Evening journal., 1917-07-25
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Town Magistrate Proves
Modern Solomon in This
Assault Case
WATER QUESTION
KEEPS IN FRONT
spseIal 70 THE EvENING JouRNAL

kEEfS I'm fhON |
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. Del. July 25.-An-
other Solomon has arisen to judge be
tween the claims OF men and IN this
case the SolomonesQue decision was
given By Mayor Cavcnder OF this city,
the punishment which he inflicted on
John Cassidy being generally held rs
a Just one, even though Is unique.
Cassidy Il will be remembered. beat
Frank De Carlo over the head with 2
bar OF steel hitting the Italian with
such force as 10 knock him from a
freight car Cassidy has been Ian
gushing in Jail waiting the outcome
OF De Carlos injuries but yesterday
he was brought before the mayor for
hearing. After hearing the evi-
denre Mayor Cavender fined Cassidy
$40 and costs and that he pay De
Carlo a full days wages for each day
that De Carlo was unable TO work as.
result OF the beating which Cassidy
handed out to him. The mayor eX-
plained his decision by saying that
there was no use holding Cassidy for
court as De Carlo belongs to the Ma
tional Guard and leaves for Alabama
before Cassidy could get trial. Yet he
could not punish Cassidy sufficiently
with a Jail sentence nor could he let
Cassidy of because De Carlo could
not appear against the Negro in the
September County Court So the
mayor used common sense and mado
Cassidy pay De Carlos wages for
each day De Carlo Is lad up.
Lively times are ahead for the
young men and others in this place
who give any members OF the guard
any intoxicating liquors during the
time they are drilling preparatory TO
leaving for the guards camp in Ala
/ bama. Captain Jesse A. Mckay. com
mandng Company X. has notified
certain elements In town which have
been suspected OF aiding the soldiers
to get liquors. that severe punish
ment will be meted out TO them II they
give any guardsmen so m Ch as one
drink. The men gathered this morn
ing al the armory for muster and eN-
animation and those who do not live
right I'm town will sleep az the ar
mory nights. Four detectives have
been sworn IN from the reputable
citizens Of the city to watch for vio-
lations OF the law against selling or
giving intoxicated liquors 10 any soi-
dier i'm uniform. 10 is known 10 the
military and civil Authorities that
some Of the guardsmen here have Seen
getting liquor Captain Mckay pro-
poses that there shall be no booz'nr
nights when the town Is quiet and
guardsmen have time for little lark
! Public indignation against the
water company Is rapidly coming 70
a head and such strong pressure is
being brought to beareagainst Coun'
oil 10 take vigorous action 20 compe
l.. the water company 10 live MP 10 ~
contract. that Council and the Boar'
/ of Health both will take action within
the next seven days. which Will brini
matters 10 a head. The general com
plaint is that the company Is lettini
ifs plant run down that the water l'
} unfit to drink, that the supply Is one
fourth the needs OF the icity. that th'
supplv Is uncertain and that the com
many ie allowing new machinery ic
stand idle in the railroad yards ne.
cause il was sent G.. o. ID. The BOARD
lof Health has Jumped into the rumpu
and has secretly had made an analysis
3 of the water The plant Is IN sucI
condition that Sunday when the water
was shut off in one Of the pumps tC
mack the pump. the company. mad I,
shut the water or tho entire city VIII
| serious inconvenieilce TO the waie'
, users. Then when the pump wa
hacked the company could not puml
anv water because IL had no coal. Al
81 fhrse things have eXaGpdrated the
r water users until they arc indignan
{ and drastic action is promised p,
, Council and the Board or health
b There IS a growing suspicion amon'
2 the far-sheing that something VII
. happen. as the present officials ar
% NOT making improvements and are no
even taking new machinery on IN
liars. - ..hto,
! are grouped I'm Shawtown have take
Vigorous action to stop what the
5 charge as being a hold-up OF worker
p for undue amounts Of money for boar
and lodging by Elizabeth Boyle wh
{ runs a boarding house at Shawtowl
s Charges Of false pretenses have bee
filed against the woman before Magi'
D trate TAYLOR he announced last nigh
. and the woman will be given a hea
e ing today. II Is alleged that whe
A 1.-The steel workers go TO the hous
4 thew sign a book allowing the pr'
s prietress to collect from their wage
r. the amount OF each weeks board bil
the agreement between the boarding
= house keeper and the workers an
q mill authorities being that the me
r are to pay at the rate Of Sl.OS p'
'- day for board and lodging. II is no
+ charged that the woman, when tW
T steel workers had only been there
7. couple Of days. and then left, went
e the office of one Of the steel comp
d nies swore that the men each owe
& her full weeks board bill and so co
lected the full amount
" Magistrate James Taylor must pr
l. ceed at once with the collection
3 bills against property owners WI
x have not paid their curb and gutt'
assessments or Council will take n
collection out Of his hands and g''