Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-16
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THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE

TIE WEWO UT NEW UHO IL
New Castle, Nov. 9.-Jerry Nolan OF
No. sol Tatnall street, Wilmington, |
attempted to drive to that city on the
trolley tracks, starting about 6 o'clock |
last evening. He turned the corner of |
Third and Chestnut streets and had
gone about 100 yards when a trolley |
car hit the carriage. A wheel was
broken off the vehicle and the top
broken. Nolan was injured about bis
stomach and left wrist. lie boarded a
trolley car for his home. The horse ran
away, but was caught near Rogers
woods. The team was owned by
Sastillo, the bother, and contained
samples of sherry wine. The bottles
we're broken and the wine spilled. In
the collision the passengers in the car
were shaken up. The car was not
going at high rate of speed. and was
stopped quickly by the motorman,
George Wright.
DR.. Walter j. Hoffman, United
States consul to Mannheim, Germany,
died at the residence Of his son-in. law,
Herbert NJ. Sternbergh, in Reading,
Pa, yesterday, aged 50 years. He was
we'll known in this city, where he fre-
| quently visited. His first wife was
daughter of the late George W. Turner
| OF New CASTLE He was the father OF
| Frederick w. Hoffman Of this city,
who is now sergeant in tho United
| States Signal Cords in Cuha. Deceased
was native of Reading and graduated
| from jefferson Medical College in 1865.
| He was surgeon in the Prussian army
during the Franco Prussian war. In
1871 he was appointed acting assistant
surgeon in the United States army,
serving for several years in the West.
He received number of decor ations
of knighthood, including the medal OF
steel for services in the Franco German
war, from Emperor William L., and
from Oscar H., King OF Norway and
Sweden, the royal gold medal of merit
with crown, in 1889. Owing to failing
health he was obliged to relinquish his
duties in Germany Inst August.
New Castle, Nov. 10. After two
attempts at suicide within as hours,
John Dioyaski still lives to tell Of
his troubles. a woman is at the bottom
Of the affair, and she remains to tell
what she knows. while Dioyaski is
among the missing. The woman Is
Antonettu, wife of Michael WolfskI,
and all three only recently arrived from
Philadelphia.
The Wolfskis moved here first and
Diovaski followed He did not work,
, as he had plenty Of money. He drank
/ freely and last Saturday evening mel
! the woman ON the street In front OF hel
, home. They took walk and he de
, olared his love for her and asked her tC
i fly with him.
! The woman refused ard ii so aneeret
q MIN that he struck her, knocking he
a down and bruising the side OF her face
On her return home she told th,
Q husband and others present that sh
tripped and fell, striking against ON
8 Of the steps. thus explaining the bruised
+ face. She was afraid 10 tell her hus
t band the true story, lest he beat her.
. Sunday night, while the husband
i was ut a card party at the home of
n neighbot, Dioyaski entered the HON
q and met the wife He again urge
O his plea and she advised him tc z
away. He threatened her with bodil
t harm. Fearing that her life was i
Q danger she ran out of the house, caliin
il for help. The men who comprised tn
\ card party searched for the offender
q An adjoining house, which is IN
10 tenanted. was finally searched. as tn
10 door was seen cEen. A Dcise was hear
+. in the rear part and on strikin
II matches ghastly sight was REVEALED
If Diovaski was standing on q portion {
an old chair: one end Of rope wa
IN about the girder and the other on
IS encrcled his neck. He was about
IS kick off for goal TO eternity, an
nj only the intrusion saved him.
d The rote was cut and the man RI
!. ceived thorough punching for h
T. trouble. He begged for mercy, curse
le those who rescued him and final
le promised that he would never atteml
nc the same trick. Finally he straigh
Ia ened matters by paying for enoug
1a liator to treat the crowd.
ST Monday evening he again appealed
he the woman and she told him to go
to Ph,ladelphia to his wife and child.
from his pocket offered 1t to her.
yn stated that no would make away wi
IA. himself aud later on In the night
,g was heard grooming in the cellar
,so his boatdinghouse. He had taken SO
&C. oral ounces OF laudanum and was va
a. sick. When discovered he made viole
he resistance, but the neighbors gave hi
a. violent walk of several miles. aft
ch which d physicisn was sent for al
lis treated hint. Tuesday night he W
told that he was 10 be arrested, and
ms has not been seen since.
70 Magistrate Julian ID. Janvier, di
4i- last uight about 10 O'Clock at his hon
lst from diabetes, aged 81 years. He W
m, ,na of the best known men in {
iat county, u man Of intelligence and go
ca, business ability. He leaves son II
pe, daughter, Frank De Haven Janvi,
sse u promising young lawyer OF the N
ice Castle county bat, and Miss Besi
nor Janviei. His sister is Miss Margal
ses Jahvier Of this city. Mrs. George
OK Millington of Dover and Mrs. Hanit
Of this city arc stepohildren.
ers MIR. Janvier went home from
Mt, Office last evening in apparently &c
It'll health. He took up q paper and y
ers reading, when suddenly no was strict
Ia and death soon followed. The cal
enc was heart failure, "a result of asthr
nhn from which he had been suife
in for a long time.
'ica MI. Janvier had held the Office
ow- magistrate for the past 10 years,