Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-21
A Wild NAN IN THE WOODS
He Lived on Birds, Herbs, In
seets and Reptiles.
JOHN TILL BACK IN JAIL AGAIN
Harry SCOTS Barn Burned at
Delaware City.

The Water of the Delaware is Hriny on
New Cnstle---ISnowles' Mill to Resume
Work October 2d---A Demented Russian
Who Lived in the Woods Like a Beast.
Special Correspondence Of Gazettennd Journal
NEW CASTLE, Sept. Is, wild man,
whose home is the woods, whose bed is
mother earth, and whose subsistence is
on birds, herbs, reptiles and insects, was
captured yesterday afternoon, by Police.
men Morgan and Tobin of this city, and
is now in cell in the county Jail. Re
ports Of the existence of such creature
had.been going about among the small
boys for several days and on Saturday
Mayor Herbert received information
upon which he started the officers in
search OF the fellow. A gunner reported
to the mayor that, while hunting several
days ago he shot large, fat blackbird
and was astounded to see strange look
ing man, with unkempt hair and wills
kers, rush out and proSeed to pick off
the feathers and devouf the bleeding
bird. The hunter lost no time in leav-
ing the woods and finally concluded to
report the matter to the mayor. Rogers
woods, where the wild man was found,
is in the city limits. No sooner had the
insect-eater been lodged in Jail than he
was recognized as Antonio Pulaski,
Russian, who had been released from
jail only 10 days ago, having served
sentence at hard labor for alleged
drunkenness, although it is now known
that the fellow is demented. He will
be sent to the Delaware State Hospital
at Farnhurst to-day.
LAST GAME OF BASEBALL.
The last game of baseball of the
season was that played at Battery Park,
Saturday afternoon, by the New Castle
team and the strong Y. M. G. A. of
Wilmington. From beginning to end
the game was an exciting contest and
had it not been for the costly errors of
Hinkle of New Castle it is difficult to
surmise which team could have won.
Leach, the home clubs new pitcher, did
his part toward winning by shutting
out the visiting batters without hit.
Munden also pitched winning ball The
Y. NJ. @. A. team won, however, by
score of TO 2, as follows:
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JOHN TILL BACK IN JAIL.
To the establishment of all who knew
him, John Till, mulatto who killed
his brother, spent 18 years of life-sen-
tence in the county Jail here, and was
pardoned for good behavior by Cover
nor Stockley, was brought back to prison,
yesterday. He had not profited by Is
long years behind iron bars. Till was
arrested on ex-Sheriff Giles Lambson's
| farm, he having worked for him and for
Mrs. Grubh, wife of another ex-sherlff,
who knew Till's ability as a working
man. Till is deceptive.looking mulatto
and gets violent when under the influ-
ence OF liquor. Doctors on examining
him, however, failed to pronounce him
insane. II is not known what will be
| done with him If a certificate of insanity
cannot be obtained.
| KNOWLES MILLS TO START AGAIN.
| Proprietor James S. Knowles of the
New Castle wooden mills, has, it is said,
announced that the mills, which have
been so long idle, will be started up
again on full force October I'd. This
has been a welcome piece of news to the
hundreds OF young people employed in
the large factories, who are becoming
pcnniless.
| THE RIVER SALTY OFF NEW CASTLE,
The American ship Ivy, which could
not get up the Christians with her big
cargo of lumber for Wilmington car
builders, is being unloaded off this city
by stevedorcs with lighters. The valu-
able wood is twisted out and swung
over on the lighters, then towed TO its
destination. A peculiar fact was ascer-
tanned by the stevedores last, week.
4 When they began their work they
found that the water In the hosting
machine boiler was foaming all over
the engine room. 1t then dawned upon
them that the Delaware river water had
become too briny to use In boiler, and
they have since had 10 haul their water
from neighboring fire plug down town.
CHORAL SERVICES AT THE JAIL.
The Rev. James NJ. Wise, assisted by
the M. b. Church choir and the Sunday.
school orchestra, conducted a choral
service in the county Jail, yesterday
afternoon. q. q. Whitnack distributed
tracts from the Sunday school Union.
After the service, Labor Superintendent
Moore drew up his convict choir, a
double quartet of lOng-term prisoners
l viz ottlDGu anu luS
dusky unfortunates sang "Whcre is My
BoyI" and u minor chorus, "The Old
Graveyard" The octette were all
negroes and good singers.
FIRE NEAR DELAWARE CITY.
4 Last night intelligence reached here
of the burning of alfthe barns, stables
and outbuildings on the Barney Rey.
bold farm near Reybold station on the
river road. The farm is now the pretty
summer residence of Harry Scott Of
Wilmington, and the place Of Sunday
recreation OF II number of Wilmington
lawyers and bankers. Fortunately the
4 fire was discovered soon after its star
and the men were able to save every
thing except one Holstein heifer. Tn,
loss, il is said, will reach $4,000 upor
WHICH there is an insurance of $4,000.
GONE TO BED FOR SEVEN YEARS.
John Bartholomew, an eccentric
farmer, residing near State Road station
who was interested in the Duckery sui
to replevin negro girl, which wa
heard before Judge Grub, Saturday, il
reported to have spent seven years o
his early life in bed. Now report come
from State Road that he has turned hi
back upon the world, friends and foes
and has gone to bed for sevel
years more. This is said to be the result
OF modification over business and othe
reverses, one of which was a fall from
his carriage, which injured him AM
caused his arrest by mistake.
The vacancy in City Council caused
by the resignation of Richard ]. Con
way was filled, Saturday night, by tn
, election of j. Milton Davidson, an activ