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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-23
Roy FIEND'S HORRIBLE CRIME
Killed one Sister and Fatally
Wounded Another.
MADE LATTER SWEAR SECRECY
Tho Dying Woman Faithfully
Kept Her Oath.


Marlboro, Md, March i9.-The muir
derer of two women in this, Prince
Georges, county, last night would
have been followed by lynching today
but for the removal to Washington Of
tho murderer, a negro boy only Is
years of age. The victims are Miss
Amanda Clark, 40 years old, who was
killed, and her sister, Annie, 30 years
old. mortally wounded. The double
tragedy was committed by John Barry,
n boy, whom they had taken to raise
from the Cheltenham Reformatory for
colored boys.
The Misses Clark are we'll -to-do ladies
who live alone at their home about two
miles from Bowie. They belong to one
of the best families in this section.
Miss Annie was finishing her supper,
her sister having gone up stairs.
Barry, who had been treated kindly
by the ladies', unexpectedly entered and
made a desperate attempt to assault
Miss Annie. Her screams brought her
sister, who ran down hastily to learn
the cause of the outcry. As the elder
lady entered the room, Barry picked up
piece of stove wood and dealt her
terrific blow, splitting her head open.
She fell dead at his feet. Barry then
dIltChtu Ihl ISIS &1Hulb WIFI d SblCh, lay
ing her head open and gouging out an
eye
The poor woman pleaded piteously
that she might at least be allowed to
see priest before she died. Finally,
the young brute consented to go for
priest and doctor, if his victim would
swear on a crucifix that she would not
| accuse him of the crime. She con-
| sented. Barry got a crucifix and Miss
Clark took the required oath. Barry
| then set out for Bowie, and went to
DIR. N. A. Ryon, whom he told that
| the women had been attacked by some
one whom he did not know. Ryon
started at once, taking Constable Nor
man with him. They made the boy
go along. When they reached the
Clark home they found Miss Amanda
dead upon the floor and Miss Annie
very weak, though still conscious. DIR.
| Ryon at once pronounced her case
| hopeless, and so informed the unfortu-
nate woman. w
She took the oath, however, and de,
spite the appeals of the doctor and con
| stable refused to betray her murderer
The two men then got the boy and
after putting him through sweating
| process, got him to confess. When
tolu Gudb Inv Doy nbtl coDleSSt,i,I Inib,
Clark nodded her head in, assent.
Constable Porter knowing that lynch
ing would probably result when the
tragedy became known, quickly took
the boy to Sheriff b. Frank Robey,
and they brought him to the Marlboro
Jail.
His fears were more than realized.
Word was passed, and the plans soon
arranged for u big lynching party.
The sheriff feared that even the Jail
here would not be strong enough to
hold tho murderer, and this afternoon
huwied'him away to Washington.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-23
REJOICING AT SILvERBROOK.
Another Metnodist Episcopal Church Free
From Indebtedness.

At the conclusion of the sermon
in Silverbrook Methodist Episcopal
Church, last Sunday night, Joseph W.
Coley, treasurer of the building fund,
announced that the chdrch was free
from debt, The announcement was
received with general rejoicing, and,
at the suggestion of Matthew Colwell,
the congregation sang the doxology.
Silverbrook Church was dedicated on
Sunday evening, September 9th, 1888.
On that occasion, subscriptions ag2re-
eating $4,000 were pledged. These
were accounted for except $3.50, which
the subscribers failed to pay. The con-
sregation made up this shortage, in
subscriptions, and also paid the interest
on the amount owed. Last Sunday night.
Mr.. Coley reported that S410 was raised
last week by Jugs, and that $3.50 was
| secured by subscriptions, which covered
the whole amount needed, $3.50.
The late Joseph Pyle was deeply in
| terested in Siiverbrook Church, and
made liberal contributions to its build
| ing fund. The members of the congre-
| cation, most of whom are poor, also
contributed literally. MIR. Coley has
been treasurer of the building fund
since the beginning, and took up the
note in bank last Saturday.
Silverbrook Church was dedicated by
Bishop John P. Newman. Mr.. Pyle,
who was chairman of the building
committee, presented tho church for
dedication The Rev. w. A. Wise was
pastor. The Revs. l., L. Barrett, D..
d., and W. l.. 8. Murray, d. D.,
participated in tho dedicatory service,
and the late Thomas b. Smith, who
was active in the work, served as secre-
tary. Tho choir of st. Paul's Church,
with Noble F. Hadley presiding at the
organ, assisted the choir of Silyerbrook
Church in the musical part of the pro
gramme. Tho pledge mado by tho
trustees when the church was dedicated,
that they would do all they could to
collect the subscriptions and free the
church from debt, has been kept, and
now Silverbrook Church is one of the
few churches in the Wilmington Con.
ference which have no indebtedness.
The congregation of Silyerbrool
Church desires the Rev. +. T.. White
to return as pastor next conference
| year,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-23
" i parENr ooNrsoEERsY.
Two Deiawareans Clam the Right to Letters
on the Same Inventi0n.

