The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-24
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN.
NEW CASTLE. August "a, 1884

! NEW CASILEt august "a, loJU
| The friends OF Peter ]. Ford are still
| sore over the manner in which that promi.
| nent Democrat was treated at Dover. He
| hau the assurance that Tunnell would not
| be IA candidate and the county leaders from
| Kent came to the front with the religious
| plank for the platform Even our local
| paper on Saturday took pleasure In poking
iun at the Ford men. A Democrat from
Clayton was here this week. and upon
being spoken to about the nomination
SAID that that was settled long ago No
| lrlsh Catholic - will ever get to be
Governor of Delaware If the Protestants
| OF Kent and Sussex counties can pre-
| vent it.
Word was received here yesterday of tho
murder Of John G. Honke who was driven
out OF this city little over two years ago
Tor his outrageous conduct towards little
boys. After he left here he went to Bur-
lington where his body was found yestel-
day morning. Henke lived all alone in
his little store. He was married once but
his wife drank and went to The bad, and
divorce suit is said to have been the out
come of the unhappy union, Then the
Old man became sullen, mOrose and at
last miserly. Yet, strange to say, unlike
most misers. he kept u bank account, and
nearly every Monday morning he could
be seen going to the Mechanics National
Bank with smattering OF wealth in his
shot bag, and when Teller Johnson deftly
sorted the coins he looked on gloatingly,
and even sometimes anxiousfy. He always
kept II small sum of money about him
so Or SIS probably. All the patrons of his
store knew this,y and all supposed there
was untold wealth hidden away in some
pct, kettle or urn of his hovel.
Henke was deathly afraid Of burglars.
All his doors and windows were double.
iyI, haP rnt ttptt, tsn
would search the premises around with q
big revolver Last night about 10. 80 o'clock
according to the evidence of Mrs. Agnes
Murphy, negro named Cromwell and
companion went to Hcnkes shop and
called to him to come down, as they want
Ell some tobacco. In the hand of one was
coupling pin and In the hand of tho
other was IA small rope.
unsuspcious of evil the old man totter-
ed down the stairs The men entered the
store. sat down and began to talk. Hepke
was lond OF converslng at times, talked
freely, and few moments later woman
named Emma Warner came in and called
for loaf Of bread. Mrs Warner looked
at the two negroes, she says, and immedi.
ately had apr, sentiment, Impending evil,
and, becoming frightened at their vicious
appearance, fed from the store.
While one pf the men detracted the old
mans attention the other crept up behind
his chair and soon Il deadly coil Of rope
was tightencl about his throat like wise.
There was stick in either end of the rope
and these the flend twisted like Cuban
prisoners are garrUted, until the old man
fell lifclcss to the floor. The murderers
laid him on his face, tied his hands behind
him with piece Of bell cord from loco-
motive, and bound his rheumatic feet
with piece of rope. They must have
rnnsackod the STORE, for when Coroner
Fisher made an examination not a cent Of
the old mans money could be found, and
his big revolver, with which he guarded
his miserly wealth, was also missing.
Mrs. Murphy, who lives just.aGross the
way heard heavy fall then sound akin
to kicking then q sCuille,and all was still.
She thought that some one had gotten the
old man down and paid no attention to the
matter until about l42 O'clock, when she
saw two men, tall one and short one,
leave the store, look up and down tho
street, and AS If watching some one, said,
Good night, John, " and fed up st. Mary
street,
Tho idea Of New Castle workmen get.
ting In trim to go to Russia is the general
topic in Now Castle. The machinery for
the manufacture Of the pipe will also 90
from this city.
The children are ellted over the appear
ance Of circus in town and the attracting
card Is the balloon ascension.
Harry w. Hushebeck, one of the most
popular young men in the city, has an
nounced himself as a candidate for the
Legislature on the Union Republican
ticket,
Ho will be opposed by James B. Hance,
who two years ago was defeated by Henry
f. MCMullen. HushabeCk has q strong
following and there will be lively tussle
for the nomination. II nominated Hushe.
beck will be elected.
The Namelcss base ball club went to
Delaware City on Saturday and was do.
(eated by the score Of 10 to IS.
New Castle is keeping jealous eye on
tho base ball players from this city now
playing in the different leagues.
Two New Castle biCyClists, Grer and
Pulling, rode across the trestle work Of
the cutoff yesterday, consisting of lOs ties.
NcItl
Rev. s. b. Wylic on Saturday night be.
fore retiring ate some sliced tomatoes and
during the night was visited by cholera
morbus. His condition yesterday pre-
vented him from conducting services in
the Presbyterian Church.
Tho annual meeting of the Mutual Aid
Society took place Oh Saturday evening.
The following officers were elected: Presl.
dent Joseph sSchultheis; vice president,
William Brown; secretary, Joseph
Prickctt,
Miss Irene Moore of Wilmington is the
guest of Miss Clara Grimes
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