The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-12
della WARE
STATE NEWS.
A SeafOrd Farmer Fires
at a Chicken and
Shoots His Son.

Seaford, Sept. 1!.-Leo Coulborn was
shot by his father this morning and Will
probably dio. MIR. Coulbourn was out In
the field with his gun. ind noticing
chicken hawk stealing his chicken, fired
away at the hawk. His son Leo was work
ing in II nearby field and receiyod the full
discharge His chances of recovery are
doubtful His fathor is grief-stricken
over the shooting. and u doctor had to bo
summoned TO his bedside this afternoon.
F..lton, Sept. 1l-For the first time in
80 years Louis Sappof Mnrshal!toa, Iowa.
is visiting in this ncighborhooi.
Dover, Sop. 1l.-Shurf Wharton has
big chase on hand TO find William
Schockley. He took French lcuve OF the
Kent County jail and Sheriff Wharton has
offered n reward for tho arrest OF the man.
tschockley, who had borne n bad rsputa-
ton, was apprchrnded in lS for knock
ing an eye out Of Julia Hollands head,
with whom he had desperate fight, and
for resisting tho tlicos ind nssaulting
him. He was copper -oolored, 40 years old,
weighs lS0 poGndi and Is fv, feet six
iEcl,, high, The prisoner left somo new
clothing which tho sheriff hal recently
given him.
Another synlicato for industrial activity
in tho new posses lions of Uncle Sam was
Incorporated hero 'o.day. 1t is tho Matan-
zus Water Works Company, and it has
n capital of 1900, $50 tp begin providing the
city of Matanzas, Cuba, with pure water,
leo and electric lights Tho firms charter
give, it the privilege 10 operate in oother
Cuban and Porto R!can towns. and Its
principal offices arc to bo at Dover and
Matanzas,
Another cha, ter granted to-dny Is that
of tho Financial Trading Company, with
a capital stock Of si0O,00o, char, led to
operate in lhn CT y OF New York to buy,
sell. lypoiheca!e or mortgage property
both real and personal.
Coles Flourncy, Of Philadelphia, wa, re-
leased to-day on a writ of habeus corpus
proceedings. Floui ncy was held for court
under $1,000 pail for uttcring fraudulent
draft against Shute s. Merchant of Boston
and Will, h was offered to Henry Moore Of
this town, applied for aud obtained
writ Of habcas corpus Oh tho ground that
there isl provision in the fraud ulcnt
paper against OF her n mercantile firm or
individual, the law plainly otting forth,
"a gainst bank or b,nking institution"
tho presumption being that tho man who
accepts draft on an individual does SO at
his risk. Tho hearing was held before
Justice Pennewiil this afternoon, Attcr-
noy. General White appearing for tho
state. 1t Is hardly likely that another
charge will be- brought against Flourney,
as no is said to bear u good reputation.
:. Justice Pennswill, in ordering the pris-
oner's release, sud: "While not speaking
Of any defect Of commitment, II any, there
Is tho substantial objection rnised that
there was no evidence, and 1t Is admitted
by the committing magistrate, that the
prisoner, Coles Flourney, did issue. put
forth or give u worthless check upon any
institution where deposits Of money are
generally kept, but upon an individual.
Now, II ho did attempt to put forth q
worthless check, It wis upon Henry II
Moore, an individual. think the statute
docs not by any fair construction, cover
an attempt to Issue such paper upon the
individual or pal tncrship."