Washington, March 2l.-Two Della
wareans, whose names are not given for
certain reasons, arc engaging the atten-
tion of the patent Office, each claiming
the right to letters on the same in
vention. The matter has been submitted
to a master to take testimony, and the
investigation is now being made.
From what can be learned, one of the
parties to the controversy applied at the
patent office some time ago for letters
patent on the invention, and as soon as
it became known that such application
had been made the second man put in
an appearance and claimed that the in
vention belonged to him and made a
protest against the award being made
to the first man. The first applicant,
it is alleged, was until recently in the
employ of the person who is making the
contest, and the latter claims that the
invention is rlghtfully his. He also
states that the first person made appli-
cation under an assumed name, the
correct name having been learned from
II member of lodge to which the first
applicant belonged.
There are some decidedly interesting
features about the controversy, but the
hearings have been behind closed doors
and the details may never be made
public. 1t is expected that the matter
will be settled in u few days.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-23
OTIS, II,r or cAsUALTI rs.
Killed and Wounded IN the Philippine En-
gaeements Up to Sunday.

gagements U p TO SnnUaS.
Washington, March 81. Gen. Otis
list of casualties up to the day before
yesterday is as follows:
Manila, March q. -~-Adiutant- Gen
eral, Washington-Casualties March
18th, near Bloclshouse 4:
Wounded Tenth Pennsylvania, Co.
T., Second Lieutenant John G. Thomp-
son. thigh, moderate; Private John A.
McVoy, shoulder, moderate; &, Ser
geant Alexander McGauch, forearm,
moderate.
March 18th, near Taguig: Killed
Twenty y-second Infantry, +, Private
John &. Schmid, Charles w. Freder,
icks; X, Henry W. Johnston.
Wounded L, Capt, Frank B. Jones
thigh, moderate; Privates Robert Rice,
abdomen, severe; Charles e. Former,
back, severe; Raleigh L. White, hip,
severe; William Ellis, thigh, severe
Carl Crumpholz, forearm, slight: d,
Nelson Arvidon, thigh, severe; Frank
Yount, chest, moderate; Berry IL.
Young, leg, severe; G, Charles E.
Halor, foot, slight; Frank Raefer,
chin, slight; X, Earl Edwards, foot,
severe; NJ, Corporal S. J. Cuminford,
thigh, moderate; Private George
Schneider, dubbed by enemy, severe
injury.
March 18th: Wounded August
Schmidt, arm, slight.
Near Pasig Killed, Second Oregon,
Go. d, Private James Page. Wounded
M, Corporal Fred D. BOVINE, thigh,
slight.
Near Taguig, First Washington, k,
Corporals, Robert f. Bucklin, thigh,
severe; d, Hugh Waters, lung, severe
Privates Henry o. Ness, arm and side,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-23
BARON nERs0ABLL nuRIED.
Impressive Funeral services at Westminster
Ai,hay.

