The daily gazette., 1881-09-02
From Yesterdays Late Edition.
a WILD ITALIAN swINDLER.
Collecting Funds for an Undenom
national Church inItaly and Gett
RtOtOusIy Drunk

national Church inItaly and Gett
Rtotously Drunk.
Oficer Andrew Kerr, about four O'Clock,
yesterday afternoon, found wild ItaI-
Ian, at Sixth aud Market streets, labor
ing under . severe attack Of manid q
pota. He promptly took bIm TO the
City Hall cells.
The man was Of ordinary appearance,
fairly dressed, aud gave no evidence Of |
being an uDusual character. He was |
searched, rs Is customary with all pri- |
soners taken to the City Hall, and an |
examination OF his effects disclosed on |
astonishing state Of affairs. They showed |
that he was al authorized agent for the
collection Of funds tor the erection of an
undenominational church In Italy, and
was unusually we'll recommended. His
name-was John Shirighlne.
The first document that the Chief OF
Police examined was from Rev. Byron
Sutherland, Chaplain of the United
States Senate, VIII wrote as follaws:
have some knowledge OF he Greg
hi0i family and doubt not this gentle
man Is OF the venerable old stock, a
soldier Of the nulfication of Italy aud Of
the cross of Jesus. As such he Is worthy
Of the confidence and aid of the Ameri.
church. trust 10 God horn will be
wound from the Alpine crests, where
these people have nestled for ages, that
will roll its blast OF Christian libertyover
all the fair plains OF Italy, and giancing
across the AdriGtic re echo nJer.usalsm
itself.
| Attached to this letter was the follow
ing endorsement
WARRINGTON, June 20, 1851 con-
cur In DR.. SunlaIld's recommendation of
the evangelist Creghini Of the Walden :
sian Church In Italy aud deeply sympa-
thize with him In bis work.
W. p. HARRISON,
Chaplain House OF Represe natives.
In addition to the above, The man had
other similar recommendation from the
following well known parties: Rev. L.
mond. Of the M. p. Church, Baltimore
Rev. Samuel II. Green, pastor Of the
Calvary Baptist Church, Washington
Rev. John r. Deale, pastor of the Wes-
Icy Chapel, Washington; Rev. William
y. Hammond, Rev. +. ID. Valiant, Rev
John X. Paxton, New York American
Church Rev. w. f. Ward, Foundry
M. X. Church Rev. j. L. Gramme
rector Of st. Panl's P. L. Church, Balti
/ more Revs. A. X. Street, A. M. Ran
b, dolph and ID. ID. Clark, Baltimore; Rev
J William Z. Moore, pastor Second Pres.
i byterian Church, Columbus, o.; Rev
Thomas r. Taylor, Presiding Elder Col
{ umbus district, Ohio annual conference
Richard III. Bishop, Governor OF Ohio
and q number of others.
From the dates In his collection book
e II appears that Shirighine Cor Cereghini
rr arrived in Delaware about three month
5 ago, and operated quite successfully Ii
). Dover, Delaware City, New Castle an
Wilmington. In addition to subscriE
c tions ne received endorsements frof
- Rev. y. s. Spencer, New Cattle, Rev
It l.. w. Gibson and Rev. Cyrus Haunting
ton, Dover, Rev. II. L. Phillips, Deli
ware City, Rev. Il. p. Aldred, Eastoi
Md, and Rev. Bishop Lee, of this cit,
n The latter's recommendation was as fol
lows:
J. The letters and other testimonial
= shown me by Mr.. Cereghini are salts
=, factory, and the object which he has
d view Is highly interesting and deservin
Of help. ALFRED LEE.
July 81, 1881.
>fl The collection books showed ths
- Cereghini had been quite successful
II bis collections, which 70 ,ted up ov,
>. 81, 500. Among his collections
Delaware were the following GeorG
W. Bush, IS Washington Jones, 50
Rev. r. b. Cook, 50 ; DR.. A. V. l.
y lie, New Castle, $40 George B. Ro'
ney, New Castle, IS. The collection
lr In Dover and New Castle amounte
in to about S25 in each place.
CereghiDi, after being locked up
y the cells, was very noisy, and mao
1s such violent demonstrations that Il
Chief had to threaten to put himl
IL irons. This morning he was brouel
at before the Mayor, but as the on
= charge against him was drunkenne
rs and disorderly conduct he was aned
r. aud costs.
His letters and pass-books were r.
We turned to him and also razor -four
nv in one Of his pockets. The Chi
warned him that carrying razor W
in violation of the law against baaril
concealed deadly weapons. He ga
lie he had 1t to shave with.
Je The Wilmington parties who co
40 tributed to Cereghini's fund of mon
and recommendations did SO with pt
r. L.. f.