The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-25
Eth EDITION.
TIE POLICY KINGS At II.
f. Stroud, the Notorious Policy
Backer and His Colored Part
ner Alfred Fountain
PURCHASE TEN TAX RECEIPTS,
After Which They Get a Pound
ing--Was County Tax Col
lector Dickey in this
Sale3

The Dem oorats are becoming desperate
in Delaware and In Wilmington in partic.
ular Their latest scheme is to buy the
tax receipts OF colored men who have reg.
istered paying from S5 to $40 apiece for
them. The money lie being furnished by
the Democratic party and for the last
few days there appears to be no limit to
It. Their cry Is to carry Delaware at any
cost which, with the liberal aid OF cam
paign funds and DISTINGUISHING " hite Re-
publioans they hope to be able to carry
the State.
But the fact is the Democrats In Della.
ware. as well as IN every Northern State
are on the run. They are whipped bad In
reason the hackers OF the Democratic par
ty have put out their emisearles In the
sbape of the notorious Bill Lee,
H. Stroud. tho prince OF policy hackers
In our State and the no less notorious
Alfred Fountain. stroud's side partner.
both Of whom nave beon convicted more
than once for backing policy. etc.. and
sentenced by the Court to terms In New
Castle Jail as we'll as heavy tlnes, for which
they were both pardoned by the grace OF
Governor Reynolds through the kindness
and thoughtfulness Of their good hearted
friend John Il. Dicksy. Receiver OF County
Taxes for New Castle County.
Coming on the episode OF the notorious
Within II. llOe. VINO always manages TO
get tripped up In nearly all Of his dirty
political tricks, he now being under ball
for hearing for purchasing a tax receipt
from colored man. Samuel j. Stanley.
for which he paid So
We next hear Of tic two kings of policy
hackers, STROUD and Fountain, on Wed.
nesday evening, making an appointment
with Arthur Davis oolored resident OF
the Twelfth ward. to meet them at Foun.
tain's barber shop. located on West sixth
npIs at snl ntnh ia
ments to purchase twelve tax TO ,eipts OF
colored voters. promising him (Davls)
IS piece for them.
After entering Fountains barber shop
Fountain locked the door, Stroud beng
present to SEQ tho money paid and tho tax
receipts turned over 10 Fountain. Davis
stood by a barber chair aud counted out
dozen tax receipts, holding them in his
hand while Stroud In his old position Of
hacker counted out the sixty dollars and
laid It In Davis hand along with the tax
receipts
Davis, whereupon. Immediately closed
his hand and put the tax receipts along
with the sixty dollars into his pants pock-
ct. Stroud objected and made a grab
for Davis, whereupon he was promptly
knocked down by Davis Fountain there.
upon made pass at Davis with his walk
Ing stick. ami missed him, whoa Davis ad-
mintstered the same punishment to Foun-
| tain, KNOCKING him out In the tirst round.
and for while the three had lively tus.
Sc around the room and Cd the floor.
| $snavis had the advantage, being an able
| Bodied man, and they both soon cried
enough, when Stroud unlocked the door
| and ran down Sixth street. Davis then
left. feeling good after his iistic encounteH
with the gamblers and took money and
tax receipts with him. Now, the law should
be invoked and both the representatives
| of Democracy be arrested and punished
| for attempting to purchase tax receipts,
| The Democrats passed laws bearing on
this matter and they should see that the
law Is vigorously enforced.