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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-11

ton the length of the paper. The
word s'psrfectiDg" 10 employed to desig-
nate 10 the craft that the press performs
every feature OF the work of printing
and handling the paper without mammal
aid. IL feeds itself from the monster web,
inks the type, prints the sheet on both
sides, pastes (if desired when eight pages
are used) folds the papers and delivers
them compsct,y in email tronghs and
registers count Of every perfect sheet l.
prints. No branch Of industrial en-
deayor can boast of such unique, effso-
tive, splendid machinery as that called
into reputation by the tart presei vaiive. {"
EVERY EvEsIse's new press weighs about
IL tons, and comprises nearly 5000 aepa-
rate and distinct pieces. After its con.
struotion II was set up In the shops Of its
Chicago builders and operated, with the
visw Of escertaining IL Its bearings were
without fault and II the multitudinous
parts properly discharged their several
functions. After passing q severe me,
ohauicai test and careful inspection,
the machine Was taken apart, boxed and
shipped to this CITY, where II arrived
about two weeks ago, and has since been In
course Of putting up Three expsrt ma.
ohinists have performed the task VI con-
struction, and from the first the machine
has operated faultlessly. In its capacity
this splendid bit OF mechanism Is about
equivalent to SIX ordinary Newspaper
presses. 1t is built to feed. print, fold
ond count 20 900 EVERY EVENINGS per
hour, or over $50 per minute and about
81 par secOnd II has been tested OF this
speed and fully performs the task set for 1t
Any attempt at a technical description Of
themechsnicsl marvel would be far beyond
the limits Of "a newspaper article. IL
simple work of feeding itself ~ n matter
Of much curiosity and wonderment. A
web Of paper Weighing between quarter
and half ton is FIRST taken and through
q machine is unWouna and recoiled On
another core. As it passes from the
original web II Is run through afne spray
OF water, process which makes Il more
pliabla and more readily delivered
smoothly over the face OF the type. After
the wettlng process the roll il placed on a
delicately adjusted shaft and the strand OF
the paper caught through the machine
until IL comes N contact with tho fore
which gives it the proper impetus and
movement The ptess'is then set in mo
ton and with "@hitr" the paper rms
over one set Of stcreotypes printing one
Eide and under another cylinder printing
the other side. Il IL caught up by rsvoly
irg Tapes and through a s.iiea OF intricate
and rapid movements the perisate d paper
is folded into a qaafto aud delivered H.
two boxes. In tie folding prooess tie
machine aterDs;es in dsposiliug u.
sheets between lie two boxes, armchair
ical movement which necsssltates nicely
ana sxactnets aud Gueh alssrity that arr
almost astounding. So delicate is the
press In its bearings and soexsating is the
Aature Of the work required, that every
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-11

happening. Scenes of saiety aud mirth,
sorrow and sadness, good fortune and
good cheer, suffering and affection,
activity and enterprise, brutality aud In
humanity, are almost daily painted In
type and arc the product Of the news.
gstherers' industry. The presiding
genius and head Of q newspaper Ia the
editor in-ohief. His word is law, aud his
decisions never questioned nor sighted
Beside preparing tho leaders for the edi
toiial column he has O general super.
vision OF all departments, decides the
policy OF the paper, and Its treatment Of
matters In general. To him only Ia en-
Trusted the employment of the editorial
I'VE" In bis writings, but like oil his
subordinates he Is not delegated with the
privilege to uss ihepronoun inits nomina
tive form, singular. His leaders arc the
keynote Of the tone OF u paper and aerve
to indicate 10 Its other writer's, the lire
OF policy 10 pursue. He must acquoint
himself with oil tho matter going into The
paper in order 10 treat OF what he may
consider deserving Of an editorial de-
liverance, and to further guard against
any incorrect statements or opinions not
in cousonance with tho policy Of hts
paper.
The managing editor 10 the right hand
man Of the editor in chief. He selects
matter for publication, assists in the ed.
itorial writing, and In geRelal way d.
rsots in the making up Of tie paper.
Through his hands all matter except the
leaders pass finally to catch Eny errors
that msy have escaped notice previously.
A State editor directs the efforts Of the
correspondents, reyises their work, goes
over the exchanges of the Peninsula, and
keeps track generally of State news and
happenings. The tslegrsphic department
requires the Efforts OF Sab editor who
edits the dispatches and indexes them
un6er appropriate heads. The work is
such as requires much attention TO de-
tail. La transmission over tho wire proper
names frequently misoarry and 1t is neces.
ssiy to often resort 10 tho reference II.
btary TO strtighten Iu, the tanalo, Be,
side number OF works of reference, die.
tionarios Of almost all the spoken Ian
usges are requisite. and, beside standard
worhs, religious and sectafian publloa
lions, works on various branches OF sci
enco arefrequentlyo called intorqnisi.ion.
Biographical works and eneyciog On iias
are also Ia nearly constant demand, aud
the obituary hle Is a necessary adjunct to
very newspaper office. This is made up
from clippings concerning the prnminsns
men OF toe day IN stat, smanship, tho
'ogy, indnetry, science, or whatsoever
Aa} DO tbeir calling; and out OF theae
utling7 Which ere preserved In alpha
betical grouping, an obituary notics Gun
10 quickly aud readily prepared In large
lities every special department has q sep
crate head or sub-editor, who is respon6i.
ble for MS class OF matter. and under tho
direction Of the editor in ohiei.
the local department "a perhaps the
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-11

