Evening journal., 1915-08-21
armed FARMERS
THEIR own SLEUTHS
Bear Station Men Arrest
Young Man Accused OF
Breaking and Entering
BIG ATTENDANCE
AT LAWN FETE

Special TO THE EVENING JOOhNTAI'
NEW CASTLE, Aug. Give want
you" shouted two farmers at noon
yesterday as they stepped from
Ford car in front OF the garage and
law Office of Magistrate Charles r.
Nickerson. "One farmer carried
double barrel shotgun and the other
a big revolver" said Magistrate Nick
erson last evening, land l thought
Delaware was going to enact
Georgia act like the Iynching OF
Frank. / was about TO throw up my
hands and say: Let me see my fam
ily.' when the farmer with the gun
continued to say: Lock up this
burglar
"One cannot imagine how relieved
/ felt when l realized there was going
10 be no lynching bee"
The farmers were James II. Sipple
and Cyrus Rittenhouse, of State Road,
and their prisoner was James Legare,
20 years old, of Dover. Sipple pre-
sented the charge of housebreaking
against Legare. The latter was given
a hearing and Sipple testified that he
was away from home about 8 o'clock
when his house was entered and re-
volver and 81 in money taken. 1t was
learned that a young man was seen
coming from the house and started
toward The Bear. Accompanied by
Rittenhouse, Sipple started in pursuit
of the man and when a point near
Kirkwood was reached Legare was
overtaken and the men charged him
with the act He is said to have ad-
mitted entering the house and turned
over the revolver. which he had
taken apart He was taken into the
automobile and brought here. Magis-
trate Nickerson held Legare in $500
bail for court.
Legare is a member Of Company G.
Organized Militia of Delaware, and
had been employed in Shultz's livery
at Newark He left there without
telling Shultz of his intention to quit
When searched a bathing suit, a
child's bank and several shirts were
found in his possession. He said he
brought the bank from home but that
he had sent away and got the bathing
suit In default of bail for his ap-
pearance at court Legare was com.
mitted to the workhouse. When ask
ed why he broke into the house he
said he was thirsty and went in &c
get a drink of water Not seeing any
one around, he went in the window in
search of food.
Persons who saw the two farmers
bring young Legare here guarded
with a shotgun said il was the frs
time arms were used that way. WheI
the old Jail was located here it some
times happened that a prisoner woult
be brought here manacled and thel
tied to the side of the wagon. Twen
ty-two prisoners were brought to tn
Jail one day handcuffed to a lonl
chain. Uncle Billy Heal was il
charge of the men.
On the lawn of Mrs. John B. Mont
gomery's home last evening a lawl
fete was held by the Senior Philathei
class of the NJ E, Sunday school. Thl
booths were beautifully decorate,
and residents of the city patronize'
the affair literally.
The street committee has been un
able to work on the streets. AS tn
cutting OF weeds would continue onl,
a few days, available men refused T.
work because $3.50 would be deduct
ed from their pay.
Tax Collector John E. Taylor will
sit at George E. Davis store, Bea
Station. on next Tuesday from 10 I
II o'clock to receive taxes. Mr.. Tay
lor desires all delinquents to pay a
once or he will have to proceed I
collect according TO law. The take
Of 1894 must be paid at once. MI
Taylor will sit in the Wilmingto
Court House next Saturday from /
70 II o'clock.
Edward White, a young man 1ivin
in Pennsville. swan from that plac
to Delaware street wharf yesterday |
seven minutes.
Mrs. G. Albert Pedrick is indii
posed
The Rev. Alban Richey, D. D.. an
Elmer Pedrick gave launch partis
last evening.
Houses which had been untenante
for a considerable time are now bein
rented and occupied.
New Castle streets are now in goc
condition. The Bond Commission
however, regrets that property owl
ers have not paid their share of r,
pairing the curbs and cutters so thi
more work can be done. Suit for u
recovery OF the outstanding none
will be Brought at once.
TnnhV'c RAeEQAII cUANcE