Wilmington journal., 1875-08-27

! ly after dinner, the Sheriff levied az
execution on six horses belonging Il
1homas to satisfy the judgn ent. Tht
Sherlff found the property in Gar.
! ney s sale-stable, on the lower side q
Last Fifth, between Main and Syca.
more streets, and removed them to tl;e
stable OF Thompson, almost direct ;
! opposite. This circumstance, it would
appear, revived the old fires of hatre i
which smouldeFed in the brothers
heart,
THE FATAL ENCOUNTER.
About four o'clock yesterday after
noon William and Nicholas came in
contact in front of Thompson's stable.
The occurrence is thus described bv
an eye witness.
Hill walked up to Nick aud spoke
to him about some remarks which lie
claimed Nick made To his son. Nick
ratorted, and then began quarrel.
Finally, Bill walked toward Nick, who
retreated till he got to the cigar store
(thirty or forty feet), and then stopped
aud drew knife. Bill now began to
back up, while Nick followed him
Just then Tom c"~lo rlau'"z arr,.~.s
the street, aud e'isu:e.i TO Nick, j. II,
the son of !, --', r',eu both +gu:u
and Nick, a,,i upon Bill ard strjicb
hlm. } "r hrs. 10 uw i.iIorkcd him
over gone chairs which stood on :hs.
pave t"lat. T. fiji, a',:t h,th be3Au
baatl &. and kicking h.ln. L tn;Ik tue
last hlck ktii~. hi:A i,9 was raising
himself "it h's hands. when one OF
them, / ID nj siatl ~ say who, kicked
nim on tho side OF the neck. Then
he fell, and didn't move again. He
was picked up ami carried into IhoIup-
sons stable. and laid upon some buggy
Cushions. HS dl"d IL a very few mia
ut''s. The whole light didn't take
more than five or SIX minutes"
TIE BROTHERS ARRESTED
Officer WooIyard arrived on the
scene shortly after the occnrrence,
aHd arreSted Dick Moran, who was
quietly standing on the opposite
his prisoner down to the Hammond
Street Police Station, Officer Wool
yard met Captain Dayior and Chief
"f Police s5neIbaker, and informed
t1cln of the eiltir. They Immediate
~ set ont on search for Thomas
n Morln. and arrested him in al alley
any Resistance Or attempted 10 effect
an escape. They were takon 10 Ham
mon Station and incarceratci, orders
being left with the officer .in charge
tEat th,y aiioulI not he permitted tn
r-ceivr visitors Shortly after Mr..
Alexander l. ,ng, their counsel, ar
rived, and held u consultation with
them.
THEIR STORY OF THE MURDER.
Nick was, r. hot;,re stated, unxious
to tell his story. II9 seemed entirely
candid, and was sorry So serious an
ending had come 40 a quarrel which
arose from So trivial Il cause. lie
SAID the thing grew out of II very small
atf3ir. lie had been in Williams sta
rIa yesterday morning with Il gentle
man from I>entucky- VINO was looking
.it niue aud asking about lis value.
" iilalE ) boy stepped up and said,
Don't sell fathers mule" He tuiI
the boy he waa not going 10 sell the
muie, but tn boy became ohstrsper-
ou-, and finally drew knife At this
Mex told him il ne didn't get out OF
the stable he WOuid boot him,
Yesterday afternoon he met VIII
liam at the stable. who at once de-
mr2ded 10 know Why he had "caltad
tis boy out Of lis name. Nick ro-
piled thai he had done no such thing.
cud then went on to tell how he mad
tue boy ont OF the stable hut
dii uo5 accept the expllua-
ton, ami began n fignt. Here Nick
d.screet:y dropped tho narrative, ex-
cept to say that he never la1d hGu5s
ii Bit. Thomas finally consented TO
talk about the matter, and sad that
he lid ali the striking and kicking, and
i!4t \ icb id not touch Bill. -;I:;t
-ha Wy ia. y both spoke Of Their dead
brother