Evening journal., 1892-01-11
AFTER A HORSE THIEF.
ONE PURsUER HANGS ON THE
cLoTHES-LlNE DURING THE CHASE.


His Companion Thinks ne Is Shot and
Retraces his steps-The Prisoners
Defiance ana bold Administrations
Years Deaths-A Big thip's MlshAp.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Jan. 11.-One Of the ex
citing, incidents that mas occurred
| within the past three months was the ap.
prehension of Horse Thief Anderson
Hall on Saturday evening Hall is mid
dle-sged man whose family resides on
Market street near Bull Hill
| On January II, OF last year. he was
sent to Wilmington by | A Fols, his
employer. for load Of goods from the
| Wilmington Wholesale houses for a nun
Der OF local merchants Hall was ordered
to take Mr.. Folss best horse, an animal
valued at 1926, and wagon belong
ing to Allison Trult, the contractor,
which was valued at $40. These he
took to Wilmington and that was the
last ever seen Of them in these parts
Hall never returned to his family and
his wife had to obtain a livelihood by
taking in washing and doing other work.
Fols advertised extensively for his team
and placed detectives on the trail Of his
hired man.
The first that has been seen of the slv
Andrew was on Saturday evening. when
he arrived here on a visit TO his family.
Messrs. Fols and Truitt heard OF his
arrival and hurried sto procure a warrant
for his arrest. This twas done and The
two wronged men accompanied Policemen
Williams and Hanson to the house. The |
two citizens agreed to advance upon the |
rear Of the house If the officers would |
enter from the street. Mr.. Fols |
climbed into the back yard first. |
but had not gone far before he |
met with an accident. II was dark and |
the moment was a thrilling one. Mr. /
Fols eollided with the clothes line, IL /
striking him in the throat with such
force as to hurl him backward /
upon the ground. When MIR
Truitt stepped up and saw the PROSTATE
form on the ground, he thought that
Fols had been shot and began 90 retreat
Fols arose and explained matters and the
bird was soon Gagged
When arraigned before Mayor Hanson.
Halls GOODNESS surprised everybody. de
admitted having stolen the team, sold Ii
to liveryman In South Wilmington and
used the money with as much boldness as
If he had a right to do all this. The only
statement that he denied was that the
animal was worth $685. The prisoner
was committed to jail in default OF $500
psh Tor horse stealing and $500 ball for
the larceny Of the wagon
Ninety-one Deaths in '0f.
Funeral Director Charles Il. CIewell
reports that there were just ninety one
deaths during the past year. Although
the death rate was particularly large
during the last month of 81, but three
more deaths occurred during the whole
year tnan the previous twelve months
OF 1871. There was a period Of many
weeks in 81 in which not one
death occurred. Several Of the
deceased persons resided In the
country, although all lived within
the limits Of New Castle hundred
Typhoid sfever carried off many In 81.
while grip and pneumonia was the cause
of nearly one-forth the deaths last
year.
The Big Ship Damaged.
The mammoth four-masted Bristish
ship lnvertrossachs, Captain Taylor.
passed up the Delaware yesterday after !
loon in tow OF the tug James McCaulley
The big ship was admired by hundreds Of
people as she passed up the Eastern Chan
nell in ballast While she was coming
up the Delaware about o'clock yester-
Jay morning In tow of the tug McCaulley
she collided with the asted
Percy Birdsall. hence for Boston.
which was aBchored at Ship John. AS both
vessels are very large the shock was great.
The ship had her plates fractured, head
gear carried away, and lost her starboard
anchor The Birdsall lost her jibboom and
mad her foretopmast and all head gear
carried away.
Body Found At Fort Delaware.
Colonel Swayze, who Is In charge of the
government work at Firms Point on the
Delaware river, on Friday afternoon
found the body Of white man floating !
IN the water. BE was nearly six feet {
iall. 100 pounds in weight, with gray s
hair, full beard and light complexion.
Ind was dressed in working clothes and I
lad on leather boots. In his pocket was 8
iound two bills, 20 cents and some small c
ihange, with knife, husklng peg and a
mall note book The body was taken {
n charge by Coroner DEM and now a
waits Identification.
A Runners arrow Escape. !
The Delaware river at this season Of i
A' lNtNA - alive VIII IuhuELSs InHEe +
re 'hustline" young men employed by 4
houses to board incoming I
-essels and secure their custom and I
riders for goods While the tug Arctic 4
vas attempting to get alongside the 7
british steamship Hayerstoe in the Della. 4
ware bay on Saturday she was caught ia /,
he steamships suction, and was unable i
0 release herself until the steamships Il
peed was checked. She suddenly heeied
yer. and Thomas Sullivan, a runner on
he tug, took an involuntary bath in the
~ waters Of the bay, from which he F
7as rescued. A runner" who was being =
arried around on the tug Gardner B. a
reynolds yesterday, boarded six large Il
essels and secured the patronage Of q
heir masters VI
Incidents of the Day. b
Miss Estella Deakyne and Mrs. Theo- F
ore Atkinson, two teachers in the M E. t.
unday school, have not been absent II
rom their places once for year CT
Rev e. L. Hubbard, q former pastor tt
the NJ E. Church, but now OF Will "
lington, will preach at the morning SER
ice In that church next Sunday.
An infant child of Thomas Rogers was
uried in Emmanuel Church yard yester- b
ay afternoon amid a large concourse of y
'iends. Ia
New crop fancy N o. molasses. Boyle's. 10
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