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Evening journal., 1905-11-23
MURDER CASE
IS POSTPONED
Mitchell Hearing Did Not
Go on Because of Absence
of Witnesses
RELIGIOUS SERVICES DISTURBED

when the Court Of oyer and Terminer
convened this morning David T. Rein
hardt who was appointed yesterday to
represent George Mitchell. coIored.
charged with numbering Isaac Anderson,
also oolored. asked that tho case be con-
tinued until ESQ o'clock as there are a
number Of Witnesses he had been unable
to ind. The court granted the continu-
ance.
James Ward was convicted in the Court
Of General Sessions ON the charge Of
stealing a pair Of trousers. He was sem
tenced to be whipped with ten lashes and
six months Imprisonment.
Charles Carty and Samuel johnson,
both colored, were placed ON trial charg-
ed with disturbing religious meeting at
Summit Bridge ON September "a The
defendants were represented by Josiah
Walcott and J. Pierce Cam.
A number Of witnesses were called BY
the state who testified that the prisoners
were lighting with man on the outside
Of the church and when he ran inside to
get out of their way. they followed him
and broke up the meeting. The jury re-
( tired at 1890 o'clock and had not returned
when recess was taken.
Jefferson Johnson. colored. charged
with breaking saplngs, was placed on
trial. He is represented by J. Frank Ball.
The case viii be concluded this after
noon.
Dominica saspano and Joseph Fiske
the two Italians who were thought to be
members Of the Black Hand Society,
We're found guilty in the Court Of Gem
eral Sessions yesterday afternoon Of as
saulting Lorenzo sedonio, a trackwalker
employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad
and were each sentenced TO three years.
Imprisonment. While they were being
sentenced Saspano threw his hands up
and fell to his knees moaning. He was
still moaning and wailing when removed
from the room BY the warden.
The crime of which the two men were
convicted was committed near Blnste ad
nearly two weeks ago. After robbine
sedonio and beating him they placed his
unconscious body along the tracks where
he was In. danger Of being run down b.
. a passing train. 1t Is alleged that they
told their victim that the next time they
would XIII him.
J sedonio Identified both of the men as
his assailants, despite the darkness AZ the
time OF the assault, and he also identi-
fed revolver he said 0spano had
pointed at him, at the timl4sf the hold
! up. Whom Fiske and Susnano were ar
rested they had Sedonio's watch. knife
ard some noorov in their nos.oe.i.~
along W IN two daseerlke knives. Fiske
on the witness stand declared the watch
beonsed to him and not sedonio. and
/, saspano claimed Sedonio's knife as hi
property which he had bought in Naples
I ten months ago. Patroiman Carmen d.
Mare acted as Interpreter during the
trial. as Fiske and suspano denied thai-
ability TO speak English.
Evening journal., 1905-11-23
POLICE ARE PROBING
TRENTON DROWNING CASE
Samuel Hall Found in Canal
Believed to Have Lived
in This City

Chief Of Police Black this morning
received the following letter from the
authorities in Trenton, n. j.:
I'VE have the body Of a man drown
ed in the canal Sunday morning sup
posed TO be by the name OF Samuel
Hall. We think he was "a deck hand
on the boat Burlington running from
Trenton TO Philadelphia. He is sup
posed 20 be from Wilmington, Del. The
following Is his description; White
man, 5 feet 1-2 inches I'm height.
weight 1876 pounds. iron gray hair and
moustache. He wore a corduroy suit
and blue sweater. light flannel outing
shirt, red undershirt and Congress gait
ers. If you know of any man missing
by this description. kindly let me know.
Yours very respectfully.
John r.. ID. Bower.
Coroner Mercer County,
Trenton, n. J.
Evening journal., 1905-11-23
TURKEY PREPARES FOR
THE demonstration

