Newark post., 1913-06-11

Edgar, the S-year old son of II.
X. Armstrong Of 1106 w. Eighth
street, Wilmington, found some
caps used in blowing out stumps,
on his father s farm near Glas-
gov, one day last week. He put
one Of the caps Oh a stone and
struck it with another stone. Part
Of the cap struck him i'll the leg,
gashing it badly. He was sent to
Delaware Hospital by DR.. W. E.
Cam to have the metal removed
from the flesh in which it was bur-
led.
Silver Lake, a great fish pre-
serve near Milford, was emptied
on Friday morning when a bridge
bl oke, releasing the water. Thou
sands of fish, bass, pike, and other
kinds, escaped into the Mispillion
River. Later in the day a colored
boy saw big turtle crawling on
the muddy bottom Of the lake
which John Hallett brought ashore.
1T weighed 10 POUNDS.
| Governor Miller has offered re-
ward of 800 for the capture Of
George Dutton, a negro desperate,
hailing from Middletown, who,
just as he had won a game of crap
along the public road, near Green
wood on June /, saw Arnold Ten
ant, co!ored, of Bridgeville,, ap-
preaching and relnarking, Here
comes nigger | IN going to kill, "
fired four bullets from a revolver
at him, killing him in his tracks.
Dutton flashed another revolver
and hurried away, escaping on
passing freight train. lie appear
ed near Smullin's S Crossing on
Tuesday and a posse beat the woods
in search Of him but without result.
At last accounts he was still at
large and supposed to be hiding
in Ivy Swamp in Caroline county,
Md. Dutton is said to have bOasted
that he carries two bullets in his
body received during a quarrel over
crap at Newark. He formerly
worked for J. w. lIcAllister, of
EIkton, where he also was in trOu-
bic, and is thought to be affected
with holoicjdal mania.
The owners Of the eight proper
ties in the Tenth, Eleventh, King
and French streets block in VIII
mington, wanted for the site Of
the new city and county building,
valued them at $20+,931.87, while
the original estimate was $150,00O.
The commission, i'll its report to
Judge Wooley, set a total value Of
$l78,20O on the properties. DR.. S.
G. Elbert, a colored physician,
wanted $125,000 for his property
at Eleventh and King streets. The
commission set its value at $4,000
and made like reductions on the
other properties. Appeals will be
heard today.
The Court Of Oyer and Terminer
at Wilmington last week, set aside
the State s motion to vacate the or
der for new trial for Charles b.
NayIor, of Townsend, found guilty
Of murder in the second degree in
shooting Earlvil Francis in Janu-
airy last. MAYORS brother, George,
his new witness, died at Farnhurst
on May II, but made an affidavit
covering his proposed testimony.
The case was continued until the
next term of court.
During a quarrel at a baseball
game in Christiana Park, Whining
ton, on Saturday, Earl Storm, aged
Is years, struck Martin Welsh,
aged 1G, in the mouth with his fist,
| Welsh, it is stated, got up, grabbed
( a bat and struck Storm on the
head, knocking him senseless.
Storm was taken to Delaware Hos
pitaI, where physicians think his
skull is fractured Welsh surrend-
cred and pleads seir-defense.
The Republican-Natioaal Pro
gressive fusion ticket won in the
Wilmington City election on Sat
urday, including Mayor Harrison
w. Howell. William 2. White,
president of council, and James f.
Price, city treasurer. James II.
Morris, Republican, and Eugene
M. Sayers, Democrat, were chosen
assessors in the northern and
southern districts. The Democrats
elected five Of the twelve members
Of Council. John Hopkins, colored
Republican, won in the Sixth ward.
Francis |. DUPONT, Bull Moose can
didate for Mayor, polled upwards
of $500 votes, drawing largely
from the Democratic vote. Recov-
cry Of the Delaware water front,
submitted on referendum, carried
by large ajority.