Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-25


sors O'fIara and Whann were given at
tention. No citizens were produced for
voucher application.
Solomon Hersey in brand new G. A.
II. attire, with gilt buttons and ribbons
and big yellow ribbon with the legend
"Palmer" pinned to his breast paid an
official military visit to the Levy Court
yesterday. He was accompanied by
a delegation of equally gorgeously at
tired veterans. He was congratulated
by everyone on his distinguished APP
pearance and then he bowed himself out.
Az noon court adjourned to 10 o'clock
Friday morning.
The hearing on the restraining order
did not occur Friday morning. Il. G..
Bradford, attorney for the Levy Court,
signitiod to the chancellor ut Dover his
inability to be prepared. Chancellor
salisbury therefore telegraphed in
structions that morning that the hearing
would be given on Tuesday.
business in the Levy Court went on
as usual. The transfers of the First
and Third districts were taken in hand.
MORE LAWYERS FEES.
About IL o'clock Mr.. Jolls addressed
the court, offering the following resolu-
| ton:
WHEREAS, The chancellor of the State Of
Delaware, upon the application of William
Il. Biggs, clerk of this court, has granted a
| rule against the members of this court to
| show cause why they should not be re-
strained and enjoined from revising and
correcting in customary manner the assess
ment lists returned on the I'd inst, and
WHEREAS, 1t is highly important that
I nft f..n
| fictitious persons rs well as the names of
| persons illegally assessed to be stricken
from thei assessment TO the end that the
assessment list as settled and determined
| by this court should represent q true and
reliable basis for the adjustment of the
| tax rate.
Resolved That Edward q. Bradford at
torney Of this court, be requested to take
all suitable steps in opposition 20 the
granting OF the injunction as prayed for,
| and that he act in the premises with or
without associate counsel, as he shall deem
most for the interests of the citizens and
taxpayers of New Castle county.
Mr.. Jolls moved the adoption of the
preamble and resolution.
There was a few seconds delay as
Messrs. Hickman and Eliason were in
whispered conversation over the motion,
Mr. Clark called question and Mr.. Ella
son arose to address the court. He said
Before putting the question l would
like to say that this having of additional
counsel is coming to cause excessive ex-
pense to the taxpayers. The last bill was
for 81 ,000seach of the lawyers getting
$500. 1t seems to me little too much.
We should first know something of the
size of the fee to be paid counsel.
Mr.. Buckingham-"l would say that
the question on the motion is called for
still | don't wish you to suppose that
am shutting off dcbate'
The chairman Immediately called for
the question by which Mr.. Eliason's re-
marks were rendered useless.
The motion was adoptedsby 6 to 5
vote, the usual record of the day.
COLONEL FEBIGER's PRACTICE.
| In talking on Friday upon the cues.
ton as to what has been the custom of
the Levy Court in,regard to adding and
striking off names, Levy Courtman
1 Henry d. Hickman, said:
Il came to this Levy Court in. Feb.
ruary seven years ago. succeeded
Colonel Christian Febger. lie sat along.
side me and told me how to 70 over the
revision of the assessment books. lie
had been member for IL years.
"lle sat alongside of me as we went
through the assessment book. After
had completed the transfers we rot 10
the taxables. | had turned over the
leaf and had run my finger down the
page, when he remarked why there's
tt-plenty more to do here referring
of course to the poll taxables. re-
member him saying straight to me,
you have nothing whatever TO
.dowit those names, (the pol. taxablesl
you must take them Just US they are
given you by the assessor.
"Those-a are his exact words. and that
has been the custom always. For the
seven years I've been in court | have
not seen the poll-taxabIe's names taken
of the lists, that, the Wilmington ones
over which | had jurisdiction. have
never seen one name taken. OF nor put
on"
"Yes," added Clerk Of the Peace
Biggs, "and I'll take you out TO nv
office and show Colonel Febiger's books
and they will bear out what Mr.. lick
man says"
AFTER ASSESSOR HANcE.
Several gentleman from New Castle
who had gone vouchers for citizens dur
ing the closing day of Assessor IIunce's
sitting at ltare's Corner appeared al
Clerk OF the Peace Biggs office this
morning. They came there to ascertain
whether the names of the citizens for
whom they had youched on that day
had been placed on the assessment list.
pisaRAcEFuL POLITICS.
1t seems that after the citizens ap-
pearing before Mr.. Ilance and being
vouched for on oath and these vouchers
pelng accepted that the aasessor left the
names. IL is Il curious fact that nil
these names arc Of Democratic citizens.
Hero are some of them, so far NJ The
Investigation which is now going ON has
developed: Nicholas Davis, Howard
Newloye, Charles 4. Smith, William
Stevenson, James Il. Nandegrift, Joseph
Uhclcs. All these citizens. SO
the allegations say, have been dc.
irauded Of their lust riaats by a mas,
shameless outraging Of the law. They
are left off the assessment list by MI.
lance in open violation Of the statutes
OF Delaware. 1t is understood that this
act of Assessor Hance's, by which he
retained the Democratic vouchers OF
certificates, accepting them first on oath
according to law, and then delivering IN
ana filing his list without their names
being put on the list by him, is a
misdemeanor, for which he IS lipbie II
each case to fine of $100 Among the
gentlemen who acted as vouchers or
That day and who are investigating and
Who also can prove these charges nIf
George w. Eckles William j. Hunter
douglas McCoy, David Mccoy, David
i llyue and James j Ipnpr