The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-27
FIFTH edition.


The arrests OF the three Clnrks upon
a charge OF a number OF New York de-
tecti9e OF having been IN a conspiracy
to burn DuPont's barns still continue
the theme OF general conversation
whenever neighbor meets neighkor and
In places where people congregate,
and the general tenor of that CONVEX
satlon 10 that the Clarks had not O full
and fair hearing before Magistrate
Sasse as the law requires, no matter In
regard TO the real guilt.
The hasty manner in which n real
hearing before the justice was passed
over without bringing out the real
eliminating evidence causes much
criticism and engenders sympathy for
the accused. In the absence OF tho
real evidence said to have been kept
back, there are many people who be-
lieve the Clarks are innocent, aud are
unjustly confined to prison to await
trial for crime of which they are not
guilty. This Is the way talk runs now.
Yesterday afternoon, Henry q, Tur-
ner, Esq, and William $. llilles, Esq.
went over to New Castle and had an
interview with the ClaTks In regard 10
becoming their counsel.
Mr.. Turner was seen by iepresen-
tatlve OF the REPUBLICAN this forenoon.
and he said he and Mr.. Hllles had not
accepted the case yet but were con-
siderlng the matter.
Mr.. Turner said he had the very
highest opinion OF the Attorney Gem
eral, but If he accepts the case he viii
have to produce more evidence than
he did at the hearing in habens cor
pus proceeding, IL he expected to hold
the accused under such heavy bonds.
Whatever evidence there Is in tho case
he thought 1t ought to DO forthcoming
now.
Referring to the accused Mr.. Turner
said:
''They stand to-day clothed by the
law with the presumption OF Innocence.
and that presumption must be remov.
ed, II removed ut all, by orderly meth
DDS. They have no right to be arrest.
ed; they have no right to be held; they
have no right to be put to trial except
In regular and orderly method"
Continuing, Mr.. Turner said:
Permit ME to observe further that
crime committed against the DUPONT
family or tho DUPONT corporation 10
no more than committing a crime
against the humblest OF our citizens,
and In making this observation per-
nit me further to say that | feel con.
WINGED from what / know OF the Du-
Points that neither they nor any OF
them intend TO do wlllful injustice
against these people. But still thoy
will understand as well as | that the
the law must be the same for each and
every class of people. What l have
said have said In the kindnest spirit,
wishing to reflect upon no person, bus
feeling intensely that, as am informed
about this case there has been grave
dereliction of Justice and a precedent
has been established which cannot DO
suffered by the people OF thus Jtate to
go unchallenged."
Some of the detectives engaged in
the case have left the city but others
remain and appear to ba still intent
on finding something more out about
the case. Some Of them = been
offered divorce case to Investigate
which 1t Is said will be as sensational
as the celebrated McComb divorce
case, but which they refused to take,
rs ono of their strict rules Is to have
nothing to do with divorce cases.