Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-09-14
Philadelphia Items.

Mrs. William Harper, alias Dell, alias
LandtO, who WAS arrested on Saturday
night on warrant issued by MaRiB
trafe Cobb, sat in chair at the Ninth
District Police Station yesterday after.
noon. From the accounts Of the officer
who made the srrest, Mrs. Harper.
Dell Landto should be able to made q
fortune rs lightning change artist on
the variety stage. The officer saw her
enter the house, 1425 Vine street, Satur.
day night, and Immediately followed
her. He ascended the stairs directly
and knocked at the door of her room
within very short time after she had
closed 1t behind her.
He demanded entrance In the name
Of the law; was refused; heard some
noise In the room; kicked open the
door, and found the lady Of his search
lying across chair in her night dress
with . cut upon her forehead. How
she bad managed 30 soon to divest
herself of her attire, or where she had
received the wound were both matters Of
some mystery. Notwithstandingt the pris-
oner's violent expression at her wound
ed feeling. and the high sense Of her out
rage at being taken into custody, the
officer managed to escort her safely to
the station house, and later she made
a visit. properly guarded, to the Ger
man Hospital, where her wounded head
was dressed.
The handage placed around Mrs.
Harper's head by the hospital physi
clan, while 1t was artistic from q medi.
cal standpoint. was not very becom ing
to lady's beanty. When interviewed
yesterday as she sat upon the cell bench
In the dim light Of the prison she look
ed about 40 years old. She is Uf medium
height and slight build. The thinness
Of her face was heightened by the large
dark circles under her eyes. Her man
ner was quick and nervous, and her
English, though spoken with German
accent, was rather good.
Her story was vague account of q
deep and dark system Of plotting by
many people who seek to work her
destruction. OF the people on whose
com plant she has been arrested she
processes entire ignorance. She alsO
defes any one to identify her In the
,caee. Sne promises very interesting
disclosures concerning her prosecutors
when she shall appear before tho mag
trate this morning.
Yesterday her husband, William Har.
per, arrived at the station house and
desired to see whether or not IL was his
wife who Lad been arrested. He was
UNIV ling TO be seen himself, for fear
of . scene His identity was
concealed, therefore, by his being
fitted out In a policeman's helmet
a I'd coat, before the woman, on q pre-
text, WAS brought into the room where
he was. He then positively identified
her.
Ignorance of American customs on
the part of q man whe arrived from
Ireland at Castle Garden about ten days
ago subjected the officers y. the steamer
Twilight TO q good deal Of ridicule yes
terday. The boat was going up the
river on trip to the great truck cities
of New Jersey. She carried large
number OF excursionists. The Irish
man, who Is a deck hand, was charged
with the duty OF hoisting the Stars and
Stripes. He hoisted the flag up side
down.
At half past four O'Clock yesterday
afternoon the agent OF the Twilight at
Chestnut street wharf received the
following despatch from Anda,usia
Twilight passed flying signals OF
distress. Car not make her cut
K. P. BARNES"
This caused great excitement among
maritime men. At the time Of Its re-
cAipt the Twilight was due at Bristol
and telegram was atonce sent there to
ask what had happened. 1t was sup
posed that she had been unable to stop
her engines and that she must be
dashing along clamoring wildly for
assistance. A despatch from the com
mander, however, declared that there
was no cause for alarm. When the
boat reached the city last evening half
dozen persons interested In her dashed
aboard and excitedly began making In
quiries. The unfortunate man who
raised the flag was hauled forward and
made the object Of sarcasm from 3
hundred lips.
"Faix, !" he declared, "I hoisted 1t
right, and the wind turned 1t upsy
down"
The steamer bia, which passed
the Twilight, was considerably myeti-
| fed at the inverted ensign. Her officers
ran up q signal proffering assistance,
but II was not noticed.
| Harry Mills, 20 years. old was arrest.
cd on Saturday night by special Off
Ger Pierce while attempting to force al
entrance into the house 4028 Chestnut
street. He was taken to the Twenty
first District Police Station. Mills has
Iouly been about four months out o.
lprison. On August 6. 1882, he was ar
rested for being in yard at Forty frs
and Walnut streets with felonious de
Isign. A month later he was sentenced
to three years term in the County
Prison. His last attempt was discov
ered by the ringing Of burgla
alarm.
Three men assaulted officer Georg
G rier, of the Fourth District, at From
and Callowhill streets, last evening
!, accompanied by officers Whiteman ant
Edwards, of the Seventh District, Grie
, went on hunt for his assailants. The.
arrested Daniel McNamara at 30S Beacl
street.