Evening journal., 1905-11-21
DEADLY WEAPONS
TOO NUMEROUS
Colored Men Go Armed and
Threaten Peace of Com
munity
R R-SIlERTS ARE CONCERNED
speeIal 10 rhe EvenIne Journal.

NHAf~aNNNA
New Castle, Nov. 21.-Residents Of
this city are becoming alarmed at the
frequency Of attacks made by colored
men upon people OF their race and the
custom that seems to prevail among
them of carrying deadly weapons of
almost every description.
Some months ago Jeremiah Cornish.
colored got into an alteration with
William Roy, also colored and drawing
a revolver shot him in the leg. Roy
spent several weeks in the Delaware
Hospital, Wilmington, but is now able
to limp about Cornish escaped and
has not been captured.
John Henry Davis. colored, engaged
in an alteration on Saturday afternoon
with Nolan Douglass, also cOlored, the
result being that on the same evening
he was shot through the arm with
bullet from a 32-calibre revolver ham
died by Douglass. A few hours later
Davis was cut across the head by
carving knife in the hands of Joseph
Manlove, colored. Fortunately for
Davis neither wounds We're serious.
on Saturday night hast Matte Muir
ray colored, alleges that colored man,
whom she claims was John Wesley
White, laid in wait for him with a gun
in order TO do him bodily harm. Muir
ray did not put in an appearance, how
ever, but will swear out warrant for
Whites arrest.
1t is feared that on some Unforeseen
Occasion serious trouble viii follow that
may result in the loss Of innocent lives.
SWORE OUT A WARRANT
Davis went to Wilmington yesterday
and swore out a warrant before Magis-
trate Hollis, charging Douglass with
assault with intent to commit MUIR
der. The warrant was placed in Con-
stable Buckley's hands. and with De-
tective Hawkins he came to New Cas-
tie TO search for the negro. After
searching several houses OF colored
persons the officers swore out a war
rant for John II. Wade, colored, for
'aiding and abetting Douglass to evade
Justice.
Wade, who is a local preacher and a
barber combined. was arrested and
taken before Magistrate Terry for
hearing. He was held In bail for fur
ther hearing tonight. 1t is alleged that
he knows where the fugitive is. Wade
at first denied any knowledge Of Doug
lass but finally said that he Thought he
was in Trenton. n. J., and promised TO
have him in New Castle tonight
WILL ATTEND INITIATION.
Members Of Adelphia Lodge. No. 8,
X. Of p, are preparing to attend one
of the greatest limitations ever held I'm
the history of the order. which will
take place i'm Baltimore on December
Z. AT that time 1900 candidates will
be inducted among them being Pres
ident Roosevelt. The work viii be done
lhy the Frederick City degree team
which installed Calanthe Lodge. NO
2S. Of Wilmington recently. Il is ex-
lpected that the local lodge will take
| at least thirty of its membership Of
leighty-six.
INSPECTION OF COMPANY II.
Captain William E. Myers. command
ing Company II. n. G. D.. has received
general orders from headquarters that
the annual inspection OF the company
will take place on the evening Of De-
lcember 6. The inspection will be made
by the Adjutant General. assisted by
Major Boyd.
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.
There appears to be difference of
lopiniOn among the farmers in this vi
cinity regarding the origin Of the fire
on the .ason Davis farm by which
| George Blackburn lost about $4,000 in
| farm vehicles, harness and grain.
Some hold that the fire was Of incen-
diary origin while others claim that a
ispark from a passing engine caused the
blace. A well known railroad man i'm
speaking on the subject last night said
that it was almost an impossibility for
a spark from a locomotive stack to
carry a distance Of 200 yards in burn
ling condition, as it became black or
dnarily before it had passed through
the air 60 feet and would scarcely burn
the flesh if it came in contact with
il. In contradiction of this some say
IL is scarcely probable that an incendi-
ary would climb to the top of a stack
of fodder to set fire to il when it could
have been fired much more readily
from the bottom. The solution of the
fire is still a mystery.
BIG CASTINGS IN FLAsKs.
Orders for large castings are increas-
ing at the plant of the Baldt Steel Cast
tings Company and indications are that
small work viii be done away with ere
long. In the TASKS now are n number
of pieces weighing several thousand
pounds and several more pieces are
being Clipped and dressed.
The Baldwin Locomotive Company
have placed with the Baldt an order
for twenty engine frames
BILLS-PARKER
At the home OF the brides parents
last night, Miss Mamie Bills and JOS
eph Parker. Of Chester. were married.
the ceremony being performed by the
Rev. G. w. Prettyman. Mr.. and Mrs.
Parker left this morning for a we'd
ding trip TO points south.
GOOD DAYS HUNTING.
S. Hickman Hewitt. Ozro Lunt and
William Collision spent yesterday gum
ming in the vicinity of New Castle.
Upon their return they brought eigh-
teen rabbits, eight squirrels, five wood
cock and five quail.
WILL PAY SHAREHOLDERS.
At a meeting Of the New Castle
Building and Loan Association held
last night it was decided to pay off
$4,000 to shareholders Of the expiring
third series after November %.