Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-09-21
NEWSY DOINGS
OF new CASTLE
Former Resident is Believed
10 Have Been Slain in
Chester
SOCIAL NEWS
OF THE OLD TOWN

Special 70 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Sept 2l-Word was
received here yesterday Of the death
Of Patrick Desmond, Of Chester, for /
merry Of this city, and who married
Miss Mary Rodgers. The coroner's
physician, Dr.. Taylor, has not given
out the result OF the autopsy.
Desmond's death occasioned consid- !
cradle activity IN Chester police Dir
cles have not YET been made known.
Deputy Coroner p. +. White. who
took charge Of the body Immediately
after Desmond expired, was out OF
town all day yesterday and could not
be reached up 10 a late hour last
night. Inquiry at Chester police
headquarters failed to elicit any def
mite information about the case. fur
Their than that Sergeant Sill and
County Detective O'TOole had sue
ceeded in rounding up one Of the
parties, a woman, implicated In the
fight on the night Of September 2, at
Second and Howell streets, which is
believed to have been the primary
cause Desmond's death. The wb-
man could not be found on Thursday
night when the other arrests were
made. He name is Lethea Miller
and she is alleged 10 have inflicted
several deep stab wounds in Des-
mond's back with q knife. The Miller
woman is also alleged 10 have fur
nished Richardson, one of her male
friends. who was one OF the prime
actors in the affair, with the razor
with which he admits cutting the un-
fortunate man. The Miller woman
likewise admits having stabbed the
man with the knife.
Elwood Swiggett, Hillman Wilson.
Florence Mathues and Richard Rich
ardsOn weer arrested Thursday night
and after being Intercepted by Dis
trict Attorney John b. Hannum, Jr..
were allowed 70 go on their own
recognizance TO appear when wanted
as witnesses. with the exception of
Richardson, who is being held with
out bail along with the Miller woman
and who will. II the post norton ex-
animation reveals that the cause OF
| Desmond's last illness was directly
due TO the wound he received In the
fight on Labor night, be charged with
murder.
Manager John McDevitt has signed
some good men for his football team.
They include Harry Mcdaniel, half
/ back; James Hance, W. Kee. half or
end; Edward Mcdaniel, half; Thomas
Leonard. tackle; Frank Madden,
tackle; John Doris, tackle; william
/ White. end; Osee Hance. centre. and
John and Joseph Sullivan, william
! Cell, Charles Hewlett. unassigned. Ed
win j. White and John McGrory are
the coaches. Arrangements are under
way for q box social
Charles II. Clewell, Theodore W.
Lavender and the Rev. Vaughan S
Collins caught 100 trout on Thursday
at Leipsic.
Italian wOrkmen. employed in the
street Improvements. quite work yes
! terday when refused 81 a day. They
were being paid s175.
Charles Al. Appleby lost a mare by
collie following the eating Of green
apples.
Friends from Philadelphia, Will
mington and New Castle attended the
birthray party given last evening in
honor of Mrs. Sarah Schuchardt, wife
of John A. Schuchardt. The lawn
of the Schuchardt home was lighted
tby Japanese lanterns.
An ice cream, pie and milk social
for the benefit OF the Ladies' Aid So
ciety OF the First Baptist Church.
will be held on the lawn Of Thomas
Hewlett at Baldton this evening.
About twelve grinders in the Edgar
Allen American Manganese Steel
lCompany's plant went on strike yes
terday on account of "A difference be-
tween them and a foreman