Evening journal., 1904-12-30
UNDERTAKEN
WANTS HIS MONEY
Charles H. Clewell Has Bill
for Services Rendered to
Coroner Mccormick
HAS APPEALED TO LEVY COURT
special to The EvenIng journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
New Castle. Dec. 30.-Among the bills
which will come up before the New Castle
County Levy Court for consideration at
its meeting today is an account Of Charles
Il. clewen for services rendered 20 Cor
oner Samuel Mccormick.
For some years past It has been custo-
mary for Mr.. Clewell. acting under the
Instructions Of the coroner 20 take charge
Of cases which require an of8cial investi-
cation and for which he has heretofore
been paia promptly Under the present
coroners administration Mr.. Clewell has,
he alleges, had trouble in getting a re-
turn for the work done by him.
The present account, which he will ask
the Levy Court to look into includes work
done by him on three different occasions.
The first item is for services rendered by
him on July y, 1908, In looking after the
body of an unknown man which was
found in the canal near ST. Georges. Mr..
Clewell brought the corpse 10 his under
taking rooms by direction OF the cor
oner, and later buried Il In Potters Field
at Farnhurst. The bin for this work was
si2 and he alleges that Il was allowed by
the Levy Court to the coroner, but that
the money never reached his, Mr. Clew-
ellis. hands.
The next item was for taking charge Of
the body OF an unknown colored man
which was found in Smiths Woods in
June OF the present year. It, too, was
brought to the morgue in this city and
later buried In Farnhurst. The third item
Is for work done In connection with the
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the railroad slip near Coneld's Beach In
october last. For the two latter cases Mr..
clewell has received no pay nor have his
accounts been acted upon by the Levy
Court. The total amount OF the bills is
about $50 and to this extent Mr.. clewell
will ask for a settlement.
Constable Captured Museum.
Frank Munsen. the negro, who took
"leg bail" from Magistrate Torry's Office
on Friday night OF last week is rusticating
behind the bars at the county workhouse
having been taken into custody yester-
day by Constable Frank Cleaver. That Of
fcer, in company with a colored prisoner,
William Macy, was driving from st.
Georges 20 Greenbank yesterday when he
espied Munsen walking along the road in
the vicinity OF the Buck Bridge. Tho con-
stable Immediately stopped his horse,
dropped the reins over the dash board
and springing out OF the wagon with
drawn revolver. held Munsen up. For
dc Lawd's sake Mister Cleavor.' ex-
claimed the astonished negro. ''whar did
you cum from2 Yon'se the last man.
spected 10 see round here" The constable
ordered Munsen TO climb into the wagon
and following him drove his prisoners "a
the workhouse Macy was fined $40 and
costs and placed under peace bond OF
500 by Magistrate Jones Of st. Georges
on a charge Of disorderly conduct.
Columbia Taxes Another.
The Columbia basketball team added
another Victory 20 It's string last night by
defeating the Covenant Guild fve OF
Philadelphia. by score OF S5 10 r. The
game was one OF tho prettiest played
this season the trough house" element
being entirely eliminated. The features OF
the game was tho goal shooting Of Nc
Kay and Gemmli, the latter being the
only man on the teams 10 land In the
basket from the foul line The lineup;
Covenant Guiid-Bender and Rankin
forwards; McReady, center; Burns and
Bradley. defense.
New Castie-Lawler. Connor and Nc.
Kay. forwards; Peach and Gemmil, cen
ter vlrden and connor defense
Goals from the field, Lawler, ., Mckay
10; Gcmmn, O. Virden, Bender, Rankin
Burns. 2; McReady, . Goals from the fou
Cemmi. o; referee, Dick Mahan; time.
keeper, Charles S. Fleming.
News Of the Town.
william II. Cooper, Jr and Captain II
A. ellison were among those who attended
the dance OF the Kent Club held in Dover
last night.
William H. Rogers, Pullman conductor
on the Washington and New York ex
press has been spending a few days will
his sister, Mrs. John r. Lambson. Of thi
city.
Wallace Fitch is critically nl at hi
home on sixth street and fears are enter
tained for his recovery.
The contract between the city and tn
New Castle Water Works Company ox
pires tomorrow.
The New Castle bowling team succeed
ed in losing another game to the Ne,
Century Club in Chester last evening
Two Men and Two Horses perished