Constantinople. Nov. 2s-Tho sultas
today issued an trade approving the de-
cision of the Council Of Ministers to re-
ject the demands of the powers for inter-
national control OF the finances of Mace
.donia. whether Ale rejection is absolute
or conditional has not been definitely as
certained. Nice-Admiral Husni Pasha
has started on a special steamer for the
Dardanelles presumably with iustruc-
tions for the commander Of the forts re-
gArdlng his conduct in the event of the
appearance Of the international fleet.
Similar instructions have been sent to the
Governors Of the Turkish islands in the
archipelago.
Evening journal., 1905-11-23
WALTER C. HOOVER, RAILROAD DETECTIVE,
LEAVES TWO MESSAGES WRITTEN
WHILE HE WAS BEING KILLED
BY GAS

His work was mostly in and around
Philadelphia and he returned TO Will
mington at midnight each night. Mrs.
Davis hear him come in and before go
ing to sleep heard him moving about
the kitchen. 1t was then that he was
probably preparing for death.
REASON FOR SUICIDE UNKNOWN.
Hoover's family are at loss for a
cause for his action. In explaining that
part of the note left by the deceased
relating to No. 1917 Master street and
to Mrs. Todd. Mrs. Davis told a re-
porter for The Evening Journal that
when Hoover was a boy the family
lived at that address I'm Philadelphia
and had a pretty home. The dead man
often spoke of this home of his early
days with fond remebrance. The Mrs.
Todd referred to was the eccentric New
York woman whose body was found on
the Reading railroad in Fairmount
Park, Philadelphia, about a month ago.
and whose death has caused "A big mys-
terry. At first it was thought the wo-
man had committed suicide or met
with an accident but later the authori-
ties reached the conclusion that she
was lured from New York. killed and
robbed and her body then thrown on
the railroad tracks. Public and pri-
vate detectives and officers of the
railroad companies have been working
on the case but it still remains a mys-
terry
WORRIED OVER TODD MYSTERY.
Hoover was one Of the men engaged
on the case and the woman's murder
seemed to prey on his mind. He fire.
lQuently spoke Of the crime at home
and when talking about the case SEEM
ed to be depressed.
The long note left by Hoover is in
the possession Of Coroner Purks and
he gave it up for publication with re-
lluctance. When informed, however
that the family had already impaired
some of the contents to newspaper
man he was satisfied to allow it to b'
published.
No arrangements have as yet beef
made for the funeral and it is no
known whether the body VIII be inter-
red here or at Cecilton, Md.
Evening journal., 1905-11-23
CHANDLER CASE
AIRED TODAY
DIR. Chandler Is to Appear
in Court Today Against
His Wife
SHE HAS A COUNTER SUIT

Philadelphia, Nov. 2S-First on the
list for trial in Court of Commln Pleas
No. 8, before Judge Martin, is the suit
for divorce Of Or. Swithin Chandler
against his wife. both OF whom former
ly lived In this city. A similar suit
has been entered by Mrs. Chandler, but
her case will not be heard this term.
The prominence Of the parties IN the
suit and the expectation OF hearing
some sensational testimony was suff-
Client TO attract large crowd to the
court room. All the papers so far have
beenimpounded, but il is said that both
ltigants have named correspondents
who are prominent i'm the social world.
Dr. Chandler's suit against his wife
was the first 10 get IN on the list for
trial, being No. / on today's calendar
Lawyer Smyth, on behalf OF his wife.
took a rule on the Doctor to show
cause why a bill Of particulars should
not be filed and also rule for the
allowance OF additional legal expenses,
but Lawyer Kane filed a paper con-
tanning certain specific allegations in
support Of the charge of inhdelity
against the wife and the names Of more
than one person with whom she Is al
legged to have had improper relations
Attorney Smith objected to the paper
on the ground that the information
therein contained was too meagre and
insufficient. but the court held that the
paper met with the requirements and
also discharged Attorney Smyths rule
for allowance Of additional expenses.
In a final effort to gain his point re.
spectlng the bin of particulars Lawyer
Smyth yesterday took am appeal to thl
Superior Court which would have hat
the effect of delaying the trial OF IN,
suit against his client for some week.
at least. but Lawyer Kane, upon learn
ling that the appeal had been takei
hurried over to court and presented
petition requesting that Commin Plea
Court No. be directed TO withhold IN
records in the case until after the tria
WIFE AN ACTRESS
Dr. Chandler. who resides at No. 2ll
Chestnut street. has devoted his tim
land attention to his professional prae
tice since he separated from his wifi
lwhle Mrs. Chandler who Is q Yer
beautiful woman. entered upon a the
latrical career with the Schumanu
lHeink Company in the operatic comedy
Loves Lottery" I'm New York cit,
She only appeared on the stage for
livery brief period. however. and tn
next step in the scandal was when IN
couple ebgan a wrangle In the Whining
ton courts over the disposition of Ger
tain houses and land and the allege
failure of DIT Chandler to pay his VIII
SO per month. according to their agree
lment of separation.
After this dispute had been settle
land the cross suits for divorce ha
lbeen begun. Mrs. Chandler had he
husband before Court of Common Plea
No. 5. in this city on an application 70
lalimony, and the doctor was ordered t
pay her S. a week and her counsel
Zee
Evening journal., 1905-11-23
ACCUSED OF ATTACK ON GIRL
PlumstoclS Cattle Dealer Under Arrest
on Grave chrane.

