Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-09-08
STEWART WILL
Has Say to Commissioner
Jones and Will Let it
Go at That
UGLY WORDS PASS
WHILE ARGUMENT IS ON

Relative to his political activity
eight years ago in behalf of Horace
G. Knowles, Chief of Police Black
told Commissioner Jones in the pres
ence of Hamilton S. Stewart, in the
commission offices in the City Hall to-
day that William NJ Pyle, who was
member of the Police Commission at
that time refused to order Black to
cease political work at that time be-
cause Black, at the time was on his
long day, and 1t was family fight
at the polls. Thomas S. Lewis made
the remark to Mr.. Pyle, 1--WE will get
the Police Commission" and Mr.. Pyle
retorted by saying, Eyes, and we will
get the tax Office"
Chief Black tried to bring Mr.. Stew
arts mind back to the time he called
him by telephone and told him what
Mr.. Lewis had done, MIR. Stewart re-
plying that he did not care what
Lewis did, and hung up the re-
|ceiver.
Mr. Stewart could not recall the
incident.
Chief Black said that was the last
time Mr.. Stewart and he had spoken.
The former denied this and recalled
he said, one occasion when he met
Chief Black on a street car after the
latter had been appointed captain OF
police and extended his congratula-
tons which Chief Black refused to
accept saying at the time it was not
through him, Stewart, or any of his
crowd that he had gotten the posi-
ton.
Chief Black smiled at this and
made the remark that Mr.. Stewart
never congratulated him on anything
and that he, Stewart, always was on
the other side.
To the charges made by Mr.. Stewart
that Mr.. Jones practically ignored him
when he requested that he imediately
upon reaching the chiefs Office relat.
/ ed the circumstances of the case &c
Chief Black and told the latter to gel
a man out on the case.
AT one stage of the discussion Mr.
Stewart remarked that he could re-
member as well as Mr.. Jones whai
was said and his quoted statements IL
the Sunday newspaper article were
correct. Il am no d. fool" he said
Other Hard Words.
you acted like one on the day yol
stopped me on the street." replied Mr.
Jones.
do you mean to say am a d
fool" retorted Mr.. Stewart
mo. / don't mean that exactly onl.
just now you said you were not on
and ! Sid you acted like one and wa
very much excited"
Mr.. Stewart said that he was a citi
zen and taxpayer and was born an
raised in Delaware.
Mr.. Zones said he also was Dor
and raised in Delaware and his fathe
before him, his grandfather and greal
grandfather before that.
Mr.. Jones denied Mr.. Stewart
! statements concerning what he h1
4 said. so often that several times
walked away as if to stop the arg
ment and told Mr. Stewart II he hi
Il any charges to make to make them
due form.
Let the People Judge.
Mr.. Stewart equally insisted that
statements were true. Mr.. Jones r.
piled: well, the people know yc
and they know me, and We will hay
to let them judge"
The argument ended by Mr. Stewal
saying he would appear before u
board il wanted on next Tuesday, bI
he would prefer no charges againi
any man on the force. From this
is likely that there will be no chare
preferred for the Police Board to tab
action upon.
While it was not stated it may
that the board will have the police
men mentioned in the newspaper al
ticle appear before them In any ever
and explain just what did happen.