Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-01-03


Susan schrop", the ls-yesr-old daugh-
ter OF Jacob Schropp. the confessed muir
derer Of Antoine Schilling, on Wednesday
made sworn statement 10 The detectives,
giving aets and conversations on the part
Of her father and stepmother regarding
the murdered man. schropp, she says,
on q previous occasion attempted to
stupefy Schllling with laudanum and
hang him, to give the impression that he
had committed suicide, but the plot fall
ed, because Schilling did not take enough
| OF the drug.
1t Is reported that on Thursday last,
James NJ. Henry, a wealthy young
Maryland, found his wife In the woods
with Edward Bowen, q hardware mer-
chant of Berlin. A fight ensutd between
the two men, 10 which Henry drew a
knife and stabbed Bowen l3 times, In
flicting wounds which may prove fatal.
TT Q W man at once left the nelghborhood
and is supposed to have gone home to her
relatives She leaves several children.
Two young mon named Erb and
Schoeker, employed at James Ml!ler's
dynamite factory, near Sumneytown,
Montgomery county, Pa, were blown 70
pieces on Tuesday by the explosion OF q
half bucket of dynamite. 1t is supposed
that In mixing the stuff the proper pro
portions were not used. None of The
pieces of flesh picked up were OF sufficient
size 20 show TO which body they be-
loDged.
Orders have been Issued in Washington
for the placing Of two fret-class iTor
buoys, with vertical stripes Of blsck and
white. in the vicinity OF Brandywint
shoals, Delaware bay, to mark two
mile course Tor testing the speed oI
the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius in deer
water. Vessels are warned not to run
over them.
At Chicago, Wednesday, Hrtneck, the
anarchIst convicted of conspiring to as
sassinate with dynamite Inspector Bon
field and Judges Gray and Grinnell, was
refused new trial and sentenced to Il
years. imprisonment In the penitentiary.
A stay Of go days was granted to allow
the filing OF bill of exceptions.
While leading a raid on a Sixth avenue
gambling house, In New York, last night,
A nthouy Comsi 0ck had his nose and eyes
badly punched by a burly negro who
acted as sentinel at the inner door. The
assailant escaped. The alleged proprie-
tois, P;faick aud Robert Smith and James
Howard, were arrested.
George Dillon, a stone mason, In Al
bany, New York, 3s years o q, shot aud
X lied otile Lyons last night aud then
shot himself In the head. IL is believed
he will recover The couple had lived
together, but had quarrelled and sepa-
rated.
Samuel Mckinney, a colored messen-
ger In the Office Of the I'm ted States
Treasurer, has been dismissed for having
in his house pieces of national bank
notes, which he lad evidently taken from
the Department without permission.
A band similar in appearance to the
"White Caps" fiogged farmer in Bed
rd County, Virginia, on Tuesday night,
He was ed of being intimate with a
woman In the neighborhood. He was
warned to leave the couny.
james McTa2ue prisoner in the Jail
in Brooklyn, New York, committed sui
eide on Wednesday by hanging himself
from the bars Of his cell door. He was
charged with stealing set Of harness.
Charles French, aged 22 years, was
killed on Wednesday by a plank falling
on him at Spreckle's new sugar house.