Evening journal., 1891-09-23
eluRN en- The LIenI.n
The Republicans Want TO Investigate
the business Methods Df Collectors
Dougherty and Mckee.

the Business Methods Of Collectors
Dougherty and Mckee.
The Levy Court Investigating Commit
tee has at last cried Turn on the
Lightp and many will be surprised If it
does not blind few holier-tha thou
Republicans in this county.
This committee consists Of Messrs
Hutchinson. Clark, Jolls, Hickman and
Eliason three Republicans and two
Democrats It's avowed object is to in
vestigste the manner in which Mckee
aud Dougherty received pay from Repub
lican mem bers for 1900 taxables,
pocketed the money, and then returned
them as delinquents
The first important meeting of this
committee was held at the Court House
yesterday afternoon. Chairman Hutchi.
son presided, All the members Of the
committee were present. After fully
discussing the matter from Republican
standpoint, it was decided that all per
sons who had any knowledge OF the
Dougherty Mckee Stewart deal shoul1
be summoned to appear and give the
committee the benefit OF that knowledge,
Mr. Jolls offered the following resoiu
tion, which was adopted
Resolved, That the clerk OF I g
peace be and he is hereby requested to is
sue summons to the following persons to
appear before the com nittee on Monday,
2SJh inst, at 10 a m at the Levy Court
room. to give evidence as TO all matters
which the committee is required 10 In
vestigate Daniel + Stewart, Henry G.
| Mahaify, George D.. Watson, William G
Mahaffg r. f. Bach. O. L. Mahoney,
Peter B Ayars; and be 1t further
| Resolved, That summons be issued
/ to George W. Mckee and John j Dough
erty, that they attehd at the same time
and place aud have then and there the
duplicate tax lists issued for the year
A. D, 1890.
Resolved, Further, that Danial F.
stewart and HenrY,C Mahaify be further
summoned to produce before the com
mittee all the tax receipts for the year
A D. 1890, which they hold and which
were given them by George W. Mckee
and John J Dougherty prior 30 the 3lst
day OF March last,
Mr.. Hickman mo- we'd that the names of
Senator Anthony Higgins and Solomon
Hersey be added to the list The motion
prevailed.
The resolution was placed in the hands
Of Clerk of the Peace Biggs He ex-
TO summons the witnesses He con
suited Attorney General John Biggs, who
assured him that he had every power TO
do so.
The question OF the character Of the
meetings was next taken up. Chairman
Huichison said he thought the meetings
should be public Messrs. Hickman and
Eliason not only endorsed that. but
Thought that the investigation should be
held by the entire Levy Court. Mr.
CLARK posed as the friend of the news-
paper man and commended that reporters
should be admitted anyhow The matter
did not come to vote
Tie committee adjourned until next
Monday,
Sheriff Simmons has recei red summons
for the persons named In TIE resolution,
aud has already served some OF them.
Trying to Make Political Capital.
Receiver Diskey does not attach much
Importance 70 the action OF the inyesti
eating committee. He said
Their object is to try and make the
people believe that they want to turn
that money into the county treasury. II
Is all political huncombe They have got
to satisfy that bond That will be the
plain and simple outcome OF 1t all.
They Knew All About IL.
Levy Court Commissioner Hickman
smiled blandly when an EVENING jour
! NAL reporter entered his place Of bust
ness this morning Speaking Of the
matter be said
The Democrats did not know any
thing Of deal. The only persons who
knew anything about it were the two
Democratic collectors and the Repubi
can leaders. They are bound TO satisfy
that bond Of McKee's II they want
to collect this money they should sue
Dougherty and Mckee. That is, mean
the club, Republican leaders or whoever
paid them the money. They will have
TO proceed against them individually and
not against their sureties. / had the
name OF Solomon Jersey added to the
list Of witnesses. and Mr.. Eliason had
Senator Higginss name added. Hersey
told me after the error lists we're allowed
that the sale was made. and asked me IL |
knew about 1t, He said some Of the Re-
publican members knew about it. They
knew 1t before the list was allowed aud
kept their mouths shut. believe every
Republican leader in New Castle county
knew Of the sale while still the error llst
was being acted upon The only way the
matter can terminate is by satisfac ION
OF the. bond. The deal was a personal
deal, and they viii have to
settle IL personally, without the county
being Involved in IT, Now, that Is
exactly what they will have to do.
don't believe the investigation will
amount TO anything but bosn No mat.
ter how much they prove, Il will not alter
the case The error lists were duly
allowed, and they cannot increase the
liability Of the sureties believe that
there was a bargain made between Nc
kee, Dougherty and the Republican
leaders TO take those tax receipts
and allow those men to b.
returned as errors, but after they wer,
returned as errors they discovered thai
there we're that many men disfranchiseC
and no good to them. Then they
sqnealed on them Had they know
those tax receipts we're not good the,
would never have allowed that error lisi
to 20 through. The Republicans had tn,
vote to prevent IT, I think that abou
exposes the situation
1
1t Did Not work.
Thomas Kennedy OF Edge Moor wa,
arrested in Philadelphia yesterday TO