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The sun., 1901-11-23
DOLL SALE
AND DANCE
Pleasant Afternoon and Evening
at the New Century Club.
PROCEEDS ARE FOR CHARITY
Junior Board of the Homeopathic
Hospital Raise Money for the
Institution. Committees
and Patronesses.

At the New Century Club yesterday
the Junior Board of the Homeopathic
Hospital held its annual doll sale. 1t
was big success. All day the room was
crowded with purchasers and many peu-
pie took that opportunity to buy Christ
mas gifts. There We're dolls of all de-
scriptions and in that line the sales We're
especially large.
The chairmcn of the committees in
charge of the various tables We're as
follows: Doll table, Mrs. John Richard
son; fancy. Mrs. Egmont Negendunk:
candy. Mrs. William G. Phillips: cake,
Mrs. It. u. Brown; aprons, Miss Purdy;
Mrs. G. +. Wollaston was chairman of
the executive committee in charge of the
restaurant: Mrs. Frank Thomas and
Mrs. $. ~ Trump had charge of the
tables.
There was large number who partook
of the lunch mt noon. About twenty
young ladies acted as mattresses. One
of the managers of the hospital stated
last night that good sum would be
realized.
Last night dance was given in the
club parlors. The patronesses We're Mrs.
L. G. Kent, Mrs. G. f. Wollaston, Mrs,
Egmont Negendank. Mrs. S. y. Trump,
Mrs. Frederick Fl. Robinson, Mrs. Char
les Bendenkopf, Mrs. John ]. Satterth-
waite.
The sun., 1901-11-23
LIVED WITH CHICKENS.
Bad State Of Affairs Found /
Agent Stout.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lynn Arrested on the
Charge of Neglecting Her
Children.

Agent Frank Stout yesterday morning
arrested Mrs. Elizabeth Lynn on the
charge of neglecting her children and
sending them out to beg. For some time
complaints have been made to the So
ciety for the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Children which Mr.. Stout represents,
that the woman was not caring for her
offspring. The allegation is also made
that they had secured nearly 5000 by
begging.
On Thursday Mr.. Stout went to the
house. No. sO9 Lincoln street and found
our children living in filthy condition.
They We're not properly clothed and the
house was moi fit for anyone to live in.
On the second floor chickens We're al
owed to run at large. Mrs. Lynn was
lrrested yesterday morning as she was
ll,out to board boat for Philadelphi.
She will be arraigned i'll the City Court
! his morning.
The children and their ages follow:
Agnes, aged IA years; Cassie, 1914 years
Alexis, A: and Jennie, 2.
Mrs. Lynns husband was found dead
in public comfort house Mt the Market
street entrance to Braifdywine Park sew
eral weeks ago.
The sun., 1901-11-23
THOMAS H. PENNoCK DEAD.
Well Known Clothing Dealer Died
After Long Illness.

Thomas ii. Pennock, of the clothing
firm of II. III. Pennock & Co., died at his
home, No. 621 West Seventh street, early
yesterday morning from consumption,
after six months illness. Mr.. Pen
mock was born in Chester county, Pa,
lhout forty-four years ago, and came to
this city when young man, to learn the
'lothing business. Subsequently ! he
'orppd Il co-partnership with Thomas
Foreman, under the firm name of Pen
nock & Foreman. which continued in
business until several years ago, when
John L. Dickey bought out the junior
members share in the house. The new
firm does business at No. 213 Market
street.
Mr.. pennock is survived by widow
and four children. Funeral service will
he held over his body on Monday.
He was il member of Clayton Lodge,
No. 4, X. of T.. and Wilmington Com
mandy, No. 1, Uniform Rank, X. p.
The sun., 1901-11-23
LYNN AND WHITE
UNDER INDICTMENT
Z rue Bills Against Both Were Returned Yes
terday by the Grand Jury to the
Court of General Sessions.
PROBABLY WILL BE TRIED NEXT WEEK

