The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-03
Mr.. KNOWLES J.
STATBMBME,,

Somewhat Of sensation was created
yesterday at the meeting Of the Levy
Court, when Horace Greeley Knowles,
the attorney for the Levy Court arose
and read the following statement:
"Certain reports in the nature OF viii
ful and malicious statements having been
made by certain individuals unfriendly to
me, regarding the printing and cost Of
the two issues Of County Bonds recently
made, l deem 1t but just to myself as
well as to the Levy Court to brand the
statements as false in every respect and
the originators and purveyors Of them
as men Of vile conceptions and wicked
motives. Regardless of the truth Or facts
in the case, thoy have circulated the re-
port and endeavoTed also to get the same
report published in the newspapers to
the effect that the Levy Court had made
two appropriations, one Of $500 and an
other Of $500 and paid tho aggregate
amount, 500, to me for the engraving
and printing Of the 10000 issue and $4,000
issue of bonds, and that Of the 500 only
one-half Of the amount was to be paid
for the bonds and the other half to be
retained by me, thereby robbing the
county Of that amount Of money.
"Not content with circulating this re-
port in general way wherever they
could and endeavoring to publish 1t
broadcast through the newspapers, one OF
the parties, lawyer, went to the Judges
of our courts and there sought to es-
tablish in the minds Of the Judges the
truth of the above statement and the i'm
preston Of wrong-doing and corrupt
practice on my part.
II desire to say that there has never
been an appropriation Of any amount
of money made for the printing of the
bonds in question, nor have ! ever re-
ceived from the Levy Court or anyone
else so much as the cost Of my travelling
expenses incurred in making arrange
ments for the printing Of the bonds.
The cost Of printing these two different
issues of bonds. as 1t appears by the bill,
rendered by the engravers, is $2S5.72, be-
ing $142.S6 for each issue, which is con-
sderabiy less than any previous issue Of
bonds has ever cost the county. Even
the plain Autographed border and type
printed bonds without coupons have cost
the county more than the amount II il
now paying. These bonds are, perhaps,
the most beautiful specimens Of fine en-
craving work ever made, bearing the
name Of New Castle county. Each bond
Of one issue contains 26 different coupons
and each bond of the other issue having
attached 40 different coupons.
''In addition to this each and every
bond is guaranteed as to its genuineness
and proper execution by the United
States Mortgage 4 Trust Company Of
New York. one of the Oldest and wealth.
lest financial institutions in the country.
and duly authorized officer of that
company came to this city last Saturday
to witness and certify the proper execu-
ton of each and every one of the 95
bonds. This insurance and additional
protection to the bonds guaranteed by
such reliable company as is the United
States Mortgage & Trust Company has
never before been part Of the security
of our county bonds.
'.lf l may be permitted to say so, the
county has never before had neatcr. more
attractive and more secure issues of bonds
than the present ones, and never an issue
Of any kind costing the county so little
money 1t is, therefore, but natural for
me to resent what can only appear in
face Of the facts an attempt made to
injure me personally and politically and
at the same time charge the members Of
the Levy Court with wilful and reckless
extravaganza in this Natter
The statement was on motion of Mr..
Armstrong received and fled.