Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-03-12
DEMOCRATS DfsF,R4YCH1sgD.
The Republican Collectors of Sussex Re
fuse to Collect Taxes From Men Able
and willing to Pay.

The Republican Collectors of Sussex Re
fuse to Collect Taxes From Men Able
and Willing to Pay.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
GEORGETOWN, March 6.-The levy court
met Tuesday to correct the assessment
lists, as is usual at the March term. The
delinquent lists are larger now than ever be-
fore, the total nearly reaching 5000 instead
of 1000 as first stated. 1t is bare-faced
attempt at disfranchisement.
In looking over the lists your cores
pondent found the names OF persons who,
of his personal knowledge, own personal
property, such as household goods, &c In
Little Greek hundred this was the case in
a great many names. In Lewes and Re
hoboth hundred men who stand high
socially in the community and who take
more or less active part in politics are OH
the delinquent list.
Last year the total delinquent list num-
hered 962 with 1853 white and 100 negro de
linquents, but this year it looks as if there
will be about 1900 whites and 400 or 500
negroes, although the levy court holds the
list open until Wednesday next.
benjamin r. Gordy, levy court commits
sioner for Seaford hundred in conyersa-
tion with your correspondent this morn
ing said that the list as returned by the
collector of that hundred contained 113
names, and that he would say that by the
collector calling on the men rs of them
would pay their taxes, and if he was col
lector he could collect the tax of 70 of
them ii not all of them in three days.
1t is the general impression that the col
lect0rs have made no effort to collect the
taxes, but return them in this way to dis
franchise Democrats. As stated yesterday
one of our representatives sons is on the
delinquent list for his hundred, when he
has never been known to refuse to pay
tax but on the contrary was always
among the first TO pay.
The editor of one of our county papers,
the SasSer touRtidn at Laurel, is on the de-
linquent list for his hundred, which there
is every reason To believe is only part of
Il series of prosecutions which he is suffer-
ing at the hands of the Republicans. Then
there is Il minister of the gospel, who was
il delegate to the last Democratic State
convention, who has been placed on the
delinquent list for the same hundred,
Little Creek, II would be useless TO go fur
thcr, for the lists are full Of such names,
names of men than whom none stand
higher in the esteem of their townfolks.
The levy court passed Il resolution yes
terday morning to have the names on the
collectors lists printed in four county
papers. but, i'll the afternoon it was re-
scinled and substituted in the following
resolution.
WHEREAS, II is the wish ana desire of this
n0ly 10 give tNA lfeeSt aid fullGSt eNRmlnn-
tion of this delinquen lists returned by the col
leatOrs y any one so desiring: and
WHEREAS. The lists as returned contain
names of many persons, dead, removed and
transieto od ana in many instances of excess
sive taXablos; and
WHEREAS, ihe publication Of said iis's as
proVid d fer by resolution passed this morn
ing, would not convey true and accurate
statement OF ren delinquents, and would
entail considerable expense upon the county
that has never boon incurred before there
fore,
Resoirsd, Tint tho res9.uti. n providing for
the publication OF said lists be hereby sub
scrhed.
Re.otved, Thnt any person or persons dcslr-
ing to publish sn lists at their own expense
be allowed to copy the same for that purpose
There was also resolution adopted
which provided that all delinquent lists us
returned by the collectors remain open for
correction and for persons paving taxes
until next Wednesday. If lliese lists
should be allowed by the levy court it
would be but the sanction Of the levy
court to II gross neglect of duty by the col
lectors, whereby the county would be the
loser by about $1,000.
Nicola Piero, the young Italian who
WIS shot Monday wack by Pasqualina
Subertelli, whom he had betrayed, died
in hospital in New York Thursday.
The breaking of governor belt on
an engine in Green & Fanton's hat fac
tory in Danbury, Conn, Thursday,
caused the engine to run away" and
the increased speed caused the three-ton
fly wheel to burst. The explosion was
so terrific that nearly every one in the
building was thrown down. Several
pieces went through the trimming-room
where 60 girls were at work and caused
a pane. Two girls, Lizzie Feely and
Katie Langdon leaped out the window
90 feet from the ground and received
internal iuiuries