Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-23

reallzed Whatever financial benefit ac-
crued from the Hickman bargain. Ed.
wards admitted that he made Bach dis
gorge the 5000, and says he took the
money back TO Neary, and on the latter's
refusal to accept it from him "placed
the money to a special account" Ed
wards says he complained at the time
10 Charles Baird, one of the stockhold-
ers or the pepper, about Bach's accept
ance of the brtbe, and Mr.. Baird saws
ne remembers about Edwards making
the complaint.
BACH DENIES AGAIN.
Bach, in the Neus of July 10th, reiter-
ates his charge that Edwards and not he
received the 5000. He says:
Edwards is one of the few unconyicted
criminals that walk our streets to-day, and
ne Will not walk them much longer. Of
the pair he is the greater scoundrel, for it
was undoubtedly he that suggested the
conspiracy 10 which Neary gave such
tragic expression. 1t was Neary and
Edwards who engineered the transac-
tons in the fall of 1888 by which the
for the long list Of Democratic rnaiadmin-
lstrators III office and Democratic en-
bezzlers, that papers entire and entirely
disreputable history being traceable to the
moment when Neary found that could
not grasp his suggestions. 1t is very likely
that ! would have attacked Neary, as /
nave done again and again, If / had been
the object of his bride II is likely. too,
had ] been thus venal. that would have
refused Edwards insulting but earnest
and sincere invitation in January, 1880, to
go with him into the Democratic camp,
although had then more than $1,000 at
stake, all of it absolutely in his power.
In conclusion, wish to say that never
received dollar from Pat Neary. was
never offered dollai or anything else bv
him. never had any business transac-
lion with him, other than paying my tax
10 him. never had any interviews with
him anywhere or on anything, except on
the one or two occasions at my house,
which referred to before, and which he
forced upon me. Both his assertions and
Edwards, so far as they seek to involve
me, are absolutely false.
=. WHAT MOTIVE, INDEED.
"What motive could / have had for
making such charge if it was untrue?"
said Mr.. Neary last Thursday. 81 had
no interest in the Dougherty and Mckee
muddle, which started the controversy,
but when this man Bach dragged me
into it and tried to make me out de-
faulter to the county, | retaliated by
showing him up. Every word have
said about that 5000 payment is true
and no man knows this better than
Bach himself"
A FULFILLING QUESTION.
A Republican said last Thursday
morning; "a friend came to me yester-
day and asked, Whom would YOU
sooner believe-Neary or Bach p Under
the circumstances, you know, this is an
awkward question TO ask good Repub-
lican, and so said nothing. 1t was one
OF those situations when the best refuge
is silence
HICKMAN CAN'T BACK Up HIS LIE.
Between Henry d. Hickman and a
reporter the following conversation is
alleged to have taken place yesterday
week:
Did the EVERY EVENING offer to sun.
port you if you would get the Levy Court
70 pay its $1,000 for cleaning out the gam
blers?
Yes. They came to me and offered me
full support if would do it.
On Thursday a GAZETTE representa-
tive called on Hickman at his store,
and after reading the above asked:
"Dld you say thatf"
eyes, l said it," replied Hickman.
"Will you tell me who came to you
from EVERY EVENING and made such
an offer2''
"No, won't"
"Will you say to me that anybody
from EVERY EVENING ever came to you
with such an offer p
"No," replied Hickman, quite angrily,
moving towards the rear of the store,
mt 10, ta1l AA
ING or anybody from that paper. You
get right out of here"
1t was evident that the call was an
unexpected one to Mr.. Hickman, and he
could not conjure up any plausible ex-
PLANTATION of his falsehood.
WERE THE RECEIPTS DATED BACK
There is a rumor that the deal with
the tax collectors by the Republican
committee was not made until March,
but that the receipts were dated back in
January. By this the receipts were
made legal, as far as the date was con-
cerned, although the parties in whose
names they were made out had already
been returned as delinquents.
In chat on Friday with prominent
business man OF the city some new and in
teresting features in the political move
ments of 'SS were mentioned to a repre-
sentative of THE GAZETTE.
81 remember right we'll, the gentleman
remarked, ''it was the spring of sS. The
great question was whether Hickman or
John Pyle was to receive the nomination
for Levy Court.
'Bach came to me one day.
.'Can you tell me, he said, is Hickman
going to be nominated p
mated"
"I understand replied Bach, that
, EVERY EVENING is going to attack Hick-
man. That was what ne uere going to do.
. But if EVERY EvENIG does we wont as our
business is TO attack EVERY EVENING""
1t must be understood that at this time
the Journal was Republican paper and
Mr.. Bach was editor.
1--WE are sorry, old fellow continued
Mr.. Bach, who was evidently addressing a
friend Of John Pyle as against Hickman
for Levy Court, we can't be with you in
the fight. But we must give all and our
first attention to EVERY EVENING
Three days after this Mr.. Bach called
again.
's.Do you think p he questioned again,
that EVERY EVENING will attack Hick-
man after he is nominated?
The gentleman said he did not know,
but would judge from that papers edi-
torials that it looked very probable.
Bach explained that he had plenty of
ammunition against Hickman, but that
EVERY EVENING had taken the wind out
of his sails.
The infamous deal of Fred Eden Bach,
chairman of the First district executive
committee and private secretary to Senator
Higgins seems TO be clearly proven. Mr..
Bach was charged by Patrick Neary Of
having accepted 500 in consideration of
using his influence as editor of the Journal,
then a Republican paper, toward the eleva-
ton of II. ID. Hickman, Democrat, to the
Levy Court. Mr.. Neary expressly and di-