The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-03-18
Third EDITION.
ROW IN THE TAX OFFICE.
CoILECfoR FISCK SHUTS HIS
BOOKS AT O'CLOCK.

y Ex-City Auditor Mitchell to Eject ,
the Tax-PRyers anu to shut the
x Doors Resisted Mitchell Roughly
Hnndied--Diokey Escapes Through IA
Back Window, and Finok up stairs
y Eiuck Comes Back and Accept Taxes
Axain-rhe Tax Receipt seal stolen
a In the Melee "--..-
at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon
ulsgraceful row occurred In John I.
Qickeys clothing store, No. 226 Ainr-
ket street, which he has had converted
!. 1nlo county tax office to suit his own
convenience and against the desire OF
the Levy Court that fitted up an office
Tor him at the court house, but which
ne refused to occupy.
Mr., Dickeys Office became the office
\ OF Delinquent Tax Collector Finck, (
who by published notices stated that
{ he would sit in Dickey's store yester-
\ day afternoon from to O'Clock for
3 tile reception of taxes.
Crowds were gathering in the vicln-l
fty OF the store before the time ap-I
pointed and at o'clock, when MIR.
Eiuck appeared with his books, stamp
and money box, nearly 100 persons
stood before him in line, all anxious
70 pay their taxes. The process OF ro-
ceivinR taxes was very slow one, as
MT. Finck had no ono to help him and
\ fornvery applicant no had to eeupch
= the duplicates, I'LL up q tax recent,
take the money and make entries in
two books, besides ticking the name
y ofiron the duplicate, all of which oc.
< cupied from four to i've minutes at
n first, though towards the last, As no
get warmed up to the work, receipts
We're ground out in about three min
utss.
The number in line to pay taxes was
kept up TO about 100 all the afternoon.
and hundreds came, looked In, ana
seeing there would he no chance to
I ger their taxes paid, went away.
About five minutes before o'clock
Tx City Au itOr John a. Mitchell, a
handy man about Dickey's establish
ment went to the front doors and
threw them open. The cold air blew
: In and several men in the line kept
calling shut the DOORS
Mitchell, however, instead of shut
ting them, stood by them in a suloi
humor, and with n scowl upon his
eountenance.
AS A o'clock was announced, anl
Finck shut his books, great volume
OF voices shoutedi Take our taxes
n We come to pay our taxes. We Won
so out until you take our tRxeS,' A
" the same time row commenced a
The front doors. Mitchell, in an imper
fous manner ordered those about tn,
door to leave, and pushed two or thre
out on the pavement, A bcdlam o
confusion then ensued about the door
The crowd told Mitchell they womb
not leave until they paid their take
and dared him to eject them. Tn
groWd tried to shat the doors and Alft
ebeil tried to keep them open.
it Is not known who struck the frs
blows, but Mitchell used both fists an
feet. He kicked one colored man il
the stomach and struck several wit
his fists. Closing ON him tho crow
bore him to the floor but letting hir
h vup again no got up on top of q tahi
'I9 Hpon which was pile of clothing
with his back to the wall. cOlore
man who he had struck mounted
u table and forced Mitchell from tabl
r TO tablu until lie reduIeI tho uigdl
OF the room when he was knocked o
20 the floor, where he received a nun
Der of severe kicks and blows, nn
was only saved from roaghar treat
ment by number of Republican
who got him up and hustled hit
along to the rear window throug
which he was taken outside, the bloc
tlckling from his wounds.
When the fracas commenced AZ tn,
door, n cry arose Where is Dieley4
but MIR. Dickey had already left In
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