London, Eng, March 21.-Funeral
services over the remains of the late
Baron Herschell, who died at Washing
ton on March ,1st,- took place xtoday in
Westminster Abbey.
A procession in carriages formed at
the residence of the deceased, Grosvenor
Gardens, to which the body was con-
veyed yesterday on its arrival here from
Portsmouth.
AT the residence the caslSet was placed
in a glass -paneled hearse and the
procession proceeded to Westminster
Abbey. There the body was met by
tho dean, clergy and choir.
The palibearers were the United
States Ambassador, Joseph p. Choate
the government leader in the House Of
Commons, Mr.. Balfour; the Speaker Of
tho House of Commons, tho Right Hon.
William Court Gully: the High Com
missioner of Canada, Baron Strahcona
and Mount Royal; the Liberal leader
in tho House of Lords, the Earl OF
Kimberly; the Niee-Chancellor of the
University OF london, Sir Henry En-
field Roscoe; the Lord High Chan
cellor, the Earl OF Halsbury, and the
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,
Baron James of Hereford.
LDfu tJHufcftilis bls ltuu W Nbibius
to the Queen, represented Her Majesty,
and there were also present representa-
tives of the Prince of Wales and the
Duke of York.
Tho chief nourner was tho son of the
deceased, Baron Richard Farrer Her
schell, who followed the coffin with, the
| members of the family.
As the procession proceeded up the
Nave. tho burial Of the Office and tho
Nineteenth Psalm were sung.
Lord Churchill bore the Queens
wreath, which was of bays, with III
autograph card inscribed: a mark oi
sincere regard, from Victoria, 4. T..
At the conclusion of the services, Sill
Frederick Bridge, who has bcen or.
ganist of Westminster Abbey since
1875, played the Dead March" from
"Saul.''
Tho remains were afterwards removed
to Waterloo railroad station, to b,
conveyed to Cliife, Dorsetshirc, whore
| they will be inferred.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-23

Manila. March Is 10. 20 a. m.-The
entire American force has been reor-
ganized, two divisions of three brig
AIDES each, being formed. Gen. Lawton
today assumed command of the First
Division, which consists of the Wash
ington, North Dakota and California
Volunteers, under Gen. King: six
troops of the Fourth Cavalry, the
Fourteenth Regulars, the Idaho Vol
unteers and battalion Of the Iowa
troops, under Gen. Ovenshine; the
Third and Twenty second Regular In
fantry and the Oregon regiment, under
Gen. Wheaton, and Dyer's and Haw
thorne's light batteries.
Con. MacArthur's division consists
of two batteries of the Third Artillery,
the Kansas and Montana Volunteers,
under Gen. Fl. G. Otis; the Colorado,
Nebraska and South Dakota regiments,
and six companies of the Pennsyl-
vanians, under Gen. Hale. The Fourth
and Seventeenth Regulars, the Min
nesota and Wyoming Volunteers and
the Utah Artillery.
A separate brigade will be assigned
to provost guard duty, consisting Of the
Twentieth and Eighth of the Twenty
third Regular Infantry.
Gen. Anderson, now in command oi
the First division of the Eighth Army
Corps, will return to the United States
in accordance with the order of Janu
ary 24th
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-23
WILL IT MEYER sTopq

kiars Rob Court stenographer Hard
|esiy's Residence on the boulevard.
|irglars entered the house of Court
bographer Z. G. Hardesty, No. 2001
llevard, early Saturday morning
stole Mr.. Hardesty's best black
coat and black derby hat, IA dozen
br fruit knives, dozen silver
tes and forks and 10 silver spoons.
II entered by means of a front win
opening on the porch, and ran
ked the first floor.
is thought the burglars were the
! who were fired at by Courtland
ficrson ut his house, No. 2913 Mar
street, the same morning, and that
were the men no tried to break
the house of Benjamin +. Shaw,
2l0l Boulevard, just before enter
Hardesty's. At Shaw's they started
alarm, which aroused Mr.. Shaw's
or and son, who waited to give
l warm reception, but the bur-
) failed to gain admittance.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-23
TO 90 rO EUaOPE.
Four Employees of the Is. F. shaw Co. IL
Sail for London on Tuesday, March 2Stl,.