Shortly before o'clock yesterdayafter-
Enoon the grand jury, which returned to
|jts duties in the Court House in the
morning. returned II true bills against
president John Lynn of the Levy Court,
|and one against Harry NJ. White, former
Levy Courtman. All of the indictments
4are for obtaining money under false pre-
{senscs, with the exception of one against
Wynn, which Is for larceny.
The indictments are numbered from 81
Ho 49,
A The first is against Mr.. White and
charges that he passed upon "A bill pre-
&ending that Henry A. Enos had done
Work to the value of $6225, for which
~ bill was rendered, March u, 1897, and
Tor which White gave his receipt, where
As Enos was not entitled to receive the
monnt specified. White is alleged to
have converted SEATS to his own use
M The first of the indictments against
MIR Lynn is numbered 3S. and alleges
That Lynn, designing and intelhling to
~ heat and defraud County Treasurer
Iorace q. Rettew. by pretending that
Robert Barnett had repaired bridges in
he First district at cost of $1S7 25.
rhc bill is dated May 1st, 1900; but the
Iihi ~ abNEtN tldl " " uS lbl IItStiltt'i
by Barnett; that it was 80. Kd" by
.ynn and that Lynn converted the pro-
tecds to his own use.
This indictment in full is as follows:
November Term, 1901
New Castle County, IS:
The grand inquest for the State Of
Delaware and the body of New Castle
county, on their oath and affirmation
respectively, do present:
That John Lynn, late OF Chrstiana
hundred, in the county aforesaid, on the
FIRST day OF May, in the year of our
ord, one sthousand nine hundred, with
Force and arms, ut Wilmington hundred,
|n the county aforesaid, designing and
53ntcndng to cheat and defraud a certain
Horace G. Rettew, the said Horace G.
iettew being the receiver of taxes and
ounty treasurer of the county Of New
astle aforesaid, of certain money,
foods. chattels and property. mlawfully,
knowingly and designedly, did, then and
here, falsely pretend to a certain George
~. Kelley, the said George ID. Kelley
ben and there being the county comp
boiler for the county of New Castle
foresaid, that certain Robert Bar
lett. OF the county of New Castle afore-
aid, had done, performed and furnished
Hertain work and labor, and had furnish
certain material for repairing certain
ridges, the which false pretenee was
Embodied in certain false and pretend
~ bill. whereas, in truth and in fact,
Fthe said Robert Barnett had not, then
IN there done, performed and furnished
3be said certain work and labor. nor
&hen and there furnished the said certain
amntcrial. as so falsely pretended ms afore-
5fnid, which said hill was then and there
IA the following words and figures. towit
Wilmington, Del, May 1st, 1900
.cvy Court. New Castle County,
a "To Robert Barnett, Dr..
lSf First District, for repairing bridges
nasons, "a days Mt SO per day. IS 70 OC
4 lahorcrs, 16 dys. at $3.50 per day "a OC
LA perch Of stone, at s1.25 perch 81 2-
III s1s7 2;
80. X. ]. Lynn
hich said false and pretended bill the
The sun., 1901-11-23
WORKHOUSE GETS
THE PRISONERS
Eighty Arraigned Before the Bar of the Court
of General Sessions Yesterday.
More to Follow.
JOLLY CRIMINALS SING In COURT HOUSE