event Is announced It ia entered in the
book under the day and date for which Il
is set apart, and by daily reference to this
most valued requisite are tho reporters
Assigned to duty. hestiues the date of
which were hxed year previous and
held without more recent announce.
ment are ir this why kopt In Wow, and II
"a frequently source OF wonder az 70
how the reporter hnew sush gathering
was TO be assembled. As little as is pos
sible is left TO chance, yet in cities
Of this size the urRnnounotd and unex-
psoted forms the volume OF the work.
With the view Of providing for the IN.
expected the reporters are appointed TO
cover certain sections OF the city and ore
looked TO for every happening or Incl.
dent Of Sufficient import 20 print, and
every man alive to his bushes, will guard
successfully againat missing anything Of
news value. After an article is pre-
pared by the reporter and written by him
In accordaroo with tho facts as observed
or related by an eyewitness or parlici-
pant OF IN occurrence, tho copy is
handed TO the head of tho department to
carefully edit, with the view Of as,sr-
tanning II tbs main features OF the story
are oonaisient or probable, and to :.
sonally acquaint himself with the deiailE
OF the incident depicted. II everything
ia satisfactory from the city editors
standpoint the article goes 20 the printer,
IL set up Ia typo and reresd again from
the proof slips by the city editor aud
again by the managing editor. Every
possible precaution is taken to guard
ageinst erroneous statements and
to exclude from tue local COL
umns, eithor an opinion Of the
writer or any preluaicial coloring. From
tho proof alipB the editor-iu Chief makes
his editorial comments Of local OCCUR
rcnoeH, elthoush frequently more
fully investigating the subisct IN.
der consideration and getting pos
session Of mors Of the details
than are given tho puhlic. In the dis.
charge Of thai, dates the reporters must
DO able 10 estimate tho relative news
value Of ircldents or occurrences, aud
devote 10 each their respective worth en-.
titles them TO. This, however, is worry
frequently determined BY the exigencips
Of the composing room and the amount
q olher matter from the several depart
lnsnts that nuAt ba used, Then it IL also
necessary to guard against the writing Of
matter which involves questionable no,
items OF individuals OF NO publio con.
oeru. There Is also much matter gath.
cred lhgs for tho sake Of morality and
decenny rr for tho General gond oi The
people, Or yifh tGa idea Of Msi serving
the grea'eat nuuber must be suppressed
The amount OF mater TINS gathered
which comprises "the secretsn OF news
paper cfice Is as.onishing
sEITISG THE TYPE.
AtteF the onpyn has been prepared
AID passed upon BY tho respective heads
CT department It goes 20 the composing
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-11
MAKING 4 DAILY NEwspApEn

