The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-01-28
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.

F., Ned Mitchell, was arrested al
! Chester on Saturday, by Detective
!, Bernard J. McVey and Chief Will
liam Leary OF Chester, on the charge
| Of being one OF three coiored men
who wayla,d William Hunter, at
the end Of the causeway early Sun
day, May l3 last.
Hunter was relieved of gold
watch valued at $S5. ring worth
about SIS and IS in money.
Detective McVev had worked on
/ the case when the robbery was
first reported but lost track Of the
parties. Two weeks ago he work.
ed up clue which resulted in 10
eating White 10 Chester.
White was found 10 house in
Long bottoms row at Chester He
saw the officers approach the
house. The officers forced open
the door and White ran 10 the back
OF the house and out Of second.
story window on to shed. He
then ran along the roofs oil the sheds
Of four houses, jumped into a yard
and over back ience.
The officers kept after him and
gradually gained. Alter going ten
blocks they captured him 10 South
Chester.
Mayor Jefferis Of Chester, will
give White hearing this morning.
After the .captureo Of White Detec-
tive McVeytelepnoned TO Mr.. Hun.
ter and he went with the detective to
the Jail at Thurlow where White
had been taken.
Hunter positively identified White
as one oil the three men who way
laid HIM.
Hunter had missed the last New
Castle car on Saturday night. May
u, and started 10 walk 10 New
Castle. When he had gone some
distance on the causewav he met
three colored men. One asked him
which road 10 take 10 Faruhurst,
anoiher where he was Soiug and
he said he was going hume, after
some further talk one asked him
where lie lived and when be said
New Castle called him liar and
struck him on the side oil the head,
knocking him down.
Hunter got up and one Of the
others raised club 10 strike when
he sad: .Hold on, don't hit me, I'll
give you my money" One ol the
men then grabbed his watch and
tore the chain.
One OF the men triDped him Just
then and be fell, all three Jumped
him. They searched him and ,ouk
his valuables. Finally they let
him 20 and he resumed his walk to
New Castle, put had to sit down
several times owing to his injuries.
Ii is said that Two days alter the
robbery White showed the watch
aud ring 10 person and threw the
pock-tbtok in the fire. He ,remGed
like a leaf when Hunter identified
him on Saturday.
No one in New Castle wants to
do anything that will IN the slight
est manner tend to throttle busi-
ness that is now here. When the
proposed water commission be-
comes reality it viii. be time
enough TO talk about buying the
Water Works. The first thing
needed is the Legislature giving
power 10 the city TO issue bonds.
Alter that the work OF purchasing
or establishing water sand an
electric light plant will be safe IN
the hands OF Messrs. Phillips.
Eambson, Deakyne. Rothwell,
Stewart and Challenger. They arc
all live business men. They are
up.to.date. They are to deal fair.
ly between the city and the people.
Suggestions are in order just at
present as to the proposed legisla.
ton to be asked. The law commit
tee proposes 10 make the law
stronger Tor the collection OF prop.
cry taxes. Property owners are
not The worst. Take fully 200 peo.
pie in the city who never have a
good word TO say OF the place. They
are chronic GROWERS about the
city aud the administration of the
c,tv's affairs. Their children are
being educated by the best OF
teachers, free books, are supplied
and protection is given to them by
the city. Year alter year their
names appear on the assessment
list oulv TO be turnea in as errors.
The law committee would do well
10 have a clause inserted that the
taxes OF non-properly holders can
be collected annually before Noyem-
Der |. 1t is an injustice to the city
and property owners. BY COM
pelling the people to pay their
taxes there would be at least
enough money collected TO pay the
salary OF ono police officer
Joseph Grimes, aged IS years,
died on Saturday night at the home
OF his brother, George W. Grimes.
His funeral will take place tomor-
row.
Mrs. Sarah ]. Hilyard, widow OF
the late Captain William H. Hill
yard oil Newport, died on Saturday,
aged 10 years. Her funeral will
take place tomorrow.
frank Beck has received a letter
the death Of William
Myers, formerly OF this city. Sew
eral years ago Myers came here
from Wheeling, W. Va, and work.
ed in the cutting shops oil the local
iron works. When times got slack
he left Tor the south and was en-
ployed as brakeman on the b. g.
.. railroad. He fell off a car and
the wheels of the other cars passed
over his body. While in this city
he was highly respected and some