carrying 6S prisoners, arrived ut the
Market street entrance to the Court
House and some of the prisoners were
cheering
As they were marched up the steps and
walk to the Court House the prisoners,
who seemed to be in the best of spirits,
exchanged bantering remarks with the
crowd. In the corridor the prisoners
burst into song and kept it up until they
reached the steps leading to the cells
in the basement.
BY order of Chief Justice Lore the
criminals were brought before the court
in patches Of twenty.
While the first batch was before the
court, Chief Justice Lore made this an
nouncement:
We want to say to the sheriff and
to counsel that the court are unanimous
ly of the opinion that the General AS
sembly had the constitutional power to
determine and provide place of custody
and also the proper custodian of the
public prisoners in New Castle county.
'And further, that the Legislature, by
the act providing for the establishment
Of the New Castle County Workhouse,
with the amendments, has provided a
Iidtt anu IL tuStb'iuil lOi
and that-due notice of the completion of
that workhouse has been given the sher-
if and in the time fixed by law, and
that the custody now rightfully belongs
to the board OF trustees of the county
workhouse."
Calling the names of the prisoners, the
Chief Justice said to them: "You are now
,, committed to the custody Of the board
of trustees of the New Castle County
Workhouse until the residue of the SEN
tence of this court under which you are
respectively now held shall be fully car
red into execution"
Then Warden Meserve took charge.
The prisoners were transferred. to the
workhouse in ears of the Peoples Rail
way Co.
On rcmching the workhouse. thespris-
oners we're received by Deputy Warden
Leonard Crawford. Each man was re-
uuired to take bath and then to put on
| a new suit of clothes, before being placed
| in the cells.
| Warden Meserve is especially grateful
/ to the police for the services they rem
dered in handling the prisoners. He ex-
pressed his pleasure at the successful
management of the affair yesterday after
noon and added "The policemen have
given excellent service and / fell under
y debt of gratitude to Chief Massey for
Tho detail and to the officers personally
| for their assistance"
PRISONERS WILL WORK.
.The machines will not be in until
December and then we will start the
prisoners ut the work of making cloth
| ing. Until then the men will be worked
! in the quarry in squads.
The sun., 1901-11-23
Orders for Many Cars.

The Harlan & Hollingsworth Com
pany has secured an order from the
Plant System for three parlor cars,
which will be built after the latest ap-
proved designs.
The American Car and Foundry Co.
has received orders as follows: 600 cars
for the .Atehinson, Topeka & Santa Fe
railway. so flat cars for the Terminal
Rnlmad Association of st. Louis, 80
passenger cars for the Pennsylvania rail
road. 80 freight cars for the Louisiana 4
Northern railroad, 20 cahoOses for the
Pcre Marquette railroad, and 20 freight
ears for the Georgia, / iorida & Alabama
railway.
The sun., 1901-11-23
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Many People Inspected New Addison
TO Delaware Hospital.

The Board Of Hangers of the Della
ware Hospital may well feel proud of the
handsome new addition which was open
ii for public inspection yesterday The
,ulding is complete in every detail, with
I'll modern improvements for n hospital.
The building was crowded with visitors
II day yesterday from 10 o'clock in the
morning until o'clock in the evening.
Those who had not seen the new addi-
tion before were surprised to see what
fine structure it is. The building win
,lsn be open to the public today from
20 to o'clock. 1t is expected that the
icw addition will be already to receive
patients some time next week. This
will require much work on the part of
those ut the institution and it will be
| great relief to the attendants when the
work Of getting ready to receive patients
IN the new building is completed.
The sun., 1901-11-23

said John Lynn then and there further
falsely pretended to the said George ID.
Kelley, the said county comptroller for
the said county Of New Castle, had been
duly rendered by the said Robert Bar
nett, whereas, in truth and in fact, the
said bill had not been so rendered by the
said Robert Barnett, and which said bS,
IN furtherance Of the said false pretence
and pretences and of the said design and
intention of the said John Lynn to cheat
and defraud the said Horace 9. Rettew,
the receiver of taxes and county treas
lrcr of said county, as aforesaid, was
then and there made by him, the said
John Lynn, aud then and there, In
furtherance OF said false pretence and
pretcuces and OF said design and inten-
lion so to cheat and defraud as afore-
said the said bill was by him, the said
John Lynn, presented to the said George
ID. Kelley, said county comptroller for
New Castle county, for the approval OF
him, the said George ID. Kelley, county
comptroller us aforesaid, that the said
Robert Barnett was entitled to receive
pay for the work and labor so falsely
pretended to have been done, performed
and furnished, as aforesaid, and for the
material so falsely pretended to have
hc"n furnished as aforesaid, as falsely
so shown as aforesaid, whereas, in truth
and fact, the said Robert Barnett, then
and there, was not entitled to receive pay
for the said work and labor so falsely
pretended TO have been done, performed
AMI furnished aS aforesaid, or for the
said material 50 falsely pretended to have
been furnished as aforesaid, and which
said hill NnS then and there by color
means and force Of the said false pre-
trnce and pretences of him, the said
John Lynn approved by the said George
u. Kelley, county comptroller as afore-
said. by inprinting and writing upon
the face Of said bill his official certifica-
tion to the correctness thereof, in manner
and form and in the works and figures
ns follows. to Wit
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Continued on Page Four.l

