Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-03-10
THE ASSESSMENT LISTS.
The Levy Court Devotes the Bulk OF Its
Time In Adding Names Thereto--An
Immense Roster.


noon week, solely by the EVERY EVEN
ING, through its teiegraphic dispatches
fromDover, of the decision Of the chan
cellor in the great Levy Court iniunc-
ton case, caused q tremendous sensa-
ton in town.
This was specially SO at the county
court house, in every one Of the public
offices, and especially in the Levy Court
court had been on the qui vive since
p, M, in regard to the probability of the
decision, and were nervously awaiting
the arrival of the newsboys.
AT length the papers arrived and for
the rest OF the day it was the absorbing
topic of discussion. Every obtainable
copy of EVERY EVENING was sold at
sight. Knots of half dozen or more
stood around the lucky owner of paper
who read aloud the story.
Among the members of the bar in the
superior court above stairs, the excite
ment was equally intense when copies
OF EVERY EVENING came to hand.
AS may be imagined the style of com.
ment in the Levy Court was in two dis
tinct classes and these were the political
ones. What hurt the Republicans worst
GIN Nhib SUING tllSlu W int QUICK WIS
the closing phraseology of the order
which placed upon the Republican ma
jority of Levy Court the payment of
costs in three months or else the alter
native of attachment.
Later the strangest rumors flew
| around the court house corridors. Some
said that the Republican majority of
Levy Court would Immediately order q
| 10,
distrlcts-those Of Assessors Conway
and O'lIara.
The Righteousness of any such idea
was quickly apparent in the fact that
1t would simply constitute II contempt
| OF court, as such action would simply
be Wholesale throwing out of the as
SCISSORS lists which would be tantamount
to striking outor dropping all the names.
However much could not be learned
OF what the big six" thought. They
were remarkable for their silence--the
latter in strong contrast to their hilari-
Gus bearing during the past week.
AT time OF adjournment there was
very different tone observable among
them.
The number added to the lists yester-
day week was 3d. In addition to those
published last week as having been
passed on in the forenoon the following
names were added in the afternoon;
Webster Richardson, Third, by II.
r. Smith; John w. Davis, col
ored, Eighth, by James A. Mel
vim; also the following vouched for
by Mr.. Melvin, Eugene Harris, Edward
Anderson, both colored, Eighth ward;
John II. Painter, Twelfth, by w. II.
Pierson; Charles j. Kinkead, Fifth, by
William Ii. Pierson; Edward r. Heal,
Eighth, by James A. Melvin; John II.
Gould, colored, Second, Francis A. Brad
J ley; William M. Platter, Second by Fran
els S. Bradley; Charles II. Johnston,
Fifth, by Henry r. Smith; Albert G..
: Barker, Eighth, by Henry r. Smith;
} Charles A. Pyle, First, by Franklin E.
CWney; Albert +. Barr, First, by Frank
| lin u. Croney; Alfred NJ Pierson,
, Twelfth, by Walter L. Willis, Second,
I by James A. Melvin; Charles Cornish,
colored, First, by Joseph L. Martin;
} Joseph L. Ocheltree, Fifth, by William
: II. Pierson; Thomas B. Walker, colored,
: Fourth, by A. B. Mop. johnson; Alex
ander Wheatley, colored, Eighth, by
S Howard f. Stats; William NJ. Reed
G Sixth, by William II. Pierson; Henry G.
l Muiner, Twelfth, by James a. Melvin
c Joseph II. Taylor, Tenth, by james A.
< Melvin; George W. Baker, Eleventh, by
t solomon Jersey; John H. Stewart, First
0 by William W. Pierson; Thomas II
= Grissom, Fifth, by Joseph f. Martin
c Lewis Hahn, Eighth, BY Francis A
5 Bradley; John w. Thomas, colored
It Second, by James A. Melvin; William
=. Cole, Second, by Thomas ii. Melvin
| Rnr %nular ro1Nrad CaaauI a.,
II James A. Melvin; Chester j. Moore, col
i ored, Third, by Paul Gillis; Franz
Warner, colored, Second, by A. b
Mop. johnson.
At o'clock, court adjourned to II
=, a. m. Friday.
% Court met in regular session Thursda,
y morning The minutes of Wednesday,
\ session were not read as the whole day
- business was comprised in the adding o
!. names.
3 Following was the result of tine morn
/ ing's additions
i, Henry Il. Brown, First ward, b
,e James Kitchen; Joseph A. Brown, Pen
:. cadcr, j. wilkins Cooch; Elmer i
~ Banks, Fourth, by James Iiitcher
Il Henry II. Giles, colored, Eighth, by A
" B. Mop. Johnson; Philip Butler, Fourt
d by John O'Ilara; David Donohot
m Eighth, by Rayworth Wedin; Thoma
1r g. Pierce, Twelfth, by Francis Bradley
" George Kintzler, Twelfth, BY Willai
s. simmons; David Lindsay, Seventh, b
n james Kitchen, James Duncan
N Eleventh, by G. II. leeeh; Lewis v
~ Finn, Fifth, by w. II. Pierson; Benne
>. Mas, First, by w. i. Smalley; William
Johnson, colored, Eighth, by A. ]
al In .n.ff IIov
lei Eighth, by same; Joseph u. Welcl
Or Bishop, colored Fourth, by same; Sine
N, Guy,colored, Sixth, by A. b. Mop. .Iohl
w SOM Joseph Mathews, colored Fifth, l
~ same; Jonathan S. Mitchell, Sevent
,er by Francis S, Bradley; Joseph Dunbar
ii. Eighth,by same; John X. Norris, Tent
I'll by James Kitchen, Harry Simonso
Of Eighth, by George H. Leech; Villa
rd, a. Page, colored, Second, A. B. Ne
I'M johnson; John II. Taylor, colore
Fourth, by same Elwood Clarkso
colored, Fifth, by same; Hans lIggel
of berger, Fifth, Solomon Jersey; Samu
o. l.. Springer, Sixth, by James w. +
eek wards; llarrie T. Price, Tenth, |
BY: Michael 7. Conway; Alison Mills, Sccon
No; by Henry ID. Hickman; Frank Wiki
pc, First,by James Kitchen; Andrew Frisb
IN, colored, Seventh, by George G. Simpso
10. George IL. Van 3uskirk, Fifth, by Pa
q, Gillis.
Samuel II. Taylor, Fifth ward, a
peared with his property tax receipt f
last year ana stated that his name is
M the lists MS Samuel Taylor.
on some of the Republican members
an tile Levy Court We're inclined 10 acee
10. to Ills request that his name be added
The in the notorious precedent az T,awror