Evening journal., 1892-10-31
BULLDOZER BULLDOzED
Major Mitchell Tries Fifth
Ward Tactics in the Country.
IN DANGEROF TAR AND FEATHERS

I'm UANGhh VI IAh AND FEATHERS, |
Registrar Currinder Says That is what
Mitchell viii Get If He Ever Tries it
Again-Two Bullies Crush Young Girls
Between Table and the Wall.
Major Edmund Mitchell, Of the First
Regiment Delaware National Guard,
tax collector for the Northern district
OF the city of Wilmington, and Repub-
lican who had charge of negro mob in
the Western end of the Fifth ward in
June of last year, went to White Clay
Greek hundred on Saturday morning and
tried some of his Fifth ward bulldozing,
but signally failed.
Currinder Threatens to Shoot.
The only reason he did not carry out
his nefarious political scheme was
that Registrar Currinder showed the
butt Of revolver and gave notice that
he would shoot the first man who laid
his hands on him or his books.
Currinder I'm Town.
Registrar Currinder came to town this
morning from White Clay Greek hun
dred. To an EVENING JOURNAL reporter
he said.
Il went to the place of registration in
Christiana at 7.55. 1t was the last day
of registration. l took my two daughters
with me. They are my clerks
when | went in, Major Mitchell, of
Wilmington, Arthur Wilson, OF Newark,
a relative of Levy Court Commissioner
Paul Gillis Harry Webber, Commissioner
Paul Gillis, John Peters and George E.
~. q L. 81
are associate officers Of registration.
Bdlldozers In Consultation.
81 pulled out my watch and saw that
it only wanted ? minutes to 81 o'clock.
| opened my books and asked the regis
tration officers to come inside the room.
"They made no reply; simply stood
out there consulting with the other men
man named Samuel Bender was there
to be registered. / registered him as a
qualified voter and no objections were
made.
The Books Demanded.
"After registered him, then Major
Mitchell and Wilson stepped up and de-
manded the books. While they were
parleying over the books me and my two
daughters closed the books, put them in
/
Forced Their way In.
"Then Mitchell and Wilson forced the
table away from the door, jammed my
daughters between it and the wall, and
crowded themselves into the room.
q FIRST told Mitchell and Wilson not
to lay their hands upon me or my satchel
OF would shoot them down on the
spot.
The Revolver shown.
To give force to my argument l put
my hand in my pocket and pulled a re
volver out just far enough for the butt
to show. One was standing on each
side Of me then. Ry this time enough
Democrats had arrived at the place tC
hold the men in check and / did not
point the revolver at them. They were
forced TO withdraw.
Zone Of the men outside asked Mitchell
by what right he demanded the books:
% BY the right OF being a voter o
New Castle county, was his reply.
Tar and Feathers for Mitchell.
Il have this to say about Majo
Mitchell. IL the Democrats of White
Clay Creek hundred had known positivel,
that he was not a Federal officer the,
would have stripped him then and Their
and he would have gone back to VIII
mington tarred and feathered He will
20 back that way, anyhow, if he eve
comes out there again and tries to bull
doze u.s.
Cause of the Trouble.
"What does your registration show2
CAS- it stands now the Republicans hav
four majority, all told
, "What have they had in former years.
about twenty one. They did not &c
their fraudulent men on this time.
Consulting the Prosecutor.
As soon as Currinder reached town h
consulted Deputy Attorney -Generf
Branch H. Giles, in relation TO the prope
legal action to be taken.
, Major Mitchell Arrested.
Acting upon his advice Mr.. Currinde
. appeared before Magistrate Monagha
and swore out warrants for the arres
of Major Mitchell, for unlawfully intei
fering with registration and breach q
. the peace. He also swore out warrant
y for the arrest OF Arthur Wilson, of New
= ark, charged with the same offense an
( for Samuel c. Hultz, of Mill Creek hun
- dred. for illegally registering.
J.. The warrants for Mitchell were place
}. in the hands Of Detective Witsil Il
arrested the tax collector at the ia
/. office and took him TO the magistrate
n Office
l. Mitchell waived a hearing and Magi
# trate Monaghan held him in 81, 600 oa
a for appearance at the upper court. Pos
l. master Stewart went his bail.
u The other warrants are now in q
Ie hands of State Detectives Witsil al
Ie McVey. The arrests will be made lat
% in the day.
ie Clew That Did Not Connect.
e What was at first supposed to
II another clew in the Katie Dugtn murd
ie case. was discovered by Henry Chance.