The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-04-10
keep YOUR BLOOD CLEAN
Attorney General Will Investigate

when 1t became generally known that
Attorney General Herbert ii. Ward had
decided to investigate the work Of the
Levy Court for several years past.
The investigation will start OH Tues
day next.
For sometime past there has been
a great public demand that the Levy
Court be investigated and the Republi.
can First District Committee recently
adopted resolutions calling for an i'll
vestigation.
| The first intimatiOn that the public
had that an investigation was to take
place was when state Detective James
p Ratledge commenced to serve sum-
mons on county officials to appear be-
fore Attorney General Ward at his Office
on Tuesday, April 16.
The summons contains the phrase
"duces tecum' which means that the
officials must bring with them their
books. The object of the attorney gen
eral is to have before him the books
which relate to the business of the
Levy Court for the years 1899, 1900 and
1901. Documents and papers not in book
form will also be produced.
| According to the summons the county
books must be left just as they were
when the summons was received. No
changes or additions must be made.
Instructions were given yesterday to
the Farmers Bank, the countys bank,
not to cash any warrants that might
come in but to keep record of those
that were offered.
The hearing in Attorney General
Wards Office is to be held at 10 o'clock
next Tuesday morning and it is believed
will be open to those desiring to attend.
From the books and papers of the
county officials the Encouragement will
be able TO see il evidence of direliction
Of duty or wrongdoing can be secured.
The orders given in regard to making
no changes in the books amounts to
tieing up of the financial business of the
county.
office of Clerk of the Peace Quigley.
Those receiving summons include Clerk
Of the Peace Quigley, County Treasurer
and Receiver of Taxes Horace G. Ret
tew, County Comptroller George d.
George Janvier, Deputy Receiver of
Taxes Robert NJ. Burns and Deputy
Comptroller Edward Clark.
1t is reported that the present county
auditors. l.. Scott Townsend and Char
les c. kurtz, are to be summoned.
For several weeks it had been said
that Republican members of the Levy
Court would demand an investigation
into the affairs Of the present court as
well as those of the body that preceded
it.
The officials served with summons de-
clned to discuss the matter.
McSsrs. Chandler and Armstrong. who
have been members of the Levy Court
Court House yesterday but would not
talk on the matter of the proposed in
vcstigati0n.
1t is believed that the members of
the Levy Court will not be summoned to
appear at the hearing.
DEMANDING IN
VESTIGATION.
On April l. the Republican First Dis /
trict Committee adopted the following
resolutions:
Whereas, A majority of the members
of the Levy Court are Republicans, and !
whereas Messrs. Lynn and Megginson,
two of the Republicans entered into n !,
with the two Democratic !,
members and selected Democrats to fill |
the various offices througout the county,
and
Whereas, No valid or substantial rea.
son has been given for the action, there
fore be it
''Hesolved, That we condemn such !
action as party treason and express our
belief that we, as representing the Re-
publican organization, would be derelict
in our duty if we did not make this ex-
preston of our contempt and scOrn for
men guilty of such action"
"Whereas, 1t is the cardinal principle
Of the Republican party that the proper
of public affairs is the
best politics, and
"Whereas, 1t is matter of common
rumor that the methods in us by the
Levy Court and Democratic majority
are not conducive to the best interests of
the people, and
"Whereas. The combination which ap.
exists between Messrs. Lynn
and Megginson with the Democrats
seems to have for its object the continu-
alton Of the former abuses, therefore be
It
"Resolved, That we, the Republican
demand that there be an in
vestigaton of the methods and acts of
the said Levy Court and that we call
upon the encouragement Of the State
to take cognizance of the matter and
take the necessary steps to thoroughly
investigate the same, and that we
pledge ourselves to give him our hearty
support and assistance"