West Chester. Pa, Nov. 2S-John Nc
Phillips. of Plumstock, a prominent cat
tie dealer. was held here last night
without bail on charge preferred by
Katie Brinton, aged is years, daughter
of Squire James Britton, of near Edge
mont.
Late yesterday afternoon she says
she started out on horseback to make
collections for her father and while
passing through a piece of woodland
at State road was stopped by man,
who dragged her from her horse and
assaulted her
ding home Miss Britton told her
father. and he started in search Of the
assailant. He met McPhillips at a troll
ley station and placed him under arrest,
brought him here and turned him over
to the authorities.
Evening journal., 1905-11-23
AN IMPORTANT MEETING
Considerable Business to be Acted On
by Mercantile Association.

The Mercantile Association will hold
an important meeting tonight and a
large attendance is expected. A report
of the Brandywine Springs fair will be
presented by Mr. Frank Wooley and a
delegation from the Fraternal Orde Of
Eagles will be pesent to discuss next
years Halloween celebration.
Fifteen applicants for membership
viii be acted upon and more are ex-
pected to be proposed.
Evening journal., 1905-11-23
old "COMBINE" WILL
RULE FIRE Department
UNION COMPANY ENTERED THE RANKS AND
THE SEVEN COMPANIES ENTER INTO
AN AGREEMENT TO LAST FOUR
TEEN YEARS

BY taking In another company the
Combination" fire organizations OF
this city have again clinchcd the offices
Of the department.
Since the Independence was reorgan-
lied by City Council, making twelve
companies in the city the combine
has been scouting around for another
company to join IL and last night Union
Fire Company, No. IL, became the
seventh member, which now gives the
combination" the majority OF COM
panies In the election of officers Of the
fire department.
The agreement viii be signed by the
chairmen of the committees OF the
various combine companies on Friday
night. and then for a period OF fourteen
years hence the seven majority organic
zations will dictate the election of fire
officers. each organization receiving I'm
that time the Office OF chiefengineer and
also the assistant engineers.
MEMBERS OF COMBINE"
The new combination as it now
stands IS comprised OF the following
companies: Friendship. No. /; Phoenix,
No. 4. Washington. No. z; Weccacoe,
No. s; Liberty. No. .; Brandywine.
No. 10. and Union. No. H.
In the "anti-combinc' are the Rell-
ance. No q Delaware. No. 3; Fame,
No. g. and Water witch. No z. Tho
Independence has heretofore not de-
lclared either IN favor Of the "combina-
ton" or the minority organization and
&c viii now make little difference how
the organization stands.
DISTRIBUTION OF OFFICES.
Under the agreement reached between
1.-THE majority companies, the offices viii
be distributed during the period OF Tho
ensuing "a years as followes:
Friendship, No. /, chief engi
lneer. Brandywine No. 10. FIRST assist
Evening journal., 1905-11-23
More Park Land Wanted.

