Evening journal., 1890-07-19
LAST EDITION
WILL MR.. BEALE RESIGN?
THE COUNCILMAN SAYS THAT He
WILL THINK ABOUT 1T.


a Late Report That He Had Resigned
DsDied-sawdon Pays His Respects to
Turner-Interviews with Several other
Prominent Citizens.
well-asthenticated report WAS re-
ceived at this Office at 2.15 o'clock this
afternoon that Aaron s. Beale had sent
his resignation as the member from
the Ninth ward, TO President
of City Council, John c. Fsrra Mr..
Fsrra was asked by telephone concern
ing the report. He said: II have not re-
ceived Mr.. Beales resignation. "
MIR. Bsale Interviewed.
City Councilman Aaron s. Beale of the
Ninth ward has created the sensation Of
the day by his voluntary confession Of
accepting a bribe. His letter was
promptly met by the press of the city,
with request for him to resign. Demo
Gratis and Republicans agreed that this
was the only correct step possible to re-
lieye the Council and the party of which
Mr. Beale is a member, from the odium
of his act.
Mr.. Beale is the engineer for the
Jessup and Moore Paper Company, at its
Brandywine storehouse In the Ninth
ward. He was going home to dinner to-
day when a reporter met him and asked
him if he had anything further to saw
he said: Il have said all have to say
on this matter. In my letter printed
yesterday, told the whole truth and
nothing but the truth, and could do no
more. had no other way.
OF course, | could have denied
the charge, but it would have done
me no permanent good. l am
not sorry because l wrote
the letter for every word of 1t was true.
see that it caused great deal of ex-
citement among the people, but l feel
that have done my duty in the matter "
What action will you take in relation
cilY'
81 have not yet made up my mind on
that subject. ! will think about II"
He did not relish the idea of resigning
and his manner indicated that he had
not thought of that method of proceed
ure
MIR. sawdon Mad
ExCouncilman Francis 7. Sawdon of
the Eleventh ward called at this Office
this afternoon and dictated the following
statement concerning Mr.. Turner's ref
erence to him yesterday;
#'I have as good a character as my
friend Mr.. Turner. was in City Coun-
Gil for four years. and defy any man to
say that | approached any man for Doodle
or that any Doodle was offered or accepted
by me. The trouble with Mr.. Turner was
that did not vote for him. ! did not vote
for him because / did not think him
competent. Any man who says that
ever offered or received Doodle, is a liar
Of the first type.
Mr.. Chambers Says a Word.
Half dozen topics have been brought
30 life with Councilman Beale's confes-
sion. The charge Of bribery in the award
ing of the police signal system
contract is the next most re-
cent sensation of similar
character. Samuel Chambers, then mem.
Der of Council from the Seventh ward,
charged that the Gaynor Electric Com
pany used money to get the votes
of Council. The matter never got much
further than that and the indications
are that it never will. Mr.. Chambers
was in q talkative vein this morning
over the authorship fight and agitation.
He also referred to the charge made BY
him, saying:
IfCouncil had adopted my motion to
investigate the charges | had made,
sould have proven the whole thing in
the week. Council killed the motion,
and then after the charges had been
Agitated in the papers, member wanted
an investigation.
ut is not likely that the investigation
will amount TO anything. Beale's con-
fession in this auditor .affair leaves room
TO suspect crookedness Of Councilmen on
previous occasions
Bishop ooleman's Retrospect.
In speaking about charges, which are
made now and then of corruption in some
of the public bodies of this city, Bishop
Coleman said: ''These allegations make
me think of the time, now more than
twenty years ago, when I first came
here to reside, and when the city
Council was composed OF the nrst men
of Wilmington, who had no schemes to
further but those which promised to pro
mote the best interests OF the town
They were elected irrespective of
member Of the Board OF Edu-
cation, and it was a real pleasure to sit
with such men as composed the Board
Then, for example was Judge Hall.
Ito whom this state owes more
in the matter of education than is gem
orally known by the present generation, J
Bishop Lee. DR. Bush, Rev. Messrs Wis
well and Aikman. William Hilles, Allen
Gawthrop and such men, who never had,
nor could have any axes to grind except
for the common good. This, | say with.
sut in any way intending to reflect upon
the members of the present board
Indeed. so far as / have the pleasure of
knowing them, they would appear to be
equally anxious to do their duty without
fear or favor.
A Salty Amdavit.
Ms State s...1t Of Delaware ceLS., IS.