The daily gazette., 1879-02-10
THIRD EDITION
TAKEN TO NEW CASTLE.

FAILING TO GET BAIL THE DEFAULT
ING CASHIER GOES TO JAIL.
Strenuous efforts were put forth on
Saturday afternoon by the friends Of
Evan Rice, the deiaultng cashier of the
Wilmington u Brandywlue Bank, TO OBJ
taiu Dail NE es ary 70 save him trom il.
carceralion in the New Castle Jail. AT their
earnest request Marshal McMullen ex.
tended the time until three { clock, and
as he was respons ole for the safe keep
ing OF the pr s0n-r, ha obtained from
Chez MaXwe the services ottwo police
inch (who Nere oil duty) TO relieve Ii S
deputies, who were WON out with cID-
stantly watching the house. About
O'Clock Mayor Almond SEN down per
t-mptoIy order ior the policemen to
cea e doiu duty iUr the NJ ,rshal, and the
latter at once secured Lewis otidhan to
act as Deputy until he coulc again sum
mon his regular eputies-Messrs. Ain
scow, Gallagher and Curry.
Al three o'clock the bail was still I'M
obt aned, an Rice's friends made an ap~
peal TO- he Marshal for one hour more,
promising faithfully that it should be tue
las request, and il bail could not be OBJ
tanned thy would assist hin in the
prompt performance Of his unpleasant
duties. The h llIr was granted, tut tolr
o'clock found the bail bond still ncJm-
plete.
Marshal McMulleu then went to
RIce's house, and allowed him hal an
hour TO make preparations and d adeu
TO his family. Meau.hil. small crowd
had collected on the corners in The llh-
mediate vcinity, and when a double car
fiage drove up to the door, a gang Of meu
and chll1ren rushed around the steps to
observe the appearance Of tue Marshal
aud has prisoner The door peued aud
Mr.. Rice came oui, preceded by Levi Z.
Bird, Esq. and followed by Matshal
NcMullen and Vim. Herbert. They
quickly seated themselves in the carriage
and Ia about a minute were rolins
across Market street bridge en- route to
New Castle.
Arriving at New Castle, the carriage
was drlven quietly TO the jail door, aud
he party eutel ed the jail b fore the
crowd collected by their arrival could
reach the spot. Mr. Rice was assigned
10 the Wardens cell for the night, and
George Milhnglon, OF the Jefferson
House, sent him "A bed to sleep upon
Yesterday, he was permane ntly quarter
upper corridor, AID permission was gwen
The family to furnish II comfortably
Wuen the Marshal fl Mr. Rice seemed
quite easy, and was enjoying quiet
smoke, while reports received this morn
ing state that lac Is better than he ha
been since his crime was made know
[ Mess bail Is furnished which Is very
lmprobablel he will remain in jall unit
the second Tuesday in April, wien hi,
case will come up before tue L. S. DlstrIc
Court for trial.
At one time the bail promised for Mr.
Rice amounted TO Sl2 900, only 81 900
snort OF the required amouut-Sl5,U 900
This was the reason his friend, were Sc
persistent in asking for fut ther tune Il
get the bond completed. Those who vol
unteerrd tor the >l2 $40 were j T. Finn
+, I. Walton, y. X. Benson, WIN Her
bert, Joseph Gould, Vim Martin, Angus
tns Tenweses, George Adele and Harr!
Lape.
INCREDIBLE RUMURs.
number OF rumors were att Jat to tn,
effect that some ot the clerks n the baHl
were aware oil Mr.. klce's criminal traas
latlous, but did not dare to reveal then
These rumors, however, on b, ing iuvesu
gated, proved To be utterly unbranded,