Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-18

entries, 301 dogs and II female dogs.
The report was adopted.
A tremendous storm ragged in the
Levy Court chamber from noon to 1890
Thursday:
Assessor James Hance of New Castle
hundred was caught red-handed in the
act of adding names to his assessment
list.
The charge was formally brought to
the notice of the full court by Levy.
Courtman Hickman, who, himself, saw
Hance writing in the names.
TREMENDOUS SENSATION.
Anything like the tremendous sensa-
ton caused by the revelation Of Mr..
Hickman of Hance's fragrant acts right
in the Levy Court room itself and in the
midst of the fiery criticism of political
methods shot from both parties on that
question at this particular time, it is inn
possible to describe
The Republican members were simply
dumbfounded, while the Democrats
looked on in indignant question. The
morning had gone along quietly, indeed
tediously, and everybody was glad when
Levy Courtman Simpler made the mo-
ton for noon adjournment There was
some little discussion and Chairman
Buckingham just noticed that Mr.. IIicll-
man was quietly addressing the chair.
II think" said the president, smiling
pleasantly, "that Mr.. Hickman was
saying something. We must not ad
journ for moment"
"Now, Mr. Hickman?"
"Mr. Chairman" Levy Courtman
6 Hickman said, ~ was just going to say
before adjournment that wish to renew
my motion in regard to placing the
assessment lists in the hands of the
clerk of the peace"
III Mr.. Hickman then made his motion
with which readers of TIE GAZETTE
a are already acquainted, that the lists be
N placed in the hands of the clerk of the
< n peace at all times when not in use by
the revision committee.
E# THE CHARGE MADE.
"I have to say" Mr.. Hickman con-
Ntinued, that | saw an assessor placing
"a name on the assessment list"
|, A dead silence of the completes
Establishment followed.
Mr.. Giubb-"'That is very serious
,charge."
III Mr.. Sutton (who is chairman of the
New Castle revising committee)-"l
would ask the gentleman how that hap
pened I"
Mr.. Hickman az would say that !
saw the assessor (James Hance) add two
names while MI. Sutton was not present
To Mr.. Sutton-"You can take YOU
books and see that the ink is yet new"
M Here Mr. Hutchison interiected the
? remark that he did not sec what adj
vantage it would be TO change the
N present method of caring for the lists
"Itonly appears to leave some stigmt
on our chairman" he'added.
7 NO STIGMA ON MIR. BUCKINGHAM.
Hr. Hickman-"I want to throw slui
on no man, especially not on our chair
man, Mr.. Buckingham, us know will
him personally the books would be safe
But am making clear statement il
regard to the fact of the assessmen
books of this county being tamperet
with, here in this Levy Court room thi
morning.n
Mr.. Jolls-"I would amend that tn
books be given to the chairman to hant
TO the full committee"
Mr. Hickman-"I accept that amend
ment gladly"
III Is NO THRILLING CHARGE"
Mr.. Hickman-'I am here making NJ
Idle assertion in regard to this tamper
ing, This is no trifling charge.
know whatI saw and am willing an
ready to be legally qualified upon it,"
Mi. Sutton@Is the court adjourned
would like to show the correction
saw in one name this morning."
HANcE JUMPS UP.
Mr.. Hancc then came hurriedly fol
ward and with pale indignant face eS
claimed, an correct him, (Mr. EIich
man, | did not know | had to pit
names of vouchers on the list.-Sll di
was that-in the presence of Mr.. Gillis.
Mr.. Hckman-"I only vouc
straightly again that saw him (IIanc,
putting ON two names--and there the
are"
At this moment all had .crowde
around the discriminating pages-Chai
man Sutton, Assessor Hance, five or 81
levy courtmen and Others. .
Mr.. Hickman slowly turned over IL
pages and pointed them out.
NOT VOUCHER NAMES
There they were at the tail end of IL
lists, Just freshly written in new BIT
ink that contrasted with terrible signi!
canoe against the intense black writir
above.
SERIOUS CHARGE.
There was silence again all throue
the chamber as the revelation of il
contestable guilt appeared.
Mr. Grubb-"This is a very, vel
serious charge and it must be invest
gated"
Chairman Buckingham began refe
ing to the motion before the house VIII,
expressions of condemnation hid h
voice.
Mr.. Elason--"It is pretty bold thin
( a. to do right here among us ALL"
Mr.. Sutton-"de (Ilancc) has no rig
TO put name on, not single nam
even if he had thousand vouchers.
see the ink is plain, showing the nam
added"
THE CRIMINAL WRITING.
The two names, on different page
which showed the guilt in the Nc
Castle assessment list were written:
Roberts, w. Brinton.
Gibney, Sylvester j.
Chairman buckingham - .IIan
makes an explanation to exonerate hi
self by claiming vouchers"
Mr.. Hickman--"What ! demand
does this vouchers name appear on t
assessment"
The unraveling of Assessor Hanc
pettifogging excuse was soon d
covered. He had tried to blind the ey
of his listeners by showing them mar
e. King" which had been correct
on Thursday in Mr.. Sutton's presen,
He thought TO palm this off to the cot
as what Mr.. Hickman was referring
uANoE'e FLIGHT