The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-01-24
PIERCE HAD
JIWELRY
Chester Fo'ice Believe II
B elonged TO Eyre. VIII
mington PawnorOkers
Figure in Case.

Wuoh ue WIS last SEEN NllN' WAS III pc =
session, on Frid y naruu bfr -. the uay
foil wing the lat O. disc p,,ranco. not
Ouly of u lnrge san # mon y, bat also OF
a brilliantly jeNele ring, which he wore
vi b the setting lurn,l inwari, as il to
cOncsal l..
Sadie Pancoast declares that ring SIM
liar to thai which Pierce had in his o. =
session WAS worn by Eyre The last time
that she saw him.
This man who Jaw Pierre when he had
the large sum Of money anla valuable
ring In his posses Ion is j mn Way, who
lives near the fob, of aiarEAt stree , AZ
Marcus Hook. In an interview last II ght
he graphically descrb his meeting wuh
Jim Pierce or "Sp lggy Pierre. rs he
had sometimes hearu him called. on II car
which left ID rby at about O'Clock on The
afternoon OF Fr1ay, ID .rember %, the day
after George B. Eyre wen uuck nuntiu4.
Ways statement |, II, follows: l went
down to Dan by ON II trolley car, having
been to Philadeiph o buy some TUT |
goi up to Paiilad,lph TO 90 truck. which
sell In !aymout and "th"r PLACES in
this section. This particular day VAS thu
I'D OF Dscembera and was Fr,day When
l9ot down to Dariy ! hal IN change cars
The car | changed TO was bJunu ~ Cues-
ter.
'When got on he car, j M Pierce, or
Spriggy' Pierce, MS had heard INN call
cd, got on also. This was about 3 O'Clock
In he afternoon. have known him sny.
eral yeas. When the conductor came
along Pierce pulled on II fl,llus Of money
to pay his fare, | So. the money and sil d
-, aee you are w y flush.
He replied; Yes l have killed sixty
five dollars worth OF ducks Ia the last Two
weeks
Then he told me- after few ques ions
which cant remember accurately, that
be had been shipping ms ducks up to n
place on Dock stIert Phiialoiph!a, wh,r .
he had been that day to gst his money
lie said he had -hlppei tha ducks from
time to time during tho two weeks. lie
uhh't tell ne where in Duck etrcet he
shipped them. This was all he convur-
Sat!on we had concer ling his shooting and
bis visit to Philadelphia TINT | eau r+ca /.
no! iced that he had a ring on; on
which hand | can't say positively now.
looked AT the ring, for it Il tracted mo,
becaIise no wore tho SGT ing on thI lnItl,
OF the finger. asked him about tho ring
in an a1mirlng way, and he said thai his
sister had given it TO him, and tor that
simple reason he prih'd It very highly. He
raised his hand SO that could sec the ring
and remember that i had good izad
diamond setting fl ,nked VITA IL bluJ stouo
on one side and u rod stone on the other,
he said h. prizAl Tho ring 81 highly
tkn Ito was fearful lest someone shuu d
steal It
Il know both he Pierces, and the ono
talked to OH the car on tnS particular
aftelhnon If Friday, Dec mber -. was
the man have known several years by
the namo OF jim or 'epriggy' Pierce
81 have mot him on tho iclaware, gnu
mag, more ;haa once, and ho always an
LIZ IL, - al .t.
lo0king than his brother.
Ia answer 10 ques ions, Way, who is n
good sIJ. and II duck huntpr. said that
Perez would have had to s!!p,t ubou 100
pairs of ducks to got *Ga, unlrs, his bags
comprised some ranyisbhCk- whirh i, I'M
pfDDahic 1, r this -crliOn.
Il ala no. sure" Way continued, ''but
Ilhinii | understood Pierce to tell mo that
he had f,lIed seventeen ducks in one shot
several times
Ways wiFY listened to her husbands
story and after he had finished. sail that
IL vas the same TINT he tou hor on the
night OF december when he returned
frvm Philadelphia about O'Clock. Sevc-
RAJ other persons in Marcus Hook heard
Way toll II two or three weeks ago, and
through tham tho authorities got the in
formation This tao. Is accertoi by tho
District Attorney rs An indl5putabIo ar
Ei"Eil' lhut W hf Story absolutely
rs!iab'c and s,raiGh forward.
The hrne OF john Way at Marcus Hooke
is four mile. down the river from Chester
Way Is married and has IL small Gaught
er. Nu!!ir yeHrs old and his nulher lives
with him IIc has lived in Marcus Hook
hi.eeh year, and bears u go.d repulrtiun
1ae front portion Of his house Way uii-
lives az II sl"ru for the sale of provisions
md g "e"'ies. He also carries On a buck
war ; uadH in Clay mont aud Lnwood
lie IS ~ years and a sportsman, and lis
Tong 10 at. Lcu in his soc. Ion has enabled
hhn TO in1nilaHze himself with the men
who hau"t tho Delaware 81 ore in ia @ gum
season. lis became acquainted with
''iin' or "SpIiYgv' Pierce and his broth
or and 'pIaneY Pierce at pigeon matches
mud on hunt, Tor game on the rivu.. lilo
has met thoni many times On ths iiyyr
mad talked with them while huAting lie
has also met hem in Chester, and would
know thrln wherever 10 might meet
them.
Way 'carhcd home that Friday night,
December :! in few minutes after
Octuck. iiD stopped IN Chester after
LEAVING i'irle1on the ear. /, visit l.na Bur-
tun, burgess Ut NarrI- Hook who WAS
bong tr"a'rd Tor Al affection Of the eyes
ia lho thbsttr iiu.p!ai Not knowing
tht exaCt location pt IGu h .pitHi hu ask
81! t!"ft' |! direct h!in. Fierce ma So
1hn ht>D'tt! Is ~ Ninth and Barclay
street. A tho supper table, when he got
hh'nc, h" told lis wife what no did in
Ph Sadr!phiH, incidentally mentioning
the meeting win "Ji'n' pIerc, and his
GOT version VITA him HIS mother who
sal At the Table. recalls especially this
part Of biz sorry.
i -Four or Five DAYS late, whom the story
Of Eyre DISAPPEARANCE was rubii,hei
Way casually told the story of the meet
Ing with FLEECE 10 several people IN Mar
Gus IIouL., VIA considered II lightly. Since
then and uni!I y"s'yrltY Le had not re-
fev,ed |" 1t, hut ih",y 10 whom he mem
tsouod il bniuy'ng it important in view
.! lie saithnG revelations Ut murdor on
she Riding Of f,Yre's body, communicated
II t" he author, lr-, who scented clue
far mUro Important thnn any that has vet
been suggested or given to theur.
The lb+trIct Attorney aud his assistant
placed 80 much confidence in the strength
anil ,nnortance Of Way y story that they