Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-28
DOUGHERTYS STAUNGH DEFENDER.
The News" is Grateful for His
Service to Republicans.

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The Collectors Accounts = Dougherty
Maintains an Eloquent silence Con-
corning the Condition of His Accounts
and the County's Cash.
| A representative of TuE GAZETTE called
upon ex-Collector Dougherty THURSDAY
morning: In reply to questions as to
what he had to say in regard to the action
| OIL his Sureties in their petition to the levy
court, he replied laconicaly:
have nothing to say He declined
explicitly to speak further on the subject.
i, County Treasurer John t. Dickey was
was in Philadelphia.
The Security Trust and Safe Deposit
Company desire that its position in the
matter be clearly understood. The com
! pany IS not on Mr.. Dougherty's bond bu;
being administrator of the estate of ono of
the sureties, j. Augustus Beers, it was
necessary to move in the matter, and the
company's trust officer, Mr.. Resell, was
levy court.
1t is understood that ex-Tax Collector
Dougherty is indebted to the amount Of
between $4,000 and $4,000. Last April
or towards the end of March there was Il
meeting OF his sureties when his accounts
showed an Indebtedness of about $4,000.
As against this he furnished the following
fftNs''f.Ness NtAiNptlISbtI VIA hDuUI
sl4,6oQ; loaned, $1,000; in bank, 81 900
second error list for 1880 $500 This left d
lew hundred dollars only of an apparent
debt.
Mr.. Dougherty's tax duplicate for 1890
was sol ,6i5,S3. The published accounts
q, levy court for April showed error list
allowed as follows: For 1890, Sc 1878;
Tor 1883, S6l5.27. The sum Of which de.
Quoted from the amount of the duplicate
would give an allowance for commissions
q E5,9Il7, making a total credit of
The amount then that should be turned
IN by ex-Colleetor Doughterty on his du-
plicates for 1890 would be S5l, 655.6l. His
payments TO May 10Th show S37, 224. 10.
which leaves balance of Sl4,43l.5l due
from the ex-collector.
IN regard to Mr., Dougherty's personal
solyency il is understood that at the time
q his taking office heowned an amount Of
S4,.uO, molety of certain estate.
-, The editorial statement in the News last
Thursday in one case distnctvely express
siye Of a solicitude for Mr.. Doighertys
political status and inferentially showing
q desire to protect and cloak him; and in
the same editorial columns, a distinctive
threat against County Treasurer Dckey
creates an account Of the novel Change
about tactics into which it places that
Journal, has caused wide and interested
comment OH the streets
v hat does the -Neus mean ~ is the re-
curing question. Here it cuddles around
ana protects Dougherty, and in the same
breath, without explaining why, calls on
treasurer Dlckey to keep his hands off"
Most people are puzzled. one person
remarked don't you see that this only
proves what was claimed a month ago
that the Republicans are using the col.
ieGtors; Now to carry out their purposes
fully they have determined to warn Mr..
Dlckey' IL may seem strange at first sight
That Dlckey should be warned. But YOU
must remember that he is so hedeed
around IN his new position by the require
ments of the Five Commission bill that he
cannot avoid trenChing on the Dongherty
preserves. This the Republicans see might
endanBer their arrangements So he is
gwen a warning. But above all il there
ne any truth IN the assertion of the Repub-
can capture Of the collectors it would
douhly behooye Treasurer Dickey both as
an alleged recognized leader in party poll.
TICS and also in order to conform to the
requirements of his new position to make
an aggressive stand against this new alli-
ance il as is alleged, it exist That is
why it is that the Netrs has suddenly taken
up It's strange new position and which is
this moment criticisedby good men of the
y party as simply scandalons in
The editorials in the Neus referred to
are
he zeal to push John j. Dougherty to .he
wal lust at this tlmewe say 1t without re-
proach TO the Security Trust and Safe deposit
Company--is not devoid of politics. The levy
court viii attend TO the matter on Friday--a
date which Will not in any wise increase any
niger Of loss to the bondsnen which may now
exist.
John T, nickey, as receiver OF taxes and
county treasurer, Ia sat IT. again, ana II he
does not walk very refully we shall have TO
expose him from the around floor" up
It is openly claimed now that 1t
is the interest of the Republican party to
keep Dougherty in his position in com
mand Of the duplicates. By issuing tax
receipts he can qualify voter for regis
tration. 1t is a misdemeanor to issue a
tax receipt to man not assessed.