Evening journal., 1896-03-25
WAS A CASE OF BLUFF.
And the Chester officers Could
Not Hold Up Their Cards
MURDERER SLIPS OUT OF THE EKr


After Oncer Shields Has Him securels'
Baggcd-While an Unnecessnry WAR
rant Is Being Secured the Man Forces
his Way Toto an Adjoining House and
Files do Coop.
There are tEo disappointed ofH GERS on
the force this morning, aud they have
good reasons for being 50 They are
olh'ers Shields and Lucas, two men who
have ncne az much TO make The coast"
safe for pedesirlans Es any men in the
department., and who sre, perhaps, better
verfed 10 the ways OF criminals, black
ana white than the majority OF the blue
opatfd guardians OF the peace Their
oieappointment arises from the In
efficiency OF the Chester police This
may be plain talk bat it is never The less
true.
Shortly after last ChrIstmss tele.
gram Wis received from g,mbridge.
Nd asking Chile. Dolan to look out for
= colored. man, tall aud rather scruce
looking. wearipga sailor ehirt who was
wanted In that place for murder. Officers
Shields aud Malonsy recognized the man
from the description AZ one thev had
arrested some time before that. for
assault on Aunls Jeans, oolored nymph
Of tho coast His name was Henry
Graham, and be was known es Pearl
Shortly after The telegram was re-
oeived here Shields got word from
Chester that pearl was there end he
made tying trip TO that city. but with
out getting bis mtn. He made several
other trips, bat without auosess. aud then
left word with his Informant to be
notified when the man next visited the
place. Yesterday word vas received here
by Ohief Dolan, "Tell Chris Shields man
|Js here" aud Chris and Lucas at once
donned their citizens clothes and took
the train up Three officers Of the Chester
forcs accompanied them to the house.
which ~ In "Murderors Bay" one OF tho
worst parts OF the famous Hoodle. and
the resort Of vicious aud dangerous
criminals.
Arriving there the ofiicers we're nat bv
about twenty Eve colored men ard
women, who rsviled them aud dared them
90 entsr without a warrant. The Ches
ter officers showed a dlsinclination to
take any action. but Shields and Lucas
pus he'd open the door only 90 bs met
with still more determined cppoeition
Finding that the Cheater ofIic wera
dlsinclined 10 make moee. Officer
Shields left the others on guard while he
went after a warrant after occurring
one only after considerable trouble and
delay, he returned and entrance was
effected.
When the upper nior was ranched it
was found that dcnhsm had used
batchet. furuiabsd him BY bis WOMAN, 60
break through The partition 70 The next
house and from there into still another
one From this be- made hts escape.
The Wilmington tiliiers then retnrned
home. disappointed aud dlseustcd
They describe the way in which The
ofioer8 woro revilsd aud bullled by the
negroes ss something wonderful, aud
the manner 10 which the ofiesrs took it as
surprising, and only to be accounted for
by the fact that zach negro means a vote
and not TO be too rudely disturbed The
police department goes into the hands OF
the Republicans next Monday snd this
means The removal OF the present officers.
aud this may hsve something to do with
the mastery inactivity shown The man
WAS wanted FOR Durder and no warrant
WAS necessary aud the Chester officers
had no excuse for allowing themselves to
be 30 easily bluiled Chris says no will
get the fellow yst-snd be will