The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-01-06
FOLLOWING
CLUES.
This Seems TO be all the
Chester Police are now
Doing

Chester, Pa, Jan. 5.-La'e Tonight
Chief Of Police Berry and Sergeant Leury
returned to Chestar from an Oul-of- town
trip following up q supposed clue In c0a-
nection with the Eyre mystery. They
were reticent regarding their imoyementas
siOn had to do with the Eyre case. VIA
Mayor Jeffsris was at his office in City
hall until nearly midnight, apparently
awaiting the arrival of Chief Berry aud
Sergeant Loary, who at once held cons
ference with the city chief executive
Chic. Berry would not give an inkling Of
what called him away, aud MsyOr Jefferis
was equally reticent.
A gruesoms element was injected into
the most mysterious case Of the past yeAr>
| to-day by the issuance of the very thing
| missing George 3. Eyre would Of priced
| his commission in the Sixth Reaiment.
National Guard, fifteen days after his dis-
appearance.
Tho commission of GeorgsB. Eyrs, a.
regimental cpnmissary, with rank Of first
lieutenant, In the Sixth Regiment. MAJ
tional Guard, was issued at Harrisburg 70
day. The com mission, although dated
December II, just ten days before he van-
ished from the sight OF men, was not veri.
fled until this morning. NOthwithstand-
Ing the fact that there Is no one to whom
to present the commission, 1t was issued
Promotion in the service was'ona Of Eyre
dearest dreams. What shall be done
with the papers will prove Bs much puz-
zle to the Stale authorities as the djsap-
pearance has proven to the local ones.
Another thread of information in ths all
too scant web of evidence in this case was
furnished to-day by Joshua Copple Of the
firm OF Copple Brothers commission men,
In this city. l. has bean fairly we'll ess
tab.ished shat Eyre did not leave Chester
until about II O'clock end possibly not
until noon. His attorney, Lawyer Hsr-
vey spoke with him at 10 o'clock on Thurs #
day morning. He was seen on his way to
the boa thouse near tho Same time.
Joshua Copple stated to-day that on the
morning OF Thursday, December 81, tJim'
Pierce had come to his plaos Of business
at PA EIgmont avenue, and had taken A
away number Of empty boxes. Pierce
like all river mon, was In the habit OF a
picking up odd jobs, here and there, to in.
crease the rather nengre earnings that
the river affords them. Copple fixes the
time that Jim" Pierce wa. with him asts
be wecn 10 and II A. II. This accounts Tor
Pierce's movements up to almost noon. al
least. Chief of Police Berry has added
his bit Of -vidnnve to the all to small =
fund of really authentic data In the SEyS5
mystery. a.--.- u sl5 K
III. Chief of Police and his lieutenants
are working almost exclusively upon th0
gathering Of evidence relating to tho
theft Of Ladomus' boat aud the looting off,
tho Alpha boat hou,e. Until the body OF \
the missing uau ia recovered the Chief
feels that nothing eau be done on the dark II
er side of the case.
The recovery of the skif would help 10
clear up matters BY its condition this III
theories OF collision or foul play could al.
most certsinly be proven. But until the
body itself is recovered the obscurity that
surrounds tho fate of George b. Eyre 10
likely to remain uuui spelled