The Wilmington daily Republican., 1900-02-01
MARY C0WAN
IS HERE
And She Says She Will
Stay Until Chester ALL
thOritieS Want Her.

Inquiry at the Tatnali street house last
night brought the statement that Mary
Chwun returned from hester yesterday
and will remain here until wanted.
May DAVIS will alIo no one to SEQ the
girl BECAUSE she has been directed not to
by Chief Be ry and District Attorney
smith, of Chester, and also by Chief
UDlun.
Wilmington police will make no further
inquiry Of the woman because she will act
under the direction at Chief Berry. lie
woman will be unable 10 ieava here with
oui Chief Berry knowing 1t. Residents
In tho neighbOrhooi of tn, DAVIS house
confirm the story tia Pierce was at The
haus" AZ tho lime stated, but do not know
when he left.
10th prisoners expressed u desire to be
given WORK in tis way of knitting fisher
,nen's ne's, All O"cupaJlUu Mt which thay
are adopts. This afIe II 'on Jane. Pierce
Sr., he aged father Of the prisouars nc-
compnniea by brother in- Jaw OF Jim"
Pierce. VS. ted the Jail and were perIniL-
ted to converse with both prsonors.
Chester, Pa, Jan. 81. While III tIict
Attorney Smith and Chef Of Pc les Berry
agree hat ihOy would have The evidence
against "Jim' and "Pinney' Piorce, ar-
c1scl Of thr Eyre mnrdar. III shape to begin
! the trial at ho March term Of court. thUre
is every reasan To believe tho case will -
over . the June term.
William Is. BroJInnll aua Joseph H.
Hinksan, cnunssi for the accused b o ,hers
would doubtless acquirsce iu II postpone
mont. Thv District Attorney and Chiof
B rry ho!d anuthe conferences this even
ing, and it Is Ueiievei that = heir talk had
-uuothing TO do with u pos punemont OF
the trial. IL IL Renernliy niimi cd that the
prosecution must gnther subs nntiaI ev,.
ue ce 10 cJrI obNratC tht testimony uf
My Cowan, tns Wilmington wnirnn.
Inc authorizes have practically abar.
dunei tnu search f0r this missing Umt
The heavy tce and the bitter cold weALhsr
have tor he pre ,bnt prevented u further
search, whiun will be resumad as soon as
the riv+r tciears of Ice and moderatss.
Putting tne missing boat asid, tho au-
thorlies look upon Georg. b. Evrs's
watch and ring rs the most important evl.
dsnce. WI l. DiSl rict A t0rney Sni h
and Chitf Berry iutlmtLs that tho pro =.
erty /, not IN lheir pose sion, heir deuia-
tuIiUns TO that effect are not sIffl niunUly
positive 20 dlsabu . the prevailing Impr5s.
siuu that no ;tate's representa- ives ciu
place Lhel hands On the missing articles
at the proper time
Media, Jan. 3l.-Sombre black decorates
tho entrauc 10 the Media Ill In respect
80 tnH memory III Juuse tuOmaS Clay Oh
who had he survived aud bsen In guol
health, would have been called upon To
preside ~ The trial Of james and Amos
Pierce cn. Red with The murder OF George
Is Eyre
1t was another quiet day for the Pierce
b ". Considerable mystery prevailed
about the jail regarding the report that
| "PlUuey" Pierce bad u siDking spell last
night and was in u bad way. lho prison
authorities wors reluctant TO almi 1t, but
/ wa, learned that "pinnuy" Piercu's con-
uitiuu was such .u-dhy as to require me
serv CTS OF npnysician, Wbsn Warden
Fields made hrs usual round, thisjnurnIng
ha found 'Pinney' Plercs suffering from
violent pains. He WAS gwen SONS medi-
cine, which gave nlm bnt little roIief.
| Later In lhs day Or 4. N. Frnuis i, the
prisop physician. was summoned TO tie
jail anl hs soon brought the prisoner
around all rigu.
Both Jim" aud "Pinney" Pierce work.
ed by degress to-day IN sewing carpet rags
They did not appear to be as e1thusiAs-
tic over their new occupation as Yes er lay
u though Jim" proudly callsd " arden
Fields attention to The gooI-sized pIls Of
ags he had Ae"sd together the uay bslors.