lnu lutfuIu5tlun II Bupb dlstIut u,Ansd
victims TO the post and pillory was a.so
another notable event, snd wss Witnessed
by a great crowd Of people from Pnils-
drlphia. New York, Baltimore and this
city. The prisoners took their medicine
with becoming dignity, but felt ,ha hu
initiation of their punishment to the full
est extent.
oAR1En's ESCAPE AND BEoLPTURE.
But not long did they remain the
guests OF O Delaware sheriff On the
niaht Of Wednesday, febrnsiy 25th,
1874 dozen men arrived at Nav CASTLE
on tug, quietly marched to the jail,
scaled the wnll by means Of ladders, and
olded the prisoners to pry the bars from
their coil windows aud creep out. The
warden, Israel Rulings, waH aroused by
the commOtion, and vent ont into the
yard, but he was instantly seized, bound,
gagged, and thrown Into the cellar. Inc
gang also released Eten W. Frazer,
prisoner nnder life sentence for muir
der, and all hands got safely on the tug.
big Frankh was subsequently recap
tursd, bnt his three companions were
never brought back 90 palagere. BE
esoaped q second time, and was again
caught after briet absence. A third
time be escaped (in 1870 and was absent
from Delaware for nearly sight gears.
In June, 1885, after being GU, long
enough TO feet seeure he was arrested in
Nov York at tho instance of IUspsctor
Byrnes on suspicion OF being concerned
Ia the Manhattan Bspk burglary. THE
charge was not sustained, however, but
tho New York Rutholi les Oflet sharp
fight IN which John O'Dyrne, Esq, en-
deavored TO have him discharged, de-
cided TO hold him 10 await the action OF
thu Delaware suthoritits h quisitio,l
papers were obtained and Shtyifi Ford
bronght Carter back to New Castle Jail,
where he has remained evar ainee. An
attempt vas made 10 secure his discharge
on tho ground that the date Of tho txpira
ton of his original senteace. DocsmbsI Tth,
1888, had expired, but tine court ruled
that he must make up the time he was
out Of jail, so as TO serve an imprison
snent Of 10 years.
WILL THE OTHERS De DROUGHT nAuK2
An interesting question is, will the
other thres be brought bSok to serve ont
their teEmsT Bfadyia outand Hopeis sooI
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-11

blows from a blackjack and q heavy
chisel and made their escape.
At 2 O'clock the next afternoon, Qarter,
Lawler, Hope and Brady wsro captured
by the poline in housa Vi the south W st
corner OF Ninth and Poplar streets The
house had been rented by one OF the gang
o few days before aud used as Iendtz
vous. When arrested tho aen vera sit
ting in second story front room They
had gone 70 this L0uae, hoping 10
remain concealed, until the txcite.
ment subsidized and they could eli.
cape FROM the city. Thay made
no resistance when the police entered and
were soon behind the bars al tbs police
station. That afternoon they had pre-
liminary hearing before Mayor J. J.
Simme, and were held ia S3,C00 bail
each for appearance At court. Osrberry
identified big Fdank" rs his a,sailant
and the latter was held ia 81 900 on o
chRSge Of assault md batlery with in;snt
to kill. IT, the evening they were taken
to New OSatie and loc1 ed up 10 ilil.
The trial came of Ut the November
term of cnur9, beginning on Tuesday,
November 25th. Tho StBte was Iepre-
scented By Attorney. Pennyal Charles b,
Lore and his deputy, George H Bates,
ESD. The prisoners Ters defended by
John o'Byrne and Anthony Higgins,
Efqs. II was famous TRIAL and drew
crowds to New Chstle during ita continu-
once The Identification OF the prisoners
as the men VITO had tEiad 10 rob the bank
was deemed dillicnlt matter but the
State worked oomFiete chain Of cireum-
otantial evidence that positively fastened
the crime upon Thorn. The case went 10
the jury ON Wednesday, December Sd,
aud after celebrating two hours the Jury
rendered verdict of guilty.
A motion for new trial wns made but
afterwards Withdrawn, md on the after.
noon Of Monday, December Sih, one
month after the attempted burglary, cen.
teDce was imposed. The sentence Of
each was fi8e of $500 and costs one
hour in the pillory, 40 lashes and IL
yearR' imprisonment The corporal pun
isbmelt, at variance with tho prevailing
euatom, was liked for the following We'd
me- day, it being feared thM the prisoners
counsel might conjure up some means Of
dispensing with this portion of the sen
tence il its execution were delnyed unit
The usual day, Saturday.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-11

to 10 released, wnliS LAWYER tIrll, u rs
aaid, will also expire before long Carter
feels keeniy the injustice OF being made
the scapegoat in tIis respect There was
not very rampant publie sentiment ia
favor Of his return, when the subject waa
discussed, the general opinion being that
the imposition Of tho ain punishment
the post and pillo1y--waH the greateat In
csntive to criminals OF their calibre to
keep away from Delaware.
CsrteI's imprisonment has made sad
inroads upon his physical condition. and
he is no longer the staiwart man he once
was He is quiet and unobtrusive and
when in his cell shuns tho observation Of
inquisitys visitors. To lila fev intimate
aequaintances he Ia known az 6 man of
eeutlemanly bearing of much more then
ordinary intelligence ard AZ entertaining
conVersntionslist. He has made quite q
numbsP of warm friends, and it IL new
certain that il no eff0rIsare mala to bring
Brady, Bope and LAWYER back these
friends will urge, as matter OF Justice.
that Carter be pnrdoued and will make o
strong effort to induce the governor to
set him free.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-11

