The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-17
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.
Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN,
June17 1874

John w. Ford, formerly of Middletown,
is now at the Jail and is believed to be
demonted. A commission OF physicians
will examine him and he will be sent tC
Faruhnrsg. Moore iabors under the hal
lucination tina. some one il irving to rob
him of his property. 1t will bs remembered
thai nearly II year ago ex Sheriff william
r. Finn levied on Moore's property and
the same was sold at sheriff. sale to satisfy
u dubt. Moore refused to give possession
aud when the purcha of the property
t led to get control Moore attempted to dc
him bodily harm. Armed with o scythe
and other weapons he held the house for
days Finally the strong arm OF the law
succeeded. Moore WAS arrested and sent
to the Jail here to await trial on the
charKs Of an attempted murder.
The funeral Of Mrs Anna Miller took
place this morning from tie residence of
her son Robert Miller. Services were CON
Quoted last evening by R,v. w. Il. Avery
of Newpor. The liody was shipped on tn ,
$50 O'clock train this morning and inter
ment n,nde in East Laurel Hill Cemetery,
Philadelphia.
In St, Peters Church Inst evening spe-
cal dcvotions in honor Of tho Sacred Heart
We're held
The Delaware Iron Works will resume
opera ions at night on Monday.
The New Castle base ball club expects
to lower the colors Of the Brownson today.
Mayor Boyd denies that he Is trying to
organize company to go to the Philip
pines. A number Of young men calne
from Wilmington and asked him to be-
come their captain. Flo told them that
they had better wait until d call for vulun-
teeIs was made lie DOES not favor going
to war with handful. He believes hat
large delegation If any should go there
Ho told the young men that he would con-
slider the MAJ ter and thanked them for the
high compliment paid him.
George Rodney has letter from tho
War department. to the effect that the csll
for volunteers will not b, made. II Mayor
Boyd organized company he would be-
gin vii the men who were under him at
Camp Meade.
The trustees of the New Castle work
house will have to get to work ut once.
The prisoners in tho New Castle Jail have
too much time TO consider matters and
dig down the walls.
Another attempt 10 break Ill was dis
covered in time last evening and Joseph
Dugan and Alfred Spencer are now in
irons in III 10 Dugan and Spencer have
been confined in cell No. 33 on the upper
corridor of the jail. Tho cell is buo two
doors away from The one where Cnyle at
tempted to escape from on Thursday.
"".NSHo A|bIhVo oAu AieAOo ASutN -
noise last evening and located 1t at Cell
No. 33,
DugaD and Spencer discovered that thoy
had buneled the job showed fight. Tho
were quickly OverpOwercl and were
marched to cell No. 10 where they were
placed IL irons and will remain OH breat
and water for Sumo timo An investiga.
tlon Of tho eel showed that ths men had
picked tho mortar from between the
stones OF the Jail wall by the use OF tab'o
knife. They had made hole about Sxl3
inches and would have succeeded in max
ing an aperatu1e large enough to let
them through had they not been diSeov-
cred. Owing to the attclnps to escape vlsi-
tors will be admitted uo tho Jail only one
day week. No visitors will be allowed
on the upper CORRIDOR Ii friends OF pris
oner confined there wish to converse with
him then tho prisoner will be taken down
stairs.
Dugau is. under bail for appearance at
Conrt on three charges Of burglary. Spen-
Ger is under bail On charge of highway
robbery.
Ms. John NJ Wilson has returned
home from visit to Newport News.
Mrs. Howard J4otlnnd. of KUunett square
is the guest nf New Castle relatives.
Mrs. Max Feldemar Of Nit Airy who has
been visiting hel parents. Mr.. AID Mrs.
Charles V. Wise, returned home last even.
ing.
John Shearer has completed the con-
tract of iin roofing u number Of houses in
Wilmington.
While C. Ferris Jcmison was returning
home from the Office on his wheol last
evening he was bitten on the lsg by
small dog.
Carlisle Hubbard OF Baltimore is the
guest OF his uncle Mr.. Jane, 7. Eliason.
Misses Bertic aud Matte Tull of POGO
n.ckc vi y arc tho guests Of Miss Lizzie
WISE
Miss Mimic Tnylor, the pretty little
daughter of Sheriff Taylor. who has been
ndisptsrd Is gel ting along nicely now.
Go on Epworth excursion, Tuesday,