Evening journal., 1902-06-11
Arrest Of TrampS on Freight
Train Causes Excitement
in New Castle
Special to tho Evening journal.

straight on over the Delaware road, it
)ranched off at the depot and started
over the cutoff. Just as soon as the
men discovered this they began toI
Jump Off in different directions and
from different places all along the
train. Some ran one way and some
another. and some went into the Rail-
road Hotel, of which Mr. Pagan is pro-
pmetor.
Mayor Boyd captured one man, Off
Ger Tohin got one, and Harrington
one Joseph Jordon and r. u. Watts
also each got one.
The prisoners were brought in town
in r. Il. Watts wagon, and were lock-
ed ND in the old jail.
Soon after they were locked up
Sheriff Mcdaniel came out of the
house and said that they We're making
the greatest noises that he had ever
heard. and that one of them called out
to him and said: For Gods sake, take
this man to a hospital. or he VIII die" ="
Some of the men were bruised up
very badly, as they had been fighting
all the way up on the train. Tney
also had threatened one of the brake
men. AS they were being brought
in town from the depot one of them
tried to hit the Mayor in the head with
an iron spike. Mr.. Boyd turned his
head Just in time to avoid being hit
The message that came from Clayton
was to the effect that there were fifteen
robbers and cut-throats on board of
No. 144. and this the Officials could
readily believe.
The men when araigned for trial
this morning gave their names as
Frank Moore. John O'Brien, Edward
Day, John Harper and James Cooper.
Moore got off with q fine of $40 and
costs, or twenty days, as
the brakeman could not posi-
lively identify him. OBrien Day.
Harper and Cooper were fined $40 and
costs. or thirty days.
The charges against the men were of
trespassing, disorderly conduct, using
profane language and resisting an Off
Ger.
Death of John Becker
John Becker. who has been i'll with
typhoid fever for five weeks, died this
morning at 5.15 o'clock Mr.. Becker
was 45 years old. A wife and -four
children survive him. They are Mrs
Wallace Cannon. Rena, John and
Joseph Becker. Mr.. Becker had been
proprietor of a hotel in New Castle
for fifteen years. and was well-liked by
all who knew him. He was a great
sportsman, and for years had a number
of thoroughbred dogs.
Closing Exercises
Closing exercises by pupils of the
High School and of Miss Anna Reber's
room viii be held on Friday. These
will be the closing exercises for bOtt
room will be held on Friday.
Professor Richardson has arranged 3
fine program. The exercises will be.
gin at o'clock. and the parents ar,
invited to attend. The program vii
be:
Music by the school; Everett How
ard, STORY From English History
Mary White, "Cheerfulness; William
Hall, "Grandpa's SoliloQuy;" Mani,
Rodgers, when School Let OUT" He
lena Mahoney, Vacation Emily Fra
zier. when Papa's Sick" Mamie
Taylor, English History Mabel Stew
art, English History" Marie Ma
honey, The RAIN" Helen Hance
America" Ella Gravel, "Perse
verance;" Henry Taylor, Aladdin
Lizzie McCabe, English History;
Charles Fleming. "The Good TIM
Coming Boys" Lille Abrams. "Stor!
From United States History" solo
Carrie Clewell; Rachel Whittock. 9Th
Day is Done" Edna Hammell. GO
ing An Errand; Myrtle Mcguire, Olgi
Wise. Howard Wilhelme and Jess
Watts, debate on Penny Postage;
Harry Smith, chairman; Bessie Walls
THE Grave of Washington; Vandyk
Stewart, Manufacture of Baseballs;
Dora Shaffer. "The Ghost of An oil
Continent" Mary Jolly, "A Yankee il
Love-" Anna Whittock, Room at th
Top" Edward GOrmley, For Today;
i Mary Morrison. Footsteps OF Angels;
n Mary Sullivan. Wrong Train;" Ma
Saunders, English History; RobeI
lMcFarlin. English History" musi
lOllie Lank. Lessons Of Nature" Joh
Foster. "The Safest Safety Wheel ,
Ann WinslOw, There Was a CrOoke
J Man." Carrie Gemmill, English His
tory Alice Rodgers. United State
!, History" Harry Smith. ''WilliaI
Goat" Carrie Clewell, "The Littl
Light" John McGrory. Keep Try
Ing" Lille Montgomery. Both Sides;
music by the school; Helena Malone!
Anna Whittock. Irma Mcdaniel an
= Paul Wier, quotations; Elsie Stewar
Vacation" George Duffy. piano solo
Harvey Newlove, solo; Frank Bigg
Jesse James"
New Castle News Notes
, The funeral Of George w. Edward
will take place tomorrow at o'clocl
services 10 be conducted by the Re-
5. b. Wiley at the house. Interme1
2 will be made in the Presbytena
Cemetery. The pall-bearers viii be /
W. Ellunton. Chauncey z. Holcoml
= James r. Challenger and Harr
. Timms.
5 James McPike has the contract TO d
r an The necessary plastering at th
{ Court House. and began work yestei
q day.
= Miss Alice Frazier spent yesterda
) in Philadelphia.
The Mogulllans are arranging for