The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-18
Third EDITION.
THE LEVY COURT RESTRAINED.

a Brace of Democratic Lawyers TrotI
ON TO Dover and lay the ase before (
tie Characteristic Chancellor Mov-{s
Ing Very utiousiy-B emocrats'
Alarmed.
After number OF conferences held
by the Democratic lawyers, the last of
which was held yesterday morning inl
attorney Ex-General Biggs' office. i'll
was determined to apply to Chancellor
salisbury for u restraining order to-
prevent the Levy Court from striking
any names from tho Wilmington poll
tai assessments. 1t was attended byl
Ex-Secretary Bayard. Hon. Charles Il. I
Lore. Willard salisbury, Jr., and
Branch II. Giles, and Clerk OF the Peace
BiRgs being notified, also attended.
Il A meeting bad been held the day be-
fore In Mr.. Bayards Office, where tho
general outline to he pursued was
marked out, but the particulars were
reserved until yesterday mornings
{ meeting. IL Is said the refusal of
Clerk of the Peace Biggs to disre- I
4 gard the power and authority OF the
Levy Court led to these hurried meet
1ngs. Nr. BigRs would take no re-
& nponslhtlity, as he had been told by
Democratic lawyers that he was liable
10 a fne Of ten dollars for every name
on the assessors return that he re-
Fused to place upon the collectors
duplicates, regardless OF tho action OF
\ the Levy Court. Mr.. Biggs did not he
lieve this was good law and he refused
to be governed by 1t without decision
of the courts to sustain it.
Thls wis the position when the
4 Democratic legal caucus met yester-
day morning. Mr.. Biggs was still
tirm In his refusal 10 place any names
on the tax duplicates unless the as
Basement was verified by both the as
eessor and the revise committee of
the Levy Court.
Under the circumstances, then,
something had to be done and SO it
was agreed that Mr.. Bayard and Mr..
Lore, representing both wings OF the
Democratic party, should start right
on down to Dover and get restrain
ing order to prevent the Levy Court
q from STRIKING off Illegally assessed
names. The papers were at once got
ready and they started to Dover in the
arst train.
The chancellor was seen by the dis
fingulshed brace of lawyers and after
4 hearing their pitirul plant ne agreed
10 grant u restraining order, but only
70 hold good until tomorrow at IL
4 o'clock, when the chancellor himself
4 Will come to Wilmington to inveeti
gate the case and see what all this
hubbub was about, after which he
+ will give his final decision. The dis
ttnguished brace of Democratic attor
\ neys returned to Wilmington ia the
i next train with the restraining order
IN their law pockets. but no ways
+ slated with the result OF their visit
The faot Is they do nos want the
Hnancellor to get sight of the fraud
pient assessment of the First and Sec
opd districts.
The order is made returnable on Fri
Gay at II O'Clock at the Court House
where the case will be argued and de
ulded or continued to some date tixec
for the argument. III either case tht
r argument will be made as early as
POSSIBLE so as to not infringe upon the
i limo OF the Levy Court In a way Il
prevent them from acting in the mat
Der when the decision is made.
There 10 no Disgusting the fact thu
the Democrats are thoroughly scarce
over the situation. The ussessulen
nsts themselves OF the First and See
ond districts are such self evident pul
pablo frauds that the Democratic law
HrsFeIA hesitate to bring them into court
M14enis reason Dlr Bradford was AJAX
hfi yesterday to consent TO the max
ing OF q case stated, to be argued be
fore any court of competent lurislliC
flon III otuer 10 get 1udlthl declSlGl
on the law oil the cnss. This he refns
nd to do, and the only remedy LETT i
the case was to appeal to the chance
lor Tor an order restraining the Ley,
Court from acting upon Mr.. Brad
ford's advice until tho matter could b
argued and decision given.
In the meantime the Levy Corf
will go on with their revision of Il
assessments making names for futul
action. but to be in accord with Il
coming decision.