The evening Republican., 1902-05-06
TUESDAY. MAY 3. 1902.

TUESDAY. MAY 8. 1902.
IT has been three weeks since
Mrs. Collins, residing near Laurel
in this State, was found murdered
within stones throw Of her resi-
lence. The State detectives as well
as Pinkerton detectives have not
left stone unturned to run down
the murderer Tie whole affair is
as much mystery to-day as the
day upon which the deed was com
mitted. The neigh bof1 ana resl-
dents of Laurel have taken sides, II
great many believing the husband
guilty OF the crime, while Others
are of the opinion that another
committed the murder. Every cine
that has come to the detectives has
been run down without the flend
thus far being apprehended. They
have been unable to find even a
plue that would positively fasten
the crime on the husband. He was
arrested and locked up by the de-
tectiyes but was released by habe:ls
corpus proceedings and held to bal
In the sum of $500. Ii the husband
Is guilty, what must be his feelings
RS his very footsteps have been
logged by the detectives ever since
the murder was committed. Every
word he utters is weighed carefully
rs well as every place he flequents.
The mystery continues to surround
Mrs. Collins untimely death. The
detectives have had little to work
upon but they have been busy Of
ficials since they first started to fer
ret out the pelpetratorof the crime.
George f. Smith, the postmaster
Mt Laurel, is one Of the >taunchcst
friends Collins has had, aud who
thoroughly believes in his Innocence.
He has taken a great interest III the
case and thinks that the cplored
man Pratt now under arrest, com
mitted the deed, And he So posi-
tive that he has written several let,
ters to the press on the subject. CIV
ing his views and Defending the
husband Of the murdered woman.
The Pinkerton detectives have
been called of tn" ca~N without
finding any tangible clue t. en
tighten the public.
1t would lie well for the people "
Laurel to hold their tongues unit
something more definite has lee!
found to base any accusation
which have been floating around tn
some time. Be sure You get tn
right person, A'r Detective.
THE Emergency Hospital, whirl
cost the tax payers Of New Na~tl
county some $1,000 was the hes
money ever spent for their benefit
Out of l5 small poN caH"s treated a
the hospital, not one cast" has he"
lost. This speaks equally we'll Il
the nurses, whom the Board {
Trustees Of the Poor pay bat f20
week and the two phNsi"innS VIII
attended the PATIENTS 'Ehn Trustee
of the Delaware Hospital for tn
Insane are compelled to laN frame
nurses &i5 Il week each. and the
have leen wanting t" leave even {;
this figure. Thus far tn" hoNpits
has cost the county I"-s thm IN
other institution Of its Kind in the
Pennsylvania New York or Mary
land theatelaIune paid out nrHIl
S.. 600 for the email p"N "pdrini
which visited that city tilN Wlntr
Wilmington spent I,>S thun F3ou
Quite Il difference,
If the State eyer gets suliiriel
money together ii WVUEt hr a -o'
idea to erect Decent buiIdln1
which to hold the sessions "f tn
Legislature at Dover NUthWIt
standing the nuIjdIug mas been I
modelled il r. fifty years h"hlud II
times and totally unfit for the pu
puee for which it i used. II
clerks rDun~ ana til"Ir I,rul7hln:
should huVra p.1lT IN Pack, tht
are an abnminHiDn aud NOT tit /
any purpoS" mGrh I"-S f. r'lN"
offices Even tn" GoVrruUs qua
ter> are not as gOOd U-fnNnN ~fHbID
POTTER PA.NHf. Ni ! m DLu. ii
i saidtp hHyrlrit $2j.o0u U'H to
family to h"Ip keep the wolf lr'
the door At one time ne wa.
poor man rs dollar, and cents {
But he believed in Chicago real
tate and made his pile. Lucky
did not live in Wilmington and ha
the same faith N IT,, realty.
WHY did we ever have that Y
with Spain; The editor Of
Every Evening would not then h!
DO many war editorial, on the Y
and its cost i'll the Philippines
write about to iniiiH his d,
readers with,
WILLIAM JENNINGs BRYAN
lieves in the old aduYe if you do
At first succeed. try. try again,
has tried twice ~ ride the Den
cratic mule into the White HOu
Both times he was lln,ucrr-s
He may try again in 1901 We W
be would.
THIS is pneumonia weather. "
one morning and warm at mig
The following day warm in
morning and cold at night. Thi
where the druggists and doctors
In their work.
The REPrBLICAN goes am
more farmers than ony other
papers published in this city, r
Is the reason why it is the best