Members of the law. park and finance
committee met with City Council last
evening for the purpose of consider
ing the petition OF the Park Commission
for permission to purchase land needed
for park purposes at Eighteenth street
fom Market TO Tatnan. at West street
and the Brandywine and the old Rosen-
dale Park tract which are desired for
the purpose Of impoving the pax
1t was decided to make a report TO
Council this evening IN which it viii
be recommended that the Par -
mission make further investigt-on for
the purpose Of ascertaining if the land
can not be secured at a more reasonable
figure.
Evening journal., 1905-11-23
lSOo
November %, at 2.45 a. m.
good bye

1905
November %, at 2.45 a. m.
good bye
save nothing of my m oney.
am free Of all trouble, but when
went by 1917 Master street, my heart
dropped.
Money is all.
w.. c. Hoover.
Bud
/ am sorry, but can't see myself
Through this world without hard work.
/ was called because
! am going where Mrs. 1'odd's gone.
w. c. II.
The above note was left by Walter
r.. Hoover, aged S5 years. a detective
n the employ of the Baltimore and
ohio railroad in and around Philadel-
phia, before he committed suicide at
he home Of his sister, Mrs. Preston l..
Davis, No. 532 West Fourth street
aarly this morning.
Another note found in the dead mans
|)ocketbook, read:
Il feel life ebbing away"
This note was timed few minutes
sfter the other had been written and
supposed to have been scrawled as
he deceased was gradually falling into
leath's sleep.
GAS TUBE IN MOUTH
When Hoovers body was found by
& ar. Davis. his brother-in-law. shortly
fter o'clock this morning, it lay
cross the kitchen floor and a rubber
ube from the gas stove protruded
rom the dead mans mouth. lie had
sphyxiated himself and judging by his
lacid features death had evi IDENTIFY
ome easy.
Before committing his rash act, Hoo
er took a bath and changed his uuder-
othing. He also shaved, and taking
n his shoes put slippers on. He then
osed the kitchen door and coolly lay
|# own to die.
FIRST OF FAMILY TO DIE.
The deceased was the first of ten
#lildren of Samuel p. Hoover. of Ce-
" lton, Nd, to die, and the manner OF
death was a great shock TO the
mily. He was unmarried and had
we'd in Wilmington for fifteen years
Evening journal., 1905-11-23
CRUSHED TO DEATH
BY HUGE GRANITE BLOCK
Employe of Stewart & Dona-
hoe Meets Awful End in
Quarry

William Danbey. colored, aged So
years, was crushed to death last even
ing at the Stewart and Donahoe quar-
ries by a huge granite rock falling upon
him. The boulder crushed the unfor-
tunate man from the feet to the hips
and the weight of the rock nearly cut
him in two.
The accident occurred while some
workmen We're engagfed in moving big
granite blocks. One of them started
down a declivity and struck Danbey,
who was in the path of it, before he
could get out of harms way. His body
stopped the stone and it was some time
before it could be lifted from the
crushed form.
Evening journal., 1905-11-23

ant engineer; Union. No. II, second
assistant engineer.
Washington. no. z, chief engf-
neer; Weccacoe, No. s. first assistant
engineer Liberty, No. g. second
assistant engineer.
l9lO-Liberty No. Q. chief engineer.
Phoenix No. A. first assistant engineer:
Brandywine, No. 10, second assistant
engineer.
lg12-Brandywine, No 10. chief engi-
neer; Union. No II, first assistant en-
gineer; Weccacoe. No. 8, second assist
ane engineer.
1si4-Weccacoe. No. 8. chief engineer;
Friendship. No. I. first assistant engi-
neer: Phoenix. No. A. second assistant
engineer
1916-uniou. No. II. chief engineer:
Washington, No z, first assistant en-
glneer; Friendship, No. /, second as
sistant engineer.
l9lS-Phoenix, No. A. chief engineer:
Liberty. No. 2. first assistant engineer:
Washington. No. z, second assistant
engineer
FORMED IN FR1ENnsH1P HOUSE.
Several meetings were held in vari-
GUS combine" engine houses within
the past few weeks. and the organiza-
tion was finally formed at the quar-
ters of the Friendship Company last
night on Friday night the agreement
will be finally ratified and signed with
the seal OF each company attached.
The previous Combination" had only
been i'm existence four years. having
been formed at the time the Union and
Brandywine companies were made
members Of the department. The Bran
ldywine at that time Joined the "com-
hlne," giving 81 the required majority.
Previous 10 this GO animation" the
five Older companies Remained together
for ten years in which time each or
ganizatlon had its officers.
Evening journal., 1905-11-23
SUICIDE WROTE LETTERS AS
HIS LIFE WAS EBBING AWAY
MISTAKEN IDENTITY
DsmeI Was Released on Habsas Cor.
pus Proceedings.

