Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-12-17
ATTEMPT MURDER.
4 COLORED MAN SHSOAs
OTHER THREE TIM Es.A W.
MAN IN THE CASE.

| Notwithstanding the fact that but
little over twenty-four hours previous
two men were sentenced by the Cour
of,hi, county, the one to die on I'M
gslluvs, and the other to an lmprlsoh
Inent for life, for taking the I''e 81 !.
fellow. man. another shooting anail
took place on Saturday evening.
Thi. time the parties are cololeo' ano
the trouble occurred about woman
The shooting took place in 1ront o, ~ s,,
l6l2 Orange street, and the factA as Id
az could be ascertained are as follows
sume time ago Charles H. Moore, tnt M
man who was shot, separated fron mn
wife. and she obtained situation at the
European Hotel, where she works dur
ing the day, and has lodgings at no. nc,
G.2 Orange street, where rhe spends
her nights. - a;a
John W. Huston, the man VINO dlo
the shooting, boards in the same bouse'
and it il claimed has been paying
marked attention to Mooie's wiz,
hirh caused the husband c"nS'ueraole, !,
un.usiness, and he has made srVeral
Vi. Is to the house.
Last Saturday eveniug between .
and : O'Clock he again went TO we
boarding house, and short time a1ter-
wards the neiglbors were alarme'l ny
three pistol shots In rapid su cessIon,
and upon hurrying to the str ct founl
the two men clinch ID, with Moore on
top, beating Huston. on the heao "l'n
the revolver. v
Officers Cathcart, Townsley, and Vlr-
IN
wards, and arrested both men, when 1t
was found that Moore was oaaly
wounded and bleeding freely. before
reaching the hal he became SO weak
that two Of the officers almost mad 70
carry him, and when he arrived anu
was seated in the station rs presenter
a shocking spectacle.
His white vest was almost satilraIeu
with blood, and an examinat Oh showed
that he was wounded in the left jaw, III
the bail of his left thumb, and also IN
the shoulder.
Mayor Wales was sent for, and after
making an examination summoned Dr.
Grimshaw, who al soon as he arrived
extracted q ball from the Wounoed
man 3 shoulder and another from MS
hand.
The ball which had entered his jaw
had passed under the flesh and came
out near his mouth, and the physicians
were Of the opinion that neither OF the
bullets had inflicted mortal wound. =,
\ His a5sailant was locked up, and
about 9 O'Clock yesterday morLinI
NJ GORE was taken in a wagon to hi'
home at Fifteenth and French streets
BY this time he had complete yrevlved
ard said he had visited the house 10
G tue purpose of getting a gold wlIcl
r from bis wife, which he had gwen he
,,fore heir separation, and prod uced
:. dies watch in confirmation of hl
! Try.
rir revolver with which the shoe
~ was done, is an extraordinary larg
, ,nn, and is what is known as the III
=. .,lisi Bull Dog. Four of the chambe
Yesterday morning Walter Baco1
! +, g., appeared before Judge CulnmlI
! and asked that Huston be given hea
t II and released on bail. The prlson'
.s brought in the dock leaning on
f., tlic-r, and limping badly. The attG
s. II. said he was anxious to have NIL
= released, SO that he could be taken
II his nome and receive medical atten'
rs ance, of which Mr.. Bacon claimed :
!. stood as much in need as the man WI
WAS shot.
Judge Cummins said that rs y
|Grinshaw was not present, and u
wounded man was unable to appea
.!y would continue the case until to
ror,ing, when ifit was shown tn
'arre was no danger Of death resultir
from The wounds he would release HUI
,nr an hail.