Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28


After hearing the courts order Thurs
day afternoon, the sheriff conferred
with his attorney, William II. Head,
and skirmished around to secure hand
cuffs for his prisoners. Warden A. s.
Meserys Of the workhouss lent nine
pairs, the police department, SIX pairs,
Detective Francis, one pair, and De-
teotire Jones, one pair, and altogether
the sheriff, with what ne had at the
jail, was able to handouff IS of the
men.
These were loaded on the prison van,
and two cars OF the New Castle railway
early Friday. Numerous persons
witnessed the unprecedented Jail de-
livery at New CASTLE, and great
thronR saw their arrival at the Court
House. The van arrived first and
stopped at the King street side of the
building. John Beck was in charge
The Il prisoners were kept in the
vehicle from 9.45 until about $50
O'Clock until Sheriff Mcdaniel had
arrived with the keys to let them out.
They amused the crowd Of spectators
by singing. 4lt
The two trolley oars, carrying 60
| prisoners. arrived at the Market street
entrance to the Court House about 8. 20
O'Clock, and some Of the prisoners were
cheering. The cars had been trans
ferred to the Wilmington City Railway
| line at Fourth and French streets and
brought to Market by way of French
ana Front streets. Street Dispat oher
A anderson of the City Railway was at
the front of car No. SO, which led the
way. The New Castle crew OF the car
was Countiss and Harris. OF car No. 40,
which followed, Matthias and Lewis
comprised the crew. ,|t
| Sheriff Mcdaniel rode on the second
car. Assisting him with the prisoners
were Chief Warden Bnrnes, Stone Pile
Boss Rash, Deputy Sheriff Mcdaniel
aud Night Warden Simmons. At the
Court House, assistance was given by
Deputy Sheriff Savills, II. NJ. Wiley,
Robert Armstrong and Charles Smith.
In addition to these, the sheriff had
the aid of the police department. Chief
Of Police Massey ani Capt. Black were
at the Court House and SergeHnts KEEL
leher and Massey were there in charge
of Patrolmen Pierce, Scnell, Edwards,
Riley, Mcbride, HANCOCK, Bowman,
j. +. Ward, Hutton and Flynn.
by the time the oars reached the
county building the crowd of spectators
on the pavement, steps and terrace had
grown very large. The polite made a
path through the orowG, and Sheriff
Mcdaniel led the way for the prisoners
to follow into the Court House. Twenty
five men and Ons woman, Mary Boyer,
colored, the only woman on the list,
were on the second car, which was un-
loaded first, and AZ men were on the
first car. All of the 81 prisoners
called for were brought over excepting
John Adams, who was too ill to bring.
The spectators remarked upon the
good spirits OF the crowd of prisoners,
especially of the coIored men. who
joked ana bantered as they walked
through the aisle of onlookers. While
in the corridor, eight of the prisoners
sang a song. All were taken i'm.
mediately to the cells in tine basement,
and the IL prisoners in the van were
added to their number.
Sheriff Mcdaniel then reported to
the General Sessions Court. which had
been sitting for some time. Chiei
Justice Lore directed him to bring uT
him. Meanwhile a large crowd hao
J assembled in the courtroom to see the
ceremony of transferring the prisoners.
The sheriff was very prompt In bring
ing in the prisoners, in patches of Y
instead of Ii. Truly it was motley
J crew. some in prison strires, and some
in ordinary garb, most OF them poorly
dressed, IA large proportion oolored men
the white men generally pale and with
little hore in their faces. In the frs
batch was William Gibbons, who il
serving. time rs member Of the con