The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-02-26
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.


quest on the BODY OF Waiter Nose
colored. Superintendent David b
Mccoy very kindly had the remains
of Rose brought in to the undertak.
ing parlors of Undertaken Charlie
II. Clewell. Coroner Vandever EN-
panelled a jury with Wilbur Mere.
dith as foreman and Joseph Arm.
strong as secretary. Four wit.
nesses to the stabbing affair in the
bum cell testified that John Jones
| attempted to get a book from
| the pocket of Rose s coat. Rose OBJ
jected and Jones persisted and was
promptly knocked down twice.
Then he drew his knife and plunged
it into Rose. The four men were
held as witnesses and the jury re-
turned the following verdict: Re-
solved That Walter Rose came to
his death at the New Castle county
hospital at Farnhurst IN New Cas-
tie hundred, on February 3, 1900,
from the effects of a stab wound IN
flicted by knife in the hands of
John Jones in New Castle Jail on
cDEudTy Il, l9UU.
"Resolved, That we exonerate
John E. Taylor and his warden
from all blame as the two men were
lodgers.
About $50 persons partook of sup
per given by the ladies OF st. Peters
Church on Saturday night.
James Hall, aged - years, owes
his life to Thomas Booth and Will
liam Hanson. The lad fell off the
long wharf into the Delaware river
and was rescued by the men men-
toned.
New Castle has been having its
share of blizzard weather.
Word has been received here of
the death of the infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. Edmund {. Conroy of
Philadelphia. Mrs. Conroy's con-
dition is critical
J. W. Miller of Olcan, N. Y. at
one time superintendent of the Will
mington and New Castle Electric
Railway. is visiting friends here.
George Fisher, a prominent far
mer residing near Bear Station
died on Thursday last. A few
hours before his death he told his
wife that he was going to die.
Mr.. Fisher had been ill with grip
and heart trouble for eleven weeks
but it was not suspected that he
was nigh unto death when on
Thursday he called his wife to him
and asked her to send for Bill"
Walker, who had been his intimate |
friend for years. He also told her
that he knew he was going to die at
sunset and he wanted Mr.. Walker i
to arrange his affairs for him.
81 expect to die ere the setting of
the sun, he said. II don't know |
what makes me think so. have
you and ourchildren to live for, but
| cannot stay. / don't want to
leave. But l can't stay with vou.'
Mr.. Walker. one of the most
prominent and conscientious far
mers in this vicinity, was sent for
as requested.
Mr.. Fisher explained some bust
ness matters to his friend and then
talked calmly with his family
When the sunset gun was fired at
Fort DUPONT he died. He leaves
wife and !our children who will
be cared for by relatives
IL Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Considerable interest is mani
ested here in the case of Clara
Dunlap, the young girl who was
ound on Thursday morning lying
unconscious in pool of blood at
and Market streets,
Philadelphia. Miss Dunlap has
lumber of relatives here and has
'een frequent visitor to this place.
Her father, Theodore c. Dunlap,
resided in Delaware City
nut removed to Philadelphia when
young man. The injured girl
ias taken to the University Hos
ital where it was found that her
kull had been fractured The
tory of her in jury was told at Il
caring before Magistrate Evans of
From the testimony
appears that Miss Dunlap, who
twenty years of age. and lives at
70. 1881 Walnut street, became ac-
uaintcd with Mrs. Sadie Deyere, ,
dressmaker. of No. 3424 SAMSON
treet, short time ago. On We'd
esday the two met and went to
returning in the even
'g. when according to Mrs. Devere 6
lie young woman suggested going q
the ball given at Thirty-second I
nd Market streets by a German :
'ciety. An alteration followed, i
lring which Miss Dunlap either Q
Il or was pushed downstairs, !
lstaining her injuries. Miss Dun i
P has an uncle, Joseph Dunlap.
siding in Wilmington.
The cold weather yesterday had
5 effect on the attendance in all s
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