Evening journal., 1896-06-02
BUCKLEY CONFESSED
He Was Confronted With Cap
tain Cosdin of the Accomac,
AND TEE GIRL BE HAD DETAINED

VIII Go Back to Virginia 60 stand Trial.
Two Men Held sTor Pennsyivauia jas
tice Other Municipal Court Cases.
Lost night Captain J. NJ CosdIn of the
police boat Acoomsc, lccated at Drum
mondtown, Va, visited the police sta
tion and Identified the man, Joseph
Buckley. as his ex cook, who on May 29
stole $3l0 In cash and about the same
amount In promissoiy notes from his
dssk and skipped but was caught In
Wilmington by Officers Shields and
Maloney. With the captain was young
woman She was the one Buckley claimed
had forced him TO fly.
He signed a Confession.
When she met Buckley however, he
craw fshed and admitted that he mad
lied about her Then he slRned a con
fession In which he told of the theft OF
the money. He stated that he rowed TO
Crsheld In the steamers yawl then took
train and on the way tore the promls
sorry notes sup. He consented to 60 back
without requisitlon papers, but as they
had already been issued. HIS offsr was
not accepted.
Judge Ball held him Tor the Virginia
authorities and this evening he viii be
taken back.
Charged with swindIIne.
Two men, giving their names as Sam
uel Les and Gordon Mcintosh. were
arrested last night by Detectives McVey
and Wltsil at the Clayton House. on a
telephone from West Chester TO tae
eiisct that they we're wanted there on a
charge Of swindlIng farmers by what Is
known as the cloth trick" They were
taken to police headquarters and
searched. On Lewis was found $685. 80
In cash aud 1915 In checks. while on Nc.
lntosh was found &u1i 90 in cash and
81, 200 In checks
The men were very independent when
locked up end demanded that they be-
allowed to remain In their hotel till
morning. They were forced TO stay In
the blue room, however, and this morn
ing were arralgned
Operated in Wilmington.
"The two men were iu Wilmington not
long ago, said a we'll known tailor Il
do not think they did q very extensive
business, for the reason that | know of
but few cases where men brought the
cloth they purchased In TO bs made
patterns which were brought into this
country from Europe free OF charge as q
part Of the wooden exposition at Atlanta.
Ga aud consequently became 'smuggled'
goods as soon as offered for sale. The
cloth Is Of very inferior quality and not
worth the making up"
They wsnt Protection.
''Wilmlngton is Democrats city aud
its residents are not always looking for
protection In West Chester whore the
majority Is Republican they stuck the
people for 81 600 or more.
The two men gave bail In the shape Of
freehold property. John Pagan becoming
surety
Their Money Was No Good.
Chief Jtffsris was on hand With a war
rant for hawking and selling without q
license" Walter h Hayes represented
the prisoners and argued that the offence
Was not one on which they could be
extradited. Judge Ball hold them under
/ $500 ball each for a further hearing 10
morrow morning They wanted to put uD
the cash as bail, but City Solicitor bar
man refused, as the law required freehold
security.
Minor Cases Disposed or.
Harry S Murray. oolored, WAS charged
by his wife. Hibernia, with assault She
did not care to prosecute and the case
was dismissed With costs to the pris
oner.
George Russel, the colorsd pugillst
from New Castle. and Clara Johnson,
also coiored, we're charged by Isaac
Anderson with disorderly conduot The
charge vas not proved and both were
I discharged.
Flora Flsmer. young man with q
feminine cognomen. WAS again in tho
dock charged by his father With disor
derly conduct, The father failed to ap
pear and the prisoner vas discharged.
Five boys were accused OF riding on
p, w. Il B. freights and stoning the
conductors. Three OF them were fined
for the offence as a warning to others
aud their Darents maid the hill