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Evening journal., 1891-07-13
JENNIE chRIspEN HELD
For Shooting Her Alleged Lover on
Market street Bridge.

For Shooting Her Alleged Lover on
Market street Bridge.
The dock of the Municipal Court was
crowded this morning with number Of
peace breakers, charged with various
offenses.
The most important case to be CON
sidered was that of Jennie Chlisden,
charged with having attempted to muir.
der Willard Rakes on Market strr ct
bridge last Friday night When Rakes
went on the stand he said he would like
to have the case withdrawn, but the
court ordered the examination to pro
ceed
Rakes WAS a very unwilling witness
He swore that while be and the woman
were centending he placed his nand on
her shoulder and pushed her back Then
the pistol went off and .he BULLET struck
him In the hand. Jennie did not take
her hand from her pocket and be thought
the shooting was accidental.
Henry G. Turner who appeared for
jennie, called a number Of witnesses
some of whom testified that Parker was
pushing the woman back when the
pistol went off The City Solicitor asked
to have the woman held This Mr..
Turner thought would be.absurd Judge
Ball seid that as the representative Of
the attorney general had asked to have
Jennie held he would hold her he did
not think that an indictment would BE-
found.
The parties had been on terms Of in
timacy and Jennie had been after him Il
make him support her child
Evening journal., 1891-07-13
CITY news IN ea EF.

Several members Of the Warren
Athletic Club will encamp at Augustine
Pier next month
Fred Bayley, the Indian Missionary.
gave an interesting talk at the T. NJ
Q, A. rooms Yesterday afternoon. he was
clad in native costume
The first cricket eleven of Baltimore
defea ed the first eleven of the Delaware
Field Club, at Elsmere Park on Satur-
day The score was 115 to "a.
Registrar Colquhoun reported the
number Of deaths for last week to be %.
or Ii less than for the corresponding
week of last year There were 9 mar
risges and % births.
Victor Pyle was run over by a carriage
on Saturday. He was riding his bicycle
on the pike. 1t broke and threw him to
the road Before he could get up a car
riage ran over his legs, but did not injure
him very much
Leon Glynowieiki, the child Of Marion
and Mary Glynowiciki Poles. living at
No 1924 Wright street, died suddenly
yesterday morning Of Inflammation OF
the intestines. A eoroner's certificate to
that effect was given.
Annie NJ Chippey, colored, died sud
denly at her home, No IA West Twelfth
street, yesterday morning. DR.. Smith
pronounced the cause of death to be
catarrhal consumption and the coroner
gave a certificate accordingly.
John Shakespeare, foreman OF the
Wilmington Mills Manufacturing Com
pany, who died at his home, No. 625
Jefferson street, Saturday morning, will
be buried in the Wilmington and Brandy.
wine Cemetery tomorrow afternoon.
A. F. Burgess was robbed Of silver
watch at Fourth and Shipley streets
yesterday morAing. Burgess says be
was walking along Shipley street, when
q tall man snstched his watch and ran
away. The watch has not yet been
found
Fifteen members Of the Wilmington
Turngemeiade took a stroll TO Ches ter
yesterday, making the distance in three
hours and half. They were met on the
road by.several of the Chester walkers.
who entertained them after they arrived
in the city. They returned to this city
by boat last evening.
The skiffs Sunbeam and Lille Hsrner
raced from the mouth of the Christianh
creek to the buoy at the lower spit of
Fort Delaware, for $15 a side yesterday
John Walden sailed the Sunbeam and
Howard Smith the Harner The Sunbeam
reached the point thirty minutes in ad
vance Of the other.
A boy named Diekey was saved from
drowning in the ChristiaBa ct Market
street bridge on Saturday evening, by
Theodore Fl Harmsn, q member of the
Bachelor Boat Club The boy fell from
the wharf into the water. Hartman. who
was in a canoe, jumped into the water,
caught Dickey. by the hair and pulled
him ashore.
The Weccscoe Fire Engine Company
tested 400 feet of hose for the Liberty
boys on Saturday evening II was tested
under pressure of 800 pounds. During
the big fire over Third street bridge
some of the hose proved defective Il
was in order to test the remainder that
the trial was given. Several lengths
proved defective.
Evening journal., 1891-07-13
fouNp psAp N HIs nep.

