Evening journal., 1895-09-30
CURLEY'S MOONLIGHT"
Takes a Sunday Evening Trip
Across the River.
DOFFED his PRISON CLOTHES

rrip-NowIy Furnished Church.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE. Sept 80 Sheriff Gillis's
first misfortune Of his administration at
the county prison occurred last night
when Samuel Gurley, q white man, serving
out three years sentence for killing
negro with a stone. escaped from jail and
was spirited away into another state
Gurley, who had occasionally helped In
the kitchen, had some extraordinary
privileges about the house Yesterday
afternoon n brother In law, Il is said, was
feen in town and several parties came
here from Wilmington In boats. Bnt
these may have had nothing to do with
the event that excited New Castle last
night
About 30 o'clock Mr.. Gurley crawled
mp ont OF the cellar, It is believed, max
log his escape into the school green
Here he stepped outside his prison
uniform. donning citizsns dress 10 the
dark shadow of the all wall Then be
hurried into 8 carriage. leaving the
striped clothing In q pile whore ii was
subseq quently found. The carriage. IL is
believed took the prisoner up TO the'long
lane" where Big Frank once escaped,
leading directly TO the river shore where
a row-bost could soon be pulled across to
Pennsville.
Gurley had less than pine months to
serve but he evidently believed that
liberty WAS the best policy" notwith-
standing his good treatment and unusual
liberties at the jail.
Sheriff Glllls was summoned IS soon as
the escape became known and a searching
party started out. A reward will prob
ably be offered
The New st. Paul stesms Past.
At 10 40 o'clock yesterday morning.
there was blowing Of strange whistles
and people drawn toward the river saw
the magnificent new American Line
steamship st Paul pass down from
Philadelphls for her trial in the ocean on
the New England coast. Then she Is TO
proceed to New York, and will At once 20
into service taking the place, temp porarily,
OF the St Louis, which Is to be brought
70 Cramps fop the enlargement OF her
smokestacks and some minor repairs
The st. Paul will not be dooked un I'll
several voyages have been made, and
then In England
Captain Sargent will be 10 command Of
the vessel until she Is safely on her way
down the Delaware, when Captsin
Jamison, her commander, will assume
control. Only few guests were aboard,
and they were principally representa-
Of the international Navigation Company
and Of the .Cramp Company. President
Clement A. Grscom. with his son,
RodmAn, OF the former company, were Of
the party. and representing tile Cramps |
there we're Superlntendlng Engineer
Ed win s. Cramp. his assistant, George |
Town. and Walter Cramp
Last week the St. Pauls engines we're
tried for the first time. and they worked |
satisfactorily. Without doubt she will |
easily make the twenty knots require Of |
her BY the government, as an auxiliary /
TO the navy.
Even the Fair Ones Must Re Honest.
In tho primary department Of the New |
Castle NJ K Sunday school, Mrs. Chal
lsnger, a. superintendent Of the school. /
has a novel but sncc sssful plan Of ralsinR |
missionary money. Every member Of the |
school Is supposed TO bring one cent for |
each year OF their lives on the Sunday |
first following their birthday. A man OF /
32 who is a member OF the school. paid |
his birthday taxes. Even the ladies are |
expected to bring the full amount on
their natal days.
visit OF the Philadelphia Clnb.
The visit Of the Philadelphia Baseball /
Club to New Castle next Saturday, when |
twill play game With the regular Co
lumbia A. C.team.at Battery Park, will be
a memorable event, from the faot that /
It is the first time that a National
League club has ever come TO New
Castle IL shows much enterprise on
the part OF the @. A @ managsm snt. 90
the Philiies will be brought here At a
great expense, merely to please the
clever New Castle people who have so
liberally patronizsd all the @. A @
contests at Battery Park The Philliea /
Will arrive here from Dover on Friday
right and All the old favorites who have
been on the minds and In the converse
tions Of 30 many people ALI Summer, will
be here
The G. A. G. baseball team has bssn
we'll managed this year and II next
Saturday is only fair and warm the visit
OF Mr. Twins men will be a bright
finale.
re Pitch Big Tent Here
Now that the large steam carrousel
has been removed TO another town. the
people here will have another free
diveraon for eventlde Of each day. The
Single Tax Association Is arranging i
with Foreman Joseph II Dough
erty, Of the Dr. Leslie estate, to /
pitch big tent for mass meeting pur-
poses on the Leslie lawn. so that the |
single Tax crusade can be carried on
hsre under shelter as regularly Ia bad |
weather IS Il has been on fair days.
A Bright Church Auditorium.
Yesterday the First Presby terian |
Church auditorium. which has been |
undergoing extensive repairs and
general Frightening up, WAS reopsned.
Among the improvements is fne new
carpet, the old one having been removed
to the chapel and laid on the floor there