Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06

Fred Evans At the AstDr House, was
found dead with his throat cut, in his
room there. Shortly afterwards Carl
Itutiinger was f3uui drowned in the
Arthur Kill, Staten Island with his
| hands tied behind him. Among ltuttin-
gers effects was photograph Of him
self and u friend banned Wright, whom
j. 4. Fynes Of the EaeoiRg lEOiN, recog-
nizcl as the self-cullcd Evans The
district attorney and detectives had
failed to sec this, and it was about the
only fact in connection with the case
that any one ever found out.
Reviewing THE TTPHus PATIENTS.
The number Of cases in which news
paper reporters have rendered valuable
assistance to the public in correcting
abuses is very great The most striking
recent case is tile work done by Morrill,
Goddard in going Al night in rowboat
to the island on which the typhus fever
patients were confined and brutally
neglected. His investigation Of their
condition, of the medical attendants
cowarlcc, &C., and his reports in the
World secured the radical reforms in
management of the fever island and
brought down upon the coWardly de-
partment the contempt which it had SO
well deserved.
Frank Marshall White. when n re-
porter on tic New York Times IMPRESSED
upon certain naval gentlemen from
England the tact tint American re-
portcrs are not easily frightened to death.
frank White is Il brother of Ike White,
the World reporter.
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who had lust opened very elaborate
combination saloon and museum called
"rhe Ship" 1t was arranged that Paul
i}Oyton, III his famous swimming suit,
| should 90 down tile BAY and fastcn
bogus dynamite torpedo under the bow
| Of III Eaglish man-of-war anchored off
| Staten Island. A little note was fastened
ID the torpedo, which contained nothing
| but air, but which might as well have
held enough dynamite to blow the ship
4 half mile. The note contained i
polite intimation to the effect that il the
| rish-Americans were rs bad MS they
We're made out to be that good ship
would have been knocked in pieces.
rhe plan for advertising Captain Paul
| Boyton, for getting Il good newspaper
story and for PLAYING il rather unwar.
ranted trick on the ship Of friendly
/ natloh, WORKED 70 Periectloh, fouf or
| ilye reporters, representing me W0fW,
hef"s", 's"h, NC, rowed faul Boyton
out " thc SHIP. lie dropped down
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lllelr laughter was suddenly checked
! w lne aageht OF tle steam launch from
the British man-of-War. IL came up
alongside the reporters, boat, and soon a
| young naval officer was ordering all the
reporters ana Captain Boyton to get on
the launch and 50 back to the ship to
explain to the commander what they
were uolng around his boat. While the
young man was talking every reporter
had rifle held against his breast by Il
calm British marine. 1t was very try
ing moment. The torpedo had not yet
been discovered. 1t certainly would be
in the morning, and the reporters, il
taken on board, would certainly have
gone to England in irons-a very cheer.
less fate. The half dozen rifles and the
traditional severity OF discipline in the
navy would have inclined the ordinary