Sail for London on TUESDAY, March 2Sth.
w. o. Scott. John Hanley, II. w.
Ripperger and Gavin Thompson, em-
ployes of the b. Il. Shaw Co., will sail
from New York on Tuesday, March
2Sth. on one of the North German Lloyd
steamships, for England, having been
ordered by the company to 60 to Lon
don to superintend the erection of the
mammoth electrical fountain which has
just been completed for the Crystal
Palace Amusement Go. They will
probably be gone about two months.
This fountain is to be the largest of
its kind in the world anctwill be a
great advertisement, not only for the
Shaw company, but also for Whining
ton. 1t is to be four times as large as
the one at Willow Grove, Pa, and three
times as large as the one at Prospect
Park, Brooklyn, N. Y. On the various
pipes there will be 10000 jets. The
designs displayed will include the coat
of arms of the Prince of Wales, sheaves
of wheat, fans, cascades, .geysers, the
rainbow and other figures. 1t represents
an outlay of about 100000 and is to
be ready to operate by May LIST.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-23
REBEL LEADER IS DEFIANT
AguinaldO Will Not Patiently Listen to
Suggestions of Surrender.
ADVOCATES OF PEACE CONDEMNED
Gen. Lagarda Decapitated for
' His CounSelS.
CASUAL TIES OF SUNDAYS FIGHTING

Manila, March 20-S.30 Il. m. 1T is
reported on authority hitherto reliable
that Aguinaldo is taking extreme meas
ures to suppress signs calculated to
cause n cessation of hostilities. Twelve
adherents of the plan of independence,
residents of Manila, have been con-
tlomned to death because they wrote
advising surrender; and all loyal Fill
pinos have been called upon to perform
the national service of dispatching
them.
On Friday last Gen. Lagarda visited
Malolos for the purpose of advising
Aguinaldo to quit. He argued with
the insurgent leader and attempted to
convince him of the folly of his persist
ence in the face of overwhelming odds.
Aguinaldo was furious at the advice
and ordered Gen. Lagarda to be exc
cuted Immediately.
The unfortunate general was promptly
decapitated.
GOODNESS OF VOLUNTEERS.
Among the incidents of yesterdays
fighting was the GOODNESS exhibited by
company of the Washington Volun-
teers who crossed the river in native
canoe under u heavy fre15 being
taken across on each trip of the small
| boat-to attack the enemy's trenches.
The inability of the commissary train
to keep up with the advance led to
considerable suffering, and many of
| the men were completely exhausted
| when they were recalled, and falling
| from the ranks, were strung along for u
distance Of almost six miles. Numbers
returned to camp in the artillery ambu-
l lon NJ fnh n
the lines. The work of the ambulances
was especially worthy of mention.
| LIST OF CASUALTIES.
Among the dead are several who were
| previously reported as wounded.
Yesterdays casualties were as fol
lows: Twenty regiment-C Capt.
Frank p. Jones, Co. E; Privates
Young, Arenson and Yunt, of Go. ID
Rice, fasmir, White, Ellis, Morgan,
Saunder, Coumpholz and Porter, Co.
E; Edwards. Go. X; Ronfer, Co. G.
and Corporals Comeinere and Nelson,
Go. NJ.
Washington Volunteers Privates
Wess and Bartlett and Corporal Waters,
Co. d, and Corporal Brickler, Co. X.
Oregon Volunteers-Private Brown,
Co. NJ.
| Minnesota NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Birce,
Co. G.
All the above are more or less seri
ously wounded. a-& -.
| MOUNTAIN BANDITTI DEFEATED.
4.40 D. M. The mountain banditti o
Panay Island recently threatened seri
j Gus attacl. upon loilo, but they wert
repulsed with u loss Of 200 by Gen
Miller,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-23
70 TRAINS Rush TOGETHER
lad on Collision at Horse
shoe Bend, Below Dover.
AIN MEN HAVE CLOSE ESCAPES
eInes Demolished and Cars
Reduced to SpIinters.


