Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-03-10

iulioMlhg WE'RE auucu ~ inc ultcrnoOn Sos
sion, making total for the day of l0i
names; Harry K. Garretson, Eighth,
Patrick W. OFlaherty, Fourth; James II.
Mason, colored, Second Moses b. Gist,
Third; Elias Lewis, colored, Eighth; James
Giles, colored, Fourth; John Williams.
colored, Fourth; John d. Hail, Second;
John Bot, Eighth; Patrick Henry Boyd,
colored, First; Urias Berry, Eighth; Vii
y. Yates, First; George Washington
Moore. colored, Tenth; Samuel Pierce,
colored, Eighth; John Boggs, colorcd.
Second; Hezekiah Williams. Third Veil
Peck, Second; James $. Coyle, Tentn;
Charles Hall, colored, Second; Thomas
Jefferson. colored Benjamin y. Bufing-
ton, John Burlington, Richard Gardner
John Leonard, all of New Castle; Alfred
j. Wilson, Fifth George NJ. butcher, Jr,,
| colorcd, Tenth. George Mason, coored
Second; John Turner, colored. Second
James l.. Dudley, colored, Eighth; John
9. Hopkins colofed First Thomas A.
Hopkins, colored, SEVENTH James IL.
Jacobs, colored First; William ] Boyer,
Alfred llaclsett, Fifth; William L. Malone,
Seventh; John Dooey, Fourth; Thomas
Single colored, Eighth; Richard Ringle,
colored, Second George G. Sclover,
Fourth Waitinan Sipple, Fifth; Franklin
Y. Ayars Fifth; Robert W. Carlisle
Tenth; William j. Stewart, Second;
nanlei iylcoll, coioIetl, NeVentni Jonn ..
Fuhr, Fourth; John i. Bleyer. First;
| George d. Fowler, Sixth; Adam Waller,
colored, SIXTH Robert Morrow, colored,
| Eighth.
The legal form for voucher for appl-
| cant whose name is to be added 20 the as
sessment list is as follows
cI..1a do that am aireehc,der q New,
person n TepSsssnss himself 2 pc known o mg
n Ia n
hundred Ia New Castle county, In theState Of Dol
Sworn and subscribed before me this - dsy of
80 A. D., lN.
1t is subscribed to by the freebooter, who
vouches and whose name also, with the
| applicants, appears in the body OF the
| document II Is attcsted by the clerk of
| the peace, who also administers the oath.
Atd y. M. court adjourned to 10 o'clock
Saturday morning.
Saturday mornings session of Court
was great Improvement on the methods
| of Friday. There was better order and
work was carried on in more methodical
manner. The suggestion Of Levy Court
man Grnbb Of allowing one applicant and
voucher in the court chamber at time
was followed. A court employee was
| placed at each door, both of entrance and
| exit.
The following names were added;
| Horace Il. GroYcs, Pcncador to Tenth
ward; George I. Price, Third. Simon T.
fcsmcre, Third; Frank f. Brackcn, Tenth;
George +. Zeblcy Third; Christopher Cole,
Eighth; William X. Holland, Eighth;
Robert Potts, colored, Eleventh; Benjamin
Maherd, colored, Second; Matthias Scrib-
ner,. colored, Eleventh; Isaac Wilson. col
orod, Eighth; Rev james NJ. X. Johnson
colored, Fourth; Henry lfrisby. coored
Eighth; Charles Kilson, colored, Second;
Abram ,Magce. colored Second; George N.
Baily, Eighth; sylvester d. Beerbrower,
Seventh; Thomas Sanders, colored First;
Hutchinson, colorcd First. Noah Craig,
colored, Twelfth; Joseph White, colurcd,
Eighth; Charles W. Smith, cOlored, Eighth;
Anthony Brown, colorcd, Eighth; Samuel
Hays, colored, Eighth; David Steele New
Castle. Clarence START, Fourth Solomon
Davis. colored, Sixth; James u. Seal,
colored, Sixth; Edward Boyer, celored,
sixth John H. Mackey, colored, Fourth;
| William NJ. Castle, Ninth; Patrick Hardy,
New Castle.
Court adjourned at 1890 to 100 p. IN.
| Mondays fine weather brought
a large grist of applicants to the Levy
| Court assessment mill The work of
grinding out voters commenced punctu-
ally.
The ante-room was crowded to excess
all the morning, Janitor Levy stood at
the door and let in one man at time.
The long line of applicants extended
almost around the room. A large share
of them were colored people. A few
citizens from New Castle got here early
before court had opened
A STIFF BREEZE IN COURT.
Just about II o'clock there was some
complaint against Doorkecper Levy
that he favored Republicans and kept
Democrats from coming into court in
their turn. Levy denied that he was
doing anything Of the kind.
Mr.. llickman-"Ihese mon will take
their affidavit that they have been wait.
ing here since early this morning."
Clerk Biggs -"'Ihese New Castle men
came to me before court opened and
said they desired to be assessed early, SC
that they could get back to work"
Here Janitor Levy again called out
something, two or three people were
talking at the same time and it was diff
cult 10 catch what he said.
CLERK Biggs to l-cyy-"If you want
to run the Levy Court I'll get out anc
you can be clerk"
Levy Gourtman Simpler To Clerl
lliggs-"Oh, you're nothing but hire.
ling
Chairman to Levy-"If there's any
thing wrong you notify me- wish yol
to understand once Tor all | will hay,
/ no favoritism."
CLERK RlGGs LEAVES COURT.
Just at this moment there was n com
motion at the clerks desk. Mr.. Blgg.
| suddenly arose. lie seemed very muCl
, agltated and was pale with emotion. II,
walked outwith his record of assessmcn
!, applicants under his arm, left the cour
chamber and repaired To his office.
! IL seems that someone told the CLERK
t of the peace who during the heateC
talk had missed it-that Levy Courtmal
b, Simpler had called him hireling.
There was silence immediatel,
! throughout the chamber, angry voice
. were lullcd and blank faces stared on
al the other in silent, wondering ques
/ ton as 70 what would happen next.
] suddenly Il messenger came in TO til
. Chairman, telling Mr.. Buckingham tina
I the clerk Of the peace desired 10 see hin
in his Office Immediately. Mr.. Joll.
Mr. Simpler and other Republica
! members followed the chairman Oh
2 into Mr.. Biggs' Office.
i AruBLIc APOLOGY MUST BE MADE.
A consultation was held. Mr.. Bigp
y requested that Mr.. Simpler retract wha
y he said and make an apology in ope
u court.
u am clerk of the peace of thi
county" said Mr.. Biggs. 81 have
proper opinion Of the Importance of n,
IS office and also Of its responsibilities.
r. must decline to go back into the couI
1tsI.s . Il.
y been openly addressed TO me by a lev
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