Marshall y. Pierce. a Pennsyiysnian,
Dies sf Heart Disease at the Merritt
House.
Marshall B Pierce was found dead in
his bed Of the Merritt House at noon
yesterday. Pierce Is native Of Avon
dale, Pc, and came to this state TO attend
20 some business He had been ia New
, ark on Saturday and returned to this city
IN the evening He was taken t. the
Merritt Rouse about 10 o'clock by two
young men, who did not give their
names.
de appeared stupid. but not intoxi.
cat d, aud the men explained that they
hal found him on the street when re
turning from work. They were carrying
dinner kettles on their arms Clerk
Joseph farnall assigned Pierce TO room
No j on the third floor, and tho men as.
sisted him up stairF, where they left
him.
Next moraing domestic went to the
room, but on opening the door aud seeing
il occupied she reiterated Pierce did not
appear for breakfast, but no attention
was paid to that Then dinner
hour came and q servant went "a
his door ani Knocked. On receiving
no answer the door WAS opened and
Pierces dead body found on the bed. He
was lying on his beck with his hand on
bis stomach, DR.. Smith examined bin
aud said he believed that death was due
to heart disease. Pierce had Ia hts pos
session SO OF
The deadsman was 60 years old. He
was born Ia Red Lion, Pa, and lived fol
short time In this city He served
during the war 10 the Fourth Delaware
Regiment, and It was to make application
for pension which brought him here OF
this occasion. He was also member Of
Lafayette Lodge, No 2, X. OF p. and Of
Delaware Lodge, No /, 10. o. F. Il,
lived for long time in Centreville Pa.
An inq lest on the body was held BY
Coroner Sparks this morning. but effort,
90 6nd the men who brought Pierce e
the hotel proved to b. failure A mum
Der Of witnesses testified that Pierce wal
in sober condition A verdict Of
death from heart disease was returned
Fiereas sons are in this city to-day anc
will take their fathers remains away
this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1891-07-13

ChanoeIlor aud the PILOTS.

A preliminary injunction was granted
by Chancellor Salisbury on Friday, re-
straining the Delaware Board Of Pilot
Commissioners from revoking the licenses
OF the pilots Of the Delaware pilot boat
Thomas Howard. Several of the pilots
who were interested III the Howard
objected to Thomas B. Merritt going
aboard their boat as a pilot despite the
fact that be was duly licensed by the
board of pilot commissioners. On June
20 the pilot commissioners gave the OBJ
jecting pilots twenty days in which to
recognize the authority Of Merritt. after
the expiration Of which time they would
revoke their commissions If they were
still obdurate. It was to prevent this
that the preliminary injunction WAS
granted
Evening journal., 1891-07-13
HARLAN M,okll.s SHORTAGE.
Warmers Cashier Appropriates the Firm
money 20 nts own Use.

Harlan Mccall, book keeper and
cashier for the Charles Warner Company,
has proven himself recreant to the trus {
imposed upon him and defaulter in the
sum Of about So, 600
Mccall has been employed by the firm
for severalyssrs, and was always regarded
as an efficient and honest man. H was
held in high esteem by his employers,
and whensver an opportunity offered he
was pushed forward for promotion
NcCalps shortage was not discovered
until about three weeks ago A member
of the Warner family was paying a
friendly call at his home While taere
she noticed the luxurious furnishings Of
tae parlor and was ct. uek with the way
In which Mccall lived. On returning
home she CHANGED TO remark to one Of
the members OF the firm about dcCalrs
handsome home.
This was a surprise and as Mccall only
received a salary Of 81 800 per year, an
Investigation was at ouce begun. II was
found, il is alleged, that he was li7ing at
an annual expense Of nearly $4,000.
Eis employers told him what they had
discovered When he confessed and did
all he could to make up his deficiency.
about $3, 900, they agreed to let him off by
simply diachsrging him After be was dis
charged he began making active prepare
tions to leave the city On Thursday bis
household goods were sold by Auctioneer
Hukill, aud Saturday his house, No. 906
Franklin street was transferred "a
Joseph Jenkins for $4,000. Mccall left
for Chicago on Friday
Mccall has lived In Wilmington sll his
life. He is a widower, his wife having
died few months ago, and many pc oplt
thought that this WAS his motive for
selling out his personal effects.
He is about 40 years old and son of
Lewis d Mccall, who was one Of the
hrst tax collectors in New Castle county,
which Office he filed with great credit.
Evening journal., 1891-07-13
a wATcHMAN's SHOCKING DEATH
His Body Is Caught and Groand to
Pieces In q Large Water Wheel,

