The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-02
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.
Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN,.
Maya, 1899.

| SLOW do you do Mr.. Bishop" were the
words addressed to Robert Brown in the
| jai yesterday by Detective Crawford Of
| Philadelphia. Bishop denied that his
name was such until tho detective as
sured him that he was we'll known to the
authorities, had often been arrested and
been In jail The prisoner stated he would
sooner loss his right arm than divulge
his name.
His mother is dead and for the sake Of
his pOor ,old father he refused to give his
name. Then he admitted that he had se-
cured u 800 telescope from Clark, Lontz
& Sons of Philadelphia. Tho same was
procured in q manner similar to the way
lie was about to work Samuel H. Baynarl
for the diamonds.
A person purporting to be the boad
physician at tho Jefferson College tele-
phoneu for the teles ,opo and then tcle-
graph messenger secured the sauIe and de-
livercd it to Bishop. A we k or so after
wards one of the members of tho tlrm met
tho doctor and then learned that he neither
ordered or received tho telescope AS
soon as Chief Dolnn Of Wilmington, sent
Browns pho 0grnph to Philadelphia, the
messenger boy identified 1t as being that
of the man lie delivered the telescope to
from the house of Lentz & Son.
Bishop admitted to Detective Crawford
lIuV ue TcCUlfCu lu6 VttGoCOpC uuu pshFb
him tho address of the pawn shop where it
was pawned IN New York. Detective
Crawford lodged retainer with Sheriff
Taylor Brown or Bishop says that Della
ware had no case against him. lie claims
that an elderly gentleman asked him 10
get the box from the boy and that the re-
suit was hi, arrest.
A commission of condemnation will be
appoine ed in few days by tho Pennsyl-
1,.I
about two acres of one Of the commons
farms. 1t Is required for the purpose Of
strengthening tho tracks in order to re-
move a knuckle that causes much trouble
TO heavy freight trains. Tie Trustees OF
the commons can't sell tho land SO the
railroad company will have commission
appointed
The meeting of the Citizens Building
loan Association Eereaf er will be held on
the second Monday of each month.
Prince Edward Lodge, No. II. +. A. A.
y. Masons will give an entertainment in
tho Rcd Mems Hall on next Saturday
night. Lodges from Wilmington, Chris
tiann, Newark and Newport will at end,
There will be a royal limo sure.
Miss May Wlitnack aud Miss Besse Co
field spent Sunday rs the guests of Mrs.
DIR. Lofiand, OF Kennett Square. While
returning home yesterday tie horse fright
ened at flock Of guiena hens.
In order to stop the horse it was turLed
short and ono wheel of the carriage was
broken This necrssiLuted q walk of Il mile
to blacksmith shop to secure another
wheel. This was secured and the ladius
arrived home safely.
Dewey day was celebrated in New Castle
by II number of persons displaying fl'gs.
Tho children are having n royal time
May parties arc in order and every trolley
car has its number Of little ores either
going to or coming from Il May party.
Shud came here yes ;trdny i'll surprising
large numbers. There were 25.00l shnd
landed at the Delaware street wharf yes
terday,
In st. Peters church during the month Z
of May there will he special devotions
each morning after mass and on Tuesday
and Thursday evening" Mt 80 O'Clock.
There nre some bad boys in New Castle
who persist in destroying property both be-
longing to individuals and the city. The
Ferris School awaits such lads.
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