Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-23
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.


New Castle, Nov. II. T.-Great excite
meut prevailed in this city last evening
when 1t was learned that Officers Will
liam j.. Conner and Ralston Of the Will
mington police force had reached here
in search Of man. The news spread
like wildfire and the local force was
soon endeayoring to learn what the
search was for and was simply told ia
man. who had arrived in this city
about A.30 p. m. a description OF the
man was given, as follows: D feet 10
inches tall, smooth face, dark clothes,
light fedora hat, tan gloves and tan
shoes. When Officer Harrington came
oil duty be was given tho above de-
scription and within short time
placed under arrest a man whom no
found in the naptha launch of Harry
Brown at Delaware street wharf await
ing the departure Of the yacht to go to
Pennsviile, N. j., and thence to his
home OIL n farm about a quarter of
mile from Fort Mott. The man when
placed under arrest protested and re.
uuested to know why he had been
arrested, but all that the officer could
say was "You are wanted In Whining
ton by the police. The name of tile
man wanted was unknown and the
arrested man wanted to know whether
or not they wanted Harry Stetcher
and TO this the officer stated that he
had no name for tho man hunted on
description. Officers Conner and Rails
ton, who won't to the western side of
the city, boarded trolley car and went
back to Wilmington and in the mean
time the unfortunate young man re-
mained locked up. Chief of Police
Dolan of Wilmington was called by
telephone and apprised of the arrest of
MIR. Stretcher and he advised holding
him until he could send some persons
over to look at him. Mrs. Kern of No.
926 French street, Wilmington, accom-
panied by her daughter, Miss Grace
Kern, arrived at the jail shortly after
s o'clock and as soon as she looked at
Stretcher. said: THAT young man
tooks no more like the man wanted by
lhe police than | do" The daughter
stated that the young man was not tall
enough and was built differently.
After brief talk Mrs Kern and her
daughter left, and half an hour later
| State Detective Witsi and Sergeant
| George Lucas arrived from Wilmington
on a car. On looking at the man they
shook then heads and said: "No,
| nothing like the man wanted. y Shortly
after O'Clock Stretcher left the Jail
an angry man and stated that he would
make the city OF New Castle pay for his
detention.
It was learned that the man wanted
| was one who had swindled D. G. Nor
row of Wilmington Ey purchasing goods
and having them ordered sent to No.
| 926 French street, with the change for
| am and tib Mr. Mnrrnnfp rIorls
4 handed to the stranger the change, he
ran with it and the $40 bill he had
twisted about his fingers. He has moi
been captured. Yesterday it is claimed
that the man wanted was seen to board
q trolley car at Fourth and Market
streets, Wilmington
Stretcher could not imagine what he
was arrested for ard the only thiue
that he could think of was that perhap:
he was taken for y thief who had stoler
something from some person on tht
train between Baltimore and Whining
ton. He was in. attendance at a court
martial hearing at Fort MoIIenry il
which the defendant was charged with
the theft of chickens and using abusive
and threatening language on the farm
tenanted by him while the soldier wa
a member of company at Fort Mot
during the summer.
New Castle, Nov. 90 Mayor Boys
had quite a time, yesterday, straight
ening out tangle among the Hun
garians in Dobbinsyille. After listen
ing carefully for half an hour to a 10
Of foreigners whose iahberings woult
have done credit to q chimpanzee. h,
: imposed sentence of 10 days upoi
John JealowsSi and fine of So, OF
the charge OF maltreatIng his common
law wife by knocking her down ant
dragging her about the floor.
John and the woman, whose name il
Spitzowski, had been living togethe
fol eight years. having come from
A Harrisburg, Pa, to this city. Anothe
man who boarded at the house aroused
Johns anger and he claimed that thi!
man and the woman would soon elop
and leave him. John drove the boarde
from his house. On Saturday Jchi
drank heavily and then took his spit
cut on the woman. Physicians vii
examine him during the week and
it is learned that be is mentally un
balanced he will be sent TO the Della
ware State Hospital for the Insane a
. Farnhurst.
Delaware street in the vicinity @
Second, presented bright appearanc
Saturday evening, and the indication
,, ale that some of the merchants ar
beginning to leain that their places {
business look better when lighted
Electric lights have been placed i
front Of the store of Denny Smith
formerly known as Frazers store. A
/ Goodis' store eectric lights have bee
placed in the window.