Evening journal., 1894-02-01
LOTS SOLD BY SHERIFF
Ex-Assessor McCaulleS's Hea-
-Mortgaged Property.
JAMES CARR RELEASED FROM JAIL

His Four Years Of Solitary Confinement
He wsn Not Endure as Governor Rey-
nolds Sent His Pardon This Morning
Many Provisions for Pastor-Other
Matters.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEw CASTLE. Feb 1.-The first sher-
ifs sale that has occurred in this locality
during the panic was begun yesterday
and will probably be finished on Saturday,
by Sheriff Gould, at the 6ilpin House. IL
was the property Of Assessor
Harry McCaulley, who took French
leave Of town last spring when he
had hardly finished the assessment.
McCaulley was well known contractor
and had built many Of the newest build.
ings in the city, among
which are the Library building,
Lenape engine house and several Della.
ware street residences Ex- Assessor Hunt
er was appointed by the Levy Court to
complete McCsulley's assessment and
serve until the next general election.
The portion of the McCaulley property
sold yesterday, IL is understood, was
heavily encumbered Trustee John c.
Mahoney holding several mortgages
The property offered was that beginning
at stake on the .nortnwesterly side OF
Young street, between Tenth and Elev.
enth streets, at corner of land
formerly sold McCanly and distant
northwesterly 40 feet from the north
westerly side OF Tenth street; thence
with McCauley's and parallel with
Tenth street southwesterly 1874 feet
TO thirty footwide street called
School street; thence northwesterly
with the northeasterly side Of School
street 20 feet to corner from lands of
Thomas T. Tasker, Jr thence with said
Taskers land and parallel with Tenth
street northeasterly 1876 feet TO the afore.
said side Of Young street, and thence
thereby southessterly 30 feet TO the place
of beginning.
Mr.. Maloney purchased this and he had
the lot beginning at the easterly side OF
Washington avenue at a corner Of lands
Of Charles II Lambson's estrte: thence
with that line in an easterly direction 1870
feet to the westerly side OF a street 30 feet
wide; thence by westerly side of said
street In a southerly direction 90 feet to
the northerly side Of Twelfth street
thence by the northerly side OF Twelfth
street 1876 feet to the said side OF Wash
ington avenue; thence thereby In q
northerly direction 80 feet to the place
Of beginning The price paid by the
purchaser was 800
Restored to citizenship aud Liberty.
Prisoner James Carr, serving -four
years for completely in the murder of the
Italian, Antonio Basso was pardoned by
Governor Reynolds TO day Sheriff
Gould went out to the railroad station
this morning intending TO board the s 81
train for Wilmington, but on IL.
arrival, messenger handed hin
the pardon from Governor Reynold,
and he at once retraced his steps
TO the jail In Wilmington Il has beer
expected for some time that Carr would
be pardoned, as he was only one Of
crowd supposed to be implicated in th,
killing. Basso was killed In Patriol
McMahon's saloon at No. 227 Tatnal
street, Wilmington, by being struck will
a beer glass
Carr 'let no grass grow beneath hl
feet after the sheriff had communicate
the good news to him but, after sayiug
hssty farewell to many Of his uDfortu
nate associates, he started on the 0. A
train for Wilmington.