)over, March 20.-Two big freight
ins crashed together head on. hurl~
cars, machinery and merchandise
BIZ and left into mound of worth
wreckage, at Dover yesterday morn
he awful crash, occurred at 1.30
lock, in Arenching rain and the
Is of rolling stock and wreckage
bked two Old Point passenger trains
h until o'clock when a siding was
3red sufficiently to let them pass.
buthbound through freight No. i75,
charge of Conductor j. Chapman,
to have met extra freight, No. 81,
Unbound, at the fair ground siding,
because the extra was a trifle late,
regular was ordered to proceed to
Ter for further instructions. The ex-
however. began making time at
bming, and, the night being very
and tracks unusually slippery,
ther engineer could control his train
3ime after catching glimpse of the
signals. Horseshoe bend, just be-
Dover station, known as the Peter.
curve, was the scene of the acci-
Upon signals from the engineer,
ductor AL Jones of Wilmington and
crew on No. 81, leaped from the
b Just in time to save their lives,
id some of the trainmen on No. 175,
it is nothing short of miracle
these men escaped with wreckage
BIZ in the air for 40 feet on either
of the tracks.
together 12 cars were crushed to a
), with their loads of phosphate,
and merchandise. No. 175 con-
d of about 90 empties, going down
Peninsula to be loaded with cattle
produce for Tuesdays markets in
adelphia and Jersey City. The
engines were telescoped into one,
the roar of escaping steamsaroused
townspeople, who, notwithstand-
the storm, swarmed about the
. of devastation until after dawn.
be escape of Engineers Finley and
ley seems even more miraculous
that of the crews, as the collision
|he powerful engines, which were
bntly transformed into one lump OF
bling iron, must have been fright
teck trains from Clayton, manned
Jews of so, were on the scene at
O'Clock, working manfully in the
and pouring rain. Nothing could
bne with tho main tracks, but a
bg was opened by $50 O'Clock, SC
traffic could be resumed. .l
Ie workmen toiled all of yesterday
blearing up the debris and by
pclS in tho afternoon had succeeded
knowing from the tracks everything
would in any way prove an OBJ
e. The wrecks of the box cars
thrown beside the tracks, ane
be either burned or given TO the
of the town for kindling wood.
after load of splinters and plank.
hauled away yesterday by colored
pms living in the vicinity Of thu
oad.
be loss sustained by the wreck ha:
placed ut $75, 900.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-23

The following transfers of real estate
have besn rncorded at the city registra-
ton bureau: A property at Twenty
ninth and Tatnall streets, by George
W. Booiscr 2nd wife to the Artisans
Savings Bahk; No. 1892 West Seventh
street, ;by Joseph l.. Carpenter, ,lr., 10
Howard 3. Springer; south side of
Fifth street east of Harrison, by
Samuel L. Tarbutton and wife to
Trustin Il. Davis; Bayard avenue and
Ninth street, by George E. Weldin to
Dennis Doueherty; north side Of
Second street between Adams and
jackson, by Mark NJ. Cleayer, admin
istrator of Ellen Calvin, deceased, to
the Wilmington and Brandywine ceme-
terry; east side of Washington street
between Sixth and Seventh, by Ida M.
Chandler to George F. Vernon; No.
100 West Twenty-third street, by An
drew B. White to Kate Keables.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-23
pokaRAIr OF MIR. BAFAHD.

tied by Mrs. Gheretein Y. Pyle for
" Council and Ready for Inspection.
rs. Gheretein Y. Pyle has completed
oll portrait of the late Hon. Thomas
Payard and it is now on view at her
Hence, Ninth and West streets, pre-
Atory to its presentation to City
|ncil. While painting the portrait,
\ Pyle had several photographs of
Bayard before her, together with
|lmber Of sketches she made of the
her Ambassador at the presentation
no portraits of the Governors at
Ter, May 26th, 1898. The face is in
File. ..
handsome frame encloses the por-
+. This frame was selected by the
George O'Neil, who was chairman
Fhe building committee, to which
referred the matter of securing the
lrait.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-23
RECEPTION TO SUPREME CHIEF.
Wilmington knights Attend an Affair ii
u SwedeS bura, N. y.

