Newark post., 1913-12-24

An unknown aulo-NilH'l
roviv avoided landing hls car III
thp canal at the draWbrldge III
Delaware City last Tuesday. lie
failed to note that the dra" was
off and sped to within 20 1eet Oh
the opening. He sent the car
throuah fine roadside fence OF the
bridgc-tcnder's dwelling, luckily
not damaging the car.
George Snyder, while passing
fine concrete mixer on the new
road at Delaware City, one day
last week, was struck on the head
and cut quite severely by a rapid
" lowered chute. The wound was
stitched at the Fort DUPONT nos
pital, and he later returned 10
work.
Falling down stairway at the
home Of her brother, A. r. Ihomp-
son al 4O6 West Thirty-frst street.
Wilmington, one day last "eeN'
Mrs. Il. f. Wilson, aged ~ years.
of Philadelphia, sustained inter
nal injuries and one Oh her nlpS
was fractured.
A live coal flying from the smoke
stack of fire engine teil between
the coat and shirt of l3-year-old
William RYDER in Wilmington, one
dav last week, firing his clothihS
and burning him painfully.
The Ford S Landing farm on
Elk River, recently owned and
greatly improved by the late
Abram l.. English Of Philadelphia,
has been sold to Stanley Frazer OF
Newark for $4,000.
Among the many legatees OIL tne
late Mrs. Eliza p. Clark OF MIL
ford. is Rev. Howard I. Qulgg,
nastor of Elkton NJ. +. Church, to
whom she left $500.
Thomas Ryan Of Havre de
Grace. aged u, who told Judge
Churchman that he was a klepto-
maniac. was held for Court III Wal
mineton. last Monday for stealing
a bundle of brooms from the ). ID.
Sisler Company at Third and King
streets. Ryan had sold several OF
the brooms when Patrolman Barr
arrested him Oh the street.
George Harris, Wilmington S
newly appointed colored policeman
was fined days pay for ~ MN
utes delay in making his report
due to falling asleep while walt
inc for a cup of cocoa, which he
had made at his home, to cool, when
he left his beat to get a lunch
Officers Burchinell and Crozlel
were fined three days pay eacE
for going to sleep while on duty.
BERT johnson, q well-to-do farm
err Of Piney Grove, Sussex county
took his gun with him when ht
went to chop wood last Tuesday
A rabbit jumped out Of the brush
which he shot. While he stoopet
to pick the rabbit up the othel
barrel of the gun was fired, the
charge entering his body, penetrat
ING one lung. He dragged HIM
self homeward, a quarter Of mile
and was found exhausted III th'
back yard by his wife. 1t is fear
ed that the wound is fatal.
About to be arrested on a charg
of non-support made by his wife
Thomas f. Holmes, an iron mould
er. fired several shots at officer
Brown and Rodenheiser, at HI
home, 1920 south B street, WI
mington. last Tuesday. They re
turned the fire, when Holmes loci
ed himself in the house and late
opened fire again on the patrolmei
Other officers and large crowd
people appeared on the scene. Be
geant Kelleher and officer JOIN
son broke into the house and fOun
Holmes lying on a couch in tt
dining room holding his 17-montl
old baby in his arms and bieedin
from bullet wounds in his hea
and right breast, inflicted by hin
self. lie was taken to Delawar
Hospital, and is critically i'll wi
traumatic pneumonia rcsultil
from the wound III his breast
Attempting to enter Cecil Gl
ham S garage at 800 Morrow sire
Wilmington, one day last week,