Evening journal., 1913-08-14
DEAF and
DUMB MAN
STIRS TOWN
Much Injured Stranger, SCareS
Entire New Castle Until
Police Get Him
TOWN PARK WILL
ESCAPE ORGAN CONCERTS


snoc,ai 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Del, Aug. lex
s,to,,ont ran high here last evening
when deaf and dumb stranger sup
s5sed TO be Robert Wilson, Of Ireland
and apparently mentally afflicted
ran amuck at the Deemer steel plant
He was caught before any damage
was done. Il was necessary to use
force in arresung the man, however
as he kicked. bit and spat at clifford
Tidwell and others who held him un-
tn Officers Tobin and Lewis arrived
on the scene.
When the man was removed TO the
city hall he was searched ana a conn
and two letters were found on MIN.
THE letters stated that the man was
educated in the deaf and dumb school,
Belfast CountyAntrim, Ireland, ana
had worked as a printer Tor Messis.
Marcus and Ward and sons, Royal
Print Works, for a number OF years.
He was run over by team and hau
leg broken IN England. After roam
ing through Ireland. England ana
Scotland. the letter contained ihe IN
formation that its owner left Ireland
for America because he wanted bet
ter pay Tie man had been In Mon
treal. Canada. where his feet and
hands were frozen and after being
treated he went to Buffalo where he
was injured by an automobile. lie
also had been run over by a machine
in Newark. n. j. The letter said the
man had worked in a paper mill az
South Hadley Falls. Holyoke Mass
and had been struck by trolley
car in Springfield, Mass.
The letter was in the form of
plea for assistance and concluded with
the statement that It was hard TO find
work and the bearer had failed to
SECURE employment IN Columbia
York and Baltimore. The man who is
about 40 years of age was dressed
shabbily. He was detained over night.
sJist how the man got here is un-
known. although he was ordered to
leave Wilmington yesterday by Judge
Churchman after being charged with
drunkenness. The first seen of the
Nman here was when he chased a small
son of Clifford Tidwell who lives on
a farm near The Deemer plant, who
met the man on the road. This was
at z o'clock and the man at once
gave chase TO the child, screaming In
coherent words. The boy cried for
help and the man then went TO the
Office of the steel plant and began spit
ting. When Tidwell Sr, and other
men arrived, the man showed fight
Word had been sent to Officers
Tobin and Lewis here and they wen
, to Ninth and Washington streets OF
trolley car and found The man. Th'
officers handcu1ed the man ant
brought him into town in an automo-
bile.
1t is thought Mayor Rodney will
release him some time today provided
he promises TO leave town.
Following a conference with W. X.
Brown. president of the Wilmington and
Southern Railway Company, lessees OF
. of Ocean Beach Park, William r.
Meyers. general manager Of the traction
company. who was TO have been given
"a bearing before Mayor Rodney last
.eYfning on the charge of operating q
merry -go-round on the Sabbath, decided
70 discontinue the amusement at the
ip4k on sundays during the remainder
OF the scason. This ended the case and
Manager Movers was not given hear
ing. A band concert will be given on
Sunday evenings at the park, but the
merry -qo-round and swings will not b.
opfrated.
October ls viii be a gala day for New
Castle. when the annual Columbus da,
cHebration of the knights of Columbus
va be held here. The committee ar
r.pninr for the affair is composed o
John Ialli. chairman. and Caminc d
Grocce. treasurer They have invite
tlif Italian consul of Wilmington, Cover
nar Miller and the officials Of New Cas-
tle. to participate in the celebration
which viii he held az Ocean Beach Parl
TIE program provides for n monstt
street parade at s o'clock, and the lodg,
men viii attend mass at St. Peter
iChrcn at 10 O'Clock. In the afternoo
there win be sports of various kinds am
ine tho evening speechmaking and bar
concerts II is hoped that a display
freworks will conclude the days pr
gam.
y l.. Baccn. who has been employ'
lat the meat shop of George T. Iob
&,.Son for three years. has resigned. NJ
designation takes effect on Saturday al
a6er that date Mr. Bacon. who is q
collector. will receive taxes at {
mayors office OF at No. SO North Fiji
stfeet
William Warren. who has be
gathering in unmuzzeled dogs, repoi
edllast night that AZ CANNES had be
ipicked up. Four were caught "
terday.
With a working Board OF Heal
effort soon will be made to have {
grass plots in Fifth street remov
The patches of grass along the g
tefs have caused much annoyance
the residents.
John Lalli the tailor in Delaw;
street has rented a store at No.
Kng street, Wilmington, and will OF
q branch store there on September
E 7. Lank is spending several d'
at Orchard Grove, Pa.
The Rev and Mrs j. L. Johns
Blr and Mrs. Thodore Cavender q
Miss Mabel Clewell are at Bowe
Beach.
Dir. and Mrs. William f. Rothv
are on their vacation.
AR and Mrs. Albert Pedrick
waiting friends in the lower part
the State.