Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-03

Captain Edmund Mitchell, Jr.'s Outrage
Gus attempt To Capture the East White
Clay Creek Registration Books.
Snhcinl Cnrrn annnlhnl.h nI Lin2titIn and lnlrnal

Gus attempt to Capture the East White
Clay Creek Registration hooks.
Special Correspondence ut Gazette and journal
CHRIsTIANA, Oct. 3t.--A most outrageous
piece of political trickcry was attempted
here by the Republicans OH Saturday 1T
the board OF registration. That it was a
Concoctcd and pTemedtated scheme was
proven by their actions in attempting to
execute it. When the registrar q. W.
CuFrindCr, opened the office for the regis-
tration of voters neither Of the associates
were in their office. Instead of attending
to their duties, they We're ont III a crowd
of Republicans awaiting the fuliillmeut Of
their scheme. Noticeable in the crowd
was Captain Edmund Mitchell. Jr., Of
Wilmington, who was to act as the bull
duHcr, undoubtedly thinking that the
registrar Would suspect him of being
deputy marshal.
The plan that was to be carried out was,
tofnrcibly ttkethc books entirely OH of the
power and custody of the registrar and the
duty appointed clerks, ana 10 deliver them
u The associate registrars and tn two new
clerks who woUia carry, ont their designs
to tie letter, no matter what the law or the
registrar had to say.
TAKE THE hooks"
About u minutes after the Office of
registration was opened the crowd rushed
in upon Registrar Currinipr and CAPTAIN
Mitchell gave the order take the books"
but their courage failed them and they
hrstated Mitchell again gave orders TO
take the books The two men who
We're to act as clerks moved to 90 to the
desk where the regular clerks were with
the books whcrcuiOn the registrar, who
| is sworn to project the books gathered
them up and rut them in his satChel.
| Mitchell then pushed the desk aside and
| forced himself III the room with the regis.
| tfar and hskcd the associate registrars
why don't you take the books"
by tins time large number Of Demo-
Gratis had gathered and the associates did
| not care To- risk taking them by force. W.
y. Currindcr, proprietor of the place.
| quietly ordered Mitchell and all Others GX-
| Cepting the officers Of registration ont OF
| the room. Mitchell tried to bluff il OF by
declaring it to be public place. Mr.. cur
| FINDER repeated his command, telling
| Mitchell that that room was not public ex-
| eept to the officers. some one then intim-
ated that he was an officer, Mr.. CurFindGr
answered, "lct lin Show his authority
| then and get what he wants and get out Of
! here or | will bring him out" Then the
| brave captain covered ana came ont look
ing very tame and scared, for it was us
| much as the Democrats could do tu refrain
from goingtor linn. Registrar CurrlniCrtle.
clared that he wOuhl protect the books and
would not be hulldU2ed or scared from his
duty. lie tod the associates that ii they
would act like gentlemen he would at once
proceed with registration, bnt he would
never submittO having his books mutilated
by two sets of clerks lie then reopened
the registration and proceeded with the
regular clerks. CAPTAIN Mitchell then
furnished the two wuud-be clerks with
outlined paper for them to write in and
then left Tor Wilmington stating he
would be back at 3 'cucs, lie came back,
bat seeing Detectives McNey and Witsil
were there, he maic his second visit very
brief. The meancSt and most contemplate
Part OF the transaction WAS their deter
ninainn to change the clerks. The regis
trar had appointed his two daughters as
clerks and reappOintGd them for the board
he having that right US president
OF the board, That they are entirely com
potent aud we'll able to fill their positions,
no one can dispute as the books will be in
rs good shape Us any in the state
The two wOuld.be clerks were Harry
Wchher and Arthur Wilson. The
former boasts Of his morality and is quite
q society man, but he was certainly any
thing but courteous to the two lady clerks
in attempting "a Dust them. lie was not
respectful and proceeded in Il very untnan-
merry wly to them Mr.. Wilson, rhe other
wnuld-ee clerk, is not Il voter of this dis
trict, but lives in Newark This is no re-
proaclt on him uHt it certainly does reflect
upon the Republican party Of this district
that they could not tird two men in their
parry WHO were competent t. ill the posi-.
tiun, Il is well known that their party
here is not compQsed Of many intellectual
lights, bnl this admission Of ignorance OH
their par, is certainly surprising.