The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-05-22
Stanton's s Surrender.


A we'll dressed gentlemanly-looking
young man about half past ten o'clock
Thursday morning of last week pre-
sented himself to the mayor of Phila-
delphia, saying: "You are .he officer
who offered reward for my arrest. |
suppose you are the proper person for
me to surrender to-" He was Daniel
4. Stanton, the man who on October
10th shot his frieEd, Frederick L.
Nash, from which he died three days
later. Chief Kelley, of the detective
department, was at once sent for and
Stanton taken into custody. The sto-
ry of the shooting, from the statements
of N ash, is as follows Both young
men had been schoolmates at the Mys-
tic Bridge Institute, near Stonington,
Conn. Nash was poor, but the par
ents of Stanton were well-to-do peo-
pie, and he was always well supplied
with money. On leaving the institu-
ton at Mystic Bridge, Nash went to
some relative at Tourla, Mexico, but
soon became tired Of the country, he
said, and came back to the United
States, working his way as deck
hand on board a schooner. He met
his friend Sta nton in New York. The
latter's father had died and left him
considerable money, with which he in
tended TO have a good time He pro-
posed coming to Philadelphia and Nash
agreed, his expenses being betrayed by
Stanton. Arriving in the city, they
af hAt al
corner of Seventh and Chestnut streets.
On the morning of October 18th they
hired carriage and were driven
through Fairmount Park, taking sup.
per at the Riverside mansion on the
Schuylkill river, in the evening. Later
the same evening they boarded train
on the Philadelphia and Reading rail-
road, having first secured tickets for
New York. When the train reached
the Sixteenth street station Nash eX-
pressed desire for a drink, saying
that he was chilly, and drink of some
liquor would warm him up. He got
up from his seat and left the car, fol-
lowed by Stanton, who was angry be-
cause his friend persisted in getting off
the car.
Shortly after 10 o'clock that night
Nash was found lying across the pas
senger railway car track on Broad
street near the Reading railroad track.
He said Stanton had become enraged
at him for leaving the train, and had
fred three shots at him, two of which
took effect. One of them entered the
right hip, penetrating the bladder, and
the other passed through the lungs. He
died three days later without having
made any further statement in regard
to how the shooting occurred.
Efforts were made to discover the
whereabouts of Stanton, but without
success. Nothing was heard of Stan
ton except that he had fled from the
country and was probably in South
America. When he left the city he
was very boyish in appearance and had
a smooth shaven face, When he sur
rendered himself he had full beard
and wore pair of goggles. A small
leather satchel hung at his back sus-
pended by strap over his shoulder in
tourist style. The conversation be-
tween himself and the mayor was very
short, Stanton saying that he had saw
ed the authorities considerable trouble
by surrendering himself and hoped
that the mayor would see that he was
treated fairly.
we would have captured you sooner
or later, remarked Mayor Smith; when
Stanton paused y
Indeed you would not" returned
the other. II arrived in New York on
Sunday, and since then l have passed a
number of my most intimate friends,
and not one of them knew me. This
full beard which l have allowed to
grow, together with this pair of Cog
giles, form an effectual disguiie, and 1
doubt whether any officer of this or
any other city could have penetrated
it
Upon leaving Philadelphia he went
direct to New York, where he took
passage for South America Hen re-
mained there only short time, soon
returned to Cuba, where he had been
for several months. la o. D..