Evening journal., 1890-03-08
AN INVESTIGATION BOOMERANG.
The PEOPLE who Hounded wheatley to
Death Have Investigated Too Much.

The People who Hounded wheatley to
Death Have Investigated Too Much.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN, March 8.-As predicted
by the EVENING JOURNAL correspondent
yesterday, the hand of fate is already
being laid heavily on the Republican con-
snrators who, for the sake OF making q
little campaign fodder, bounded poor
Rufus Wheatley to his death.
The Court OF Investigation" proceeded
with its work yesterday. aud had before
IL as witness. State Auditor james a.
Boyce. From 8 clock until noon the
court labored through Mr. Boyces books.
and by that time they had found four
bogus orders covering 1896, which
amounted to $40 so Altogether,
from 1885, when his term as
deputy clerk began, up to
the time of his release in 1889.
Wheatleys frauds upon the county will
reach 81 800 They will not 70 beyond
this figure: all agree upon this point
Mr.. Boyce very cheerfully gave the COM
mittee all the aid in his power and the
records have now been thoroughly
searched
Bat there was a thunder clap in the
Court yesterday afternoon While the
keen-eyed and sharp nosed Republican
reformers were seaching after Demo-
cratic frauds, and while despite their
closest scrutiny they could find but these
petty peculations Of subordinate clerk.
Ri Fl Locates, Democratic member OF
the Levy Court, stated that he would
like to know how the Republican member
of Little Greek hundred had
last year issued road orders to
the amount Of 81, 600 or 81, TOO This
caused CONSERVATION among the Republi-
cans. The Republican member denied
having signed these orders Then
another little investigation began, and 1t
was soon found, on the testimony Of the
Republicans themselves, that the county
treasurer Republican treasurer-make a
note Of this-had paid for one hundred
last year hundred represented by a
Republican-$1, 700 for bogus road
orders And the Republican commissioner
swears that he never signed them.
Auditor BOyce was called into the court
again and shown these Republican bogus
orders aud he was asked II he would pass
them Certainly not, was the auditors
reDly.
lt was found that these Republican
bogus orders had not only been signed by
men who had no authority 90 sign them.
but further that they had boon printed
for private parties. whereas the law is
strict that all blank road orders must be
procured from the clerk of the peace just
the same as licenses.
To say the Republicans are down would
be putting it very mildly Here is the
proposition talked of in all the stores Of
Georgetown last night: IL took poor inebri
ate Wheatley over three years as deputy
clerk, with all facilities before him, TO
steal 81 600 But in one short year the
Republicans have stolen from one hun
dred alone 81, ZOO At this rate where
will the Republican defalcations be In
three years taking the county over
The Republicans last night were very
tired Of Investigating. but now the
Democrats will push matters to finish.
Poor Wheatley killed himself because
Of a three years steal, amounting to
81 600 But itll take mors fhau this
Little Creek hundred steal OF 81 zoo to
drive any Of the Republicans To suicide
The meil who drove Wheatley to his
death are ''making political capital, as
stated in the EVENING JOURNAL yester-
day. oh, yes, they are making it with
vengeance. That's what they were
after, and they are getting il. At least
the people Of Sussex think so.