Evening journal., 1899-03-10
M vEY Ex0NERATED.
Charges Brought BY Peter J.
Ford Not Sustained.
HIS STATEMENT UNDER OATH


AFFE.AR AT TINE HEARING.
Dover, March lO.-The hearing Of the
charsee made against State Detective
lBsInard j. McVey by Peter J. Ford
was concluded yesterday Afternoon.
and last evening the Investigating
committee met and formulated it's re-
port, which is to the effect that Mr..
Ford has failed to prove his charges.
and that the committee desires to be
discharged.
AT o'clcok the committee and the
other senator's assembled in the Hail
Of Representatives. Chairman Blake
ly presided Detective McVey was
present with Attorney-General Robert
c. White and witnesses. Neither Mr..
Ford nor his attorney Herbert II.
Ward, was present.
Detective McVey conducted his own
caee in the presence of probably $50
persons. The examinations were short.
sharp and decisive.
James A. Anderson, colored, of Will
mington, declared that if Mr.. Benson
We're to make a statement, and It was
uncorrsborateG he would not believe
Benson. Anderson also said he knew
Benson to get money under false pre-
lenses, or, in other words, he was
guilty Of f-rgery. Anderson detailed
that Benson once forged a mortgage
fer $500, and he declared that he or
dered Benson to remove II from the
records OF he would put him in jail.
Captain Thomas A. Kane, OF the
Wilmington police force swore that ne
would not believe Benson on his oath,
and that his reputation for truth and
yeracity was bad-very bad.
TO his knowledge as a police officer
Captain Kane said Benson had been ar
rested twice at least-once for writing
policy. and again for selling liquor
without a licenee
Harry Tayl,r, a Wilmington police,
man, VINO was a sergeant in 1883, de-
c,ared that he would not believe Ben
son on his oath. He knew that Nc
Vey had arrested Benson twice
Harry Jacobs. under OATH testihe,
, that he believed Benson to be "a Ma
in every particular" This he con
cluded from his own personal deal
ings with Benson.
Detective McVey then asked to b.
put under oath, and he made a state
ment in which he said he was great.
surprised at the statement made b.
Benson that he had been arrested bu
once Mr.. McVey said that Benson hal
, been arrested for policy writing thre
!, times and he expected that Judge Ball
:, then city solicitor, would have com
!. down to bear out the statement
i. but he was detained in Wilmington
McVey said he arrested the policy me-
whenever they violated the law, an
he never gave them an opportunity Z
place himself in their power
Attcrney-Genera, White also made
voluntary statement in behalf Of De
. tective McVey. He also said tha
Chancellor Nicholson, just before tn
opening Of the investigation to-day
attested b Detective McVey's fdellt
and valuable services, and he did nc
think it necessary that he should com
\ ever to add his testimony. Mr. Whit
+ also coatended that Benson's test
mony was a matter OF retaliation o
ie his part for being deprived by McVey
lie action in arresting him Of sever'
s. thI usand dollars.
m IF Mr.. Mcvey is turned down at %
le time, it would very much cripple ol
office" declared Mr. White. He saI
D. tha, the Legislature did not pr-vit
le him with a contingency fund, and
s. az inexperienced man IS appOnt'
f. when an experienced man like McVl
be can be had, crime will run riot for q
lg next two years, or until a contingent
ot fund is provided" Mr.. White said
X would not ask for McVey's confirm
at tion if he had been shown in any Wi
a to have been guilty, but he thought d
charges were farccal.
- COMMITTEE SAYS NOT GUILTY
Last evening the committee met
a. the room OF the Clerk OF the Ssna
" and. with the assistance Of Walter
Hayes. legislative attorney, formu,at
the foTcwing report. which was pl
sented to the Senate this morning:
rs, To the Senate Of the State Of De-
TX ware:
,v We, the undersigned, constitutl
u, the special committee OF the Senate
~ examine and hear the charges ma
SIX against Bernard J. McVey by Peter
Ford, and report to The Senate our &C
ciusions drawn from such examinati
and hearing, most respectively ma
the following report:
ter l. That your committee notified
he said Bernard J. McVey and Peter
ry- Ford. respectively. to be and appear
his Dover ard in the Senate house befl
eat ,-rti- committee c.u tha 7fh dav