5ody was removed ut Landlith, told OF
he finding Of the body under their train
MI Of the three men stated that they
clt sure their train did not kill the man
They also testified that the body was
old when removed and felt positive
that the man had been dead at least M
hour.
Herbert G. McCauley, fireman on the
?, w. 4 b. railroad, testified that Ii,
aw and spoke to Mr.. Beckett about {
2rlock on Tuesday afternoon, short
distance north of I4andlith At that time
~ was walking towards the city on tn,
outhhound track.
AS this was all of the evidence present
,oroner Frick moved that adjournment
ie made until next Saturday night. He
iated that in his opinion not enough
violence had been heard to give Il yer
iict. At this point the hearing ad
burned.
The sun., 1901-11-23

Court proceedings yesterday made the
day an eventful occasion in the history
of criminology in the State. In the
Court Of General Sessions in the morn
ing eighty prisoners brought by Sheriff
Mcdaniel from New Castle Jail before
the bar of the court by order of the
court, We're sentenced for the residue of
their terms to the workhouse and We're
committed to the custody of the work
house trustees. The court ordered
eighty-one prisoners brought over from
the Jail and all but one were produced in
court, the exception being John Adams,
who was too sick to be moved. 1hus
nguratively speaking, was begun the
march from the old Jail to the new in
Stitution.
Later in the morning in Municipal
court upon the appeal of d. Frank Ball,
of counsel for the workhouse trustees,
Judge Churchman issued an order direct
ing Sheriff Mcdaniel to bring into court
this morning at II o'clock twenty-one
prisoners, confined in the jail, that We're
committed from the court. Chief Of
Police Massey served the order upon the
| sheriff.
Yet there was more to come. Chief
JHSlltt lsbTe Ut z.oU % tlOth Ill tnt dlltT-
| neon directed Crier Smith to open the
! Court of Oyer and Terminer. When the
court was formally opened an order
| similar to those made in the Court Of
General Sessions and Municipal Court
was made upon Sheriff Mcdaniel direct
| Ing him to bring into court this morn
| ing at o'clock ten named long term
| prisoners as follows: Jackson Walker,
Il InL
Michael Faino, William Fisher, John
| Dougherty, Harry Wallace, Montyloo A..
| Cole. Harry Blackiston and John Jones.
OF these the following are serving life
| sentences: Walker, Johnson, Williams,
Dougherty. Wallace and Faino.
| Cole is the young dental student who is
serving five years for the murder OF
William Montague.
| ans morning the old Jail will be prac-
| tically deserted. In it. there will re-
main few prisoners whose terms will
expire in few days and for that rea-
son it was decided not to remove them
| to the workhouse.
| ARRIVAL OF THE PRISONERS.
Early in the morning hundreds of peo-
| pie gathered about the Court House
awaiting the arrival of the prisoners.
The first indication Of expected develop
nents was the arrival of the "Black
| Maria" at the rear of the building Mt
| $50 o'clock in charge of John Black.
Twelve prisoners occupied the van and
| they were kept in the vehicle until about
| $50 o'clock until Sheriff Mcdaniel. who
had the keys of the van, arrived and
unlocked the door. While they waited
the prisoners kept things lively by kick
;nu cbnutinp and Gin ring
About $50 o'clock two electric cars
The sun., 1901-11-23
Jury HEARS
EVIDENCE
Proner's Jury Investigating G.
j. II. Beckett's Death.
20 VERDICT RENDERED
mother Session of the Jury to be
Held on Next Saturday Evening,
~ When More Testimony
& Will be Taken.
VERDICT RENDERED

