Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-09-29
NE, BACH & MAHAFFY.
WORK or THE LEVY COURT IN
vEsTiGATlNG COMMITTEE.


Him OF the Freud.
The Mckee Dougherty investi gatio
was continued before the Investigating
Committee yesterday afternoon. AS
stated in yesterdays EVENING JOURNAL.
xCollectors George w Mckee aud John
J. Dougherty refused TO make any state
ment or to answer any questions, and
| Daniel Ste Hart the Republican Fed
eral official, told a cock-and bull story
that tried to make the matter a straight
out business transaction"
Alter Postmaster Stewart had testified
there was moment of suspense and then
the name Of F. E Bach was called. The
chairman Of the First District Com
mittee seemed to be glad to be able to
tell what he knew, and was willing wit
ness Tor the partisan investigating com
mittee
| he told the committee that he was
chairman OF the First District Repubh-
can Committee When asked To state
what he knew about the deal he said that
he was 10 this city during the holidays,
from before Christmas until January g.
de was making arrangements in the
paying taxes department of Corruption
| Hall Postmaster Stewart told him of
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what he should do. he advised Mr..
Stewart to 60 ahead On January he
met Stewart, Marshal MahafTy, Mckee
and Dougherty in the postmaster's office
ia the Federal Building They agreed to
the proDotition and we're paid 81 500 on
account. He counted out the money and
gave 1t all to Mckee. Mckee wrote the
receipts. Dougherty said he wanted the
money to be equally divided. Mckee
would not consent to this and gave
Dougherty 81, 600 of the 81 500, saying
that the Levy Court was pushing him
harder than anyone else. Mckee did not
want Dougherty to sign the receipt
Dougherty insisted and did so, telling
Mckee that they would sink or swim
together he saw them sign it and
SO did the five persons already
named. The receipts were paid for &C
cording to their face value. They were
paid Ia order to qualify the Republican
vote OF the whole city. There was no
understanding that the money was to be-
long personally TO the collectors They
needed the money. On January they
wanted S. 009 then 81, 600 aud finally
took the 81, 500. He said he did not
know what was done with the lists fur
nished by the collectors Il was present
by engagement when the second amount
was paid on March TO- There was So. 600
in gold which I counted out myself
left the yer6cstion of the lists aud
amounts to other persons. Il was
superintendent by Mr. Mahaffy The &C
couuts | saw were made out on envelopes
in which the receipts were delivered We
do not claim that the individuals paid
their taxes to the collectors. They paid
4 ylgrt hos -. g.,
This ended his testimony and ne was
dismissed.
Mahsny on the stand.
When Marshal Mahaffy took the stand
Attorney Bradford told him il was use
less to ask him il he was a Republican
He corrooorated the stories told By Stew
art and Bach. and said he had charge of
, selecting Republican names from the
| lists OF delinsueats furnished by the col
lectors BE stated, however, that he
] never saw the lists.
A Know-nothing Senator.
Senator Higgins followed Mahaffy the
creature Of his own selection and making.
When he took the stand Mr. Elason
suggested that the same questions be
asked him that were asked the other
witnesses Senator Higgins took the
1
and Mckes, did not know anything Of tho
transaction until 1t became public prop
erty
William g. Mahaffy, son of the mar
shall aud deputy clerk of the United
states Court was sworn, aud stated that
be and Q. Leighton Mahoney made out
the lists OF the Republican They were
made out at night on typewriter They
took turn and turn about in writing and
debating.
c. Leighton Mahoney was sworn, and
bis testimony oorroborRted what young
Mahsffy had said
The committee then adjourned until
o'clock to-day
This Afternoons Session.
: The investigating committee met at /
o'clock this afternoon, but IL was unable
to do anything until almost o'clock on
account OF the absencs of Commissions
Hickman After he arrived some time
9 was consumed by the committee in ex-
r aiming the oaths prescribed by law for
Q tine collectors to take There was some
differences Of opinion as to which oath
' they had taken.
0 Mr. Bradford opened business by say
4 ing;
Mr.. Chairman I merely draw the at.
q tention OF the committee to the fact that
It appears that the error lists OF Collec.
. tors Dougherty and Mckee
D for 1890 were filed on
Q the 18th day of March of the present
I year, that Is to say, on the very day next
. after the day on which final payment was
made to them on account Of taxes
RscsiPt for Every Name.
George NJ. Watson was sworn. He
testified chat he had helped Mahaffy anc
Mahonsy to make out the lists known
as No 2 list and assisted 10 selecting tbs
, names marked with an "R." He com
i pared the list with the receipts fur
4 nished by the collectors, and found {
4 receipt for every name The listi
furnished by the collectors wer,
) copies of the proposed delinquent list HI
did not know whether Mckee or Dough
i ertv furnished the book
Mr.. Hickman wanted to know whether
/ be ever saw the receipts or helped al
them In. He admitted that he had 6lleC
ia some Of them at the request of GeorgI
w. Mckee. de denied ever haYini
: stamped any of them.
t Mr. Hickman said it was the genera
belief that the names we're copied iron
& the lists now in the hands of the clerk o
e the peace, he wanted the tax receipt
4 produced.
Mr.. Watson said there was never am
understanding or intimation that tn
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