Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-05-05
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Special Correspondent OF Gazette and journal
NEWARK. April 2s-Airs. Fanny Bower,
aged about so years, died on Tuesday
night at her residence, Oaklands, south of
Newark after long illness. She leaves
son and five daughters and her life was
marked by its benevolence. Her funeral
will take place on Friday at . o'clock at
her late home and the burial, which will
be private, will be AT the Head Of Christana
cemetery.
Supervisor Whitelock of the Baltimore
4 Ohio railroad is here with force
OF men engaged in grading and sodding
the station grounds, preparatory to
setting out plants, shrubbery, &c. II is
said the company intends to make its
grounds here rs attractive AS any OH the
Philadelphia division.
NEWARK, April 30. Yesterday afternoon
a young woman named Laura Fry, house
Keeper for James Bell, mechanic, was
arrested and brought before Squire Smith
charged with cruelty to 7.years-old
daughter of Bell. The warrant was sworn
oat by Agent Frank Stout of the Society
for, the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
and put in Constable Colmery's hands
about noon. The case was called ut
o'clock and the society was represented by
IT'S counsel, George I. Brown Of Whining
ton. -Four witnesses we're summoned and
their testimony established the guilt of the
defendant beyond any doubt II showed
that on Friday, April 10th the defendant.
acting under orders of the father of the
enid, had tied the hands of the child
nightly together at the wrists and after
securely, binding the ankles together had
hanged her up by clothes line to d hook
m the ceiling, the rope being tied around
her wrists. She was suspended in that
painful position for Il half hour or more,
the testimony conflicting as to whether
her feet were entirely clear of the floor.
ehllus father said to punish il
for telling storics,' and was re.
sorted to after the childs mouth
had been several times filled with
red pepper, which was kept there for
some time by u cloth bound around its
mouth. The hanging of the child had
necn witnessed by ncighbors, who went in
and made the woman take the exhausted
enid down. Both modes OF punishment
mad been resortcd TO Il number of times.
anu this was admitted by both the father
and housekeeper. The former made a
statement but as he declined to swear or
affirm, saying he did not believe in the
Blble ana had his doubts about a God, his
testimony was not taken in evidence He
pleaded his own right as father TO adj.
minister any punishment upon his own
child that he saw lit, and he considered the
law all wrong. The squire fined the de-
PENDANT, Laura Fay, $l0Gnd costs, amount
ing to ZIG. As the father seemed anxious
70 get rid of the child and was willing to
have u placed III the Childrens Home, in
wilmington, it was thought best for the
chlld's safety to place it there, which will
be done next week. The case aroused
much Interest in town, and public SYM
rathy was thoroughly enlisted in the
course of the society and its officers in
prosecuting the case.
NEWARK May 2.-Yesterday morning
and evening the Presbyterian Church
pulpit was filled by the Rev Mr.. Reed of
Philadelphia on account of the continued
Illness of the pastor, the Rev Mr.. Miller,
II the evening Bishop Coleman visited ST.
Thomas Church and performed the right
81 confirmation upon u class of five Young
persons. The church's capacity was taxed
70 the utmost as il always is during the
bishops visits here. The young people of
the Presbyterian Church are industriouslv
engaged under the leadership of Mrs.
charles l.. Penny in arranging IA rather
elaborate and attractive entertainment for
the church's benefit next Friday evening
In the oratory. There will be acted out a
very bright burlesque on some of Shakes.
peare's woman characters, the title being
PLACE aux Danes" and tine character
personaters, Miss Bridgman, Miss Anna
Springer, Miss Anna Iiossinger and Mrs.
II. N. Reed There will also be an attrac-
tive japanese fan drill by the younger