Evening journal., 1896-10-01
REEDS DESPERATE ACT
Warden and Wife-Beater
Reeds Violent Assault
ON IAN EVENING JOURNALREP0RTER

TO SAVE THE NEWSPAPER
MANS LIFE FROM THE BRUTAL
OFFICER OF THE LAW.
About o'clock last evening, while a J
group OF five men were stand
ing In front of the New Castle Even
ing Journal Office in the old Court
House discussing the political situa-
tiOn, Warden Howard Reed, of New
Castle Jail, approached the party and
called aside j. NJ. Davidson. Of the
Evening Journal. Thinking the man
meant TO engage I'm peaceable conyer-
sation, the reporter walked to one side
with the warden, who suddenly turned, .
and said:
so you are still talking about my
playing cards in Jail, are your
The reporter quickly replied that he
had no knowledge of having said he
played cards. AS a matter of fact the
reporter never knew the man until he
met him at the P., w. & B. station in
Wilmington on Monday last.
"NOu re --- -- liar
And with the above declaration the
warden fired away with his big fist be-
fore the reporter could see, in the dark,
the mans desperado-like face and the
fist Of the l7O-pound pugilist, who car
ries both blackjack and revolver.
Seeing that his victim was stunned
and falling by the first violent blow,
which caught the reporter in the left
temple, Reed proceeded to follow up his
aggressive tactics, and struck blow af-
| ter blow IN rapid succession. The all
ready "groggy' victim could merely
ward off some of the big fellows
blows, but even then he managed to
beat the reporters left eye. right ear,
chin and mouth with FIVE well-directed
| blows.
Then he was pulled away by the in
censed crowd. which had by this time
i collected AS Policeman Harrington
seized the struggling man the latter
/ cried.
"Oh, let me at him; I amt half
K through" or words TO that effect
Tho reporter urged Policeman Har-
| rington TO release the man and not
/ lock him up. as ample legal proceed
| ings would be instituted, and the officer
! kindly let him 60 A number of citizens
In tho crowd began TO abuse the officer
/ for not locking up Reed for the night
| but as the policeman did not witness
| Che assault and battery, he had no real
| right TO arrest the man until a war
rant had been sworn.
Tho Evening Journal reporter has
been cautioned several times by friends
to arm himself for Cillis and his thugs,
/ as they have been threatening what
they would do for several months. since
the publication OF an exposure of the
Jail by aifidavts from important wit
| nessea.
Two men have volunteered TO testify
that Gillis once offered S25 to any man
who would thrash the reporter, and
that upon another occasion he sat up
until midnight to throw him out of
the jail' should he call in quest of
news.
AS o matter of fact the reporter has
never upon any occasion, said that
Reed had played cards, and the state
ment that he was playing cards on The
night the prisoners thugged him was
made by another man who assured the
reporter last night that he could pub
lish his name in full if he chose. The
man who wrote about the playing
cards is. therefore. not at all backward
about saying so, and stands in no fear
Of Reeds fists.
The reporter knows nothing OF
Reeds reputation, except what has ap-
peared in the papers from time tc
time. The following is one incident OF
his wife-heating diversions:
HE is THE NEW WARDEN.
Howard J. Reed, the recently-ap-
pointed warden at New Castle jail, was
arraigned on q charge made by his
( wife, Mary j. Reed, Of assault. G. b
! ! Evans appeared for him. Mrs. ReeC
had agreed TO sign a paper withdraw
ing the charge. and Judge Ball dis
charged him on payment of costs
warning him to beware Of a repetition
Of the offense."
TREATMENT or A SICK HORSE.
A valuable mare belonging to Audi
tor Thomas Holcomb was seized will
| spinal meningitis yesterday, and DR.. II
p. Ewes was at once sent for The doc
tor ordered last evening that the ami
NAL be hoisted clear of the ground. ant
Eve men were necessary to suspend
the animal in mid-air.
JEFFERSON HOUSE POLE DOWN
The lofty pole which has stood il
the centre of the Jefferson House law
for several years, was blown dow
during the violent wind storm ant
crashed across the iron railing sur
rounding the lawn, crushing an entir
!, panel Of fence.
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