Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-16

also of Wilmington, whose testimony
was taken ON Tuesday night. President
Salmon administered the oath.
Mr.. Anderson said; "If John Benson
were TO make statement, and it was
not corroborated, ] would not believe
him. | know of Benson having obtained
money under false pretences or, in
other words, by forgery. Benson once
forged a mortgage for $500, and |
ordered him to remove it from the
records, threatening to have him put in
Jail, il he refused TO obey"
Capt. Kane said: 81 would not be-
Iieye Benson on his oath. His reputa-
ton for truth and veracity is bad, very
bad. To my knowledge, as police
officer, Benson has been arrested twice
at least, once for writing policy and
again for selling liquor without a
license.
Mr.. Taylor, who was police sergeant
in 1888. the year in which Mr.. Benson,
according to His testimony. was arrested
once only, said: Il would not believe
| Benson on his oath. knew Mr.. Nc.
Vey arrested him twice. I"
Mr.. Jacobs said: Il believe Benson
70 be . liar in esery particular. l have
reached this conclusiou from personal
dealings with Benson y
Detective McVey testified as follows:
"Benson's statement that he was ar
rested only once greatly surprised me.
Benson has been arrested three times
for policy writing. expected that
Judge Bali, who was city solicitor when
Benson was arrested, would come here
today. for the purpose OF coirohorating
my statement, but he was detained in
Wilmington. | arrested tho policy men
at every opportunity, and never put
myself in their power. "
Attorney General White, counsel for
Detective McVey, made the following
statement: "Chancellor Nicholson, just
before the resumption of the ipyestiga-
ton today, attested Detective McVey's
| fidelity and valuable services. He did
not think it was necessary for him TO
come here and give testimony. 10
testifying as he has testified, Benson is
retaliating for being deprived, by De-
tective McVey's action in arresting
him, Of several thousand dollars. II
Detective McVey is turned down at
this time, the attorney-generalis Office
would be very much crippled. The
General Assembly has not provided me
with contingent fund; and, il an in
experienced man were appointed de-
tective, when an experienced man like
Detective McVey could be had, crime
would run riot during the next two
years. or until contingent fund is
provided. would not ask for De.
tective McVey's confirmation il he had
been shown to have been guilty.
think the charges are farcical.
At the conclusion of Acknowledgement
Whites remarks, Senator Blakely, the
I IL, -
mittee, announced that the investiga
tion was finished.
Dover, March 1.-Representativt
Rose introduced yesterday afternoon,
and the House passed under suspension
of the rules. an act making appropria
tions for the expenses of the State
other than legislative expenses. for tbs
, fiscal year ending. on tine Monday i'm
mediately preceding the second Tues
tions are as follows:
For the Governor-For salary, 81, 600
for stationery and expenses, $50.
For the Secretary Of State-For sal
AIRY, Sl,000 for indexing and preparing
+ for publication laws of the session o
the Legislature held in 1899, $3.50: 70
contingent expenses, S400; as compen
a sation for performing the duties i'm
posed on him by the act entitled ga
act to raise revenue for the State b.
taxing certain corporations, enactel
, by the present session of the Genera
7 Assembly, 500.
! For the stenographer and typewrite
: for the Governor and Secretary of Stat
! For salary, $3.50.
For the State Librarian-For salary
$3.50: for current expenses of the Stat
Library, 500; for the purchase of la,
! books for the State Library, $500.
For the janitor of the State House
$ For salary, $500.
For the Chancellor salary
! IS. 800; for reporting, 500: for cor
tingent expenses of the Court of Char
= Gerry, $500: as compensation for 1C
!. copies of Nicholson's Delaware Char
q Gerry Reports, Vol. /, $500.
!, For tho Chief Justice-For salary
o g 800.
y For the four associate judges-Fc
Ii salaries, sl4, 400.
> For the associate judge resident i
Kent county-For reporting, 500: ;
compensation for 100 copies of Penn'
;: willis Delaware Reports, Vol. |, s1,OC
u For the two judges under the la
- Constitution who were not reappointe
!, under tho recently Constitl
p tion-s3, GOO.
81 For the court stenographer-For sa
I AIRY, 81, 500.
~ For the State treasurer and trust
le of the school fund-For salary, 81, ~
G. for postage, clerical assistance, &c
$500.
y For the auditor of accounts-For sa
Fe ary ~ an. for rnstaCe SC som
W For the attorney generation salar
o. $1,000; to pay the salary of the depu
u attorney general, $50; for continge
y. expenses, $500.
y For the insurance commissioner
Il For expenses, $50.
u For the two State desectiyes-F
D. salaries, g, 400; for serving requisite
a. papers, $500.
n For the fish commissioner-For 81
~ ary and expenses, $500.
p; For the three county superintendent
uo of free schools-For salaries, So. eco.
For the expenses of holding {
~ white teachers institutes-S
For the expenses OF holding the CT
ored teachers institute 300.
Ter For tho National Guard, includi
he the salary Of the acknowledgement
Wy 5000.
ro- For the town OF Dover-To pay
om water furnished for the use of the ST
at House. Sl00.
For the farmers Institutes 5000.
ill For the State Board of Agricultur
nd 81, 200.
zen For the Delaware Industrial Sch
est for Girls-s1, so.
is For the Peninsular Horticultu
Society 500.