Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-06-18


Antonio Carpineall alias "Capulo"
and Louie Tong, two Italians employed
in the Wooddalo quarrios, were arrested
Monday afternoon by Detectives Nc
Vey and Witsil, on suspicion of being
concerned in the murder of Abner
Hollingsworth, tho young farmer.
whose body was found near the woods
at Wooddale in the morning with evil
dences of foul play.
Wooddale is on the Landenberg
branch OF the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road, and about eight miles from viii.
mington. Quarrying stone is its chief
industry and numerous Italians are
employed in the work. The Italian
settlement is near the quarries and at
times is very disorderly place.
Although the law Is violated by
speak easies and gambling places, it is
hard to get evidence to convict. Farm
ers who know the settlement are likely
10 avoid it while driving home ut
night.
1t was TO this place that young Hol-
lingsworth, who lived with his widowed
mother on the Lancaster turnpike about
| a mile and half from Wooddale sta
tion, went on Sunday. Patrick Thorn
ton was with him. In Julian Raifelo's
place, the proprietor accused Hollings-
worth of stealing 50, and tried to
search him, but he refused to be
searched. He afterwards handed 81. ~
TO Thornton TO keep for him. Accord
ing to Thornton all were drinking.
Afterwards the farmer had a fight
| with Louie Tong, one of the Italians
locked up. but the cause OF their quar-
rel was not known. The Italian, how
ever, is said to have threatened to kill
Hollingsworth.
Andrew Clarxson and Charles Ma
louey. both colored, saw Holligsworth
about o'clock Sunday evening, lying
in drunken sleep in the rear OF
"Capnlo's" shanty in wheat field.
The colored men and the Italian were
seated near the sleeping man drinking.
That was the last time the colored men
saw Hollingsworth alive.
Monday morning about 8 O'Clock
John Connor the station agent at
Wooddale, saw Hollingsworth' Is hody
lying in cump of bushes near the
railroad. There were two cuts on the
left sido of the head, which might
have been made by a club. Deputy
Coroner Chandler was notified and the
body was removed TO Hollingsworth' e
late home.
Detectives McVey and Witsil in.
vestigated the case. and as result,
arrested the two Italians. Hollings.
! worth had probably been assaulted
near "Capulo's' shanty, as there were
evidences that body had been dragged
! from thence TO where his corpse wal
I found. No weapon was found.
: Thomas McIague, engineer of
, stone breaker, said that bewteen
and Z o'clock on Sunday night he saw
a the two Italians running up the rail
: road.
Detectives WitsiI and MoVey are still
investigating the mysterious death o
Ahner Hollingsworth, which occurre'
at Wooddale last Monday.
AS yet they have not satisfied them
selves that the young man was mur
= dored, and the post mortem examina
I tion, which WIS made Tuesday b.
) Drs. Joseph r. and Frank Roop Smith
! would indicate that he died OF conges
: tion of the lungs. Both the heart AM
: lungs were found badly congested, ant
. ii was ascertained that the cut on th
= skull was not fractured.
y 1t is thought Hollingsworth fell AM
u injured himself, after which he crawlel
into the bushes and died. The mel
!, under arrest have told nothing whicl
q would connect them with the supposoi
), crime. The inquest will be held to
day.
Iolingsworth e remains will be in
: TERED at Fed Clay Crech cemetery, thi
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