The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-12
THIRD edition.
DEMOCRATS EXCITED.

Assessment and the Democrats Go
Unto spasns Over IA Committee
70 Investigate Assessor Hance's Ac-
fiens,
Yesterday Levy Courtman Simpler
held his watch in his hand waiting for
The hand to touch the hour of twelve,
20 that he could make his usual mo
Hon to take recess. As the hour |
hand reached the exact point he said: !
ssMr. President move we take re-
cess till 1870 p. m" when noticing Mr.. |
Hickman upon the floor speaking ear
nestly towards the chairman, he with |
drew his motion.
Mr.. Hickman prefaccd his remarks |
with a motion to place the assessment |
lists in the hands OF the clerk of the
s peace. In support OF his motion he
stated that with his own eyes he saw
4 Assessor Hance adding names to the
4 New Castle Hundred assessment, and,
said Mr.. Hickman, II can prove by
Stunning to the names which are not
. yet dry"
Il The announcements created the great
est kind of an excitement in tho court
room. Mr.. Sutton and Mr.. Gillis the
committee on the New Castle Hundred
nsses ement with Assessor Hance had
Z been going over the New Castle assess
Z ments all forenoon. but at this parti-
culaf time. Mr. Sutton had been call
ed away to talk with Jason Davis one
of his constituents, IN the corridor OF
the room and ar. Hance and Mr.. ellis
were left with abe books. Mr.. ellis
occupied seat in front and when he
as was called to lack over the books he
had to turn around and look over the
back OF the desk. 1t was while MIR,
Sutton was away talking with MIR.
Davis that MIR. Hickman discovered
Assessor Hnnee putting two names on
=, the assessment.
n When Mr.. Hickman made the charge
everybody came forward to see the
books. Mr.. Hance said, during the
III excitement around hitu, that he hal
vouchers for the names he placed upon
the lists, and that he could produce
them.
Mr.. Hickman, taking the hooks
turned over the leaves and showed
where the names had been euterad in
blue ink scarcely dry, and showed tho
difference between the blue and black
ink.
Nobody. however, denied that the
names had been placed there by the
assessor, and Mr.. Hance did not deny,
but claimed that as he had VOUCHERS
for the names he had right to place
them there.
~ Assessor Hance then left the room
! TO get the vouchers he referred to. and
thb report was started that he could
mot be found.
Mr.. Sutton, having get through witt
Mr.. Davis, was surprised on his return
TO find such an excitement around his
desk. When told of the cause OF the
excitement he grew quite indignant
mi and denounced the outrage in vigor
GUS terms, and rather cast some re
Elections upon the Republican mem.
beers OF the court.
RELIES, Mr. Sutton's colleague oil
the committee, explained by sayins
AT f..1. ,.4i.y "A
he had vouchers that were not on tht
lists when he was told to put them OF
which he did.
Mr.. Sutton, said he had tried to &C
along In harmony with the Othet
members of the court, but he had Il
express his Indignation at such higt
handed measures. mo one" said he
''has authority at this stage to pu
names on the assessment"
The names Of tho men ASSESSED
~ssse William S. Kramer and Sylvester
,. Gibrey. They were easily discerni-
BILE in blue ink.
Mr.. Hutchinson said nobody denied
that the names had been placed upol
the list but the question for acton
Is the motion before the court mad
by Mr.. Hickman to place the assess
ment books IN the hands of Clerk o
the Peace.
Mr.. Clark moved toamend Mr., Hick
AAuh . lllbLlOI ny lJIONltlllR llltll TIT. IS
sessment lists should only he given h.
tho chairman of the Levy Court to tn
v full committees on revision for til
respective hundrcds.
Mr., Sutton said that he blamed II
one for this but Assessor Hance.
Mr. Hutchinson said assessor IIanct
would he attended to at the prope
time.
Prest Buckingham than stated TIL
motion aB amended by Mr.. Clark, whe
the latter made further amendraeu
70 allow the chairman OF the coul
to give the assessment lists into 81
hands OF the chairman of committee
Mr. Hickman favored the ament
ment ard Il was carried.
Mi. Clark moved that the assasSC
for New Castle hundred be directe
To strike the two names added froi
thelis
Mr.. Hickman did not think any on
had the right to strike thcm OIL
Mr.. Grubb too was Very sure that II
names could be stricken OIL.
President Buckingham remarkc
that the committee OF NV Cast
hundred could settle that m ttor, an
III it failed then the Levy Count euul
act.
On notion OF Mr.. Grubb It wa
agreed TO continue the session INT
r 1.30 o'clock and then adjourn unt
this morning.
A motion made hy Mr. FlasoI Tit
q committee OF five be appointed t. Il
Yestigete the HaHge matter. VI
agreed to, and Nessr5 Clark EIi4sO
Sutton, Giles and JOl!s. were ApFoiH
ed said committee Tho Levy GouI
then adjourned Until 10 O'Clock I'll
morning.
Just after Court aHioH nod, Asse5s
Hance thinking that the Court "
about to commence its afternoon 81
sion came iii Sid had with Him ~
vouchers showing that tho tvs iht
named had been HsEpss II iy ltalI't.
January 80 lSA2, Which VIA apr
day, aud that they hail been vufp.Ei
for by John Taylor, . reliable e4tia
OF New Castie llundred Hose wr
placed in Tie hands OF President !. IA
fnghan und by hln tanned aeer
Clerk of the Tea - blsEs Tor safe 49,
ing. They are uDS ioskel up II I
safe In the oiliCe Of lie clerk OF q
peace, where tIoY viii remain un
wanted BY the invest eating eDl
mittee.
Amongst the Republican maInt Z
OF the Lazy Ollt tia belief Wa Il
Hanco acted lBuuHealf5 IA ttl, Is5tttI
and II is a moU.nd question #EeU
as the pcrna4s Had SeEH No f.a1 .
be had hot = right u pat t.t.g in
on the lists.
The Democrats Nyefe uuyazHF 20