The InysteTy OF the 30 called Japan
magical mirrors, SO far as the cause Of
their rejecting objects that are on the
back side OF the mirror is concerned, an
pears to have yielded to q little rainstak
ing investigation. They are thin metal
hand mirrors, with raised agusR on tho
back Of them, and ore cast az an alloy OF
about so pnrts copper and 90 OF lin, MAX.
ing very hard yet elastic metal. In
grinding the mirrorS they arc presumably
laid on fat plate, and the grinding pres
sure and the thick parts opposita the
raised figures, are ground Inura rapidly I;
the pressure removed the plate aprihps
back and the mirror ia ooncave on the
faos where iha figures are. The light re-.
hected from the mirror will show The fig.
ures which are on the back. not from any
magical power, but because of the con-
cave surface produced over the fgures--
the result of accident rather than OF de.
sign.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-11

The type used in the body OF newspapers
IL small, and Is laid or dropped In boxes,
each letter Of the alphabet hay
Inc an apartment To itaelf. The
printers soon become very dek-
FERROUS in putting the type In
what In known "a stick which 70 an
iron box two inches in length. with one
side open, and ita bottom and ono side
protrudipg efficiently TO enable the uaer
to skilfully hapdle the stick. Everything
in q composing room Is based upon
measurement, and the lolt6r IN" forms
tho uni for the respective sizes OF type
employed. The letters I'm" and ~" are
the two largest letters in the CAGES, and
while o thousand ems, represents the
amount Of work performed, as many Oh
l 500 pieces OF typo, or distinct type
may have boon utilized TO accomplish this
task. A skilled printer 10 q day can
readily "set up" two columns OF EVERY
Evns1Sa's typs and distribute or replace
on aqual amount OF matter in his case
ready for the next day's setting, While
this may BY measurement represent only
5000 or 8 600 "ems," 1t will necessitate
the sgile right haad making perhaps dou.
bio "a many tips between his "boxsSand
''sticku as are represented In the figures
aboys. After the matter has been
set up, /. is lifted from The ''stick," "a
mass about two inches tquars, 10
galley long brass box, with
low sizes. Here ii assumes
the form Of column, and 10 p'aosd on a
small press and rough impression called
q proof taken This ia handed a proof
reader who peruses it carefully, marking
oil errors in spelling, punctuation, OF
"Spacipg,n Qhe spGc, between words,
tfeoied BY using blank type.) Any
corrections NEEDED are marked on the
margin and the galley is retained to the
compositors who have made the errors In
order that the corrections designated on
the proof clip NAV DO corrected. Another
proof is then taken aud the corrections
OF the compositions revised. A copy OF
tho proof has elso been sent to the editors
for further inspection TO further guard
against efrorp, After the proofs have
passed a Faiistectory inspection and are
20 R'd" tbs type Is handed into the
Chases and "mado up" From here !,
goes 10 the stereotyper and the plates to
the press Gs has been described.
TIE BUSINESS DEPARTMENT.
The business department "a one Of the
very important featureB OF newspaper
Office. Here are received the advertise
n,ents and from here all contracts or hnsi
ntH' relating to fGsncial matters are
transacted TIE business manager makes
oil The pefonasss dishpfses and receives
the money and discharges the duties Of
fusneitr.
Everything about Newspaper nfiice
requires tbemcst prompt aud energetic
work. Copy is prepared nuder the in.
SEPARATION OF haste, is set quickly and iq
soon On the press Within an hour afieg
reaching the pTais II has been printed
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-11

A quietly dressed man presented q
check at the baggage room In Danbury,
Conn, the other day, and in exchange re-
ceiyed neatly painted box about the size
OF an ordinary trunk. A dozen express
men at once desired his patronage. He
smiled kindly, unlocked the boz an d took
out small wheel and two long and two
short sticks. The long sticks he fitted
into staples at the upper and lower oppo.
site corners Of the boz. The short siicks
then became CROSS pieces connecting the
long Cnes. and the wheel found o place
between the lower ends of the long pieoss.
Thus, quicker than IL takes to tell IL, the
man had transformed his box into
wheeibarrow, aud trundled it away. BE
returned in few hours, repaoked the
wheel and stick, and quit the town on O
west.bound train. He was said to be an
agent for religious publication house,
aud resorted to the wheelbarrow device
TO save carriage money.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-11

An Argument That All, Especially
"a omen, COulu ANpTcCtslte.

