The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-03
FIFTH EDITION.
A STRANGE CASE.
We Publish the Facts Of tho Lee
and Stanley Tax Purchase.
WHY OFFICERS KELLEY AND SHIELDS
Were in the Vicinity When
Bill Lee Cried Murder. Our
Readers Can Draw Their
Own Conclusions.

Stanley said between i2 and o'clock on
Thursday Oct, 18th. / wac going down
down Eighth street to the Park | heard a
call. l turned and cav no one In the
Park. looked toward Eighth street and
saw gentleman named Lee. He lived at
No. 1897 West Eighth street. / wanted to
know what he wanted and we started into
the Park and he says to mo. Stanley" ]
said Sir" You have a lot of influence
in the Fourth ward" and said did not.
He said Il heard So" / said ''why?"
He said, II want you TO get me all the
tax receipts that you can and l will give
you from Is to S6 apiece for them and he
Gays II you can get mo from thirty to
Si65 or slf5." He says Il Will make a DIFF
ference for you and will give you SO for
ench and every tax receipt that you can
get for mo-" i says MIR. Les have never
voted the Dem ticxet and l don't
intend to and says have white people
to work for in this town. II they should
know | did anything like that l would
have no moro work. and nc says, II will
Guarantee that you will not get yourself
into trouble;" and he says, ! will send o
man to your house this evening, or other
wise ] will send you card In the morn
Ing, and | will Sign my name hackwards;"
AID he says, II will write my name this
way" and then no wrote on meinoran.
dunn book: Call and see me- Il. ii. W."
and tore 1t out and gave IL ID me.
Lee met Stanley at his house on Friday.
the 18th of October. Lee kept this en-
sngemcnt and Stanley oilarad TO sell him
two receipts that were not stamped.
Thaso Lee refused to buy. Les then ask
ell Stanley to meet him mt Judge Balls
Office on Saturday night During another
Interview which took place In squire kel.
leys Office on ShIrley street Sunday
light. the 2lst OF October the supposed
sale OF the tax receipts toolf place md he,
on being trapped, ran to the front door
and called loudly for help. crying out
that he had been robbed.
In less time than it took to write this
paragraph three officers turned up as IL
they had sprung out Of tho ground. They
wera Officers Malo 10Y, Shields and Kelley,
who arrested Stanley and took him to the
hall, whore he was Afterwards released by
order oil Captain Kane
On Monday evening, Oct. Goth, during
the session OF the Police Commis-
sioneIs, Chef Dolan made n report
that the reasons why police officers Kelley
and Shields were In tho vicinity of Fifth
and Pine streets on Sunday evening,
when Lee purchased the tax receipts
ftom Stanley, was owing to u conmuni.
cation from the pastor OF St. Mary's
Church, Sixth and Pine streets. that a
crowd OF disorderly boys cOngregated
around the corner, and the officers were
looking for then. That when 10 that VI
cnity Lee ran out and called murder.
and that he was being robbed,
Tho facts OF the case are that Father
Kelley. pastor OF st. Mnry's Church, had
sent II request to the chief asking for
officers to be sent down In the vicinity OF
the church on "Wednesday and Thursday
evenings as concert was going on and
the entertainment might lie disturbed by
the boys on those Lwo evenings.
There was no request for police on Sun.
day evening. and our rouders can draw
their own conclusions how the officers
happened in That vicinity at the oppor-
tune time of protecting Is Ii Lee In his
sale and bargain.
Cuehing, TO, u on IN and Market,
Monday.