The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-01
NEW CASTLE NEWS
Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN,
NEW CASTLE. March /, 1887

| Thomas Devine Is serving n sentence
. here for Il brutal assault and robbery on an
| aged gate-tender in Wilmington and
/ chief Warden Gould is nursing a sore nose
/ and mouth. Since his Incarceration he
has been constant source of great an.
J noyance to the wardens, who have at all
| times attempted to treat their charges as
men, and in fact to some they have shown
| too much sympathy. The climax was
reached shortly after noon yesterday.
Devine made some complaint to chief
| warden Gould as he passed by.
Gould went to the cell to talk with him,
and as the warden spoke to him, Devine
used vile epithet aud struck Gould
stinging blow in the face causing his face
and mouth to bleed quite freely. The e1-
t>Sherif promptly returned the blow
through the wicket, and struck Deyine in
the face
If Gould's revolver had beeu IN working
order Devine would have swallowed cold
lead upon the occasion.
The monthly riders on the train be
tween here and Wilmington paid q 60
for their tickets which they formerly got
for 81 50. There is no rebate On the
tickets if only partly used,
Joseph d. Hoard Of Mansfield, Pa, camc
here on Saturday and took James Ballard
from the jail where he had been confined
for twelve days Ballard was only fifteen
years of age and is an orphan with Mr..
Hoard as his guardian. He bad run away
from reformatory at Mansfield. He was
one of the five boys arrested by Detective
William L Jones and II squad Of officers
in the West Yard on the night Of Feb
ruary 18th, They were taken before Mag
istrate Kelley Of Wilmington and fiued s.
and costs each. Being unable to pny the
fine they were committed to the county |
Jail, where the other four are still con
fined, Ballard, when released, wore the
regulation suit of the institution which he
had worn when he ran away from there |
Chief of Police Dolan communicated |
with the authorities ut Mansfield and they
refused to have anything more to do with
him or his companion. ferdinand Bar
rOwman, aged IL years, who is still here.
Bishop Curtis preached two able ser.
mons in ST Peters church yesterday. The
congregations were large az all the ser,
Vices
The last dance of the season will be
given by the G. A. G. this evening.
The dead horse was hauled away on
Saturday to make the beautiful matter
which people lick with their tongues on
envelopes.
Services were hold yesterday afternoon
at the Jail by Rev. t. l.. Brady and the
Sedality choir.
Fourteen members Of the c, C,A.C. are the
committee OF arrangements for an oyster
supper to be given on Thursday evening
A, 0. II, Gricr OF the Every Evening
was in New Castle Oh Saturday
Mrs McConaghy Of Wilmington, is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs James Legg.
The Electric railways bridge over the
cut off Is nearing completion.
Fishermen have begun to "hang in
their nets in preparation for tho shad sea.
son.
There will he a musical entertainment
given by Glass No. II at the home of their
teacher Mrs. Annie NJ. Cannon on Tues
day evening, March End. Admission -
cents. The following program will bc
rendered.
Quartettc,
". Il, RothwcIl, Mrs Valette, Miss Mary
Fleming, G. c. Whitnack