At the office of James Il. Chandler last
HSht Coroner Frick started an inquest
n ascertain, if possible, the exact man
"a and way in which Charles j. IL.
fckett lost his life on Tuesday last.
ter hearing Il number of witnesses the
IN adpourned until next Saturday
alght to get time to secure more evidence
M the case. The testimony heard
9rQught out two important points III the
'nse. One was that the deceased was
seen i'll Wilmington on the afternoon that
~ met MS death, by Mt least two per
sons The other important point was
That members of the crew of the train
from which the body was removed say
Bhat it was cold when taken from the
Efpcks and had evidently been dead fol
4f fleast an hour.
Ihe inquest was started at o'clock
N5e first witness was Charles j. Beck
S& son of the deceased. Mr.. Beckett
examined as to the mental condition
his father previous to his going away
as to when he went away and where
stated that the last time he saw hi,
her was on last Sunday night ant
he went to Philadelphia before h,
witness) got up the next morning
stated Mat on Tuesday his father
home from Philadelphia his watch
y fountain pen and knife.
fomhiy the most important witnes.
William Il. Woodward. Mr.. Wood
sald that between 2 and oclncl
lrs'ay afternoon, the day on whicl
y5 iu'''Sed y;' met his death. he saw hin
lug street between Front and Sec
2 rn,,n: an ~ Hayes, engineer: Rohrr
n,hil,' conductor and Frank O'Toole
IN "u ~ vi tiIe train No. 1877, southhound
'"e trucks of which the mangle,
The sun., 1901-11-23
BRANDYwINE LIBRARY BALL.
Was a Success Socially and Finan'
cially.

Large attendance marked the second
annual ball of the Brandywine Library
association which was held last night in
Turn Hall. Socially and financially the
affair was great success. Birds orches-
ira furnished the music.
The ball was held under the direction
Of the following committee: John j. Nc
Gee, chairman; John J. McIntire. secre-
tary; James Gagan. Treasurer: master of
ceremonies. William w. Cole; floor man
ager, edward A. McClafferty; first as
sistant. u. Francis Harrington: second
assistant Lewis III. Townsend; thipa
assistant, George b. Hunt.
Among those present We're number
IF guests from Philadelphia and Ches'
ter
The sun., 1901-11-23
FINED FOR ACTING DIsoRDERLY
Number Of Gases Disposed Of in the
City Court.

Judge Churchman disposed of the fol-
owing eases in City Court yesterday:
Frank Schneider and John Cassidy,
harged with asasulting John X. Sulli-
van near the Christiana glass works,
fined Sd. each; John Cassidy and Tillie
Thomas, acting disordery in Brandy
wine Park, fined $40 each; James s. TAFT,
harged with larceny of an oyercoat and
two pairs of shoes, the property of Ed
ward Jacobs, continued until this morn
ing: John Carly, colored boy, charged
with larceny of SO from Margaret Ryan,
refprred to Agent Stout of the 3. p. G.
G.; Frank Daniels, charged with ASSAULT
ing Mrs. Hannah Elliott at Sixth and
Spruce streets, case dismissed.
The sun., 1901-11-23
Recent Appointments.

The following appointments have been
made by the government:
Edward Ramsey, to be Commissioner
If Deeds for Delaware, resident in Phila-
lelphia.
William f. Dimes, first lieutenant Go.
G, First Infantry.
William l.. Breerwood, second lieuten-
ant Co. q. First Infantry.
George +. Cornell, quartermaSter of
the First Regiment of Infantry, with
rank of first lieutenant
]. Warren Reed, of Wilmington, COM
missary of the First Regiment of Infan-
'ry, with rank of first lieutenant.
Dr. James r. Lofand, of Milford, as
1istant surgeon, First Infantry, with
rank of first lieutenant.
The sun., 1901-11-23
VESSEL LONG OVERDUE.
Que Wiley Arrives at This Port From
Rouen.

