Evening journal., 1921-09-01
news GOSSIP OF
L DELAWARECITY
Negro is Held on Charge
81 of Stealing Horse,
"a Wagon
FIRE DESTROYS
McPHEARSON CAR


DELAWARE CITY. Sept. Con
stable Staats of Red Lion Hundred,
has been a busy man the past two
weeks. solving horse thefts and
rpetty larcencies.
Last Saturday evening he received
a telephone call to the home OF
tC'harles Richards. of near ST.
sGeorges, who had a horse and car
triage stolen the sunday previous.
THE constable and Mr.. Richards
were informed that a Negro had at
tempted to sell the team TO Charles
Taylor, Of Prices Corner. that after
noon. The Negro had fed without
the team. Learning that the Negro
was on his way here, the trolley
was intercepted at Seventh and
South streets. New Castle and the
Negro arrested.
He was taken TO the Office OF Jus
.tice of the Peace Stevens. Middle
town. where he was identified by Mr..
Taylor as the man who had attempt
ed to sell him the stolen team. The
Negro was held in default OF $500
sbail for court
During the hearing the man was
identified as the Negro who. for the
past five months, had been in the em-
fploy Of Horace e. simmons. a farmer
near St Georges. where he had given
the name of Clifford Richards. of
Milford. Clifford had left the home
OF Mr. Simmons without notice
Thursday night preceding the Rick
ards robbery. At the time he left. n
set OF harness and several blankets
disappeared. Charles Willis, conduc-
tor, and Frank Carrow. motorman,
OF the Wilmington Philadelphia
Traction Company. identified clifford
as the man who got on their car, car
rying harness and blankets on Thurs
day evening. August is. He was held
in $500 on the charge Of thft of har-
ness and blankets from Mr.. Sim
mons.
Constable Stats yesterday arrest
ed Edward Lloyd a 15-year-old Ne
gro, who. in company with his IL
Year-old brother. Frank, are accused
Of breaking and entering the home
OF Alfred Stewart. Of near .porters.
last Tuseday evening and stealing a
quantity of jewelry. food and canned
goods
Another robbery Constable Stats
has been called upon to assist in
solving is that OF the home Of Arthur
Evans. of near Middletown. which
was robbed last Saturday night A
double-ha -harreled shotgun. table linen.
silverware. cut glass and numerous
other articles were stolen. Stats
good work in solving theft problems
and ultimate arrest OF the criminal
has placed him IN tho class Of Gar.
~" the well-known New Jerse,
Sleuth Of former years.
-, The touring car belonging TO Cap
f3in William Mcphearaan. in charc,
~ the tug belonging to the Arunde
Evaporation. which is dredging tn,
channel near Liston Light range. wa,
destroyed by fire on Tuesday. Back.
trinr Of tho engine is said 10 have
been the cause Tho captain was en-
reute to Port Penn when the fire
broiyc out He was forced 10 jump
&, save HE life He was considerably
blrred by the fall resulting from the
fnnp.
SJohn webb. son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Harry c. WehA. OF Clinton street
and Dorothy Stanley. daughter OF
1ir. and Mrs. G, W. Stanley, OF Clin.
ton street We're operated on for ade.
noids and swollen tonsils yesterday
The Delaware City Travellers com.
posed Of young baseball players o
this city. viii play the Townsen,
team two games on Labor Day. Thi
team is composed OF Patterson
catcher Maxwell and Collins. pitch
ers; A. Beck. first base; Reyhold. sec
rl.
mann. third base; Cassidy, left field
Bowers, center field; Yearsley. righ
field. and Warner.
John Reybold. who has been cor
fined to his home with a broke
ankle, is able 70 be out
The Rev. and Mrs l.. W. Layfiell
who have been spending a thre
weeks vacation with their childre
in southern Delaware and New Jei
sey. have returned home and II
usual service will be held in n
Methodist Church next Sunday.
Joseph cavilier. son OF Mr.. an
Mrs. Arthur Cavilier, who WI
knocked unconscious BY batted ba
on Canal Field last Tuesday Is in
proving.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the ]
r. Church will meet at the home
Mrs. Joseph Anderson this evenir
at $50 o'clock.
NJ and Mrs. NJ d. Reybold ar
son. Malcolm. Jr.. OF Atlanta. Ga
are spending a month with his ps
rents. Mr. and Mrs Frank Reybol
OF Washington street
Mrs. Ada Layton and daughte
Miss Emily. OF Wilmington. al
guests Of Mrs. George Kenney, Fo
dupont
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pancoast,
Detroit. Mich. who have been II
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. william Va
have returned home.
DR.. and Mrs. ". W. Ellis and chi
dren, and Miss Marion Price, wei
BRAIN TESTS.