Evening journal., 1901-11-06
CAPITAL CITY
A BUSY PLACE
Courts and Board Of Pardon
Called Many officials
There
Special to the Evening Journal.


Dover. Nov. 6.-The capital city was
bustling with business OF many kinds
and description ON Tuesday The
Board Of Pardons brought many law
yers from Wilmington, including
Henry c. Conrad, Howell S. England,
Harry JOslyn and Edward CoOch. State
Treasurer Bmris. State Auditor Nor
man. Lieutenant-GOvernor Cannon,
Governor Hum, Attorney-General
Ward, Deputy Attorney-General Rich
ards and many other prominent people
from all over the State. also were here
In the court room much business was
being transacted besides the proceed
ings attendant upon the trial of Travis.
The Levy Court was in session and DR.
Cooper and Or. Lowber were before 1t
urging that action be taken to prevent
the spread of smallpox
The Hon. Mr.. Wheelan. of Wiscon-
sin. delivered a most entertaining lee
ture in the Century Clubs rooms last
evening before the Modern Woodmen
Of America and their invited guests. A
large audience was present
The Kent county court convened yes
terday in Dover and much business was
transacted by the various attorneys. In
the Court of General Sessions the case
of State against Travis was tried and
the whole day wac occupied by hearing
testimony by both sides. Paris, the
town bailiff of Harrington. was the
prosecuting witness, and he slated that
after arresting Travis, the accused
threw him from bridge near the town
lookup. and then assaulted him. Travis
stated that he did not throw Paris into
the ditch. but in tho struggle on the
bridge they both fell together, and in
his struggle TO get out of the ditch
Paris may have been bruised.
Dr. Cooper. president of tho State
Board Of Health, reports that the num-
ber Of smallpox patients in West Dover
hundred. Kent county. is not known
DR.. Davis of Dover. who was skeptical
as to the prevalence of this dreaded dis
ease in that locality now reports to
have knowledge that there are cases in
that district. The Board of Health has
employed a physician to vaccinate
every person in the district DR.. Cooper
says that the disease was brought into
that community by a colored man
named Johnson. of Chester. Pa.
The Levy Court of Kent county
agreed with the Board of Health that
the latter should at once vaccinate
avery person living in West Dover hun
drcd, anu require of those persons who
have the ability to pay, payment for
the same at the rate of so cents per
person The Board Of Health wished
to establish quarantine OF that district,
but tAe Levy Court refused to approve
Of the suggestion.
In the divorce proceedings of Thomas
G. Frame. Jr.. Mrs. Frame was per-
mitted to become a party TO the suit.
and was granted d temporary alimony
/ OF $40 per month until the court dis
posed of the divorce proceedings.
| John Biggs. of Wilmington, appeared
for Mrs. Frame, and made a spirited
/ fight for his client William l.. Good
ing is the commissioner, and James II.
Hughes and III. TX. Ward are Mr.
Frames attorneys.
Mr.. johnson, proprietor of the kits
Hammock Hotel. made application for
license to sell Intoxicating liquors at
chat place, and met with defeat because
Of the remonshance signed by many
prominent women, led by Mrs. VOL
cott.
George w. Fowler and his wife.
! Worthy Fowler. accused of forgery.
and who refused to heed advice of
counsel. William p. Shockley and Ed
ward L. Reynolds, were each sentenced
20 one year in prison, and George w.
Fowler additionally to one hour in the
b laillCy
{ The Board of Pardons met and par
Z doned C. B. Variau.of New Castle. and
romitted the pillory in the case Of VIII
, liam II. Decker. in Kent county. The
S latter suffers from heart trouble. and
, the State feared the strain would be
tco great for Decker 20 live through
p Decker was convicted of stealing a
b horse and carriage
Z The Town Council OF Dover met ON
Monday evening and determined "a
! take action toward the permanent i'm.
? Drovement of The streets Of the capital
Z city. In pursuance of the determine
: tion the body ordered The police officer
s. 10 point oui ten OF the worst paved
r sidewalks on the most importan,
; streets and make report TO the Council
, Owners Of the properties facing the ba,
sidewalks will be ordered to make h,
necessary repairs. This is q beginning
b 10 cbtain better streets and sidewalks.
= For the better security Of the capita
s city against fire the police officers wer
n instructed 70 open every fire plug her