Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-05
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At Large--Several Fruitless Arrests.
Quite number of arrests have been
made of tramps and others as the sup
posed murderers. However, one after
another they have all been discharged.
The only warm" story is the
Landenberg one which seems 10 afford
pretty straight evidence that Schultzs
assallants have been seen at that place.
On Saturday Chief Swiggett received
telegram from the telegraph operator at
that place that two men exactly answer
ing the description of the fugitives had
called at the office. Officer Yates was
dispatched to Landenberg Immediately
but when he got to the place the two
men had disappeared. Ii seems that
they arrived at Landenberg early Satur-
day morning, From the chain of evil
dence, bearing in mind also George
Aiken's testimony at the coroner's
inquest the two men must have
gone along the Philadelphia pike then
circled around back along the b. g. o.
track, passing over the railroad high
bridge in Brandywine park, which they
We're seen crossing there in general
way following the track as their guide
reached Landenberg as stated There
first business there was to obtain food.
Thev haggod fnnd ~ NJ, 80 ~
tess u,ifo7 of nv, 'iiol
The Landpnborg brancb Eh;Io oa,, on
thn mar enraSod 4, n,,,nui, III a".i
asked far ns,ys,,a, "a anu
reference to nnIrdnan ,vh lii ~ I inn'
shot N Wiln1intt,nn ,,e' 800 80
handed 10 thn s,SaIinr ,,,o,, P',r H " ,,'s
toilnr 80 ,i,,..,,, I, t'''i /" NJ nv. tNe
disannointment soving so,oo,i,;,,r ,r 1871.
ahoiit H. beinr tlg IA eto9Siy
a. ~, 81, e
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p otieu'i"h 'o,lS siio' hIsonortess knew
I Hyhiias n 'io ,l"seuy ~ TINS Guy
III taihlhg she hotlceu IN ivory
' ,I. Pl1'pl pcopliiS OUT Oh the man
toeNe'' ~ men talieu ~ other places
~ loou. accounting V az reports they
NJ, m'ie iaNellpus. AI almost every place
ny SHIoPPcu the men asked Iur news
"p ~ tile lollceilldn.
ine lasl seen OF ihe IugltlVcs they
HcIG tuuSlhH towards AVondale along
~ V,ieroy Iallroaa.
py this ulle suspicion OF the mems
Grllliiiiui identity naa spread throughout
h .!Ii ahu constable Crossan,
WIN l'osse o. cltlZchs, started out IN
pursuit a snort way outside the vii
ny tile puIsuers deserted man racing
az nol speed across lois. ms was one
9l ile liuruereFs surely, ana the Lam
uehpers Toys, WIN tleir commander-in-
u.lleI' bravery praced themselves for the
chase ~ was long, stern chase, for
the iugltiVc was a big man and he made
Eooa running tline not stopping for a
moment even to look behind. Sud
a9cnly, however ne prey sunk and fell
llat On the ground. lie was cornered IN
dllch, thoroughly exhausted. The
Possc. was successful, and had covered
ltsei1 with glory and with mud, But to
their utter disappointment upon exam
ming their speeches. and terrified cap
ture, the chascrs, too, were spcochless--
Tut with disgust-to find, instead
OF one Of the murderers, one of their
own most respectable citizens, section
boss Jacob Keel of the Pomeroy rail-
road. The explanation which in
broken, hreathless way divulged itself
was that Keel himself had actually met
the two men. They stopped him in
quiring the time, Mr.. Keel answered
their question but not liking their an
pearance moved quickly on, and as soon
as be had got few feet away, took
manfully 10 his heels. Ashe looked be.