His Body Is Caught and Ground to
Pieces In Large Water Wheel,
Robert a. Davis was killed at the
Rookland Paper Mills yesterday, meeting
his death in 4 horrible manner
Davis Was So years old, has wife and
i've children. and for twenty -seveR years
has been in the employ OF the Rocklsnd
company. For fifteen years he had filed
the position Of night Waterman, which
duties he attended to- with great ELI
cheney The only work that he was re
quired to do, beside keeping a virilaut
watch about the mills. was to oil the
machinery about the water wheel every
two hours.
While diseharglng this duty, sometime
during tho night be lost his balance and
fell into the gearing Of the big wheel
which was then making about 100 revo-
lutions per minute. His body was torn 10
pieces in an instant. His clothing had
caught In the iron teeth about the axis
This held him while he was literally
groupd to pieces
The accident WAS frst known by John
Stoll the day Waterman, who discovered
portions Of the body hanging to the
machinery, at Q o'clock yesterday
morning. Stoll had searched all
over the mills for thirty
minutes, ont could find nothing Of the
Waterman until be climbed into the
wheel room, Sebastian H. Miller and
Squire Hamer were summoned. and after
searching the stream for several hour
recovered the main portion OF the body
The remainswere gathered together aud
placed in an ice box and the coroner was
notified He at once went to the mill
impaneled a jury and verdict Of acct
dental death WAS rendered. Davis will b.
buried on Wednesday afternoon at oelocl
from his late home near the mills.
Evening journal., 1891-07-13
DRINKS. AND LoAFeas FINED.
Boys Held for Stealing Board -Trss'
pAssers and Corner IounKers Punish ed.

Boys Held for Stealing Board -Trsss-
pSssers and Corner Ioungers Punished.
at this mornings session of the
Municipal Court Edward McCafferty,
drunk. was fined 81 and costs or ten
days; George Fisher, colored, drunk, SO
or twenty days; Charles Jefferson,
colored, drunk 81 and costs; Fraaoh
Cisko, corner loungirg at the feet OF
Market street. SO or thirty days. James
Murray, drunk, 81 or ten days.
Robert Cassidy aud Frank Skelly were
charged with tresspassing in Michael
Riley stables yesterday Riley testified
that be had ordered the boys to leave.
but they refused, and asserted that
Riley's son had given them permission to
stay. The case was continued for the
production, as a witness. of James Riley.
Patrick Lally and Patrick Kelly were
fined ~ and costs each for beisg drunk
and disorderly outside of Msdeley NJ &
Church, yesterday John Hickey, drunk
was fined 81 and costs Morris Cook and
Charles Calliston were charged wish the
larceny Of board IA feet long and 16
inches wide, from John Wise Officer
Buck had arrested them John Wiley
testified that he had given them 10 cents
70 get board for him. with which he
could make Fourth Of July FIRE They
got the board for him The boys were
held in 800 bail each, to answer the
charge at the county court
William A. Bsyley, colored, who was
arrested by Officer Manion, for insulting
passers by at Fourth aud French streets,
yesterday morning was fined $3 Oh
twenty days There had been colored
church festival In hall at Fourth anc
French streets and Bayley with others
stood outside and used insulting Ian
guage toward those who passed until tn,
officers arrested them
Evening journal., 1891-07-13
knights Henr : Big sermon

