in separately IS hay-
ing no knowledge OF their identity. Not
withstanding all this, however, Frank
Bacon, the attorney OF the court, in
structed that body 10 take Reynolds'l
regular assessment and the separate list
as the assessment for this hundred. 1t re- 1
mains to BIS be seen whether the court in
partiran enough to follow.
During the debate On the eboye ques-
tion Bacon said that the lawyers on tho
other side cared nothing about mans
right to vote. Marvel, in reply, pro-
nounced this false. Bacon, in words not
audible TO all present, stuck to his charged
Marvel shook his fist in Bacon's faoe.j
Ell. Bacon, Franks brother, rushedl
forward and took hold of Marvel. Mar
wells father, ex Sheriff jonah Marvel,
started forward to defend his son. Dr.
O. r. Layton jumped in to head OF thf
elder Marvel. ID. o. McGee interpossd
in time to prevent the latter from striki
ing Layton. Burton Mitchell, q six.foG
mem er OF court, left his dssk to take {
hand in the fray. For while things
were very exciting aud the struggle in
tense, but order was restored. The court
adjourned and W. d. Wilson, the pious
member from Lswes and Rehoboth, sang
hymn.
in the organization Of the court q. J.
Pepper wss elected president; j. Franz
Bacon, attorney; John Il. Steele, countI
treasurer; Philip Windsor, bsilif. This
following gentlemen were elected trus.
tees OF the poor: Niles I. Mills, Cedar
, Greek; II. b. Steele, Baltimore; ThomM
Nj. Layton, North West Fork; E. K. Sip
> Pile, Georgetown; John NJ. Lsnk, Lswea
! and Rehoboth.
= Mr.. Dryden, agent of the A. o. U. W.,
i who has been getting up branch lodge
p in this town, has been arrested on tia
0 charge Of violating the insurance laws q
8 the state. The A. o. U. W., insured
3 every members life for So, 900 and Insur.
/. snoe Agent Fooks contends that it ID
1 properly an insurance company and that
{ IL should obtain authority from the State
j. as other insurance companies are re-
0 quired to do. MIR. Dryden contends
4 that 1t ia not an insurance company but q
seor-t and beneficial order. Squire
1 Thompson required Mr.. Dryden to give
$500 bail. The matter will be tested al
the April term OF court.