The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-22
BILLIE IN TROUBLE
This Time He Buys Tax Receipts
OF COIored Voters.
He Was First Heard of in the
Hospital Scandal Demo
cratic Methods Exposed.

William II. Lee is again in pot of poll
tical trouble. but his position this time Is
more serious than any OF the other he has
occupied. This time he was caught by
four Republicans in the act OF obtaining
tax rece, pts from Samuel j. Stanley IA
colored Republican OF The Fifth ward, and
living at No. 84 East Fifth street
The transaction between the men began
Thursday when Lee approached Stanley
with the proposition To buy the receipts.
Stanley Atterward went To the Republican
State Committee ami told what. Lee bud
said to hun, and his statement Is enbodied
in the following affidavit which was sworn
tohefore william j. Ellison, notary public:
October 49, 1894.
This afternoon between ~ and O'Clock
was going down Eighth street across to
the park, heard a call, turned and saw
no one in the park. l looked toward
Eighth street and seen gentlemen named
Lee. He live! ut NO. 1877 West Eighth
street, wanted to know what he wanted
and we started INTO the park and he says
to ne: STANLEY" l said Sir" You
have lot Of Influence in the Fourth ward"
ami salt did not. he said II heard So"
said WHY" He said. Il want you to
get me all the tax receipts you can and ]
Will give you from 50 TO S. apiece for them
ana no says II you car got mo from thirty
to thirty-live or more. i Will give you ono
hundred sixty live or one hunirc seventy
ference Tor you, end ! Will give you tel
dollars for each and every tax receipt thai
you can get for me-" | says, "Alr. Leo l
have never voted democratic Ticket aud
l don't intend to. and say havt whit
peop q to work Tor In this town aud II tneN
should know l did anything like ttat
would have no more work" AMI he says
Il will guarantee that you will not get
yourself into trouble" anu he taNe," /
will send man 10 your house il svsn
tt,fr Mi lark I mi M n IN rI
In the morning and | will gn my name
back awards" and he Say 8. 81 will write my
name this way" and then lie wrote On u
memorandum book: can ana see me. "
and he signed II Il. ii. W. and tore 1t "u'
and gave II TO me, 'or you can Gull ana see
me and he says ''there Is IA man in the
Fifth ward That ] can get tax receipts
from" told him that 1t would not he any
ust, to send any one to the house for !
would not be at EoIue, but he did not tall
me who this colorsd man WAS. and then
he asked me IL had my receipt, and
told hin tnat hui, and he wanted me to
let him have my fathers and my brothers.
ami told HIN that could not. | shld |
was aft AID, beo ,use Il he Rspublieau party
| got hold oil IL they would give me hell III
said you need not he afraid for the
| would never find 1t out and ! could put
| an advertisement in the paper for % cent
| offering reward OF $40 fer pockot.booh
| lost CONT lining valuable papers. lnave AT
where Ia the money coming from" and n"
| says, Il Will pay you cash for each tax re
| ceipt put iuto my hands. He says. Now
| / Will go into town and think | can make
arrangements 10 give you ten dollars"
| Afterwnrd, 1t Is reported Lee met Stan.
| ley on tho street and arranged with hun
| an Interview at he, Lees house. Staniet
| broke the engagement, hut promised 10
meet Lee at his own homo Friday even
H..Nr II IA . .t.1l
| orod man offered to soil him two Receipts
which were not stamped, but those Lee
| refused to buy. The men, II Is further
understood, wore to meet ut Judge Bail t
| office saturday morning. but Stanley hld
| not appear. He subsequently met Lee
aud the two went TO tie ohics Of Magis
trate Kelly where an engagement was
made to meet Ut Stanloy'D house gu Sat
urday night.
before leaving, tho Magistrate and Le.
assured Stanley that lie wUtld not get
into trouble. The men met Saturday
| evening, but nothing was done. Stanley
called upon Lee again yesterday IN orutni
and arrangements wCte nude FOR meet
ing last night.
Thu trans action at that tire was to he
completed. Stanay hnd told his Rapubli
Can friends OF the engagement and thcS
were oil hand to witness the tran action
Lee and Stanley went upstairs and tbs
| four Republicans seCretel themsrly In !,
! DOHillDH Nuttb lueS GbuiAl mean Inv Gun
Vetsation. The bargain began by st nj y
saying to Lee. l want You 10 assure T.
that Will not get into tr0lble ard L.
replied that there WAS no danger. ttanleN
then turn ed over 10 Lee fifteen receipts
for which he received so Al that wa
all tue money l,se had and all tho receipts
Stanley had. 1hcY were To m 'et at jadg,
Balls Office this morning and AK la mhl.e
wholesale purchase. But tie deal VIA
not made
When the men left the room tho foa
Republicans halted Stanley with tho IT
MARI. I'VE thought you were crooRed
aud now we have CAugh. you" Inc re-
cetpts were asked for and he said Loe hat
them
Lee returned the receipts, aud whel
Stanley refused to return tho money Lee
with his usual oowarGicS, ran out anl
cried for help, which cry brought thre
policemen to the scene. Stanley VIZ
taken to the statiunhouaa and aftcr tel
lag tho story was released. He rsturne,
ths money before leaving.