Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-04-05

constable for this city, were accepted.
j. u. 5, Gam OF Red Lion and John +.
KnoXof Appoquinimnk were appointed
oonstables for those districts. They had
10 be reapponted, not having bonded
within the legal time of five days.
THE ADAIR PETITION.
Court Attorney John II. Rodney
handed III the following opinion, which
is adverse to tho petition presented by
the Adair minors:
In regard to the application to release
certain property belonging to John j.
Dougherty from the lien Of n judgment in
favor OF New Castle county upon the
gronnd that the purchase money Of said
premises was part Of tho estate of the
Adair minors for whom the said Dougherly
was guardian, | will say that in my opin-
ion the Levy Court cannot entertain the
proposition. In addition to the fact that
the court should not assume the RESPONSE
hility OF determining the matters alleged,
there IL the further fact that such action
would discharge the sureties in the said
judgment.
Tho appeal month of March is now
closing. An estimate of the number Of
names on the Wilmington hundred
assessment list show figures about "a, 900.
This allows for an addition Of about
1000 in this hundred during the present
appeal month.
On application, the poll tax of J.
Augustus McCaulley was reduced from
$500 to $500.
Court adjourned at noon.
The spectacle in the Levy Court cham
Der at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon
was the first reminder during this March
nf In haln do IF
the former March, the anniversary of
the 1000 list. There were probably 80
people waiting outside the rails of the
chamber for their turn to be assessed.
Looking at the crowd waiting there
the obvious question arises that such q
number of intelligent men would let all
the previous months, ever since Decem-
Der LIST, SO by without making slight
effort to get themselves registered and
will put it all off to the last day when
there necessarily will be crush and at
least most tiresome wait This spec
tacle recurs the close of every March
appeal. Is Dfz
"All this is great farce" remarked
Commissioner Armstrong.
"What would you suggest as a
remedy" the commissioner was asked,
"Why, just this: That every man
when he goes To get registered, at which
time he gives his address, he then pay
his tax. Let that make him qualified
voter"
Thomas Claringbold, who is just of
age. was accompanied by his mother.
She was anxious to see her boy placed
on the Twelfth ward list There was
no difficulty, however, as lie can vote on
age, and then can afterwards get placed
on the list under the annual city. assess
ment.
The following names were added to
the list:
First ward-Peter Vandever.
Second-George w. Scott, r. L. Hayes.
Third--Jacob Austen, colored.
Fourth-Frederic Bauer.
Fifth-Samuel Biddle, Charles H. Gin
| der, George h. Briggs, colored.
Sixth-Samuel b. Thompson.
Seventh-F. f. Cummings, w. II.
Miller, w. j. Cathcart, Q. w. Sidwell.
Eighth-F 4. Rowland, J. w. Hance.
Tenth-W. +. Wilkinson, w. II.
Doughten, p. F. Davidson, Elmer G.
Wilhelm, j. w. Martini -.
Eleyenth-WI G. Davis.
| ntiltu- W lllluui ~ ieODDluS, OuutlGs
| Cusick.
East Mill Creek-Henry B. Springer
South New Castle--John b. Johns.
North New Castle-W. G. d.. Groves.
White Clay Creet-D. W. Rothwell
| Mill Creek-W. IL. McGinnis. -
At the time of the motion there were
not more than 40 outside the rails. These
| included applicants and vouchers also
Several of the police were seen
around, but what their business was no
one seemed to know,
About half an hour before the ad.
iournment Captain Kane and police
officer appeared, the latter was seen in
the corridor and the captain came in
and sat down in the Levy Court cham
Der. Detective McVey was around also
This completed the "terroriZing" force
referred to in a morning paper. 1t i!
not known whether the officers came
into the court house on invitation or, as
other citizens, to look around.
There was crowd of citizens in The
corridors and, as already stated, quite ;
number within the doorway of the Levy
court chamber, standing outside the
rails waiting their turn to apply foI
poll assessment
Janitor Hanna was posted at thu
wicket gate OF the railing keeping orde
so that one applicant and his vouche
coSld come In at q time.
For quite an hour there was grea
deal Of crowdlng just at that point. o.
occasions the janitor as he sat in hi
chair was almost lifted from his fee
by the pressure of the crowd.
Uu1,r mum, ruIru save
A representative Of THE GAzETTI
called ON Chief of Police Dolan Saturda,
morning in regard to the presence of tn
police at the county court house Fri
day afternoon.
II was ascertained that at q little afte
the time he had returned to the offie
from dinner Captain Kane came VI
stating that telephone message ha,
been received saying that there was
crowd at the court house and that til
presence Of officers might be needed.
was not known from whom the messag
came and it is now only presumed tina
IL came from the court house.
Immediately the chief suggested t
the captain that he himself go up Their
and see how matters were. Capital
Kane was not there more than half a
! hour at most, the chief continued. TIL
:, latter official learned from Captain Kan
, that he had requested the officers in th
i districts contiguous to the court hous
J to drop in there as they passed by
There arc four police districts converg
, ing at that poin: and the idea was thu
t such an arrangement would be suflicier
l for all demands. Il was this that az
counted for the appearance of the on
$ or two police in the corridors.
In rnfnrenca to the fnct of tho rnrnsnnn