Evening journal., 1891-06-06
LAST EDITION
MAHAFfYs ANCIENT TRICK.
Charles T. stengIs Makes a"remporary'
Transfer of Land TO Thomas w. DIcyes

Charles L. stengIs Makes a"remporary'
Transfer of Land TO Thomas w. Hcvey.
Charles Stengle, Republican candi-
date for member OF the Beard of Educa
tion in the Third ward, is trying the
"Mshsffy land game for the benefit of
Thomas McVey the Republican candidate
for Council in the Second ward.
Yesterday he sent a deed to the re-
corder's office to be recorded In consid-
Grafton of the sum of $500, Stengle
conveys to McYey that certain lot or
piece of lands situated in the city of
Wilmington, New Castle county and
State of Delaware, bounded and described
as follows to wit: Beginning at stake
on the southwesterly sids of a
public road at the distance of
one numbered and forty feet essterlY
from the intersection with the line of
land of George w. Talley: thence south
thirty seven and one-half degrees, west
one hundred feet to a stake; thence
south forty-four degrees, east twenty
feet to a stake; thence north thirty seven
and ons-half degrees, east one hundred
feet to the side of said road; and thence
thereby north forty -four degrees, west
twenty feet to the place OF beginning,
Being the same land and premises
which Jacob B. Blackburn and wife by
indentHre under their hands and seals
bearing date, did grant and confirm in
fee unto Charles | stengle, said linden
ture being recorded in the office for re-
cording deeds, etc. in and for New Cas-
tie county aforesaid in deed record
volume page-etc.
Rnfora fhis frauafar vvaa made McVa
did not have the necessary property
qualifications.
This lot is a piece Of the celebrated
'sMahaffy land The recital of the
deed Of transfer of the property from
Jacob B. Blackburn to Charles l. Stengle
says: "Being the same land and premises
which Henry @. Mahaffy by indenturt
under his hand and seal dated the
twenty-sixth day of May, A. D., 1886,
and recorded in the office for recordins
deeds. etc, in and for New Castl,
county in Deed Record P, Volume XIII
Page $50. etc. sold and conveyed unit,
the said Jacob B. Blackburn.
When Stengle sent the deed to tn
recorders Office yesterday 1t was no
correct and vas sent back, In shor
time corrected copy was sent back Il
the recorders office, and ON the advic
OF ths Office was taken to the Registering
Bureau, duly registered and returned
to the Office to be recorded.
He VIII Get It Back
One of the attaches Of the office sav
Stengle during the day and casual.
asked him if 1t was a temporary 0
permanent transfer Stengls said:
"0h, it will come back to me ii
time"
he then went on and said he did no
see why such things could not be at
tended to before such late hour.
Thought He'd Keep His Month shut.
Between 10 and II o'clock last night b
saw the same attsche and. after thank
ing him for his promptness, said
81 sent the boy to you with the dee
because thought you had sense enougl
to keep your mouth shut"
He seemed 20 be very anxious to keel
the matter quiet.
Stengle is probsbly the youngest can
dldate running in this city, He has bee
working upon Democrats ION the scor
of personal friendship" and this actio
on his part will lose him many votes.