The Penn's Grove record., 1883-09-15

Lewis List, liz the vicinity OF Eleventh
and Kirkwood streets, Wilmington, on
Saturday, was the sad sequel Of a fdmi
ly quarrel. List aid his victim are
brothers-in-law, he former marrying
Taylor's sister. List is described by
his neighbors as a dissipated, slliftleSs
fellow, who frequently abuses his wife.
One day last week he came home lnto>.
iraied and severely beat her. The wife
becoming tired of such treatment pack.
ed up her things with the intention of
going home. List forbade her to leave
the house, threatening her with anoth-
er beating if she d~isobeyed. She stated
to him she was determined to cave
home and 20 with her brother, and
would notify tie latter to come after
her Saturday morning and help her get
her things away. Accordingly Taylor
was notified of his sisters desire, and
he visited her house during dinner
hours on Saturday. Lewis List, ST.,
father of young List who had BEEN APP
praised of Taylnr's intended visit, visit
ed his sons house early Saturday morn
ing and remained in The vicinity until
the affair occurred. Young List also
kept close at home during the day.
When TAYLOR entered his SISTERS house
he encountered Young List, when a
dispute followed. The cOmbatants
were struggling over the pavement and
road when one of our citizens happened
near by, who witnessed the whole ana I
and furnishes us with the following:
The men were clinched and rolling
OH the pa sement, neither for a time
seeming to have the advantage. Tay-
lor eventually got on the top of his adj
versary and was furnishing him severe
ly when the senio, List interfered. lie
took up a stout club and administered
o V raj singing blows rpon Taylor's
back and head. Seeing he was being
worsted By the father and son Taylor
arose from his PROSTATE combatant
and fled.
Young List was quickly on his feet,
and his father called out: ''Shoot him
Lew The TWO Lists drew their revol
vers and followed in hot pursuit and
as Taylor fed around the corner OF
Kirkwood street two bullets were fired
after him. One ball went wide of its
mark, and the other went through the
| rim of the r~eUreating mans hat. The
GlltIly LiNI It1tlil-ti1u nv PhAp''N'
ing once or twice as he an. III G young
man seeing lie C uld not Oveitake Ial-
lor, jumped into the rear yard OF resi-
dence on East Tenth street, and ran
through the house to head him of. lie
| stood on the step when Taylor, WHO
was hotly pursued by List, ST., ran di-
! rectly in front Of him, when he List
took deliberate ann and fired, the ball
entering Taylor's left eye and passing
into his brain. Taylor fell heavily to
the sidewalk iL an unconscious condl-
ton. Physicians were sooL on the
spot where the man lay in an uncon-
scious condition, who made 0n eXaHin-
| alton of the wound and gave their opin
ion that Taylor could not live but a
| short time. No effort was made To
remove the ball from his head and he
vas placed in a carriage and conveyed
to police headquarters.
The diving man mas unconscious, but
he moved restlessly, sometimes clencil-
ing his fists and raising his arms or legs
convulsively. lie emitted low eroans
now and then and yomited a great deal
of blood. At 2 p. m. he was apparent
ly slowly dying.
1d1tOt 10 1VuhS ~"
As he lay upon the city hall carpet, III
his working suit, with a wet cloth over
his left eye and his shirt bosom dyed
with blood, he appeared to be about %
years old. He is IA moulder by trade,
and has been working in III. F. Pickles
stove foundry. He is the son of Faith
err Taylor, well known as an exhortei
and temperance speaker.
The Lists, father and son, are old
residents Of Wilmington. The elder
List is a paper hanger by trade, and
was. in his younger days, accounted an
excellent workman. lie achieved no
toriety some 20 years ago 10y shooting
and killing a policeman who attempted
to force III entrance into his house, the
policeman having no warrant. List
was arrest ed and tiled at New Castle,
on the charge of murder, but was ac'
quilted ON the plea of justiiable homi'
eide. The c lse attracted much atteIi'
tion at the time, and has frequently re.
ferred TO since in the trial of capital
cases as shown g the importance of
fury attaches to the sanctity of a mans
| home from unauthorized insasioa.