Evening journal., 1915-07-21
Shoots At PARTY
WHO ABUSE Horse
Night Peace DiSturberS Get
Away From New Castle
Officer
AGED WOMAN
DIES AFTER FRIGHT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, July 2l.-Residents
of that usually peaceful western section
OF the city were awakened from thoir
sleep Monday night about Il 30 o'clock
bv four pistol shots An investigation
showed that Special Officer Beck had
fred his revolver at a fleeing prisoner.
Shortly after II o'clock Alfred Wright
colored, saw a number of colored men
and women in a huckster wagon. As
they were driving and beating the horse
in a manner Wright did not like he
went 10 Officer Beeks house and notified
him. When the officer appeared on tho
scene he found the horse down on the
railroad tracks near the freight house
and the crowd heating IT, Beck remon-
strated with the men only TO be showed
about by three Of the men and a fourth
one hit him stinging blow. Beck
grabbed his man and pulled his hand.
cuffs to secure his prisoner, but the lat
ter was too quick, and while the other
men iostled Beck the fourth one snatch
ed the handcufls and fed. Then II wa.
that Beck pursued the man and fred tho
shots. In the meantime the other mer
disappeared.
The officer took the horse 10 the Gil
pin House stable, where it was fed an,
taken care of during the night. Wher
the horse was led from the stable yes
terday morning it fell in the yard sool
afterwards Robert Cross, a huckster an,
liveryman from Wilmington, came her
and claimed the animal. The horse wal
unable 10 get upon its feet all day ant
last night was hauled in a float TO viii
mington.
Some of the men and women in the
party of Joy riders who hired the team
and abused the horse are known and
warrants for their arrest have beer
sworn out before Mayor Rodney. Some
Of the men we're seen 10 have razors in
their pockets. On their way here the
men beat a colored man and thre "
him out Of their wagon He waited
for two hours along the road 10 get A
chance to throw bricks at the men In
the wagon.
Wore Natures Garb.
Special Oficer Shilling, Of the Bat
tery Park Amusement Company, was
surprised last evening TO see two
young men divest themselves of theil
clothing and go into the Delaware
river for a swim. He objected 10 the
natural bathing suits and arrested the
men. They were later arraigned be-
fore Mayor Rodney and were fined s.
and costs each. They gave the name.
Of Harry Foley and Fred Barrett, o.
Grafton, New York. Foley said he hat
been stopping in Wilmington. He paiC
the two fines.
Miss Ellen Gravel and James Dun
can will be married here on mex
Thursday. July 29
Mary Baird, an aged colored wo
man, died at her home here earl
yesterday morning. The aged wo
man was scared in the night by tn
screams Of her granddaughter VIII
alleged she was being driven fror
home during q quarrel with her hus
band The aged woman died a fey
hours later.
The George and John baseball clu
will play Third Ward of Wilmington
here on Saturday.
The New Castle ball club will &
TO Lewes tomorrow TO play the clu
in that town.
Contractor John NJ. Hance has bee
awarded the contract to build a two
story back building to the Dobbins
Vile houses. AS soon as the frs
houses are occupied more addition
will be built Considerable improve
ments including screen doors an
window screens have been installed
The Presbyterian Sunday schoC
will hold its picnic at Riversid
Beach tomorrow afternoon Automc
biies will leave here at las, 2.15, "a
3.15, 4.S0, $40, and return from
O'Clock.
Victrolas, Reeords.-Bridgewater.'
In Mayor Rodney's office tonight
meeting of the Board of Trade WI
be held for the purpose of arransin
for the Buy in Wilmington" excul
sion on July 20, under the auspict
of the Chamber of Commerce.
City Council held an adjourne
meeting last night regarding n
building on the Delaware street whar
Il will be remodeled and steel eel
will be placed in the lookup.
Victor Biggs has returned to h
ship at Norfolk, where he has Dee
stationed since joining the navy.
Miss Margaret F. Rigby of Phil'
delphia, who has been spending h'
vacation with Mrs. NJ l.. McCann, hs
returned home
Francis McFarlin and Miss Bess
McFariin are spending their vacation
at Atlantic City, N. J.