At Union NJ. E Church yesterday the
Knights of st John and Malta attended
divine service in body About eighty
men we're present The church was
crowded and chairs had to be placed In
the aisles The pastor. Rev 3 L. Hub
bard, Phi. D. preached powerful sermon.
many times during the service bringing
tears to the eyes of his hearers The
text was Ezskiel, xxi, 81: Il Will
0yerturn, Overthrow, Overturn 1t. and
1t Shall Be No More Until He Come
Whose Right It is and WillGive It Him. =
Evening journal., 1891-07-13
FELL from His ENGINE.
Hol.on b. Yatnall Badly Injured Al
Grayis FRrrY.i

Gray's Ferryi
Holton B Yarnall of this city, fire
man on the p, W. & B Railroad re
ceived injuries of a horrible nature by
falling from his engine at GrsYis Ferry
yesterday.
Yarnsll was standing on his engine
which was running az the time In some
manner he lost his balance and fell be-
tween the engine and some cars The
wheels caught him about the middle of
the body and inflicted injuries as un.
usual in their nature as they were ter
rible The injured man was brought to
the depot in this city where Dire Draper
and 0gle gave him all the attention that
was possible under me circumstances
He was removed to his home, No. APO
East Second street, where he is doing as
well as can be expected, considering th }
nature of his injuries.
One portion OF his body is ground to
shreds and difficult operation will have
. to be performed The unfortunate FIRE
man was In great agony until given an
anodyne.
Evening journal., 1891-07-13

Uriah Ward, sged 7s years., dropped
dead last evening from heart disease at
the home Of his daughter, Mrs Harlan
Smith, No McConnell's court. Mr..
Ward was formerly resident OF this
city but many years ago removed to
Oxford, Ps. A few days ago he came to
visit his daughter, who lives at No
McOonnells court, whish is a small
court running back from Fourteenth
street. between French and Walnut
Last evening he was seated in his
daughters front yard, when be gave a
sudden scream and the next moment fell
backward from his chair, dead Dr.
Shoi tlidge was summoned and pro
nounced the cause Of death to be heart
disease Coroner Sparks was summoned
and gave certificate Of death in &C
cordsnee with the doctors opinion
Evening journal., 1891-07-13
THE RECORD BROKEN.
Seeds and Mcdaniel pend sunday on
wheel.

Seeds and Mcdaniel pend sunday on the
wheel.
On Saturday Captain Gibbons. with
William Roughman and Frank Wayne,
made a 100 mi run TO Dover and return
IN IA hours, The actual riding time was
II hours.
Yesterday morpiRg B. F. McDaniel !
and w G. SEEDS made the same run,
Mcdaniel starting one hour ahead Of
Seeds. Mcdaniel rode diamond frame
cushioned Rambler aud Seeds a
cushioned Eagle. Mcdaniel left here at
Z 30 o'clock. He reached Midiletown
in one hour and forty-fve minutes and
Dover In four hours and two minutes,
breaking the safety record to Middletown
by fifteen minutes and Dover by
one hour, which latter record was made
by Seeds and himself eight months ago
Returning, Mcdaniel took dinner az
Smyrna and arrived In Wilmington
at 4. 1s last evening. He made the total
rur, including ali stops In nine hours
snd forty eight minutes, which
breaks previous record made
by Clarence Elliott OF eleven hours
and FIFTY ave minutes by two hours and
seven minutes It also breaks the safety
record by over four hours
Seeds made the run to Dover in thre
hours and thirty two minutes breaking
his previous record on an Eos 10 b,
twenty minutes Returning be arrive,
! in Wilmington lRst evening shortl,
after o'clock. making th
run in nine hours and forty
une minutes. beating Mechanic
BY two minutes This gives Seeds th
chsm 2ionship for high wheel aud Nc
Daniel for SAFETY.
Evening journal., 1891-07-13

