Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-14
SHERlFF'S CLAIM
FOR FEEDING TRAMPS
HELD Up BY THE LAW
Chancellor Nicholson InteFposes and
Stops Payment Of The Ordsr
Allowed by theLsyy Court.
HEARING ON MONDAY DEC. %
Action Taken by the Citizens
Association.
ALLEGATIONS OF THEGuMPLAlNANTS

Sheriff sanuelA, Mcdaniel is not
likely to receive very soon the S94l. so
allowed him by the Bevy Court for the
board OF yagrants, for Chhucellor Nichol-
son yesterday week stopped the payment
Of the money. The matter was brought
TO the attention Of tho Chancellor by
Attorney General Herbert II. Ward, at
and by the relation OF A fired Gawthorp.
Archibald s. Reed, Henry B. Thompson,
Peter j. Ford. Peter W. Tomiinson,
Alfred ID. Warner, Howell S. England,
Jerome 3. Bell, William +. kurtz and
George X. Hotfecker, who comprise the
executive committee OF the Citizens As
ISOLATION. The Information is against
John Lynn, John q. Armstrong, John
.. Mealey, Charles MegRinson, laaac
u. Elliott and Merritt N, Willits, Levy
Court Commissioners, George D. kel-
ley, county comptroller, Horace q.
Rettew, receiver OF tases and county
treasurer, and Samuel A. Mcdaniel,
sheriff. 45}t &; fssff
The information recitea that Sheriff
Mcdaniel has rendered the Levy Court
an alleged claim, among other things,
for hoard of Migrants for s95 4. eV ! that
on November 5tb. the court, by ma.
iority vote, ordered the payment OF the
S941.s0. ea,i
1t ~ further stated by the information
that 1.-THE commitment Of the said vag-
rants to the county Jail, fot whose board
the said sum Of S9AI.80 is claimed and
ordered paid, AS aforesaid, was Illegal.
and without authority ID law, in that
said Migrants we're not received by the
said sheriff pursuant to an order upon
him from any one Of the Jail commits
sioners in and for New Castle county.
THAT the relarors are citizens of the
State of Delaware aud Inhabitants and
Taxpayers of New Castle county afore-
said, and as such, in common with the
other citizens and taxpayers of said
county. will be injuriously affected and
have their taxes increased by the Fay
ment of the said S9a1. 3d."
The attorney. general aaks that the
Levy Courtmen ana their successors be
perpetually restrained, BY injunction.
| from issuing the warrant; that John
4 Lynn, president of the court, be per.
petually restrained from signing it
that Comptroller Kelley be perpetusllJ
restrained from coun tersigning It; thai
County Treasurer Rettew be perpetual,
restrained from Paying any money Out
Of the treasury OF New Castle county il
payment of said alleged claim thai
the commitments of said Migrants ant
the reception OF them by the said sheriff
be decretd to have bee1 without war
rant of law; and that preliminary in
junction issue to restrain the defendant
until further order Of the Chancellor.
| j. Harvey Whiteman signed the ap
plication to the Chancellor ns solicito
for this complainants. l
chancellor Nicholson directed that
rule be issued directed 10 the de
PENDANTS, requiring them to show oaus
before the Chancellor in this city, Mon
day, December I'd, why an injunction
should not be issued as prayed for.
\ AS Sheriff Mcdaniel IL an interestc,
party, the Hupbenas in the case wer
being served by Coroner ]. L. Frick.
Service was secured op Comptrollo
Kelley and Treasurer Rettew yesterda
week, and on members Of tho Lev
| Court Thursday