Wladislaw Demel. who was arrested
as wv. DyczlSiewicz," on a charge made
by Michael Emery. Of this city. of writing
a slanderous story about him for a Polish
publication in Philadelphia. was released
from custody last night by Chief Justice
Lore, after hearing the evidence 1t was
case of mistaken identity and brought
before the chief justice by Phillip l.. Car
rett, counsel for Demel, on habeas corpus
proceedings. 1t was proven that Dycz-
kiewicz was the man the warrant called
for and not Demel The latter had merely
been acting as agent for Dyczkewicz,
who was III.
Evening journal., 1905-11-23
MISS REESE'S SLAYER
IS CAUGHT BY POLICE

Chicago, Nov 2s.-High police officials
said early today that they had the MUIR
derer of Miss Maud Reese.
''The man who killed the girl is a
prisoner at the Canaiport avenue sta
tion," said a police lieutenant who had
been working on the case under Assistant
Chief schuetuer Il cannot give out ms
name and I cannot tell where he was
captured but ] am positive that he is he
man.
a man who gave the name Of john
Belknap was arrested early today IN a
saloon. He is regarded as an Important
find. Miss Reese was murdered in her
apartment, No. 200 Evanston avenue.
Tuesday evening.
Evening journal., 1905-11-23
CITY FILES EXCEPTIONS
Considers Award to Friendship Fire
Company Excessive.

The Street and Sewer Directors con-
slider the award Of $4,000 damages TO the
Friendship Fire Company for a sO-feet
front to widen Tenth street, made By the
second commission appointed excessive
and City Solicitor Townsend has filed ex-
.ceptions with Resident Judge spruance.
TO whom the commissioners make their
return.
The award Of the first commission was
5000 to which the Ere company objected
and the second commission fixed $4,000 as
the damages. A third commission win be
named.
The following new Commission was
appointed by Judge Spruance Lindsles
.C. Kent. Philemma Chandler, Edward
Bringhurst. Jr, Henry l.. Dure, and
Alfred ID. Poole.
Evening journal., 1905-11-23
Mis- roosevelt m.

Hartford. Conn.,, Nov. 2S.-Miss Alice
Roosevelt is i'll at the home Of her un-
Gle, Commander w. S. Cowles in Farm
ington, where she has been since last
Saturday, arriving after the Yale
Harvard Freshmen football game, at
Cambridge. where her brother, Theo-
dore, Jr., played on the Harvard side.
Her illness is not serious and al
though she is confined to her bed. it is
more a demand for rest than anything
else. Frequent communications with
the White Houre notify the Presidents
family of her condition.
Evening journal., 1905-11-23
Townsend PonuIatlon.

Special to The Evening Journal
Townsend. Nov 2S-There Is a great
deal Of speculation I'm Townsend con-
cerning the increase Of population since
1900. II is believed that the reports
OF the census agents will show an in
crease larger in proportion than any
other small town in Delaware.
Evening journal., 1905-11-23
WORK ON WATER
MAI HALTED
Employees Engaged in Test.
ing the Pipe Along Eigh-
teenth Street Today
IMPROVEMENTS ALONG The PIKE

