The sun., 1897-12-17
THE Trail GROWS HOT.
Thorn Seen at Cheswold, Della
ware, by a COlored Man.
TWO ARRESTS YESTERDAY.
Both. However, We're Released as
They We've Not Ident A ID by
Farra's Children.

Farra's Children.
Charles Thorn, the murderer of George
D. Farra has been seen.
A dispatch from Smyrna says that the
negro arrested there on suspicion, admits
that he knows Thorn and says that he
saw him at Cheswold, Delaware, We'd
nesday night.
Yesterday morning negro answering
the description given of Thorn came to
Smyrna. Policeman Garner, of that
town, promptly arrested the man and
notified the authorities here.
Detective Mcvey and Sergeant Evans,
accompanied by Willard Farra, son Of
the murdered man, went to Smyrna to
identify the man. It was found that the
negro was not Thorn, but when question
ed. he said that he was talking with
Thorn on Wednesday night, at Cheswold,
Delaware, town about six miles below
Smyrna.
Dectives McVey and Witsil are in con-
junction with the police department put
ting forth every effort to find the MUIR
derer Of Geo. D. Farra. The country
around Wilmington is being secured and
every town and city within radius Of
100 miles is being searched.
Two arrests were made yesterday. One
was negro who answered to the de-
scription of Thorn. He was not the
man however, as Willard Farra, who
went to Smyrna with Detective McVey
and Sergeant Evans, could not identify
him.
About nine o'clock Chief Dolan re-
ceiyed message from Stanton to the.
effect that negro corresponding to
Thorn's description had been seen there,
followed shortly by another reporting
the arrest Of the man. Mabel Farra
who went to Stanton with Captain
Chambers and Detective .Witsil said he
was not the man and he was released.
After the body OF Mr.. Farra had been
removed from the house to the residence
of his daughter, Mrs. William Day, No.
204 East Sixth street, Capt. Chambers
went to the scene of the murder and
took possession Of everything which
might have a bearing on the murder.
One of the articles taken posses
sion of was book, which the
negro was reading when the chill
dren retired on Tuesday night. 1t con-
tanned two stories, one by Grant Allen,
entitled, ''For Mamie's Sake, a Tale OF
Love and Dynamite" and the other,
by the author OF 'The Fatal Mistake"
entitled "Lttle Golden or the Pride
OF the Family" There was a postage
stamp ilr the latter story, and it is
presumed that the negro was reading
it during the evening. The negro's
coat which had been about Mr.. Farra's
head and which was saturated with
blood, was also taken charge of, as were
also a piece of the couch cover, which
had blood stains, and coffee pot, which
was supposed to have been used to pour
oil about the room. As an oil can which
had been about the kitchen was found
empty yesterday morning and the coffee
pot had anodor of oil, the presumption
is that the murderer poured the oil out
Of the can into the pot, in order that he
might better accomplish his purpose.
The funeral of Mr.. Farra will take
place on Sunday afternoon. The body
is now at Mrs. Days residence. Services
will be held there at o'clock by the.
Revs. Ezra Tinker and John d. C. Hanna,
and interment will be made at River
view cemetery. ~The services will he
on'y for relatives and close personal
friends of the deceased.
1t was learned positively yesterday
hat Mr. Farm had not received his reh-
sion money when he was killed. The
check was at the Merritt House, but had
not been delivered to him.
Morgan Hanged for Murder.
RIPLEY, w. Va, Dec. l6.-John Nor
ran was hanged here this afternoon for
he murder of Mrs. Chloe Green, her son
lanes Pfost, her daughter Matilda Green
III November 18th with a Ratchet. Nor
'an broke down in the forenoon and
pent most OF his time crying, otherwise
10 unusual Incidents. There was no ap-
,arent motive for the deed. He was
antnred in the woods and confessed.