Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-26
IAi Correspondence Of Every Evening.

stan correspondence OF hvery Evening.
New Castle, March 26.-Robert John
Hill, colored was sent to the workhouse
by Mayor Boyd, yesterday, to await trial
at the May term gof Court of General
Sessions, on several charges He alleged
to have attempted TO murder Samuel
Leslie Truss and John Henry Davis. On
Saturday night Hill went to Pagan S
saloon and, il is said, attempted to dis
empboWel Truss. Davis, who was present
it is said, interiercd, and the negro
made a lungc at Davis with the knife
but missed his mark. Truss hit Hill over
the head with soda water bottle but the
bottle broke. Davis put Hill down and
out 10y good swinging blow on the law
and the latter, it is said went out
threatened to get his gun and shoot Davis.
Officer Iobin was in the neighborhood
about the time that Hill is alleged to have
secured his gun and the officer got behind
the negro as the latter stepped upon the
steps OF Pagan saloon and grabbing him,
caused him to LET 60 of the gun. a double
barreled No. = gauge containing one
cartridge, loaded with No. shot.
After carrying the gun to the Office of
Mayor Boyd, the officer learned that the
hammer had been cooked and slight
slip of the finger on the trigger would have
caused the hammer TO hit the plunger and
thus cause an explosion of the cartridge.
Davis has had two bullet wounds with /
in nine months, the FIRST on July 4th and
the other about Thanksgiving.
The pretty yacht Ruth 7. which has
been heightened at the Beebo boatvards |
for the owners, Robertson & Bellevou of |
Camden, n. j., will be launched about |
800 o clock on Thursday afternoon. The |
boat is fitted with a 25-h p. steam engine |
and will accommodate 35 persons. ID is |
expected that the boat will be placed on
ferry line between Penn Grove, Penns- |
willie and New Castle on April 10th. The
boat will be taken TO Philadelphia. where
government inspectors will make one of !
their rigid inspections and the license will |
then be ISSUED. The owners propose TO
make at least three trips a day between
the places mentioned
During the absence of Harry Timms.
now on vacation, the following changes
have been made among the motormcn of
the trolley line: Eagle goes 20 the bag
gage car IN the place of imms; Hushebeck /
to Eagle S run; Schuhardt to Hushebeck S
rum Moody to Schuhardt s run; David
son to Moody run; LOWS 10 Davidson S
run, and Marques from the extra to a
regular run in the place Of Marques.
John McCalhn, one Of the oldest resi-
dents Of this city. was stricken with illness
on Saturday and was placed in a carriage
and taken 10 the home Of his son. Re
ports had il that he was paralyzed but
later IN the evening he recovered and
walked TO his own home This morning
he WAS moving about rs usual The cause
Of illness was said to he heart trouble.
Henrietta Wright. colored. who was en-
ployed al the home Of William Walker
near Bear Station. at the time Of the
burning Of the son Of the latter. has heep
taken 10 Farnhurst The woman was de-
voted TO the child and the shock of the
accident has almost caused her death.
At the meeting Of Industry Council.
Jr, o. U. A. NJ, tomorrow evening. lemon
ade and cake will be served by Harry J.
Rothrock
Thousands Of wild ducks we're seer. on
the Delaware River and within a short
distance OF the shore, in front of this citv
on saturday. Several attempts Were
made TO reach the birds, without success.
The trustees of the First Presbyterian
Church viii meet at the Office Of John Il.
Stoops, this evening. The Young Peoples
Society will meet IN the lectureroom OF the /
church on Wednesday evening at Z o'clock
and the Home Mission Society will meet
on Friday afternoon at 2.3O o. clock.
new Chinaman viii take charge Of the |
laundry on Delaware street adjoining the |
shoe store of George W Davis.
prominent citizen has suggested the |
names OF Andrew Bryson and Col Harry |
q. Cavanaugh for members of City Coun-
ell, The men have not been consulted |
IN relation 90 the matter and although they |
would he willing 70 do what they can for |
the bettement Of the city, Il is not known |
whether they would be willing to allow |