Henry Donaldson OF Silverbrook, las
a small green spide, Ia his possession
that has tina imp int Of human face or
it's body. The spider was discovered by
Mr.. Donsidson's son Thomas, and IL /.
similar in every respect to that one de-
scribed in Saturdays EVENING JOURNAL
az being in the possession of George
Meeks, Kentucky florist. Mr. Donsld
son called at the EVENING JOURNAL
Office this morning with the spider ~hict
was carefully examined It Is great
curiosity. The eyes, nose and mouth are
plainly visible Mr. Donaldson says that
he kept 1t for q week in bottle without
food and the imprint disappeared Then
he fed it with hies and the face became
again visible.
Evening journal., 1891-07-13
LAST EDITION
NEW TIME SCHEDULES.
Important Changes Made In the Arrival
ana Departure of Trains on the p, w.
4 B. Railroad

Important Changes Made In the Arrival
ana Departure of Trains on the p, w.
& q. Railroad.
New time schedules went into effect on
the Maryland and Delaware Division OF
the p, w. B. Railroad this morning,
and there are several important changes
made in the running of trains
On the Delaware division the changes
are as follows.
Northward bound-No. 70. New Castle
accommodation, that formerly arrived ST
Wilmington depot at 80 now arrives at
"A No. IL, the mail train which ar
rived Ia Wilmington at IL 80 p. M, now
reaches here az LIS 2. M, being one
hour and fifteen minutes earlier The
New Castle accommodation which ar
rived here at 2 20 o. m, now pulls in at
1.34 The New York express from Del
mar which arrived here at 5. 05 p m, has
been changed 10 5.07
The Delaware accommodation due on
the old schedule at 80 m, does not
under the new time reach Wilmington
until 10 p. m The Nav Castle accom-
mediation, which was due in Wilmi gton
at 81 p. M now arrives at 81, leav
ing New Castle at 437.
Southwark bound-There are only
three changes In the southwark bound
trains The Old Point Comfort express
now leaves Wilmington depot at IL 1s
instead of HOS m The New Castle
accommodation leaves at IL 90 Instead OF
IL Is, while the Delaware accommoda
ton, which in former times left at so,
now leaves two minutes earlier, or at
a. As
The changes on the Maryland division
time card are occasioned by the running
OF Delaware traias which are scheduled
on the Maryland card, with the exception
of the II SS Wilmington accommodation
which now arrives here at II AS As a
matter of fact the Maryland division
through trains are not affected by the
elaupa
Evening journal., 1891-07-13

Rev. David Howard, rector of Calvary
Episcopal Church, at Third and Wash
ington streets, has resigned. his resigna-
ton to take effect the latter part Of
August. Mr. Howard took this step in
order to become rector Of St. Andrews
Church. Bridgeton, N J. The vestry OF
Calvary Church part with him with le-
luctance, but as the Bridgeton field is
larger and more congenial to Mr.
Howard he insisted that his resignation
should be accepted.
Evening journal., 1891-07-13

The colored people Of this city held a
camp meeting in the Front and Unisn
street park yesterday Crowds Of
colored people went and came to and
from the woods during the DAY, and the
Front aud Union street railway line wss
we'll patronizsd. There was pavilion
erected in the park, around which the re
ligiously inclined gathered aud sung
The remainder amused themselves in
many ways. Refreshments in abundance
e0u1d he had
Evening journal., 1891-07-13

Direct Tax Commissioner Willis
opened bis books IN the recorders Office
this city, at 10 30 o'clock this
morning. BY noon twenty two
claims were filed The estate OF
William Morrison OF White Clay Creek
hundred has the honor OF fling the first
claim in this county. The others who
filed their claims were Joseph s. Fore
man, Devon & Heald, James
L. Devon,I James l.. Devor
estate, John Yarnall estate Daniel Lind
sey, executor Of Joseph Lindsey
Samuel Lindsey, William McClellsnd,
Mary Caroline Reybold estate
William A. Eukill, Thomas e
Bradley estate, Anthony Reybold,
Jonathan L. Ellison estate, Isaac w.
Finn, Charles E. Wiltbank, Francis D.
Dunlap.
Evening journal., 1891-07-13
a Good aams ~ Elkton.

