The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-03
Third EDITION.
THE INVESTIGATION.

x<fief Session of the Committee
GeorEes Hsgany Returned as De-
Hndnrnt Assessments Missing -
Absut the Little Discrepancy.
There being very little business to
be brought before he Levy Court in
NestiEatinR committee yesterday af-
W. Mckee's accounts were concerned
that it was 2.15 o'clock In the after
noon before the committee got to
work. ALI the members were present
except Mr.. Eliason.
George s. Hagauy being present de-
sired to lie examined In regard to his
tax receipt, and TO see if he had been
rcturned as delinquent. MI. Hagany
was examined by Mr.. Clark us follows:
AIR. Hagany In what ward do you
realtlepp
81 reside in the Fourth ward now,
but was assessed for tax in the Fifth
ward"
20 whom did you pay this tax?v
To Dongherty believe, l know he
was in the Office when paid the tax"
Mr.. Clark then looked on the delin-
quent list and found MIR. Hagany's
name returned.
The committee was treated to gem
uine surprise yesterday afternoon
when 1t was found that the general as
sessment lists of 1889 could not he
found. The general duplicates how
ever OF 1850 are in the Office of the
clcrk of tho peace so that no great in
convenience will arise for want of the
missing lists. 1t will be remembered
that the delinquent lists for 1889 were
stolen from tho Office. and the ASSESS
nlent lists may have gone in the same
direction.
About o'clock the committee adj
lourned TO meet ut the call of the chair
man Mr. Hutchinson.
The apparent discrepancy between
the amount Sl558.20 paid by the Repub-
hean committee to Mckee and the
amount found by the investigating
committee sl994. 04 he owed the county
caused much discussion yesterday, the
Democlatic papers charging fraud
against the Republican committee.
The rejoicing amongst the Democrats
ON that score however will be short
lived, as there is no trouble whatever
aceonnting for the discrepancy. Meet
Ing Postmaster Daniel +. Stewart this
forenoon, REPUBLICAN reporter ask
ed him to explain it.
mo trouble about THAT" said MIR.
btewart ut occurred this way. You
see the collectors at first credited
those for whom taxes were paid upon
those duplicates nnd their names did
not appear upon the delinquent return.
Yet the committee paid their taxes all
tho same, and have their receipts. The
amount found by the committee uw-
ing by collector Mckee was only for
those he returned as deinquents. That
expiatns the whole matter" said Mr..
Stewart. The Republican committee
iegoing to work to nuke Out u list of
all such persons for whom they paid
taxes, and who were not returned as
delinquents, and that will fully set the
discrepancy discovered In Its true light
before the public.
MIR. Stewart has also strnightenad
out another groundless charge that
he did not receive the large balance OF
The taN-receipts until after the delln-
qnent returns were made to the Levy
Court on the 18th of March. This
charge was base and groundless, The
tne settlement was made with the col
leetors on the 9th OF March. and before
10 O'clock OH the 10th OF March every
raceipt was In MIR. HStewart's posses
sion. On the nth OF March the del II.
qnent returns were made by the col
knctors.