Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-25
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JAMES ii. CLARK,
PAUL GiILIs,
DAVID L. HUTCHINSON,
JoHN W. JoLLs,
RoBERT b. SIMPLER.
The answer closes with the formal
affidavit, rs follows, made before Regis.
ter In Chanccry Charles H. MoWhorter;
STATE OF DELAWARE, g
NEW CASTLE COUNTY.
On this twentieth day Of February, A.
d, 1892, the above-nained, Richard q.
buckingham, James II. Clark, Paul ellis.
David J. Hutchinson, John w. Jolls and
Robert u. Simpler, six of the above named
defendants, constituting majority Of the
Levy Court of New Castle county afore-
said, appeared before me- Charles IL.
McWhorter, register in chancery for New
Castle county. and the said James Ii.
Clark, David +. Hutchison, John w. Jnlls
and Robert u. Simpler, being by me sew
orally sworn according To law and the
said Richard q. Buckingham and Paul
ellis, (being conscicriiously scrupuluus
of taking an OATH, being by me severally
affirmed according to law. do declare and
say that what is contained in the foregoing
answer, so far rs concerns their act and
deed respectively, is true to their own
knowledge, ard that what relates to the act
and deed of any other person they believe
to be true. RICHARD o. BUCKINGHAM,
JAMES II. CLARK,
PAUL GfLLIs,
DAVID +. HUTCHINSON,
JOnN w. JoLLs,
ROBERT b. SIMPLER.
Sworn, affirmed and subscribed before
me this twentieth day of February, A. d.,
1892. CHARLES IL. McWHoRTER,
Register of Court of Chancery.
II is understood, of course, that in
this answer of the Levy Court TO the
bill of complaint there is definite diff
ference Of opinion among the members
Of the Levy Court themselves as to the
truth of the assertions made in the
answer. The answer represents the
ideas Of the Republican members alone.
The Democratic members of the Levy
Court constitutinga minority of five to
the Republican six disagree with the
court answer as given by Messrs Brad
ford and Spruance and agree entirely
with the terms of the bill Of complaint.
The answer of the minority will sim
ply be confession Of the facts and ale
cations contained therein with the plea
that they uhe Democrats) were over
ruled in their action by the majority OF
the court. II will be formal docu-
ment, simply for the purpose of defining
the minority's position in the matter.
The Levy Cour. met in formal session
Tuesday morning and adjourned TO the
United States court room to attend the
hearing of the injunction case.
Above stairs in the superior court
chamber postponement was made Of
tho case in which Senator GRAY and Mr..
Lore were interested Tuesday morning
Alto o'clock the reply of the Demo.
cratic minority of the Levy Court to tho
bill of complaint was filed with Rcrister
McWhorter.
The document was n seriatim denial
of certain allegations of The Republican,
majority with tho rpassertion Of their
belief that the majority proposed adding
and taking names from The lists oblitcr,
ating and otherwise Illegally tamnoring
with the assessment lists
Al the United States court room, oil
possible sitting accommodation ,vns
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were the first To nnnear and thor the
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