Employees of the Water Depart
ent are engaged today in testing the
90 feet or more of the new water
ain to the Weldin farm which has
ready been laid in Eighteenth street.
ach piece Of pipe as it leaves the fac
ry IS tested at a hydrostatic pressure
200 pounds to the square inch, but
ter it is laid i'm the ditch it is again
sted at the joints with a pressure of
feet to the square inch. Very often
ere is a leak or the joint weeps at
e connection of the two pieces of
pc. and to find these defects a test
necessary.
on this account the work of laying
e main has been held up for two
eeks. the Water Department await
g in the meantime the arrival of the
scessary testing heads. These have
ZEN received and the work will now
-oceed.
The department is having quite a
tie trouble in Eighteenth street as
was necessary to move the city
ater main, gas main and a number
service connections to make room
the big 43-inch pipe that will carry
e water from here to the Weldin
rm. AS soon as the Boulevard is
ached however. the work will be
ashed more rapidly as there will be no
pes in the way and a practically clear
ay is assured.
MAKING BEAUTIFUL HOMES.
Many other improvements are be-
made along the Boulevard and
oncord turnpike. among them being
e renovating of the former residence
Isaac c. Elliott. Rock Manor. west
the Concord turnpike. above the Ball
more and Ohio railroad. which was
Gently purchased by Alfred /. Du-
ont. The latter has engaged Arm
rong and Joiner landscape architects,
New York city. to lay out a new
acadanrized road from the manor,
rough the property of Holstein Har-
y, and to the Concord turnpike. This
m also has a number of men en-
Dyed in landscape gardening and
hen finished the grounds surrounding
Il e residence are expected to present
beautiful appearance.
Isaac c. Elliott. who has added 35
res TO his 15-acre tract east of the
4 oncord turnpike, including the land
lown as the Locusts. has a large
rec of men employed in clearing the
4 round, preparatory to erecting a hand
bme residence, work on which will
egin in the spring. The fifty acres
land are ideally located and the
h ace when completed will be one OF
h he most beautiful in this section.
Evening journal., 1905-11-23
Mvstery Of Two RabbIts.

Sneclal 10 The Evening JournaI
Townsend. Nov. e3-A local gunner IS
stil tryins 10 solve a problem which
confronted him a few days aeo While
out cunning he shot at a rabbit just
as the cotton tail was entering clump
of bushes. Feeling confident that he
had killed the rabbit Ire hurried to the
place where the little animal entered
the bhshes and there lying side by side
he found two dead rabbits instead of
one. AS ne made but one shot he says
he cannot account for the extra rabbit
being there.
Evening journal., 1905-11-23
Oldest Corn Hnsker.

Special to The Evening Journal
Townsend, Nov. 2S-Edward Lamb, Of
near this place, is probably the oldest
corn husker in Delaware. Although 95
years old, he has assisted several of his
neighbors in their husking operations
and he worked with as much vigor as
many Of the younger men.
Evening journal., 1905-11-23
Children TO Entertain.

The fifth annual entertainment given
by the children and young people Of
the Peoples Settlement Church and
Taylor streets. will be held in the New
Century drawing room on Tuesday
evening. December 8. 1t will be under
the direction of Mahala WeIls-Per-
kins. An unusually interesting pro-
gram has been arranged.
Evening journal., 1905-11-23
runaway BOZ under Arrest.

Kenneth Bowman aged IA years. of
No. 1914 South Seventeenth street Phil
adelphia, is locked up at the police sta
tiOn on a charge of being a runaway
boy He said he left his home yester-
day for Wilmington to visit a man
named Kirby, but could not find him.
He was picked up at the p. B. & w.
Railroad station late last night.
Evening journal., 1905-11-23
JAP lNvoY HIT BY STONE
Stone thrown BY Disorderly Rioter
Injuries Ito.

London. Nov pa despatch to a news
agency from Toxic says
"A message received this morning from
Seoul states that Marquis I to was slight
ly injured by a stone thrown by one Of
a party of disorderly Koreans Wednesday
night"
Evening journal., 1905-11-23
Adiudioated a Rankrupt.

John E. O'Nen, a secondhand goods
dealer. was yesterday afternoon ad-
Indicated a bankrupt in the United
States Court. The case was referred
to Arthur c. Spruance referee in
bankruptcy for this county.