After Il voyage of forty-fve days
across the Atlantic ocean, the French
lark Que Wiley arrived in port yesterday
morning from Rouen, France in ballast
o load with cargo of oil.
In speaking of the trip, Captain Pierre
ltoisel said that his vessel was twenty
three days overdue, and that, although
10 rough weather was experienced, the
Wind was unusually light, and that for
greater portion of the time the bark
imply drifted about. Captain Loisel
avs the usual time for making the trip
twenty-five days.
The sun., 1901-11-23
Fire in Engine House.

A conhagration in fire engine house
is of rare occurrence but there was a
blaze in the house of the Fame Fire
Company early yesterday morning and
the chemical apparatus was put in ser
vice to extinguish the blaze. The fire
was caused by defective fiue and was
in the second story of the building. The
damage amounted to about s25 and is
covered by insurance.
The sun., 1901-11-23
Marie Il October1g.

William 7. Gouert of No. 1921 West
Eighth street. this city, and Miss Lii
ian kepner. daughter of Common Coun-
Gilman Kepner of Chester, Pa, were
married on October 18th. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. +. Burgette
Short of this city. Mr.. Gouert is son
of Oscar o. Goucrt teller of the First
National Bank.
The sun., 1901-11-23
CoRRECT,
June 5, 1900,
G.. ID. Kelley,
COMPTROLLER.

sss&+A
As he, the said John Lynn, then and
there well-known, and which said pre-
tcnce and prctences the said John Lynn
then and there knew to he false; and
which said bill now bears the imprint of
u stamp containing the following words
nnl figures, to wit:
p* -
Levy Court, New Castle Co., Del.
June 5, 1900
Approved.
hy color, force and means of which said
fH!se pretence and pretences. he, the said
John Lynn, did, then and there, unlaw.
fully. knowingly and designedly Secure,
ohtain and cause to he had drawn, in
further pursuance Of said false pretence
and pretences and Of the said design and
The sun., 1901-11-23
AGREEMENT Made.

An agreement made last sprin. be-
tween the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company and its freight train employees
is to take effect on January l. The new
agreement means an increase in wages.
Il will affect engineer. firemen, conduc-
tors and brakemen.
The sun., 1901-11-23
Car and Wagon ColIided.

There was much excitement for short
me yesterday morning ut Second and
F"plar streets on account of collision
1etween Il Peoples Railway car and one
u Wanamaker's delivery wagons, which
was driven by a. III. Meredith and X.
Z. Cahall. The wagon was badly dam
'g"d but the young men escaped with
slight injuries
The sun., 1901-11-23
Talk on Sunday Schools.

Mrs. Lottie T. Brockson OF Townsend,
State Normal Superintendent of Presby-
teran Sunday Schools, will give practi-
al talk about Sunday Schools in First
Presbyterian Church Monday evening.
All Sunday School and church workers
are invited
The sun., 1901-11-23
CAUTION.

All parties contemplating underwriting purchasing
cu1ties based upon the property of the Wilmington Dela
awar Coal Gas Company warned to carefully investigate
the situation in Wilmington before doing The Oxv
Hydrogen Gas Company of Wilmington, Delaware is
by my friends It's works practically finished it will
ultimately lay it's pipes in the City of Wilmington The re-
suit will undoubtedly be prolonged gas which will pre-
the Wilmington Coal Gas Company from making any net
earnings applicable to dividends or interest.
The sun., 1901-11-23
DIR. Htiff to Make an Address.

DIR. Iliff, famous pulpit orator and anti
polyagamy antignastic who has recently
been appointed one of the church ex-
'ension secretaries of the Methodist
Church, will make an address in St.
paul's NJ Il. Church on Sunday morn
ing
The sun., 1901-11-23
Cars Jumped Track.

Two cars of freight train on the W.
& \. branch of the Philadelphia and
Reading railroad jumped the track near
Coatesvilc yesterday morning. Passen-
ger train No was blocked for nearly
an hour.
The sun., 1901-11-23
MFR. MjtcheIl's Funeral

The funeral of Thomas Mitchell, the
well-known undertaken, who died or
Thursday will be held on Wednesday.
Services will be conducted at his late
home, No. 1105 Madison street by the
Rev. III. w. Wells.