Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-09
FEE ARhSsr or REar.
Upon Charges OF gIander Preferred
by Martin, Hnfnes and George.

Upon Charges or gIander Preferred
by Martin, HRines and George.
Alfred Edgar Best, dealer in mems
furn .shiDg goods, No. Oil Market street,
Was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Joseph
Martin Monday evening upon three wrils
Of oapias sworn out by Deputy 6Asfii
Joseph Martin, &. l.. HAines And Henry
George, for Islander. The alleged Islander
consists Of the charge that Mr.. Best de-
tailed to an RvERY EVENING representative
how quantity Of goods had bsen re-
moved from his store by the prosecution
without being put up at sale, and how
he had detected one Of the three
in the act Of removing other goods
and prevented him from carrying them
of. The article appeared in BvRRY BvKS-
mo on Saturday aud was oontrAdioted in
the Mcrniny NsiOs Monday by the
deputy sheriff. There was talk Of libel
quits current all day Monday and the
parties mentioned above and Rdgar n.
Hopes, who was also charged with being
party to the affair, we're In consultation
q greater part Of the day.
In the afternoon Messrs. Martin George
and HaineB appeared before the pro-
thonotary and swore ont capiases ohArg-
ing Mr.. Best with Islander, and laying
the damages at $4,000 in each case.
Ats. 80 O'Clock Monday evening, an hour
when great difficulty would be ex-
psrienoed in procuring ball, Deputy
Sheriff Martin served the writs. Mr..
Best was In his store waiting upon Gus
toner when the official, armed with the
oapiRses, entered, and with . CLEAN Of
satisfaction in his eye, patted Mr.. Best
on the shoulder and said 81 have three
oapisses for You you will have TO fur
nish e18, 900 bail or 20 to jail"
Mr.. Best replied "I'n be At your ser
vice in minute \" meaning chat he
the man had been served, Mr.. Best
stated "I'll 90 with you now and will get
bail"
The deputy sheriff expressed . strong
desire to get hone with his prisoner,
urging Mr.. Best to hurry up and telling
him, SO Bert declares; "You can get no
bail, I'll have to take you over"
The difficulty evidently anticipated by
the prosecution for Mr.. Best to procure
bail In such q large amount was not so
great as would have been expected, con-
sidering the lateness Of the hour. Two
or three parties whom Mr.. Best felt that
he GOULD get TO 60 on his bond
were called upon but were out.
The snapped-up prisoner, seeing the
deputy's great haste to get home, felt
some alarm eventually lest he should be
compelled 10 spend the night under the
same root at New Castle. Mr.. Best,
however, emphatioally denies that he
made any appeal to the sheriff for mercy
but simply asked for the privilege WHOM
would be extended 10 any one to be
given chance to give ball.
AT Third and Market streets, after Mr..
Beat had been In custody short time,
the deputy sheriff, ne says, expressed
another desire to get home and land his
prisoner In jail. Mr.. Best insisted here
that he be taken back to the store SO that
he could turn the Keys over to the clerk,
and make another effort to secure y
bondsman.
Charles B. Lore, Bsq., after short
time was found. He learned the oircum-
stances Of the attempted persecution of
the prisoner, and cheerfully went his
bail, becoming responsible for Mr.. Best's
appearance Tuesday. The bond was signed
at 7.15 O'Clock. After the bail bond OF
$18, 900 had been filled up Mr.. Best was
set at liberty.
The report that Mr.. Best had bsen
snapped up spread rapidly and q large
crowd gathered about his store. Many
Of the people were In full sympathy with
the prisoner, a publication to the con.
trary Notwithstanding. The deputy sheriff,
Joseph Martin, was jeered and jibed by
the crowd and various ordinations
we're made Of q decidedly unoomplimen-
tary nature intended for his ears. When
Mr.. Best came down the street after secur-
ing bail there we're very distinct murmuis
OF approval at his release, from the
crowd. Directly after when the deputy
drove away alone in his carriage, the
crowd broke into Kisses and loud up
roarious jesrs. Seldom does crowd ex-
press its sentiments favorable to a
prisoner 80 emphatioally as the one last
evening.
Mr.. Lore on Tuesday speaking Of Mr..
Best's bail, said he would have gone
almost any decent mans bail under the
circumstances. In view Of the iaot that
Mr.. Beat will probably bring suit for the
recovery OF his stolen goods Mr.. Lore re-
CARDS his srIest last night as bold at
tempt at bluff.