The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-05-19
FROM
~. , NEW, / CASTLE.

New Castle, May l9.-Une OF the
murderers of John Henke, formerly
of this city, has been located. He,
is Thomas Cromwell, colored, now
under sentence of death at Lebanon
Pa. for the murder ofJacob Schmidt.
Cromwell has confessed to both
murders. He says that he and
another colored man named John
Williams, murdered John Henkoy
an aged merchant, in Burlington, !;
N. j., in 1896. Cromwell said that
Williams strangled the old mar, 1
while he held him. He tied Henke'1
feet and wanted Williams to loosen
the rope about their victims neck,
as they were leaving, but Williams
would not, declaring there was NO
time, so they fled with $75sworth Of
plumber. o.,
In telling of the Schmidt 7hurder,
Cromwell said that while he VS.
asleep in shanty at the Colebrook
furnace Schmidt struck him on ~
shins with a pick handle. LeapinG
to his feat, Cromwell safd he wrench
ed the weapon from Schmidt's hand9
and felled him with blow. ~
Schmidt lay senseless, Cromwell
rifled his pockets, only to discover
that there was nothing of value IN
them. Then Cromwell said he was
seized with all overpowering fear
that Schmidt might revive and he
would be arrested. He imagined
he heard someone coming and a0s
termined to make sure of Schmidt
so he again swung the pick handlet
striking him with crushing force on
the head of his senseless, if not ale
ready dead victim. y
The funeral of Mrs. Amelia Jeaie
son will take place this afternoon.
Services will be conducted in the IA!
E. Church by the Rev. J. M. Wise.
Interment will be made in the NJ
Z. cemetery.
Eyes, we got the worth of OUT
money!" were the words of fully 13e
base ball enthusiastics who Witness
ed the opening game at the neys
South Side park, Wilmington, or
Saturday. Their statement carried
with it further statement that th4
game was splendid exhibisSsn Of
the national game and that tbe new
park will be literally patronized bH
the base ball enthusiastics during
the coming season.
During the course of all eloquent
sermon in st. Peters Church yeS3
terday, Rev E. L. Brady referees
to the Martinique catastrophe, r01
the congregation that ~
duty was to pray and that the do
vastation was but another exampl0
of God ruling the universe.
Andrew E. Sanborn and Levi e
Bird, who represents the widow AMI
mother of Samuel and Harry Roas
man who were drowned off here By
being run down by the steam yacht
Marietta, was here on Saturday set
curing the testimony in the case ~
there were numerous witnesses u
the death of the men. v
An interesting meeting Of the PEI,
toral and society of the First Pre-
byterian Church will be held Wed1
nesday evening after the praysd
An anti-swearing club has bee4
formed with Albert Pedrick, pfeeit
dent; Eugene Chase, secretary; Hugh
Duffy, treasurer.
Trustees Taylor and DUNCAN Of
the First Presbyterian Church, have
been appointed to raise the debt q
about $500, incurred by the placin4
in of new heater in the church
and other repairs.
Jesse Biggs will remove to th{
Guthrie property on North Front
street, vacated by Mrs. Anna Eagle(
Mrs. Anna Mentally White, wifd
of Leslie White, is very ill at het
home on North Fourth street.
Edward Neher is ill with typhoid
fever.
John Becker, Jr., is threatened
with typhoid fever.
The members of the Sunday
school of Emmanuel Church, observ
ed floral day yesterday.
Orvion A. Carrick and wife ART
entertaining Misses Rachel and Alb
bic Carri"k, of Philadelphia, sister,
of Mr.. Carrick.
Miss Nellie Brown, of PhiladoIs
phia, is the guest of Miss Ella Browa