An Argument That All, Especially
~ omen, COHIG Appreciate.
New YORK. Comusr isi- adyurtssE.
We respectfully ask the attention Ct
the Democratic national committee TO
very practical suggestion for carrying
New York which Games 10 ia from b
clever young woman Of Baltimore. She
Is very good tariff refprmer aud she
suggests that the ehopGeepers in tho
metropolis who ave OF Democratic per-
sGasion be- Undue I'D to hang placsrds upon
all imported goods displayed ia their
shop windows indicating the price OF ths
goods, duty paid, and the pres with this
duty removed. ehe would have the
figures printed in big black letters, go
tHat ali who shopped might read, and it
is her prediction that this argument nd
feminam, staring the promengders on
Broadway, Fourteenth snd Twenty thii d
streets in the face durit q the remainder
Of the campaign, would be the means of
psrsnading the most Haputlican Of hus-
bands TO vote the Democratic ticket
Every woman would have I'm .ohiect les.
son on the great iseue OF tue campaign
whenever she went shopping, aud the
cauas Of frser trade would have G fair sd.
vceats in every household. What hus
band could resist tho plea for cbenper
gowpsl Mr. Mills speeehes wou a sink
into insignifioance rs potential feotors in
the campaign, and stamp orators and
torchlight nrocesgionB oould be- utilized
only for influencing bachelors, for every
family diEper table wculd &c Demo.
ciaiie barhecue and its presiding mistress
M earnest champion OF reform
What say Won, Colonel Brice, to this
suggestion? Now that people are sirlp0
somewhat Of tho magic Ian ern seature OF
the campaign, why not try a new diver.
zion?
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aOEhD UhImISALSs

Will They be Brought Back 10
Delaware, as ''giK FFanIG'' was ?
"a Release that Kecails a Noted
Criminal Event in Ahis City.
A few weeks ago a prisoner, y noted
bank burglar, wRB released from the
prison at Sing Sing, Flew YORK, and the
Circumstance recalls to TGind celebrated
crime that occurred ia Wilmington nearly
10 years ago, the attempted robbery Of
the National Bank Of Delaware. No
criminal event that ever happened In Del.
aware caused mora excitement than this
daring burglsrious attempt. 1t vas the
first Of the kind that had ever been
attempted, and wss attended by incidents
40 Startling and frustrated in Q manner
so clever and unexpected, as 10 reoder il
Gauge celebTe in the local annals Of
crime.
The prisoner released from Sing Sirg
was James Brady, Who, under the name
OF Edward H. Hulburt, WAS convicted
and punished, together With his three
lssoniates, Tor the attempt upon the Della
ware Bank. JameB Hope, nov i'll Sing
Sing serving a term for the femous Man
haitian Bank robbery in New York, was
tie second member Of the distinguished
guAItet but the MANS he was convicted
here under YVES Jsmes Thomas. The
third member was Francis n. Iawler, now
said to be serving term in Masssehu.
setts pTison. The fourth waa Francis e.
Carter, better known az "Blg Frank, y
who is nov in New Csstle jail serving ont
the term Of 10 yeArs' Imprisonment to
which all four OF the gang wers sen.
fenced.
THE STORY OF THE CRIME.
The story OF the hold attempt to rot
the Delaware Bank is ore that will eGaily
bear repetition in brief, a. this time. Il
happened about 80 in the evening, on
Friday, November Ilh, 1879 TIE evening
was dark and chilly and hne, oisaeraea'
Bile rain YES falling. the bank, located
as II is, within 6 Btone's throw Of tbs
police station, was not regarded an a
tempting prey for burglars, and no fsaE.
exiBted in the mind OF the cashier, who,
with his family, resided ia the residence
portion Of the building. 1t was bofore
the time when uncovered windows and
bright lights were considered a greater
Profession againsS burglasa than boltsAnd
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the best facilities and equipment for
newspaper making enjoyed BY any jour
nal outside Of New York city. This ma
chine is the first web perfectiug printing
prsss brought into Delaware, and an idea
OF Its wonderful speed may be gained BY
the assertion that lis capacity for print
ing ia greater than all the other news
paper presses combined now IN operation
on the Peninsula. The Gees Company
was given, after submitting it's designs,
directions to construct as line machine
as could be produced from steel and iron
and the results OF its endeavors are
shown in the press room Of this cisice