The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-25
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| Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN,
November 25, 1909.


served to the houses here yesterday after
noon it did not take long until tho people
were making inquiries concerning an al
legged murder at the jail. 1t was stated
that the authorities had been notified that
Lewis Bias. colored, had died from the
effects of blow alleged to have been nd
minislered by Willard RaiKes,. another
colored prisoner.
The writer called at the jail and inter-
viewed Wardon Bowers and William
Perr.s boss Of the stoue pile. The latter
said; Bias was II willing worker and in
fact worked when he wa, not required to
do so. | would not have allowed him to
work had I known that he was unwell
On Wednesday last he was one of the men
in tho "breaking" gang. When the carts
came In the afternoon Bias was the drst
to go to work helping to load them.
He was not asked to do SO and did not
have to do the work. ! was inside here
when the carts were loaded and some one
cried "Gato.' I went to lot the teams out
and as went ont the XII chen door heard
scutfle and saw four men ono Of whom
was Bias get up flom the ground. They
were laughing. Ithen saw that they had
scrimmagy over q basket Of radishes that
Road Commissioner Grier had taken to the
filters. knew nothing more about Bias
until informed that he was sick in tho
bum coll. Chief Warden Bowers said:
Mr.. Psrris and were sitting in Coll No.
when johnson came in ard Informed US
that the man was sick. Pcrris went out
and paid no attention until they sent
word that the man was dying. we then
carried the man from ths bum coll but he
died soon af erwurds. saw no marks
about tho head. Deputy Corner Giles
was hore this afternoon rs Warden Hapcs
had Informed the Coroner that the man
had been struck n blow that resulted in
his death.
Mr.. Perrs escorted the writer to the
bum cell and number OF men in cho-
rus said, 'Bias came up tho steps laugh
Ing and stood over there In the corner.
He had radish in one hand and took
salt from u little pitcher in tho other.
Without saying u word ho staggered back
wards and fell to the flpor. We picked
him up and carried him down stairs.
Bias was serving sentence of 40 days
for disolderIy conduct A few days after
he camo to the Jail he complained to DR..
Black OF IL pain in the back and side ani
WAS ordered plaster. Heart trouble was
brliycd TO be the cause Of his death.
Undertaken Charles Fl. Clrwell took
charge of the romains and shipped the
body to Newark, tho former homo OF the
dead man. To the writer Mr.. Clewell
said II did nothing but put him in the
box and ship him, Warden Hunce came
here and informed me that the man hat
met " It'll foul play and l then went to the
depot and examined the hend. / could
find no marks thereon except discolor-
alton about one eye. 1t did not look to
mo like he result Of o blow. Colnred
people however. do not show marks OF
violence like white people.
The body went to Newark and that Is
nll know about IT."
"a Cnroner's jury on Wednesday after
noon RET armed verdict Of death from
natural cauIes.
Eugene Chase hi added something to
his portion of the lighting Of the city in
addition to paying taxes. John Deoner
and George Ungor electricians for the
Wilmington and New Castle Electric Co.,
have completed the wiring Of the store of
Mr. Chase and each ligh has been placed
on separate switches. The lights on he
exterior OF the store help to light
the street and give he appearance Of some
person doing business at the stand.
The entertainment o. the Clionian
Library Society was held yesGer-
lay afternoon. Those taking part were:
Misses Mary Gur,nley, Mary Duffy,
Florence Casr. Mary Reynolds, Anna VAN
tine, MARIETTA Lwlor. Flora Knause,
Bessie Morrison. Essie Kirby. Mary Hast
ings, Julia Cavender, Frank Mcionigle,
Robert McFarlin, Frank Wise. James
White, Archie Rennir and Morton Ed
wards.
MIR. and Mrs. James E. White were ten
dered II surprise party last evening in hon
or of the nineteenth anniversary of their
A delightful time was spent by
thoss present.
Thanksgiving services will be held in
the First Baptist Church on next Thurs
day. Tho Baptist, Methodist and Presby.
terian congregations will join tho services