Evening journal., 1902-09-29
NEW CASTLE MATTERS
WHITE ARRESTED
ON MURDER CHARGE
Said That He Threatened to
Kill Carter Other New
Castle Notes
Special to the Evening Journal,

New Castle Sept 29.-JOhn White,
was arrested yesterday for the murder
OF Elias Carter and sent to the work
house. Mayor Boyd, after an exami-
nation of the evidence released White
on Saturday morning, holding that the
shooting was accidental. Deputy Coro-
ner Chandler, however, after consider
ing the circumstances connected with
the cases and tine fact that White had
before threatened to shoot Carter, held
him for the Grand Jury. Dr. John An
drews was obliged to remove Carter S
brain before he could locate the bullet
Archibald Rennie and William r.
Elkinton. two New Castle young men,
who recently enlisted in the navy as
apprentices, left Newport, r. l., on
Saturday on the schoolship Hartford for
a cruise to Cuba. the West Indies and
France. l,
No Action Against Shahan
Attorney General Ward and Coroner
Frick will take no action in the case Of
the infant child Of Joseph Shahan, for
merly Of this city, who died at st.
Michaers Hospital for Cables in Whining
ton. Shahan and his wife were arrested
month ago for cruelty to the infant. II IS
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a cloth saturated with chloroform over its
mouth. They are now serving sixty days
in the workhouse.
Three naphtha launches broke down
yesterday afternoon and were towed into
Delaware street wharf for repairs. The
occupants had some difficulty in finding
tools and someone who understood the en-
gines. Later in the evening they were
able to proceed slowly up the river. Two
of the launches were from wilmington
and one from Chester.
The Imp'd o. r. NJ. Of Wilmington, IN
itiated two New Castle members, Charles
ePdrick and William Logue, on Saturday
night. Quite a number OF Seminole Tribe,
OF this city, took part in the initiation.
J. c. Stewart is building naptha
launch, which he intends using for
pleasure trips.
The torpedo boat destroyer Hull
passed here on Saturday afternoon for
Hampton Roads, where she will make
speed trial trips.
The tug Southwark, with a party
from Philadelphia, stopped here yester-
day on the way down the bay.
The steamers Richard Willing and
General Cadwallader, of the Ericsson
Line. made their last Sunday trips yes
terday. 81 u zs3l
The McCabe pantaloon factory moves
from here on Tuesday next to Harring-
ton.
b. F. Iank. the blacksmith, while
shoeing a horse, had one foot seriously
injured by the horse stepping on it.
Personal Notes
DIR. John ]. Black has returned from
q trip to Rutland Mass
Mrs. George Gray Knowles has re-
turned from a six months visit to Eng
land.
Mrs. George Gray Knowles has re-
turned from a six months visit to Eng
land. She was in London during
the coronation and witnessed the cere-
mony.
Mrs. Mary c. Proudft, Of New York
city, and Alexander Proudft, of Bos-
ton, are spending a few days here, the
guests OF Miss Hetty Smith, Of North
Front street.
Banksom T. Holcomb, Jr., who has
been visiting his parents at the Lower
Range lighthouse during the summer
left yesterday for SparrOw's Point
Md, where he will resume work al
the Sparrow's Point shipyards.
Miss Julia Atkinson has returned, af-
ter a short stay with her sister, Miss
Eta Atkinson, in West Philadelphia
William Pustill is confined to the
house by rheumatism
Misses Flora and Julia Enos, of Bal.
timore, are visiting Mrs. Sarah Rod
ney.
e. r. Cocharn, Jr., was in town OF
Saturday, the guest of George G
knowles.
Harvey Stewart, an employe of th'
Bell Telephone Company, of Philadel
phia, spent Sunday with his parents
here.
George Case and John H. Rodney
Jr., are at Kennedyville for few day
as the guests of Clarence Cochran.
Miss Orlando Sutton IS the guest O
Mrs. William Sutton, of Philadelphia.
John keenan,, Of Chester, Pa, is visit
irR here.
Lewis vallett. Of Chester is visiting
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson. OF Sparrow
Point, Md, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Johi
J. Black.
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