The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-24
MOI let SOLVED.
Nothing New Concerning The Man
Found Dead on The Causeway-
The Body Still Uniden tifed.

Friday morning, with bullet hole
through his heart, still remains
shrouded In mystery, and although
q number OF what were supposed to
be clues have been diligently worked
by the detectives. they have all
amounted to nothing.
One OF the supposed clues worked
by Detective Hawkins was that OF q
man answering the description Of the
Friday morning while on his way to
market, who was said to be In this city
on the eastern side. He also ascertain
ed that the man supposed to DO the
Same one, stopped William Brennan on
Third street between 4.30 and o'clock
on the morning of the tragedy, and
asked Brennan for something to eat.
As Brennan was on his way home
from work, his dinner pail was empty
and he was compelled to refuse the
request. The man, he said. was much
excited and on his way TO the city. He
watched brennan as he walked over
the bridge.
About B o'clock Friday afternoon the
same man, it ia claimed, walked across
the bridge in the direction of South
Wilmington and inquired, in an ex-
cited manner, Of Brldgtender Eastburn
count Of the murder committed curly
that morning. lie was much agitated
and SO excited that he turned to leave
before getting n reply from Eastburn.
Eastburn told him that he heard
nothing of the murder, and asked
where 1t happened. The man replied;
over on the causeway." He said that
he wished he could get German pa
per. He said he was a German and
unable to read word OF English.
Eastburn told him he had no Ger
man paper and the man continued
over the bridge.
The detective had full description
of tho man, and after searching nearly
all day Saturday, finally located him
at German boarding house, No. $40
Poplar street, where IL was learned that
his name was John Capelle. He also
aseertained that lie is butcher and up
to last Thursday morning had worked
with Mammele Brothers at which time
he quit work. This was all that could
be ascertalned at the boarding house,
and after another long search the de.
tective found him drinking beer and
eating pretzels at the saloon OF Mrs.
Chslstlana Spain, No. SO West Second
street.
When the detective told him that he
was wanted he objected to going to
the police station and grew very an
CRY. He said he knew nothing OF IT,
and did not want to be locked up. He
said that he mover committed crime
before" and hts head was clear" Of
this one After much persuasion he
consented to go to the hall, providing
he would not be locked up. He was
assured no harm would befall him and
he walked peacefully to the police sta
ton.
The coroner was notified, and on
Saturday evening ordered him to fur
nish $500 bail as witness, and as he
was unable to do so, he was locked up.
Yesterday morning he was fully
identified by Bridge-tender Eastburn
as the man who had asked him about
the murder on Friday afternoon. Ca
pelle then acknowledged that he was
on the bridge and had talked with MIR.
Eastburn, but said that he had only
been talking {. walk
He was next taken to the home OF
William Brennan, No 324 Clayton
street. After looking at the man for d
few minutes Brennan snid he looked
much like the man who asked him fol
something to eat on the bridge, but
yet he could not positively say 1t wa.
the man.
Capelle denied seing Brennan and
said he was home and asleep at tht
time stated by Brennan.
A team was then procured and he
was taken to the farm of james Gaegg
who said that while he could not iden.
tify him positively as the man whom
he met while on the way to this city
he bore a close resemblance to him.
Mrs. Lydia Cross, who resides in {
franc house on the causeway, about
500 yards from where the body was
found, says that she heard screams
and cries on Friday morning at al
early hour.
Between and . o'clock in the morn
Ing she arose for drink OF water.
The night was wGrm and all the win
dow sash were raised. The cries indi
Gated that some one was in dlstre IS
They came from tho direction WHERE
tho man was found. Whether thu
cries were that of men or women sht
was unable to discern, She heard TX
pistol shot.
Her husband, who was In the adioln
ing room, says that he heard Of no dis
order whatever
Mrs. Cross neighbour coloret
womnn named Mrs. John Basard, wht
lives ia frame house short distance
east of her says that on Friday morn
ing n young woman passed her hom
after | o'clock, going towards Wi
mington. Mrs. Dayard's husbant
leaves home about O'clock in tn
morning Tor his work, and every morn
ing at o'clock she begins to prepar
his breakfast. On Friday morning eh
awoke and found that during th3 nigh
her alarm clock stopped. She wen
to the second story window and look
cd out, thinking she had overslep
herself. As she put her head out o
the window she saw q woman passini
walking rather lurrledly. She hailei
: her aud asked her what time II war
The woman turned suddenly around
as though startled. and said: Twenty
live minutes after one"
Mrs. Bayard Gays, that the woma
started TO walk faster after shG In
been asked the time. she paid II
moro attention to the woman, think
ing she Was out late and was anaiou
to get home. She says the woma
was young and, from her voice, sh
thinks she was white but the night wa
dark she could not say dellnitel
whether she was black or white.
Yesterday afternoon Nj. and Mr.
Samuel b. Daniel, OF No 42T Mort
Sixth street, Philadelphia. came /
tits city under the impression thu
tho body was that OF John j. Wi
liams, WHO Ind lived with them, br
a after making close eEaninatio
J were satisfied that he was not the ma
they were In search Of.
There liayo been several other
who have viewed the body, but thu
far no one has identified it,
Miss Matilda Penny, of Hackensaek
N. j., vino is visiting the family q
Squire Groves, No. / East Eight