Evening journal., 1891-11-14
He SLIPPED HIS cuFF.
A Shot From Rn onicer's Weapon Caused
Fugitive Patrick Dougherfy TO Stop
suddenly-Rothwell's Recapture.

| Special Core spondenCe EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Nov. 14.-The central
portions of this city was stirred up yes
terday by an exciting Incident. Court
officer Heal and Patrolman Beale were
bringing the usual army Of prisoners
from the Wilmington Municipal Court,
marching them from the Battery station
to the jeil. This always attracts a
crowd in the neighborhood Of the Jail and
the crowd was larger than usual yester-
day afternoon. In the gang OF prisoners
was Patrick Dougherty of Wilmington
who presented a shaggy appearance.
When Just about to ascend the brown.
stsne steps Dougherty made a lunge,
slipped his cuff, and ran up Market
street to the school green at a "break-
neck rate of speed Ia second Officer
Heale had deputized three citizens to
take charge of the fettered prisoners
and made after the fugitive at sur
prislng gait. Officer Hetherington of
this city started in another direction to
head of the runaway.
Beale ran faster than the fleeing
Doug herty, but there was long dis
tanoe between them when the public
school building was reached. Here BeRle
yellsd halt at the top of his voice The
commend had no effect on the fugitive,
however, and the officer whipped out his
glstening revolver and fred The flee
ing prisoner fell, turned deathly pale and
/ imagined he was shot The officers
hustled" him back to Jail, however and
there he ascertained that IL was only
the report that had hit him. Everything
was thrown into a turmoil in the school
rooms in front of which the shot was
fred
Sweet cider, creamery buffers at Boyle's.
awful Now In Irons.
Sheriff Simmons arrived here late yes
terdsy afternoon with Harrison Roth
well, alias Sugar Awful, in his custody.
Rothwell is undoubtedly the most noted
/ native crook OF Delaware, he has been
whipped at the post bere oftener than
any other man and has served term after
term of Imprisonment In the county jail.
Most Of his offenses we're petty larcenes
until few years ago when he procured
q pistol and entered the burglars pro
fession.
Three years ago he was given ten
years sentence for burglary in Will
mington and was brought to his old
residence, the New Castle Jail, to serve
out his time. He did not remain very
long, however, as he scaled the jail wall
on the morning of March IS, 1890, never
stopping TO say goodbye.
Rothwell is not possessed with half as
much brain as the ordinary crook and
returned to Wilmington soon after his
escape. BE was there recaptured and
brought to Jail on June IS, 1890 The
slippery little fellow prolonged his stay
this time until June l Of this year, when
he slid between a couple of bricks and
left without giving the sheriff any notice
A reward Of $50 was then offered BY
Sheriff Simmons, but this was not earned
by capturing the fugitive until yester
day, when he was delivered TO the sheriff
by Constables Brown and McKelvey, whS
had arrested him in Hedgevills.
Awful" wore sickly grin when h'
was taken into Jail last evening anC
brought face TO face with his associates
BE was taken to the wash-room, and
after a thorough cleansing, vas removed
to the dark cell and there placed il
heavy irons. In this condition he will
have to remain until the sheriff sees fit 4
assign him to more pleasant quarters. 81
has over seven years to serve.
Constable Brown received the rewar
of $50 from Sheriff Simmons for hi
I capture at Q o'clock this morning.
I Potatoes. wholesale. retail, Thompson
Other News.
! Try j. G Knause's new crullers
! Loaded vessels were passing down tn
' Delaware all day yesterday Among tn
Z largest were the steamers Spartan
4 Maine and Tancarville; the schooner
J, Robert Ingle Carter, Fannie Kemmey
Collins w. Walton, Eliza A. Bailey, vii
liam b. Oler, William S. Jordan.
Fresh packed tomatoes at Thompson
The Young Mems Guild ef Immanu
n Church has engaged Professor George
Maris to give one Of bis stereoptican e.
hibitions in the Opera House on til
: evening Of Thanksgiving Day.
Patrick Mellon will sell two good mile
cows cheap for the cash.
Il Fresh yeast every day at Knause's.
Personal.
Miss Addie Hazard left for Boste
, yesterday to attend the temperance co
- veDtion in that city.
!. Teas, coffses and pure spices at Boyle
Mrs Julia Brewer OF Delaware Ci
returned home yesterday, after a bri
y visit to friends here.
2 Go to JIG Knause for fresh doughnut
The Misses Kate and Bessie Herbe
visited Wilmington yesterday.
"a Choice apples, 10c PIX, at Thompson
I. Professor Reybold conducted a success
q. full rehearsal OF the Hushebeck orchest
!, last evening
: TIuitt's candy Wholesale and retail.
he Miss Susie Sherwood has returned
Id her home in Wilmington after a sho
visit to old friends here.
n Sauer kraut, Sc per at. at Thompson
a Thomas K. Lancaster. the cornetist,
is in Philadelphia participating in Il
T's rehearsal for concert in Lehigh Ayenl
i'd Baptist Church, to be given on Tuesda
evening
or Candies made fresh every day at Truitt
~ A Prominent Young Man Drowned
- CRIsFIELD, Md, Nov. 14.--A very s
n, drowning accident occurred here th
' morning BY which Charles Sterling, 81
of David Sterling Of Crisheld, lost
d. life. Mr. Sterling was young m'
ue about 21 years of age, high
nd respected. The accident occurrl
be within sight Of this harbC
nc off Old Island. Mr. Sterling was SCI
tn from the sloop Little Ethel, Of which
at and his brother, d. L. Sterling, were &
owners, with another man to carry
IA. barrel OF water in a small skiff 20 d