Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-07-19
OFFICERS LOSE THE TRAIL
Clues Which Looked Promising
Did Not Pan Out.
SUSPECTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED
Description of 8. & o. Train
Wreckers.

Philadelphia Times. July 10th.

Philadelphia Times. July 10th.
Having met with no SUCCESS in run
ming down the wreckers of the Balti-
more & Ohio express, the detectives de-
cided yesterday to make the descrip-
tons of the suspects public, In order
that everybody might hare a hand In
the hunt.
The following are the details of the
appearance of the tramps with whom
young Smith spent several nights before
the wreck They are divided into two
crowds. The four wanted are those
who left the old ice house, near Moore
station, after robbing Smith of his
money, while the other three are those
who remained with the youth up to the
evening preceding the wreck.
Twenty. eight years old small red
mustache; red face; light hair; about
135 pounds; short, slim built; gray
cap; black coat, torn in back; two
pairs pants, gray pair over black ones.
About 25; 3 feet 10; slender built;
light hair; clean face; soft black hat,
narrow bfim; dark clothes. f5
One hundred and twenty-five to 130
pounds; small man slender; torn dark,
dirty shirt; dark cap and dark clothes.
About %; tall; clean face; light
udIT oUlb pldCh Dht udu uO up dbiEtS
undershirt only; dark coat and pants.
The three men forming the other
gang are described as follows:
Age 25; hunchback; short; 175
pounds black Derby hat; dark coat;
gray pants; three weeks growth of
beard.
Age 25; not very tall; 1856 to 140
pounds: walks as IL he had wooden
| leg; black derby hat; black coat; dark
shit; dark pants; dark hair; several
weeks s. growth of beard.
Tall age 25; 135 pounds; black derby
hat; cut on neck and jaw leaves scar
light hair: clean face; black coat |;
dark pants; dark stiped cotton shirt.
1t will be observed that No. l of the
second crowd is "hunchbaok. A
wagon similar to the one which was
said to have been seen Tuesday night
shortly after the wreck, going at q
great speed toward Darby, was seen by
u milkman in that borough late Friday
4 evening. In it he says there were four
men, one of whom held his head lo~
down on his shoulders. In all proba-
bility this was the "hunchback" re-
ferred to.
tn In the hore of facilitating their
search two of the railroad detectives
donned complete tramp outfits yester-
day, and in these they intended falling
in with any wanderers which they
might meet.
They were doomed to disarpoint-
ment, however, or not only has the
country round about boen suddenly
and mysteriously cleared of suspicious
individuals, but strange tramps. pre-
sumably unacquainted with the situ-
alton, give the Delaware county district
wide birth. In spite of their asowed
laziness it is said that many of them,
rather than submit to any possible
questioning, are taking roundabout
roads to their destinations in the
South.
| Chief Lloyd expresses the belief that
the tramps for whom, he is looking
have not gone SO far away as popu-
larly supposed, but are still within
catching distance. The enormous crop
of peaches in Delaware has necessitated
the employment of many hands for
picking the fruit, and it is thought
that some of the seven men may be at
this work.
The Smith who was detained at
Prospect Park was released late Satur-
day night, as nothing could be found
against him. Young Smith, however,
is still held at Chester for the purpose
of identifying, if possible, any traSnps
who are Eicked up by the railroad de-
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