The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-08

AtSA nsASSSu HUuuStUI
Y IS In Jail at Wood.
hurry. The Child
Talks.
z 011tIe Della May LAWS, who was kid
QQe6 ~ tbs streets Of darby on Thursday
pgneon. IL safs at home, while the al
- Patrick Raney, Of Malaga. N. j.,
@4&e4 up In Woodbury.. to await what
~ Pennsylvsnia officials will 4ake in
b4&ttsF.
e 49, y = pecnliar feature in the case,
-, who says he lives in Phila-
and who'is responsible for tho ar
s91vOt RAney md the rescue OF the child,
hos eeeh arrested. 1t was about S 80 on
'sThursday night when rattle trap open
wagon, drawn by tired old bay horse,
stopped at the hotel In Barnsboro, N. j.,
and man. about fifty years old, In his
shirt sleeve,, and his Dyes blinking out over
o heavy growth of grayish whiskers, ,um-
biei out. He was too drunk to climb out.
10 the wagon lying on pile of wet bags,
wassa little girl. barefooted and barearmed,
her scanty giugham dress saturated with
rain drops. The man left the wagon and
staggered into the hotel He said he wanted
lodging for tho night aud his horse put 10
tho stable. The wagon was drawn under
ashed the horse taken care of and the man
sat down. A iow minutes Afterwards a
rough looking Individual. whose shoes and
trousers showed the effect Of q long tramp.
stepped up to some of the men in the hotel.
He,had story TO tell and the story startled
sleepy little Barnsboro.
He said his name was Joseph Zurte and
he believed the man who had just stop ped
there had stolen o child Zurita hal no.
tlced the pair at Second and South streets,
and watching when the old man was in
saloon, had questioned the child. Her an.
swers convinced him that something was
wrong, and he had followed the wagon on
foot all the way from Second and South
streets to Barncsbore. which i, six miles
boyOnd Woodbury.. Barusboro was on its
foot In an instant. Several Of the mon
went out to the wagon and under pile of
wet bagging was the little girl, slumbering
peacefully She was awakened and Calm
ly ted her questioners that she was Della
Lewis and her homo was in Darby. The
old man had brought her there in his
wagon, and she did not know where she
was being taken.
Justice Of tho Peace Sinister of Mantua
township, Is quick 10 act and lie decided
to have the man who said his name was
Patrick Rngey, arrested at once; in .oct
he drove over TO Woodbury. with him, and
saw that no was loo. ed up. In tie mean
time the child was transferred from the
dark shed where she was slulnbering with
q stolcism older folk might envy to the
brighlly Lighted hotel.
: Little Della was quite heroine when
she returned yesterday afternoon with her
grandmother. She was rather inclined to
DO shy with strangers, but when question
ed concerning her abduction she said that
sic was picked up and thrown iato tho
wagon. She said to him. Let mo go home
where l belong" but he wonld no. let
her out of tho wagon. but gave her some
candy. She also said that she made SOW
NJ, "''" W So' ou' oI Tue
INV was "pl''eh''y "ell
N'' nv An'" "n"' naney
"' ~ MD "aS'u' 9ne coulu only say he
Aau o"s' 80
no sr"hoihoeh9r' from Information
sa'nereu Oh her Vl'lt 10 Woodbury. stated
'n"' nancy $ INSTRUCTIONS to remain in tho
""son hau ooeh overheard by several peo-
p'o WIN "iIer the men had gone into the
"''o'' "ohe 10 the chlln' anu finding out
VINO she was, look possession OF hnr and
'oaa'a in'o'hiat'oh against the man.
nANEf 5 STORY OF TIE AFFAIR.
nahey was intoxicated when arrested,
anu "ccofuihe 10 his story, he Is the vic
YIN OIL unfortunate circumstances rather
'hah Oh Intentional wrong-doing. Ho
"a'ed 10 the au'horltles yesterday that
VIE tak'nsa drink IN tho ButSonwood
Ho'ei par room, IN Darby he was accosted
py Inc iittIo GIRL VINO, be says asked for
money saying That her father was doad,
"Hu HUE ilo'ne' SICK. Alter ne mad given
ner some pennies he returned to his wagon
"ho iouha the chlld h"u climbed on tl+e
seae' ana DaSsea 10 DE taken for ride.
lie aio"cd ber 10 6rlvc some distance,
wneh no uec'ued TO take her to his home,
n0"i ma'"sa' anu return her 10 Darhv the
. 'n"O so was "'res eo' haney ue-
FOR him to take the child away, but That