Evening journal., 1910-08-24

ing out some theories, however.
detectives Make Search.
Detective ellis and Detective Rat
ledge went out to the Casey store this
morning. and with Joseph W. Casey,
half-brother Of the murdered man,
made an examination of the contents
ofthe store. One result of their
search was the discovery of the five
pairs of rubber boots that were sup
posed to have been stolen. They were
looking for the bill of sale of the
boots. in order to get an accurate de-
scription of them from the manufac-
turer. when they found the boots i'm
a drawer in a closet. The finding
Of them removes what the detectives
had depended upon as a clue they
thought might lead to the tripping up
of the murderer. The boots evil
IDENTIFY had been put in the drawer by
Mr.. Casey. who on Friday sold one
pair of the consignment received.
The detectives also went over the
ground to get all the information they
could about strangers seen in the
vicinity of Claymont on Thursday and
Friday, but nothing of value was
found to supplement that already
learned.
The $40 left i'm the safe included
/ S49.70 i'm dimes, the remainder being
in small coin. The bank book showdd
that Mr.. Casey deposited S16S on
August 10, and his sale the past week
were $3S.75. The detectives after
their examination to-day came 10 the
/ conclusion that the murderer took 40
money at all, bearing out the theory
that an important paper or document
may have bee1the object sought after
all.
Many at Funeral.
Fully 500 people attended the fu-
neral of Robert and Ann Casey yes
terday afternoon from the beautiful
home o. William Cloud. a brother of
Mrs. Casey. about a mile south of
Claymont, on the Wilmington and
Philadelphia turnpike. Some Of the
best known families in Brandywine
hundred were represented at the fu-
neral and It was plain to be seen
that the mourners were not attracted
through curiosity.
During the services. which were
conducted by the Rev ]. Harry Ches-
ley. pastor of the Episcopal Church
at Claymont, and the Rev. Eben y
Baldwin. station agent at Claymont
evidence of the love and esteem IN
which the dead couple were held wal
to be seen in the many moistened
eyes. Tears trickled down the
cheeks ~ a number of mourners as
those we'll known hymns Rock OF
Ages and Jesus Lover of My Soul
we're sung One touching feature ol
the service was the presence Of the
! little black and tan dog owned by the
murdered couple. Daring the singing
: of the hymn, Rock n Ages" the tiny
animal stood at the foot of the stairs
few feet from where the bodies oil
! the murdered couple lay and was as
attentive to what was going on, ap-
, narently as those gifted with human
! intelligence.
The mourners were so numerous
/ that only a small part of them could
get within the house, the remainder
{ occupying the porches and lawn sui
J rounding the house.
{ There were two hearses in the fu
4 neral cOrtege and those who witness
! ed the departure of the funeral paru
will remember the sight probably az
l long as they live.
{ The funeral service was opened b.
e the Rev. Mr.. Chesley and after read
I ing the Episcopal funeral service h
was followed by the Rev. Mr. Baldwin
who read the Methodist funeral ser
z vice. Following the reading of tn
e services Mr.. Baldwin spoke on tn
e untimely death of the aged couple
r He said:
= ClaymOnt's Darkest Day.
e Saturday. August 20. 1910, will z
j. down in history as the darkest da
d our usually quiet, peaceful and haI
: py town ever knew. Never have
e known In a busy lifetime OF "a year
e such a tragedy We read of sue
things in the daily press but never 1
It our own locality has there been an
" happening comparable to this. w
d have had railroad accidents in whic
e. persons have met death, but thes
2 accidents we're not IN the class wit
Ie this tragedy. We have had peopl
ID drowned on our shores and surel
m death in any sudden form seems av
NJ full. but accidents by land and wate
have occurred in all ages and wi
m occur till the end of time. Nevs
r have l had such a shock in my III
70 as this tragedy brought to me. Tf
nj clicking wires brought me word or
,e day that my father had dropped dea
"A And after a time | stood by the co
h. fin of the best mother who ever live
,s (except your mother). | stood one ss
4 bitter day by the little white cask
40 of my dear boy, FIVE and one ha
= years of age, as dear TO me as n
so life He had died from that terrib
~. disease, scarlet fever. But none
~ these cases. sad as they were, hea
~ breaking as | felt them to be, are
a. the same class with the murder
~ Robert Casey, Jr., and his splend
ne wife. Ann Casey. This is a dark,
sad day for Claymont. God on
knows the people whom Mr. Cas-
has befriended and helped over Il
We rough road of life, for her was ever
,,ss' body's friend.
"; "Over % years ago when | car
eu TO Claymont where / have lived sin
I'M without intermission, Mr.. and Nj
IN Robert Casey, Jr., kept the villa
ne store. the only store I'm the place. f
no wears before they had kept il and
TO the time when they were strick
dy down by the hand of the murder
Iat and robber, had been the faithful pu
gel vevors to our community of near
.ul everything usually found in a w
ed kept country store. Born in Brand
wine hundred, not far from where
We, settled as a merchant, Mr.. Casey W
is a regular genuine Delawarean a
at Mrs. Casey and her ancestors for ge
~. erations were DelaNareans. respects
lth sturdily honest. thrifty and all rou
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