Evening journal., 1906-08-21
CHANDLER CALLS
OUIGLEY A CRATER
County Comptroller Declares
\ Clerk Of Peace is Not Fit
TO Hold Office
CHARGES lin WITH
WITHHOLDING FUNDS

IN Conptr oller Philemma Chandler drop
.bed a bo NIB in the meeting Of the Levy
,ourt to-day when he charged Clerk OF
"a oeacs VIII Nheld S. ougley with holding
rom the county the sum of sG009s col
IA ected by the latter in registers for dogs
\ attachments fruit dealers and pawn
H brokers lice lses and fines and costs for
r he last Mayt term of court Mr. Chand-
Ter submitted an itemized list Of the
a moneys colec ted ranging in time. from
4 I5anuary, 1906 until June % last.
Expected the Move
4 Clerk Of Pee CO Quigley as soon as Mr..
lthandler prese uted his report jumped 10
his feet anu informed the court that ae
ihad anticipated some such move on the
bart Of the county comptroller ana
llharged that the matter was purely one
,6f malice. Il have certain facts to pre-
.sent before this body so that the public
tlkiu understand tine relations between this
man and myself I also have a certified
lbheck here dated June o. covering the
.amount AIMED in the county comp
,roHer's rep ort. L think however. that e
E',he county ewes an official far in excess
iof the amount in question he should not
pc treated as I am.
MR.. Chandler QUOTES LAW.
/, Mr.. Chandler quoted section Of
chapter Q. duti IS Of the Clerk OF the
Peace, Laws of delaware, which pro-
,vides that the "cerk OF the eace shall
deposit TO the CT edit of the State
Treasurer. respectively. in the Farm
srs' Bank. at the county seat If the
Clerk of the Peace. all moneys received
by him and payaf lie to the State or
county. within sevsan days Of the re-
eeipt therof, and threupon send to the
Estate Treasurer and County Treasurer,
trespectively, by mail. certificate OF
deposit. a failure by said clerk 10
make such deposit within such time
shan he a misdeuleanor. forfeiting
fpso facto his office and s'Ich failure
|Hto put into the rOsyoffce within tho
prescribed time the certificate Of said
deposit duly addr essed TO the State
Treasurer Of County Treasurer. shall
be breach of the condition of his Of
fetal bond"
Mr.. Chandler char ged the Clerk Of
|flPeace with grating and thought Il
was time to put him out of Office
"He is taking advantage of the Levy
Court and I don't think he is a ut mar
to hold the Office ne fihs." he said.
Mr. Chtndler also stested that Mr.
Quigley charged the Levy Court Sl2OI
a year for a clerk and. then charged
that body for everythin done for it
! even TO drawing up resolutions an,
s writing the minutes Of the proceedings
Of the body
4 oUIGDEY DENIES STATEMENTS.
In reply to Mr.. Cha ndler. Clerk o
!. Peace Quigley said thivt some Of tn
q 4 statements made by Mr.. Chandle
q 4 were absolutely falseS THAT man
q (pointing to the County Comptroller
said Mr.. Quigley, 'is axious to plac
me in the workhouse."
"The reason Of his andmosity towar
n me Is this: When he we : a Levy Cour
commissioner 1 was not lfied by the at
torney- general to produce certain bill
and receipts in my possession in tina
office I did. They we're bills Of VIII
q liam A. Croney and William Pickering
all made out in Mr.. Chambers hand
writing and o. KID by him. In som
"A instances the bills Were not in hi
handwriting, but were O. KID by hin
and showed where money had bee
drawn by him."
Mr.. Ouigley said further he was nc
working under the law quoted by NJ
Chandler 81 settled with the state o
August I, 1906. The law we are no
working under provides for an account
ing for licenses to the State every sixt
days"
~ Mr.. Scott Interrupts
Mr.. Scott interrupted Mr.. Quigley b
saving that he considered the matte
entirely out Of order, and did not thin
the Levy Court room was place fC
the county comprollers and the cler
Of peace to air their personal grieN
ances.
Mr.. ouigley, said that he stoc
ready to settle his account with II
Levy Court and would turn over Il
check held by him if the court reques
ed him to do it. but he would not
so by the orders OF the county conn
troller.
Referring to the bills Of Croney ar
pickering. Mr.. Chandler admitted
had done the work they represente
but did so with the knowledge of II
whole Levy Court. and at the urgel
request of Mr.. Quigley. This latt
statement Mr.. Quigley denied.