The New Castle and Elkton clubs
played q good game of bali on Saturday
at Elkton In the presence Of about 300
people, some of whom were from New
Castle Skelly and Hawke, the respsc-
tive pitchers, were irving to do their
best and only five hits were made on
each side The score is as follows:
Ne,@ Castle......-....1 0 0 Q z 0-5
Elkton.. o o o OIL
Batteries skellsy ana Madden; Hawke AMI
Green Hits-New Castle. s. Elkton, 4.
Struck out-by Shelley. u; by Hawke, Is.
Passed bale Madden. I; Green. Time OF
game-l.5O- Umpire-Edwa~d Begley Of VII
Evening journal., 1891-07-13
The Variable Business Of Coroner.

The business of a coroner in this city
is the most variable existing When one
case of sudden or violent death occurs
half-a-dozsn is sure to follow in rapid
succession, and the coroner is kept busy
in summoning jurors, holding inquests
and writing ont death certificates for a
week or two. Then all Of a sudden the
work stops. During the past week Coroner
Sparks was called upon to adjudlcate
10 six cases and the week before the
number was about the same For nearly
two months previously no cases had
been reported, This has been the way dur
ing his tenure Of office and that Of his
predecessors
Evening journal., 1891-07-13
Attemnt 10 Rrenk From priaon

William Il. Crowley and Harry ].
Riddell, the boys held at the police
station on the charge of burglary, made
an unsuccessful attempt to escape on
Saturday. In some WY they secured
small file and cut away several bricks
from the wall. but when they had got
through they found an iron bar on the
outside Day was breaking and they
had to abandon their efforts. Their work
was discovered and the boys were
senarated
Evening journal., 1891-07-13
M for rwentr-two wes...

Mrs. Cstharine O., wife of Edward
LeCarpentier and daughter Of Wilism
McMenamiu, died at her home, No. 1907
Lincoln street yesterday, She had been
confined to her bed with illness for
twenty two weeks. She was 30 years
old and a husband aud six childr en- sur
vive her.
Evening journal., 1891-07-13
Cornerstone of a Methodist Church
Laid

The cornerstone Of the new Methodist
Episcopal Church at Port Penn was laid
yesterday afternoon. There were several
services during the day. all of which
were largely attended. The cor
ner-stone laying at $50 o'clock
was held in the open air opposite the
new church. the others were held in the
Presbyterian Church Of Port Penn.
Those who took part in the services
were: Revs Isaac Jewell of Epworth
Church, this city Jonathan s. Willis Of
Milford, G. l.. Hardesty of ST. Georges,
N NJ Browne Of Middletown and 7. o
Ayars OF Delaware City.
Evening journal., 1891-07-13

The Rockford Base Ball Club defeated
the strong Leiperville, Pa, team, on
Saturday ut the Union street grounds
Kenney did some very effective pitching
fog the Rockford, he holding the visiting
club down to four hits. This following is
the score:
Leipervills ... - 0 i 0 o. 0 o.
Rockford ............0 D / 262 x-l6
Earned s-Leiperville, Rockford 4. Two
base bit-Ciark. Double D avs Ferguson
and Haggerly. Struck out-LeiperVille, s;
Rockford, Z First base on called balls
Leiperville, ?; Rockford, T. Passed balls
Reddtng. 3; MoNitt, L. Time-l.4 Umpire
Evening journal., 1891-07-13
wiIminrtnr Rnthers

The number Of ba hers at the Ray
mond bath house during the week has
been reported TO be 4,Sl6, Of which 44S
We're men, ISL boys, 40 women and 1913
girls. The largest number of bathers Oh
any one day was on Saturday. The total
number whe have bathed for the season
Is 1 9O9
Evening journal., 1891-07-13
DIED

LIE CARPENTER In this city, on the
18th Instant q thaTine lie Carpenter,
wife Of EdSaId lie Carpenter and
daughter OF William llcMenamin, aged 30
years
Relatives and friends are invited to attend
the funeral from the residence OF her hus-
band. Mo 1907 Lin 5oln street, on Wednesday
morning At 9 O'CLOCK. requiem high mass at
ST. Ahnes Church. Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery.