Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-09-23
The Death of Mrs Jonoa.

The tragic death of Mre. Jones SET ms
to absorb every Other topic of local
news, and Il ere are many surm ises In
! relation TO the affair, 1t has, however,
become settled conviction that a bur
giar's hand was the cause OF the fire,
and that he either set IL on Are or 1t
caught fire acc ,dentally from his Ian
tern or whatever light he had.
Before she went TO clafs meeting the
evening before her death, she told q
Lady who went with Ter that she had
$50 In her pocket with which she In e.
ten ded to pay bill the next day, and
that she won d ,sther take |. with her
than 70 leave 1t Of home. 1t lie also be-
lieved that the robber either dropped
I the bundles In front OF the house or
threw them there for purpose. In
one of the bundles were two DIRE secs
| that were seen In the show window OF
he store the evening before. How
could Mrs Jones go down stairs through
the Ere and smoke and take those two
DIRE sses up stairs, tie them up In the
bund le and throw them ont Of che win.
dow?
In these bundles were found several
articles kept in the store, such IS but
tons, children's clothing, drawers, etc.
! 1t IL stated that the bundles were tied
up very tightly and neatly. Would
she have taken time To do this with Are
raging around her? A few days before
man called ct the store, representing
| to have been an old friend of hers many
years before, and reft FRED to some Incl
dents to convince her OF the truth Of
what he said.
| This man 10 now believed TO have
been the robber, aud may have set 6re
to the store either by accident or design,
ard having got all the money he could
he did not take the bur dies he tied up,
but left them ly ing in trent of the door
, IL it said also that man was seen to
hastily depart from the house and run
down tho ST. eet ringing all the bells on
the way for square or more.
In regard TO insurance, Mrs. Jones
stated TO two OF three ladies' some day 70
before the FIRE that her store goods were
incurred for $500, but she did not name
the company In which she as insured,
but she said she thous hit she ought TO
have them insured for 5000 more.
/ Whatever policies Of insurance she m ay
have had were supposed to be destroyed
by the Ere.
Mrs. Jones Ia very respectfully con-
nected in Sussex County. Del, Ken.
nard B, Roland and Eiwood At
kins, Of Iudian River Hundred,
ing her brothers. Word Was sent
them Of the Tragic death OF their sister.
A search amongst the ruins yester-
day afternoon brought TO light SIS SO in
, silver contained In two partially con
sumed pocket books. The latter lay In
, the ruins neae where the body lay, ar d
were supported to have been in her
clothing about her person. During the
search George L. p. Sim mons, con OF
William Simmons, found the gold
watch belonging TO Mrs. Jones and
gave 1t to John Jones, the ster-son.
1t was in good order except that
the crystal was broken out. II lie be-
lieved that there were some bank notes
about Mrs. Jones' person which were
consumed, and that the $l8 55 In silver
found was q part Of the 500 TO which
she referred the evening before.
The step-son, John Jones. made all
ltbe arrangements for the funeral at
io'clock 10 day, but Deputy Coroner
Palmer prefers waiting to hear
from the trotbers OF the de-
ceased In Sussex Courty. They are
expected In the noon train to-day. or II
they do not come telegram 10 expected
announcing what disposition to make
OF the body. Tits now def nitely known
that Mrs. Jones was insured In the
New CASTLE County Mutual for $500
and letters OF standardization will have
to be taken ont by the nearest relatives
before the money can be had.