Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-03-06

Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal,
New Castle, March 4. officer Mat
thew Tobin again distinguished him
self for vigilance and daring bravery in
the arrest, early this morning, Of John
Allen, negro, of Wilmington. In the
struggle the officer was severely cut in
two places on the left wrist, the blood
flowing freely from the wounds. Tho
negro was landed in Jail and searched,
and on his person were discovered S1a0
in money, one silver and three gold
watches and razor.
Shortly before 4 O'Clock this morning
Mrs George Mcdaniel was awakened
by noise and called her husband, who
went down stairs and found thai an
entrance had been effected by pryinr
open the shutters of their kitchen. He
searched his trousers which had been
alongside of his he'd, and discovered
tuat SIS had been taken therefrom. He
went out on the street, found Officer
Tohin and notified him of the occur
renee. The latter discovered negro
standing inside of the doorway OF che
house owned by the Bowman estate, on
the westerly side of the Star Hotel,
near Second and Delaware streets.
The officer asked the negro what he
"uS dplhS am biit ldIbtT
that he had been at the club, but had
overstayed his time and failed to catch
the last trolley car. The officer then
placed his man under arrest andeseeing
that he had his hands behind him,
ordered him to hold his hands out. He
did SO, and in one of them he held
knife.
At his request the negro was taken
to the home of Joe Bouphman, for
Identification, and as Officer Tobin
knocked on the door of the house, the
negro wrested himself free With quick
movement and bolted deHn Fourth
street, with the officer in pursuit.
Officer Tobin fired several shcts and
the fleeing man stopped, claiming that
he was shot, While the officer was
placing the spring nippers on him, he
drew his knife and cut two ugly gashcs
in the officers left wrist, from which
the blosd flowed freely People who
had hoan awakened by tho shooting
were soon on the scene and rendered
assistance. Then the prisoner, with
bruised head, was locked up in Jail and
searched.
y officer Tobin went to the drug store
of Challenger g. Son, where DIR. Nun.
son dressed the wounds.
When Motorman James Clough
awakened this morning to get ready to
take charge of his trolley car, he was
unable to locate his trousers which he
had placed beside his bed when ho
retired last night. Going down stairs,
he found them lying on tho pavement,
where they had been thrown away after
being ritied. His money, watch and
ring were gone. He notified Officer
Harrington, who started in search of
the thief and learned of the arrest Of
the man by Officer Tobfn. The notes
taken from tho negro were in ono
bundle and consisted of five $40 gold
certi ticates which Mr. Clough identified
as his, as he had been carefully saving
up for some time. The gold watch was
also identified by him as his property.
The rest of the money was that stolen
from George Mcdaniel
Officer Tobin distinguished himself
before in the arrest of daring thief,
during the robbery of the store of
Robert Shaw and he broke up a
systematic thieving that had been
going on in New Castle county for
some time. For this signal service tho
City Council rewarded the officer with
a handsome revolver suitably engraved.
1t is expected that other robberics
will he laid at the door of the Negro
arrested by Officer Tobin.