The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-06-15
THIRD EDITION.
SUED Fon LIBEL.

John Il. Dickey Enters suit Against
the Republican foi Civil Libel, and
Futs His Damages ut 100000.
John T. pickey, Receiver OF Taxes
and County Treasurer for New Castle
y County, appeared through his alto,
ney, Peter l.. Cooper, Esq, before
parliamentary Horty yesterday, and
had eapias issued to the Sheriff o,
4 New Castle County for the arrest OF
George ". Vernon, President of the
kErupLIoAS Printing and Publishing
Company on charge of civil libel, the
damages being placed at $50, 900.
1t Is said that n writ OF criminal l.be
has been issueG against S. lIersey, thu
supposed writer OF the editorial il
that paper last Monday, which Mr.
Dickey claims is damaging to his char
meter. AT this writing, o IN, Ia
Wits have not been served, but tho
q Probably will be through the day.
Referring to the number OF voters
who scratched the nnme of John T.,
Dickey from their ticket at Saturdays
Democratic nomination election, til,
REPUBLICAN said:
They wanted no Dickey on theil
ticketss The number OF those who i'll
dignantly scratched on his nam,
would have been several times create
had 1t boon known In time that he ha,
chained the policy gamblers to his pc
Attical churiot, and had become the az
\ knowledged bondsman and the Ego
Between" for policy gamblers.
3 The latter is u new kini in tho char
ncter OF Governor Reynolds great pc
liticnl bull-dozer. Before this becam,
known nobody blamed John L. Dickej
for going beyond politics in his W.
nniity. Everybody gave him til,
credit outside OF politics, OF being
good business man, possessed OF goo,
morals, aud as the world has IL, re
spectacle in his general bearing am
demeanor.
but the late discovery that he ha
become financial hacker. profes
sional bondsman in conducting one o
The lowest, meanest and most insidi
Gus of vices that can possibly aillic
society, his rectitude in every other re
spect may well be questioned. q
course Mr.. Dickey will not be elected
The Democratic party has done srea
many bad things in its time but 1t ha
never elected John L. hickey to u
honorable office yet and we do not he
lieye it ever will"
In the aboys is found the libel upo
which Mr.. Dickey brings suit.
- Owing to the circumstances of tn
case. no representative of the ltEpui
1IcAS has interviewed Mr.. Dickoy, bu
the following Is from the Alornin
News, OF this morning, and III CORE 1t
ly reported rollects the sentiments ,
Mr. Dickey:
'tCounty Treasurer Dick ey was see
A Mt his home yesterday afternoon by
reporter OF the Morning News. II
confirmed the current rumors abou
the beginning of the suit, and said Ii
intended to push 1t to conclusion b,
fore the courts. In regard to new.
paper criticism of himself. lie sal
a hn a.af FsNa ..t.it if.f-
his political course, but drew the lin
at defamation of his private character
About policy gambling he said L
Knew nothing. lie had never, to h
knowledge, boen in policy shop, h
had never played policy and did NJ
Know what policy slip looked like.
I'm regard to becoming bondsma
FOR policy writers lie said that he la
gone on the bail bond of several OF Il
policy writers whom lie knew perso
ally, and had done SO simply to pr
vent these men whom he had know
for great many years being sent I
Jail and confined there until the NEE
ang OF the court before which they u
10 be tried. He considered that
matter OF personal business and in /
way connected with his political or c
hcial position"
r.. IN defence OF the REPUBLICAN
course 1t Is maintained that Mr.. Die
ey, occupying the high Office of X
Ceiver OF Taxes ana County Treasure
iessened the dignity OF his Office al
OF himself by becoming the bondsIna
for a number of policy gamble
whom he says he knew personally f.
great many years, and desired
prevent them from going to Jail.
As these policy gamblers were co
Eidered a vicious and dangerous 81
ment to society and good morals, Il
kEPuBLIcAN maintained tsat NJ
Diekey could hnYauRsnEoof eotlve
the REPUBLICAN incid5fWy called N
Dickey ''go-between" and "profe
sional bail-Roer' for policy gambler