The sun., 1901-07-03

Mr.. KNOWLES
STATEMENT
Says Damaging Statements Have
Been Made About Him
IN REGARD TO THE BONDS
Levy Courts Attorney Read HIS De,
niaI TO That Body---It is
Received and
Filed.
N REGARD TO THE BONDS

Somewhat of sensation was created
yesterday ut 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 will
full and malicious statements having been
made by certain individuals unfriendly 10
me, regarding the printing and cost Of
the two issues of County Bonds recently
made, | deem ii but just to myself as
we'll as TO the Levy Court to brand the
statements as false in every respect and
the orignators and purveyors of them
as men of vile conceptions and wicked
motives. Regardless of the truth or facts
III the case. they have circulated the re-
port and endcavored also 10 get the same
report published in the newspapers to
the effect that the Levy Court had made
two appropriations, one of 5000 and AN
other Of $500 and paid the aggregate
amount, $500 to me for the engraving
and printing Of the 10000 issnc ana 10000
issue Of hondS. ANA that Of the 500 only
one-half Of the amount was to be paid
for the bonds and the other half to he
retained by me. thereby robbing the
county of that amount Of money.
moi content with circulating this ~
port in Il general way wherever they
corld ana endeavoring to publish it
broadcast through the newspapers. one Of
the PARTIES. Il lawyer. went to the Judges
of onr courts and there sought to cS-
tahlish in the minds of the Judges tho
truth Of the above statement ana 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 III,
bonds ~ question. nor have | ever rc-
celred from the Levy Court or anyone
else 50 much MS the cost of my trayrllin.
expenses incurred in making arrange.
lnehtS for the printing of the bonds
IN" cost Of printing these two different
ISSUES uf bonds. rs il appears hy the hill
rendered by tue engravcrS. is $2S5.72. he.
lng $l42.S6 for each issue which il con.
Sld"rably less than amy previous issue or
Wllis mas ever cost the county Even
'he hlnlh Autographed border and tyuc.
printed bonds without coupons have cost
"" county NOR" than the amount il is
now paying. These bonds are. prrhnps
til' most beautiful specimens Of linp 81
SfaNlIG work ever made. hearing IN,
name of New Castle county. Each hond
"l on" Ssu" contains &c different ,o,ipnn.
ilhd rach bond Of the other issue hnnin,
attached 40 different coupons.
~ addition IL this each ana eyrr,
holld Is guaranteed rs to tS gentintnrS,
ANA proper execution ~ thr Initr,
States Mortgage n Trust Cnmpany i,
New Work, one of the oldest and wealth
h'st financial institutions in the country
hill 4 duly authorized officer Of tl,,t
company came to this city last Snturl,
10 witness and certify the prnprr ,yrcu
non nl each ANA rV,tv one of thr \.
h"hlS. Ibis Insurance. and addition,
protection 10 the bonds guaranteed II,
sll'h reliable company Us is the Jtnitn,
States Mortgage \ Trust Company In,
never before hceu u part Of the Sccurit,
Of our county bonds.
'lf ! may br permitted IA sav n. III,
county has never before had nratnr mar,
attractive aud more secure issues of bnnd,
IlAll thc prrScnt oncS. ard never nm ii.Su,
spf any Kind costing the county So littL
money u Is, therefore, htIf natural rni
M" To resent what can only appear !,
iNC" "f III" fact. nm attrmnt mndn /,
llillirr mo personally and poitrallv nm
al The same time charge tho members -
thr l"ry Court with wilful aud reckless
- Nlrhfasnnr" IN this natter
y" statement was on moiion Of AIr
Armstrong received AMI filed.