Evening journal., 1897-02-18
JONES AND HIS SIREN.
The Milton Man Seeks Divorce
From Jennie West.
NEW CHARTER FOR NEW CASTLE


BENEFIT THE WILMINGTON
NEW CASTLE RAILwAY-LA-
TEST IMPORTANT MEASURES
BEFORE SENATE AND HOUSE
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER. Feb. lS-While Peter l..
Cooper. Jr., was down here yesterday
he prevailed upon the Senate Commit
tee on Revised Statutes TO make ia
voraDle report on the Senate amend
ment TO the chattel mortgage bill which
passed the Senate some time ago, was
sent to the House, came back with a
House amendment which was subst-
tuted by a Senate amendment and
which bill, as amended. has been in the
hands of the committee ever since.
Senator Pyle said that he did not
fully understand the meaning of the bill
and On his motion Mr. Cooper was
given the privileges of the floor to eX-
plain it,
He said that it has been the custom
Of corporations for a number of years
past to mortgage their real estate, per-
sonal property and franchises to secure
an issue OF bonds, and a question had
been raised as to whether the chattel
mortgage law, which provides that
mortgagc on chattels shall only be good
for three years, did not apply to the
chattels of corporation covered by a
mortgage for such issues of bonds. The
effect of the bin was he explained, to
remove all doubt and TO make the
mortgage on such chattels good for
any length of time the parties inter-
ested might agree to.
His explanation was satisfactory and
the amendment was adopted by the
Senate and Immediately concurred IN
by the House.
The bill was Immediately placed in
the hands of the Senate enrolling clerk
and went through the Enrolling Com
mittea's hands to-day.
The primary object of the bill is to
enable the Wilmington and New Cas-
tie Electric Railway Company to mort
gage its real and personal property and
! franchises to secure an issue of bonds.
The company also wants some
amendments to its charter and notice
Of such a measure has been given by
Representative HAZEL. II is understood
that it wishes to occupy certain streets
in the city of Wilmington and not be
compelled to use the old company's
tracks to get in town. and also to in
crease the capital stock and extend its
line to Smyrna.
JONES AND HIS SIREN.
A romance which began about two
years ago Will terminate in the Divorce
Committee room here in a little while.
Yesterday afternoon Representative
| Thompson gave notice Of an act to di-
| vorce William and Jennie Jones. Two
years ago Jones, a grizzled veteran, OF
Milton. Sussex county. read in the
newspapers that Jennie West, an un-
fortunate young actress, had attempted
to drown herself at Philadelphia. Moved
by compassion he went up to the city,
had IN interview with her and ended
by making an offer of marriage He
was accepted and the ceremony was
performed in Camden by one of the
tie-me-quick clergy. He took her home
and she soon began playing vaudeville
and gayety girl parts. at the expense
| Of the nervous system Of the little
town. After keeping the old man be-
fore the footlights for two months she
rung down the curtain on him and left,
playing "Then You'll Remember
Me" on a banjo. At last the old man
realized that he had been the victim OF
a siren, and now he wants a divorce
His petition states that he married her
out of sympathy and under undue in
fluence; that his synpathies were
aroused by reading newspaper articles
which he has now found out are untrue
q as she is q mere adventures. who had
. operated from New York to California
A number of Milton citizens signed thg
petition and attested his good charac-
: ter
THROUGH THEIR SECOND
The following bills were given theii
second reading in the Senate yesterday
{ morning: House bill to amend section
12 chapter 1873, of the Revised Code,
Senate bills to incorporate the Citizens
Insurance and Trust Company; to lay
) cut a new public road partly in Chris
tiana and partly in Mill Creek hun
Z dred; to amend chapter 119, volume 20
Laws of Delaware; to incorporate th'
I Smyrna Steamboat Company; to di
vorce Norman and Mary II. Yeatman
K TO renew the charter Of the Trump Bro
3 Tiers Machine Company, Of Whining
ton.
The following House bills we're real
[ and referred in the House during tn
% afternoon session of the House: To an
thorize the governor to appoint an ad
diticnal notary public TO reside II
North Milford; to reincorporate tn
- Centreville Hall Company; TO prOvid
q a board Of public education for Fred
y erica
: BIDING HIS TINE.
e Senators John NJ. c. Moore and W. 7
& Moore were absent yesterday. AS the
e are both friends Of the substitute bill
(, increasing the state appropriation t
n the Delaware Industrial School 70
Girls from $1,000 TO 81, 800, Senator Al
rchs refrained from reporting the bill
fearing that it would fail to get tn
e necessary two-thirds vote in their al
sence.
n NEW CASTLES NEW CHARTER
a Peter l.. Cooper. Jr.. of Wilmington
~ brought to Dover yesterday afternoo
y the new charter for the city Of Ne
s. Castle, and placed it in the hands {
ie Representative Donaldson for introdu,
tion, Representative Mccoy, Of Ne
Castle hundred, being away sick. NJ