Evening journal., 1890-02-18
swIeeETT,s DANDY coPPER.


WtlmtnKton'n Policemen.
Edward Wilhelm Is police officer in
this city and lives at No. 1919 West
Front street. He has wife and several
small children On Tuesday, Thursday
and Friday nights Wilhelm went to his
home at late hour very drunkand
alarmed and disturbed the whole neigh
borhood with his drawings.
Now why this man was ever appointed
to a position on the Wilmington police
force, is a mystery. He has always been
drinking man and his family have been
many times in a0iect poverty.
The officer has not been crazy from the
effects of liquor for long time, until the
past month. His behavior at home has
SO Disguised The neighborhood that J. G.
Stewart, who lives at No. 1921 called on
Mayor Harrington and wildly sketched
to His Honor, the orgies Of Edward Will
helm during the past few nights. The
mayor told him that he would give the
matter thorough investigation vii.
helm has daughter, Jennie, 10 years Of
age, who Is very much attached to her
grandmother, who resides with her aunt,
Mrs g, j. d. Beckett, at No 1905 West
Eighth street. and on account Of her fire.
quent visits TO the house, the family
began to love the child
-Four years ago, last fall, the family
was in need, and Wilhelm was sick. He
called on Mr. Beckett and requested him
TO take the child. bright little girl to
raise. as he could not keep her properly
clothed, to say nothing OF giving her an
education. Beckett took the child, and
she gradually became household favor
I tie She is being well educated and
u / L.at. ihf.lF iof inns
+ that Jennie was never given TO tEi
Z Becketts, but that she asked TO stay will
/. her grandmother while her father wa
9 unable TO work
/. Now, when the officer commenced hi
/ latest period Of debauchery, he got int
II his head that Jennie must come home
r and informed his wife that she woul
: have to 60 to Mr., Beckett's and bring th
Z, girl, who is now 10 years of age, back :
:, her old home Mrs. Wilhelm proved
l. very Door confederate, for, although sh
|. delivered her husbands message, sh
= stated that she deeply regretted to hav
4 the child come back She never mer
N toned that her husband had treated he
e. roughly or behaved badly, however. tn
Dr. child did not come back and the office
went to Mr. Beckett's residence an
demanded possession Of the girl. Il
swung his CLUB boldly in the air and sal
al that he intended to have his daughter
any cost. He terrified Mrs Beckett wit
10 his threats, but as Mr. Beckett appeared {
le the scene, he departed saying that
Of would visit them again on the followir
Sc evening, and would bring his father al
ly brother and several revolvers. Tn
eh thoroughly affirmed the whole famil
BY and the little girl was not sent to schoo
Of but Mrs. Beckett came to the Office
IN Squire Smith and swore out warran
ed charging the policeman with threatenil
he her life. The hearing will take pla
n this evening
RI Mrs Wilhelm has done all in h
e- power to suppress her husbands action
She went to her sister, Mrs. Beckett al
ge begged her to withdraw the charg
let against her husband, stating If her hu
all band was found guilty, he would recei
o. discharge from the police force, a
BY. they would again be reduced to. want.
iod The Becketts claim that they have pi
vided clothing for the officers family,
ok wears and for many months paid t
,us rent Of his house to George O. Townser
NJ Even since he has been on the pol
as force. they have been called upon
Irb furnish clothes for the children.
Ted Mrs Wilhelm, who was seen Il
.p- morning said that although
officer drank occasionally at nigl
yas be was always very carei
ia abstain entirely from the Il
,us Of liquor while on duty. She claim
lis. that he had not disturbed any one a
ru. that his reason for wanting the child v
ich because she was attending school unc
ost the name Of Jennie Beckett, and "
1ne helm was told that they were teachi
dy the girl to forget her parents
cir 1t is alleged by one Of the members
off the officers family that while on a vi
to his house last fall he saw the aul
ev- policeman pick up his little boy and b
4 him across the room, causing a cont
ted sion on the head, from which the lad S
ferpd intensely