Evening journal., 1890-02-07
SENSATIONS IN SUSSEX.
A JEALOUS HUSBAND WHIPS HIS
PRETTY WIFE.
The Members of the Levy Court Quarrel
and then Attempt TO FiEht-More he
publican Frauds Discovered Crooked
Lists OYerhauled.

dred, sat in the sheriff's office on last
Saturday week for the purpose of corrects
ing his assessment Fire. alarm Bacon,
his brother, the paid attorney TO intro
duce Philadelphia ways into Sussex, and
others handed TO the assessor the names
OF about thirty negroes to be placed on
the list The assessor. ignorant Of the
law, put the names ON, but later in the
day he was informed of the law and be
struck off those whom he did not know.
Among those stricken off were several
who lived out of the hundred and one or
two in jail, some residing out of the
state, some under age. The assessor
returned his assessment for Georgetown
hundred with the names off, but he kept
a list of them and handed them to the
Republicans, saying, some of these par
ties had no right to be assessed others
he did not know and he could not return
them. The Bacons, who run the Levy
Court, informed Mr.. Reynolds that il he
| did not place those names on the list that
the Levy Court would not make him any
allowance for his services and that the
Levy Court would place them on ard
consider them part Of the assessment
returned.
Mr.. Reynolds informed A. p. Robinson,
Il l. l.
requested to be heard Mr.. Robinson
addressed the Levy Court upon the law
relating to the acts of Mr. REYNOLDS and
Mr.. Boyce followed; and then Mr.. Marvel
| followed, taking the ground that if Mr.
Reynolds had made himself liable to be
punished under the law for any act he
had done he could be called to an account
and with solid Republican grand jury
and petit jury the Republicans should not
be afraid but that justice would be
melted out to him. But that
the Levy Court under the
statute had only to do with the
assessment as returned and could not
take frem, and could only add to in &C.
cordance with the provisions of the stat
ute. So far the whole proceeding was
decent and in order The paid attorney,
J. Francis Bacon, Fire Alarms brother,
then addressed the Levy Court in the
| tragic and abusive style Of police court.
Among other things he said; THESE
| gentlemen don { care a darn about free
ballot or a fair ballot. After he had
finished Mr.. Marvel defferentially asked
the Levy Court for the opportunity of
| replying to some personal remarks. He
| then asked of Mr.. Bacon. the paid at
torney to introduce Philadelphia schemes
into Sussex, IL he included him in the
above remark as one of these gentlemen
whether he referred to the attorneys
present.
MIR. Bacon, the paid attorney, replied
| that be Mr.. MarveD we'll knew of the
Democratic frauds. Mr.. Marvel replied
he did not and he wanted to know If he,
Mr.. Bacon, meant to charge him as q
party to the frauds which he spoke of.
Mr.. Bacon. the paid attorney, replied
yes. Then Mr.. Marvel let out in defence
of himself. The course he had pursued as
attorney of the Levy Court, had
always met with the satisfaction and ap
provas Of the Republicans, such rs Daniel
j. Layton. and he defied any man e
connect him with any unlawful act tC
prevent y free or fair ballot. That
he knew not what his record was
but that he (Mr. MARVEL had always
lived in this community and he believed
that every honest Republican, white OF
black. would bear him out in what he
said-and that the gentleman who said
to the contrary spoke that which was alb
solutely false and that the gentlemen
could not make such a charge against him
before this body or any other body, here
or elsewhere, without his denouncing IL
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after call the gentleman to account for
the same. The room was small. The attor-
news were standing near each other during
the last remarks Mr.. Marvel turned
toward Mr.. Bacon THE paid attorney and
was gesturing rather impatiently when
Fire Alarm Bacon, who was sitting
behind him, jumped upon him with hii
arms around his neck. But he haC
scarcely done this before Burton Mitchell
the Levy Courtman from Dagsboro, wal
over his seat and had Mr.. Bacon IL
charge giving him good shaking anc
} asking what he meant in committing
! such a violent assault before the court
BY this time at least a half-a-dozei
had Mr.. Bacon in charge, and it wa
only through the greatest effort tina
Mr.. Bacon was saved from injury. TIL
Republican Levy Court WIS provoked a
J the disgrace brought upon the party b,
this man. IL Fire.Alarm Bacon was
different man he would have to an
swer this to Mr. Marvel, but as it is PEG
r pie consider him as beneath the notice o
decent man.
: The regular correspondent Of th
, EVENING JOURNAL has Omitte
3 several pieces of news OF
1 racy social character and neglects man
bits of political news In fact your reg
I ular correspondent often fails to mention
y some of the most notable events which
} occur here. Here are some Of the omis
sions.
There is a man in Georgetown who car
not boast Of having the curse Of beauty
g But he has a young wife whose beauty i
y Of an exceedingly high order, she being
y brunette with liquid brown eyes and
q perfect figure. Being Of jealous dispos
II tion the ugly husband has guarded hi
e beautiful young wife with the utmos
;, care, not even allowing her to appear ii
e the street unescorted by himself. II
?, kept very vigilant eye upon her. 1t ha
h been rumored that in order to force he
}. to sit up stairs he allowed her no fl
le down stairs, and that he very often en-
= forced his commands by blows. Matter
,. came to crisis one night last weel
at dusky dark the careful husban
closed the parlor window shutters. I'll
beautiful wife flung them wide opeI
y Again the shutters were closed and agai
Y banged open with no gentle hand. Afte
y this by play was repeated several time
Il the now really angry husband stalked
4 msjestically as his thin legs and big fel
e would permit into the parlor and hit b
young wife a cruel blow on the Torches
le with his fist. This being more than 81
could stand, and forbearance ceasing
be virtue, she took re iuge with neig
'e bor where she remained all night. III
next morning she went to the home