Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-10-21
THE NEGRO sToRKeR's VICTIM.
Little Oracle Clark Very nI-A Practical
j oke-R Ruined by Credit.

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Special Core spondence EvENIse JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Oct. 21.-Grace, the
little daughter of Thomas I. T. Clark,
the well known farmer and dairyman,
who was criminally assaulted by Jacob
Storker, big mulatto, Sunday evening,
September 2S, has been seriously i'll, and
for several days her life was despaired Of.
Immediately after the hearing before the
mayor the child was seized with nervous
prostration, which developed into typhoid
fever few days later. During her
illness she has been too nervous to be
left in the room alone for a moment, and
during her delirious moments she has
repeated the details of the horrible
crime, for which Storker will undoubt :
eddy be tried for his life. The
little girl has been so i'll
that her flowing hair had to be cut off,
and the disease has reduced her TO a
mere shadow of her former self. Mr..
Clark stated yesterday that, although
be had been commended for delivering
the fe low to the authorities, II he had
his life to live over again he would shoot
the man on the spot. He said that the
thought of his child passing through
such sea OF affection, aud standing be-
fore court for hours in her present
weak condition, would be much heavier
than the remorse and punishment he
would hive suffered at having killed the
negro. 1t is feared that the child will
not be able to testify unless her condi-
ton improves greatly.
number of young men are still
laughing over q practical Joke they
played on two Of their mum Der on Sunday
night. The young fellows in question
stole away from their companions, who
were ON their way TO church, and called
on young woman In the neighborhood.
Their companions, however, soon under
stood and after little planning they all
drew up In front of the house that con-
tanned the two. One knocked at the door,
asked for one of the young men, leaving
the message that his horse was suffering
with collie The victim rushed out only
TO find his friends standing on the pave
msnt congulsed with laughter In a
moment he had recovered himself aud
suggested that they try 1t on the other
fellow. This was done with equal sue
cess, and the second victim is still
blushing to the roots of his hair.
Edward Murphey, the we'll known
shoemaker and musician. removed his
establishment to Burlington, N. j., this
morning. Mr. Murphey was a general
favorite here and although he did good
business, his debtors became so numer-
GUS that he was compelled to seek
another field to transact business strictly
on the cash basis.
George T, Blackburn, the bass player
in the new military band, had the middle
finger o. his right hand badly broken
while at work at the Delaware Iron
Works Yesterday.
Captain Il s. Watson Post No 5. G..
A. r is making active arrangements for
An oyster lunch aud supper to be given
in the old Court House on Saturday,
November l.
The new singing school to be started
in this city November /, with Prof. w.
I. Anderson Of Delaware City as tutor,
has now about thirty members.
The young people OF the Nj. E
Church have arranged to give -four
entertainments next month TO ait
in raising the benevolent collections
OF the church for the conference year.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hoffman aud grpnd
daughter, Miss Hattie Hoffman wh'
have been visiting the family OF g. w
/ Turner, returned home yesterday.
| Detective william I. Jones, OF the p
| W & B Railroad Company. WAS in th
city yesterday, looking much better afte
his recent illness
Mrs +. L. Hubbard has gone to Phila
delphla for a few days stay.
George R Evans, who has been YER
III with typhoid fever, has recovered.