Evening journal., 1920-12-13
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Highwayman Dressed in
Woman's Clothes Holds
Up Several Men
AUTO TRUCK
is BURNED
special to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Dec. i3.-Numerous
hold-ups OF individuals OF this city
by man wearing women's clothing.
have been reported during the past
two weeks. Women have been fol-
lowed by this highwayman and sew
eral men have been held up and
robbed at the point OF a revolver.
The operations OF the robber had
been confined 10 DObbinsville and
ShawtONVn. until the latter part OF last
week, when he shifted his field OF adj
venture TO Third and Second streets.
Last light he held up man oppo-
site the Emmanuel Cemetery and
robbed him Of SIS. The police, how
ever, say the latter is the first case
| reported 20 them. Strange men have
I been seen lettering around the corner
OF Sixth and Delaware streets and at
various other oark corners OF the
/ town, recently. Several attempts have
been made recently TO enter homes
late at night, but the intruders in each
case were frightened on.
Last Saturday evening about T.3O,
some one stole a new tire from the
side Of Ford runabout owned by
| Chandler H. Gebhart which had been
Cherry street. Mr.. Gebhart says he
knows the thief, and is giving him
until tomorrow eevening 10 return
the tire. lf the tire Is not returned
by that time Mr. Gebhart says he will
I prosecute the case. The tire was pur-
chased on Friday evening and had
never been used.
A two-ton truck belonging 10 the
Joseph II. King CO.. used in the ice
business in this city. was destroyed
yesterday afternoon. by fire, at Moore
corner and Landers avenue, near this
city. Mr. King had gathered a hoac
OF leaves, with which 10 cover his
Easter bulbs, planted in his green
house, and had started toward the
home OF a friend 10 show him the
growth made by some OF his plants
he had with him, when he heard hi.
engine back fire. He ran the car q
few hundred feet. when he felt th'
heat and had shut on the power. wheT
terrific explosion occurred. throw
ing him from the car seat 10 th'
ground. He was not injured.
Mr.. King ran 30 a house in thl
neighbOrhOOd and thinking the phonl
was on the New Castle central, put II
a call for the fire department. Afte
| waiting for some little time and M
llre engine putting IN an appearance
he called again, this time asked 10
the New Castle fire company. Tn
Z first call he learned was TO the vii
81 mington exchange. The Good VIII
! Company responded, and in a shor
4 time the Liberty Fire Company o
y Wilmington also appeared on tn
d scene. The car was practically a 10
\ tai loss when the engine arrived Nj
K King sets his loss at between $3.50
e and 5000, partly coverel by insur
s ance.
- Another FIRE called the Good Wi
{ Fire Company into service on Satul
q day evening. when a stack OF ha
e owned by Bertram O'ROurk, a var
e foreman at the plant Of the America
b" Manganese Steel Company. was d.
l, strOyed The stack contained abol
eight tons OF hay and had been gait
J. cred by Mr. 0'Rourk 10 use in feedin
4 his horse, Which is kept at the plaI
IS stables. Il is thought a spark fro
h a passing engine caused the fre. tn
J. loss is said 10 be about $500.
y The members Of Adelphia Lodg
y No. 8. Knights OF Pythias OF this cit
D." will entertain the members OF the d.
" gree team Of Oriental Lodge OF Wi
mingtOn. in the Opera House, ne