Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-17
he May RE -MARTIALED
George Kinds Charged With
the Theft of Jewelry.
GOLD WATCH, CHAIN AND CHARM
Owned by Mrs. Charles Knight
of This City.
Tho Accused is n Member OF Battery L,
Fourth United States Artillery. which is
Stationed Nc Fort du Pons. Near Della
ware City-was Arrested Yesterday.

George Kinds, aged "a years, Of Gin
cinnati, o., member Of Battery l.,
Fourth United States Artillery, now
stationed at Fort du Pont, near Della
ware City, is behind the bars at police
headquarters, having been held by
Judge Ball in the city court yesterday
in $500 bail for the Court OF General
Sessions ON the charge of stealing .
gold watch, chain and charm, valued
at SIS, the property of Mrs. Charles
Knight of No. S0S West Tenth street.
last Saturday. Police Captain Kane
will notify Major Andruss, who is in
command Of the troops at Fort du Pont,
and the prisoner may be turned over to
the government for trial, in which
event the cnse will not come before the
local court.
Capt. Kane arrested Kinds about 7. 45
O'Clock yesterday morning, Immediately
after he and another soldier had entered
the house 800 Madison street, where
he had evidently gone to accept the
hospitality Of the people there, as he
has way of getting into the good
graces of those with whom he comes in
contact The case had been worked up
| by Capt. Kane and he is entitled to
much credit for making the arrest and
| also for recovering the stolen property,
which was found on Saturday night
at Levy's loan Office, Seventh and
| Market streets. The captain learned
that the articles were there and sent
Special officer Frank Kane there for
them and they we're turned over to him.
Last Friday night Mr.. Knight, who
| Is foreman at the works of the Har-
Ian & Hollingsworth Co., met Kinds at
the Hotel Wilmington. The men had
never seen each other before, but Mr..
Knight was favorably impressed with
the young soldier and having pa
triotic spirit and learning that he was
far from home treated him and after
ward dined him at A. L. Ainscow' 3
cafe, No. S02 Market street. As. the
evening wore on Mr. knights friend
ship for the young man grew and he
invited him to spend the night at his
house. Tho invitation was accepted
and Kinds was royalty treated by Mr..
and Mrs. Knight. He was given one
of the best rooms in the house and the
members of the family saw to 1t that
he wanted for nothing.
On Saturday, the following day, at
the suggestion of Mr.. Knight, Kinds
accompanied him to the works of the
Harlan e. Hollingsworth Co., where
Mr.. KniRht took great pains to show
him around tho plant and point out
interesting things and explain the art
of bodybuilding. Kinds left Mr..
Knight about the middle of the morn
ing, with the understanding that he
was to meet Mr.. Knight at the latter's
house at noon and dine with the family.
Between 10 and II o'clock Kinds ap.
peared at the Knight residence and
told Mrs. Knight that her husband had
asked him to 60 there and wait until
noon and dine with him. Mrs. Knight
, gave the visitor the same cordial treat
ment she had the night before and in
the morning and told him to make
: himself ut home, and at her suggestion
he went to the bath room to prepare
for dinner.
Shortly before noon Kinds loft the
, house, telling Mrs. Knight that ht
found he would not have TIME to wait
and take dinner. That was the last seer
of him by the Knight family unit after
he was arrested yesterday. No par.
: ticular significance was attached tc
> his sudden departure until Saturday
evening, when Mrs. Knight mado the
7 discovery that valuable gold watch
8 chain and locket, which had been OF
t board drawers was missing. She anc
: Mr.. Knight at once became suspicious
and the latter reported the matter tt
} Capt. Kane. who went to work on thu
s case without delay.
When Kinds left the Knight resi
dence he said he was going to Phila
delphia, and all efforts to find him OF
Saturday night were unsuccessful, blu
: the missing articles were soon recov
cred as stated above. 1t was Learned
= from William Levy, who is connected
J with the loan office, that they had beer
: pawned by soldier at 100 o'clocl
!, Saturday afternoon, and s. had bee,
= advanced ON them. The captain in
formed Levy that the soldier was sus
! pected of stealing the articles and a
q about 7.30 o'clock yesterday Lev,
= saw Kinds in the vicinity of Seventh
and Madison streets and notified tn
I, captain. The latter, accompanied b,
= Levy, tracked Kinds to tho house No
i 800 Madison street. where they fount
: him in company with another soldier
Levy readily identified Kinds as tn
. man who had pawned the article
y stolen from the Knight residence, an,
!, the arrest followed.
II When Kinds was arraigned in cour
" he had nothing to say, but after h
y had been held to answer the charge q
y the upper court made the request tina
e he be permitted to go to his camp II
n was informed that the matter would b
placed before his commanding office
i and was remanded to the cells
- where he will be detained until til
y government officers call for him or h
. is sent to New Castle Jail to await triu