Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-07-31
A BOLD, BAD BURGLAR.
Miss King, a Plucky Kirkwood
Girl, Causes His Capture.
HE WAS PARTIAL TO JEwBLRY

And Would Have Made Away with miss
Lizzie's Gold watch, Rings and Chains.
The Incensed citizens Wanted toHanx
Him-News About the Maple valley
kite Track and Trainers.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
kRKwooD, July 3l.-On Saturday
night about 10 o'clock this little village
was awakened iron its quiet reverles by
a burglary that was committed right
under the noses. as it were, of the busi-
ness portion Of the village. Washing
ton K. King is engaged in the grocery
business, aud In connection with this
runs an ice cream parlor adjacent to the
store, which is looked after by
his daughter. hiss Lizzie. While
she was busily engaged waiting
upon her many patrons she imagined
she heard an unusual noise on the
kitchen roof as o, something walking.
Not being timid young woman, she
went Immediately TO investigate the
noise, and saw man In the act OF iump-
ing of the kitchen roof which Is not
more than eight feet from the GROUND
She determined TO find out who the man
ceeded and then gave the ALA m, There
were number Of young men about the
place, and they with Mr.. King followed
in hot pursuit. They captured
him at the end Of the garden.
among pile Of lumber. They
took him TO the store with rope around
his neck and had II not been for the
cooler heads among them the man, who
was a negro, would have been treated to
dose Of Judge Lynch" so bitter was
the feeling against him. He was taken
into the dining room and there stripped
and searched On him was found Miss.
Lizzie's gold watch, two gold chains,
ring and some money. The perpetrator
of this burglary Is called Peter Goldsboro.
He Is from near Middletown but has been
living In this community for about two
years. He is about 40 years Of age, low
in st a ne, and Is Of any but progresses
ing appearance. The man nas
been fccused at var GUS times OF petty
larceny, but the people OF the neignucr-
Lood were never Successful n fastening
any theft upon him 80 as to cause his
arrest The negro was taken to Sf.
Georges and had preliminary hearing
before Magistrate Sutton and from there
Constab Q Gan TOOK aim to Ne Ga tie
| Jail TO await the results of his trial in
tue upper court The colored popula.
ion Of this locality are greatly ex rcised
o, or the event.
Training Trotters for the Fall.
A number Of horse owners are now at
| Maple Valley kite track training and
preparing their trotters for the fall
races. According to present reports.
i q n -. -.
their competitors an argument when
the several state fairs open. Messrs.
Bassini and Ravel, Of the Flemington, N.
j., stock farm are here with seventeen
head of horses, some of which have lots
Of speed and are going very steady.
j. O. Lang pulls the ribbons over &
string OF twelve head, the property Of
the Aberdeen, Nd, stock farm. Home
are getting in very good form and will
be able to ask for a position when the
bell taps for business. Mr.. Foster, OF
Gavesend, Long Island, is looking after
a string Of FIVE head belonging to him
and his brother. They are handles, and
can give a work out heat at a clip to the
tune Of twenty five or better.
Last, but not least, the veteran J.
L. Nash, IS looking after the Maple
Valley youngsters and-in his language
they are coming money hunters. The
horses are in a healthy and prosperous
condition and with the best track In the
world to train on, will no doubt be
ready for business by the time they have
TO 60.
Corn Crop Needs Rain.
The farmers Of this community are
having excellent weather for threshing
wheat and oats and from the way thresh-
ing rigs are propelling themselves
through the country, one would conclude
that they were taking advantage of u
every day.
Corn and other growing crops near
here are suffering greatly for want Of
rain. Indications point to considerable Q
sh hoItage In the corn crop. The present
dry spell is very bad on late potatoes and
farmers say that the crop will amount to
very little this season.