Evening journal., 1905-09-11
WOUND MAY prove SERIOUS
speeIaI 70 rhe EvenIns Iournal


trigger.
The bullet entered the limb iust
above the knee cap and to the side OF
the knee joint. 1t took downward
course, but did not penetrate the skin
on the inside of the leg. The injured
man was assisted TO his home In North
Second street and Dr. Stewart was
summoned and probed for the ball
AS soon as the shooting occurred
Cornish ran across the lot opposite the
Silby house and walked rapidly out
Third street to the Wilmington road
Officer TObin upon being informed Of
the shooting boarded a trolley car and
rode. to the p. & r. crossing, but did
not come up with the fugitive. Cornish
has a bad record and has served
eighteen months in the workhouse for
shooting at a motorman on the trolley
line some years ago. He is considered
a dangerous character inasmuch as he
is not mentally balanced. Owing to the
location of the wound complications
may follow which may cripple Roy for
life
Immediately after the shooting
Mayor Boyd notified the police depart
ment of Wilmington 20 look out for
Cornish. officer Tobin this morning
made a search Of the Buttonwoods in
hopes Of locating the fugitive.
BOYS MISSING FROM HOME.
Two New Castle boys are missing
from home and the police of other
cities have been requested to look out
for them. The lads are George Har-
rington and John sullivan. each be-
tween thirteen and fifteen years Of age.
They disappeared on Friday night last
and their parents have had no trace
of them since.
STORK PAID A VISIT
The stork paid a visit to the home OF
John II. Rodney, Esq. on Saturday
levening and left a little girl with theii
daughter, Mrs. Sarah Rodney Faux
ner. wife Of Lieut.. Faulkner. Il. 5. A.
The mother and little one are botf
doing well.
CONTRACT TO BUILD BARN
a. V. Lesley George has awarded tc
lJohn Cleaves Of Christiana. the con
tract for building a barn to replace tn
one on his farm which was burned
recently. Work on the new structure
was begun this morning and will b
pushed 20 completion as rapidly as pos
sible.
SUFFERING FROM INJURED EYE
While engaged in grinding a tool OF
an emory. wheel Joe McCaughan OF
Saturday was struck in the left ey'
by flying piece Of emory stone Al
though rot serious the injury is pain
full.
ACTED DISORDERLY; ARRESTED
For acting in a disorderly manne
by using vile language. Clayton Nc
Casson was arrested and locked up b,
Constable Doris on Saturday night
The trouble occurred at the p & +;
junction .n the presence of severa
women who were waiting for car
For some reason McCasson was re
, leased from custody by Magistrat
, Terry yesterday morning.
IN BOWLING LEAGUE.
New Castle will be represented in tn
b Tri-City Bowling League again thi
season and will play its first game o.
= the Ries alleys on September p, wit
the Ajax OF Wilmington. New Castle
players this year will be King. AlbeI
Pedrick, John P Murphy, Mahoney
Edward Wright and Jas. B. White.
SYSTEM GIVES SATISFACTION.
The new telephone system of tn
d. & A. r. & II. Co is In fun opera
] ton with a continuous seWice and az
: lpears to give satisfaction. The opel
lators during the day are Miss AgnC
! Hewlett and Miss Ole Lank. jess
, Watts has charge Of the line at nigh
( NEW CASTLE BOY AT GARRICI
People of New Castle are intereste
I'm the bill which is given at the Carrie
- Theatre, Wilmington, this week ina
= much as Thomas Lancaster is PR
grammed to do a turn. Mr.. Lancast
a is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
p Lancaster Of this city and for son
n time was correspondent for The Ever
ing Journal. He does a monologue tuI
which is said to be clever.
% NEW CASTLE VS.. FORT MOTT
Is In an interesting game of ball play,
l. on Battery Park, Saturday afternoo
d the New Castle team defeated the Fo
= Mott club by a score Of to !. NeN
Il love pitched for the locals until Il
l. eighth inning, when he was injur'
about the right knee by coming
- lcontact with the second baseman
M Fort Mott and was carried from q
~ field. Previous to this McGrory, vi
20 relieved Newlove in the box, WI
70 knocked senseless at the same has
h McCaughan played at first for Ne
Castle.
New Castle will close its season
:. Saturday, September 80, when it w
,e play the Castle Wheelmen Of Philad'
,s phia. on this team are two NJ
- Castle boys. sons Of William Rudolr
The club will be the hardest propol
- ltion that the locals have tackled
- far this year. The score by innin
AZ follows:
~ New Castle ........20 1901 x
Fort Mott ............O 0O1 1000 O.
= Batteries-New Castle. Newlove, NJ
"a Grory. countiss. Fort Mott Wolf, c.
llins. Umpire-Stepler Of Pennsville.
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