Evening journal., 1904-05-18
GRUESOME RELIC
IN Old TRUNK
Human Hand Found Mixed
Up With Junk in Collins
House
PHYSICIANS TRIP NETTEO $1,000
special 10 The Evening journal.

New Castle, May 1S-The worldly
treasures of the late Levi Collins, the
old colOred man who died at his home
at Second and Chestnut streets on sun
day afternoon, We're auctioned off
there yesterday afternoon for the pur-
pose of securing funds toward paying
the funeral expenses
Collins had made habit of searching
the streets of the town every morning
and gathering up lost articles. Years
Of this work resulted i'm "a collection
which embraced almost every article
of merchandise which a person could
lose and several Of which the use could
only be surmised.
Collins had evidently collected this
junk with great care and treasured it
highly, but the few bidders who att
tended the sale placed a different value
on it and not only declined to bid on
some of the stuff but laughed at IL as
the auctioneer held it up to their gaze
and extolled its merits i'm the hope Of
getting a few cents i'm return.
Among the collection were several
old guns and pistols. A nnt-lock and
am old horse pistol went to Mayor
Boyd. They were purchased as relics
and will be added to a collection.
1t is said that while searching
through an old trunk among the dead
mans effects a hand. evidently that
of a white woman, was found. 1t was
decayed and wrapped i'm an old linen
cloth. The trunk formerly belonged to
John White another old colored man,
who died several years ago.
This gruesome relic had been treas
ured along with the rest of the col
| lection, but where it came from or the
history connected with it is a mys-
terry.
Collins had evidently had a great lik-
! ing for penknives for he had almost
enough of them to fiji a quart meas
ure They We're of all patterns and
conditions of service. A few old coins
OF doubtful value were also found but
the pot of gold, which had been talked
of so much, failed to materialize and
| those who were seeking for some sem
sational find were compelled to be sat
stied with a few rusty coins and the
skeleton of a hand. This latter, of
course. appeased the desire somewhat.
/ but lacked the thrill which the pot of
gold would have caused.
| The funeral of the old man was held
| today from the home of Mary Jane
/ Brown, on Harmony street.
Physicians Trip Melted st0o.
Dr William II. Kuntz, of this place
is "a man of nerve and determination
as well as a physician. He showed
this yesterday when he was notified
by the court that Henry Jordan, col
ored man whom he had bailed for his
appearance to answer the charge OF
ed to appear when his case was call
ed.
DR. Kuntz was deputized to bring
Jordan before the court. He did so.
Returning to New Castle from Will
mington the physician drove out tc
Pike creek where Jordan was working
ana loaded him into the wagon anC
brought him to this place. From here
the journey was continued to Whining.
ton by trolley and the prisoner wa.
finally turned over to the court. The
doctor saved 500 by the trip, tn,
amount of bail he would have beer
forced to pay had he not secured hi.
man.
New Suiee Finished.
The new automatic sluice in the dylx,
at the head of Second street is nov
completed and I'm fine working order
1t is constructed OF concrete and fitte,
with three automatic gates which opei
at low tide. allowing the water to pas
through from the marsh, and close al
soon as the tide sets i'm.
Funeral of Mrs. Diamond.
The funeral of Mrs Annie damon,
took place this morning, high mas
Nhaff1rr ff1 sfa d
at $3.50 by the pastor, the Rev Father
Brady. The remains were later taker
to Cathedral Cemetery, Wilmington
where they were inferred.
Among Lodge Men.
Several applications for membership
were received by Industry Council, Jr
o. u. a. NJ, at last nights meeting
At the meeting of Adelphia Lodge
X. of p, on Monday evening severa
candidates were initiated.
Just as Heard.
Colonel ]. Harry Rogers-"with
little expense and labor the schoo
green could be made one of the mos
attractive spots i'm New Castle. I ha,
it all fixed up few years ago, but tn
people seem TO take no interest no
I
TO ruin"
Timely Topics.
The bricSlayers employed on the Rie
building at Third and Delaware street
have the brickwork of the front of tn
house up to the base OF the third story
News Of the Town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa w. Walters. o
Philadelphia, have been the guests o
Dr. Munson at the rectory of Imman
uel p. E. Church. Mr.. Waters is
college chum and lifelong friend o
Or. Munson.
Mrs Edward Challenger is spendiyl
a few days with friends in Philadel
phi9.
, Miss Helen Oliver. Of Burlington, n
j., and Miss Margaret Quar-. Of Lo
Angeles. Cal. are the guests Of Mis-
i Deemer.