The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-22

Frauk Jones' young married man Of
south Wilmington was held without bail
in the city court this morning Oh the
charge Of murder. Sergeant EvAps and
Oilicers Shields and Moran made the arrest
as they considered that he was implicated
n the Tlehton mystery. T9a sehdtter,
Chief OF Police Dolan stated that aqses'
own actions had done more than anything
else to cast suspicion upon him. y RsaS
Whom he read the testimony of Mrs.
Woods, OF Philadelphia, that a strange
man accompanied Mrs. TuGhton to her
house the day the baby was brought Tor
adoption. Jones Is reported to have said.
THAT description tallies with me,n In
anot her instance, when he heard that
Mrs. Wilson had seen man with Mrs.
Tuchton in Wilmington on tho day the
young woman disappeared, Jones said on
this occasion; II am afraid to 30 In town
for fear they will suspicion me.n He ex-
plains his remarks now by saying thai u
was said In Joke.
Jones several years ago was erhsloyed a.
driver for young Tuchtons father bup
latterly be had been doing odd joins for
young Stanley Tuohton, the husband Of
lhe dead woman. He had accompanied
young ~ chton on several fishing trips
down the bay, and, In fact, was employed
by the latter to look after steam yacht
which Tuchton owned In conjunction
with man named Nose. As illluok
would have. 1t Jones disappeared about
the time the body Of Mrs. Tuchton was
iouhd, and the fact that he aud Tuchton
had been seen together In Philadelphia
On TWO or more occasions prior to the OH
legged murder, gave rise to the belief that
Jones was In some way connected With
the mystery
he explains his presence In Philadelphia
with Tuehton BY saying the object of their
visit was to purchase stove for Tuchton'a
yacht
Yesterday afternoon, Wm. Woods, son
OF Mrs Woods, who kept Mrs Tuchton's
baby fora short time prior to its removal
to the Philadelphia Almshouse, arrived
from Chief Dolan. He failed absolutely
to identity Jones us the man who had ao-
companied Mrs Tuchton TO his mothers
house Mrs, Wilson, who lives on Elliott
avenue, was taken to the city hall, bub she
also stated that she could not identify
Jones as, the man she saw with the person
she supposed was Fannie Tuchton on the
saturday previous to her death.
Mrs. Woods will come to Wilmington 10
see the suspect tomorrow, and il she fa,is
70 identity him as Robertson" Chief
Dolan says Jones will be dismissed. While
Chief Dosan still holds to the theory that
Mrs Tuohton committed suicide, he IA
doing all he can to clear up the mysterys
lie held brief conference with DEPUTY
Attorney General Cooper last night, Ind
they both concluded there was very little
evidence to hold Jones on. y /,
AT the time of going to press to .day Mra
Wood, who kept the baby farm on Pine
street, Philadelphia, did not arrive to look,
OF Jones to sec II he was "RobertsonD
Chief Dolan could not understand bor
failure to appear.
I here seems to DO conflict of dates
with the woman in Philadelphia which
leads some to suppose that the child RtI
the almshouse Is not Tuchton's child, III
IS claimed by one woman that Ii wass
January 70 and by another as being jan,
uary 10 when the child was taken to thu
farm.
1t Is known that Jones was In PhlladeEs
phla on January 20 and January 80. DeE
tective Witsll and Commissioner William"
Pyle went to Philadelphia to-day to 500
Mrs. Woods.
1t was stated to-day that Tuchton went
to Philadelphia yesterday but this could
not be verified,
A movement Is on foot at present to
raise funds to employ special detectives
on the case.
Mrs. Woods arrived here this afternoon,
put owingt to the absence of ChlorDalan att
luncheon, Jones was not taken into herr
presence IN time to know the result OK
identification in time for press,