Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-06-08
DEMNss cAvossf AZ LAST.

IRE 14AI DENNIS cACoar -6E 1As BEEN WITHIN
rv1s1r ssaIas q vIlxHarcs AL THE rtrx
WAS TA11p A. r1aE1 O'Clock r,tIs MORNING.
AND 1sHsv SAFE iN JAIL GAEEGft4 EA9|
It 10 With Rssat pleasure that we make tne an
nouncement that the negro fsn.i Bill Dennis, who
.ommitted the horrible outrage on Mrs. Thnmp-
on On The nisht Of The o6th Of March last, WITH
no details ee which eur readess are all familias
as st last been brought TO justice. and " now
..fely confnrd within the substantial walls OF
The most ssrprisios part Of this announcement
is the fact that notwithstanding tho vigilance ex-
,rcsed BY the oficers of the law in pursuit of he
crinaual, Dennis has succeeded in eludiug their
earsh, while aM the tame he Ass nos bssn twenty
,nilss from this city
Yesterday sfsssnoon, o0asn whsats and Stew
art OF the police forcs. received information from
vhnt source we could net esaru, which inclined
hem TO believe that Dennis wac in the vicinity OF
Chester: According,y they started for that place
N the p. n. train. and Following the instruc-
ions they had received from their informant, sue
;eedsd in finding Dennis Hbout 10 o'clock Mt night,
safely ensconcsd in hsd et the house OF Il farmer
named Matthew Henderson, four miles above
;hostef, IN whsss e.pi1y be hsd 1sea for nearly
xhen aroused by the olacsrs, hut made resist
,nce aud quietly suffered himself to b. secured.
Oaices Wmgate aud Stewart, with their pris
'ner securely in charge. returned to this city on
tno uluUIXHt tIAH, anu pEOCo0Qln& d1fectfy 10 tne
City Hall, notified the Mayer. who decided 10 give
Dennis an instant hearing and commit him 10 New
Castie Jail in order to aveid che coufuaiea and
perhaps bloodshed which would doubtless have
been the result had The trial hsea. .poatponen until
the usual hour. Mrs. Thompson was Immediately
,ummopedS sni also Mr.. Joseph LsFevp, BY
whom DsAnis weaS lprmefly emtoty%t These
witnesses positively identified the prisoner. who
immediately thereafter confessed to the crime,
and gave astatemeat Of where hs had been since
,ts committal He said that Immediately after
the perpetration Of the outrage he went TO Chris
t,ana. where he remained secretcd until the next
night, when he passed through this city to Ches-
ter remsirne At the latter place until April 10th.
He then hired with Mr. Henderson as farm
| hand. giving his name Charley Reed, and re-
mained there unsuspscted until he was arrested
| by the odicers hast night. ~ -
Mayor Valentine, after the hearing. committed
| Dennis to jail. and he waa Immediately conveyed
| to New Castla. whsre, escurely confined, he now
awaits his final trial at the next term OF Court
after which he will expiate his crime by the ex-
treme penalty Of the law. The news of his arres,
IS received With expressions Vi general satistac.
ton all seeming to rejoice at the fact that the vii
| lain longer eudes the clutches Of the law.
1t 10 stated that the olRears reserved their nfor-
nation from q negro whom they have had on the
| lookout for some time, but they declined to say
who their informant was. They deserve and vii
doubtless receive the thanks Of the community fol
the prOwptitude with which they acted upon
their information, and the successful manner II
which they psrtorNed th4r work. "a.