Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-12-14

"Dl he ever say anything to you
about the DuPontsT Yes One night
when he was seeing me home from his
house to where room I'd at No. Z East
Third street at that time 1t was at mid
night | had been speaking of the
DuPonts on the BrRndywine and the fires
aud explosions He said I know all
about the explosion and the very men
who did it l know the men who set
DuPontsl places on fire. Not long ago
we tried the old barn. They have got
watckmen around there day aud night,
and on that account we cannot without
getting interrupted. They are
going to shoot him down
soon. Isuppose he meant the Waterman,
The old barn Is the next one to go.
That is where the other property Is
1t won't be long before we get 81 II
somehow"
"What Is the next day you had any |
conversation with any of these defend |
ants relative to the burning Of the old |
barn9n "On January 1S, 1891. was talk
inc To Mr.. Clark. We were talking again |
the conversation being on the tires. Il |
was ~ Clark's house on Seventh street |
He said that one Of the men accompanied |
by another went to the OLD barn to
burn it, but found the watehmen and |
were prevented. They went in to get
drink Of water at the pump as an ex-
cuse.
my next conversation was on Zebra
airy 6, last. We had been to some friends
OF theirs by the name OF Doughsrty
The conversation took place at
his house after We came back.
Mrs. Clark went out to
| the hydrant. We had been talking about
/ 4 L. I'D tafs, I'D
| in. Mrs Clark said, II 1t doesn't rain
and see what things look like.
lit seems to me that We
will have big Job to get at the Old
barn. Mr. Clark said: 1 see no other
way but to get some gunpowdsr for
these Watchmsn, for they won't take
warning either by letter or matches. This
was in February.
"What did Mrs. Clark do them"
Then she went on described how it
would be done She said how they
would go in covered wagon. They had
been speaking of these men who had been
setting nres going She said, you and
he had better do the job together. Now
on Saturday night-not pay night
after you talk it over get a
covered wagon and stop At little dis
tanes out OF sight and let him do It,. No
names had been mentioned at that time,
then the wagon could go on slowly again
TO him Then 60 little distance, drop
him off, he to take another direction.
Then Mrs BouehtoD, you and | will 60
on first, so that We can have good
chance to see the FIRE burn. We will have
to lock FOR place first
TO BURN THE FLEMING BARN
| "Then they both went on to say that
IL would be go6S way to start Flem
lng's barn first. Then they described .
road which ct that time /
{ did not know. How they would
60 as quickly as possible and start and
meet us And, If possible tho "old barn
could be done at the same time Then
I it would stop the rev building from
! going on that is now being built.
STILL AEoFHER PLOT.
when was the next conversation7'
, THE next day was on February 49, /
had come from Philadelphia from the
, room I have there. / called on tbs
/ Clarks in the evening of that day.
saw Joe Clark, Samuel Vincent ana
Mary Gallagher
LET THE MORNING NEWS EXPLAIN.
Q Young Joe had told him about the
Morning News. Joe said that the next
time there is fire on the DuPoal
property the Morning News would have
cab there. He said that it would b,
! done by George Davis. He said that he
: worked in the Morning News office, and
y further said that he lived in that street
! BE intended to tell him In time
: Il asked him to call for me. He said
be could not make me hear as | was s,
high up | explained to him how b,
could make me hear at 10 o'clock left
:, going to my room.
II saw the elder Clarks opposite m,
room and at their request walked bach
with them. Clark said: There has beer
y big FIRE last night It is not insured
He is a mssn man too and It is q good Job
y, was with one OF the men to-day, VIII
a set the DUPONT places on ERE, but dix
not say anything to HIM, because Their
. WAS another man with then"
TO BURN JACKSON q sHARP's PLACE.
IS what was said ia the house and VIII
was present. "Mr and Mrs Clark
Z After speaking Of the men who had beei
with him. Clark said, When | went t
le Jackson & gharp'H the ether day,
b. noticed how the Waterman fol
lowed him around coul
set that afire as easily as possible
"a but would have hard time ITO get /
le there now since have not worked there
u A few more DuPons barns should b
90 burned
y. THF ''NEvERswEAT" GANG.
Ibid she ever say any thing about
AZ secret BocisfyY Yes she did, on Eel
ruAry 2o in their house. Mr.. and Mr.
IN Clark ware present. She asked me II
4 would like to join. She said that some ,
4 the men who used to work for the Dr
u Points. belonged to ii and there are a fe
II there In their employ new who belong
10. She said, Edward belongs to 1t =
1 The Court here ovsrruled an obisctio
on the part OF the defence.
% Biggs-"What did she tell yeu'
a. "Well said, will thsv take q woma
Il inf She said, Well, / don't know.
think | would like to join 10 myself
! f. Mrs Clark said that. l said Tell n
the expenses Of IL and TT
90 name Of it. She said. New, II
IN ward, Willie said they are call'
'Neversweats asked her whether
an was for q benefit, and what was the goo
= Of It She said that If you get in troHbl
~ he, as one Of them would go aroRn
~ Wilmington ana get hfty member
~ here and 100 on the Banks, an
~ If anyone did you a wrong they woul
right It, Ard If any member refused
20 it might as well be the last of Their
m This was told to me on February 26.