wilmington hnIRhts ATTEND an Auatr IN
Swedesb1ro, N. j.
Couer de Lion Castle, Knights of the
Golden Eagle, of Swedcshoro, N. j.,
gave reception Monday evening to Su-
preme Chief w. G., Hunter, member
of that lodge. From this city there
were present Supreme Medical Ex-
amincr DIR. John Palmer, Jr., Past
Supreme Chief w. o. Brown and Mrs.
Brown, Past Grand Chief Garrett S.
Smith and Mrs. Smith, all of this city ;
Past Supreme Chiefs Jacob Aull OF
Baltimore and G. p. Woods of Pennsyl
yania: Supreme Master of Records A.
G. Lyttle Of Philadelphia, and Grand
Chief Walter Pelly of Philadelphia.
The Grand Castle of this State will
meet in this city on April I'd, and the
Grand Temple, Ladies' of the Golden
Eagle, will meet on the evening of
April 9th.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-23

ne Was One OF the First Engineers on ths
r., W. ~ IS. Railroad.

P., w. AZ Is. kaltroad.
William Huston, aged 50 years,
formerly Of this city, died at the resi-
dence of his son-in-law. George Dandy,
at Easton, Pa, last Thursday, of pneu-
monia, after a weeks illness. His
funeral took place on Monday. The
services were held at his son-in law s
residence, and the interment was in the
Easton cemetery. His nephew, George
Huston, o foreman in the employ of the
Pusey & Jones Co., was among those
who attended the obsequies.
Mr.. Huston was born near Red Lion
on November 10th, 1910, and resided in
this city for many years. He was one
of tho first engineers on the II, w. "
B. railroad, and later, about 30 years
ago, established on the north side OF
Front street between Orange and Iat-
nall shop in which he rebuilt locomo-
tives for that road. subsequently, he
established u general machine shop on
the site now occupied by the Diamond
State Iron Co. Later, at the latter loca-
tion, the firm of Trimble & Huston
made specially of joint blocks ano
railroad fastenines.
Mr.. Huston possessed considerable
inventive skill, and some OF his IN
ventionsl are in common use. His In
ventions included: A counterbalance te
locomotives, which, when applied t(
the wheels, counteracted the oscilatine
movement of the piston; a Joint blocl
for railroad tracks; a smokestack which
arrested the smoke and returned it tx
the fire box; rotary engine, and al
ejector. The ,counterbalance is in com
mon use, and the ejector is applied Z
machinery in the pulp mills of th'
Jessup & Moore Go.
After leaving Wilmington, Mr.. Hus
ton resided alternately. in Elizabeth
N. j., Roselle, Jersey City and Easton
ago. The late Mrs. William b. Wilkin
was one of his daughters.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-23
THE BRIBERY INVESTIGATION.
state Authorities are at Work. but are Reti
cent as to Details.

cent as TO Details.
The State authorities are continuing
their investigation Of the bribery re-
ports concerning the senatorial ballot
ing'at Dover Monday week, but are reti-
cent as to specific lines of inquiry
Attorney General Robert G. White of
Georgetown was in Wilmington Monday
and with State Detective Bernard j.
McVey was in conference with Deputy
Attorney General Peter L. Cooper, Jr.
The officials would not give details as
to the conference.
When the attorney general was asked
concerning the bribery matter. he said !:
tWe do not propose to let the public
know what we are doing and have
nothing to disclose at present.
"We are pursuing the investigation
and propose to continue to do so until
results Of some kind are reached. "
Asked concerning q report that j..
Edward Addicks had sent him $500 to
aid in the bribery Investigation, Mr..
White said it was not true.