Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-06-29
Tragedy.
pEspERADo SHOOTS
Ln n,TrRsON THROUGH
THE HEART.

TIE HEAhf'
JuRY'S VERDICT
.mopd State Rolling Mill AS
oomposed Of employees OF tn
c,a,s Iron Company, had I
!, ,'1s Saturday, afternoon at tn, I
park, kept by Specht 8
vitb and DUPONT streets
',s a who attended wasLewisL
S,v .'",g man barely q years OF
D,Si ui' in the mill as a " 9
y II Hs was accompanied by
n whom he WAS married
,.,,o in Chester, Pa, by the
S9vens. ., .o.o,.
,.'s,v J, in intoxicating liquors,
10 say there were very few
n, About 8 O'Clock. Mrs.
linz that her husband was
\ b become quarrelsome. in
IA start with her for home.
!, irunk, but in a contrary,
Ios mood, and as they came
DS road leading TO Front
..kei her why she had not
',-r and danced with him.
IYpIied that she could not
calird her a Cd d-n
,ccpsed her of dancing with
AT this time he was walk
lule distance ahead of her,
she told him that what he
not true, he picked up a
threatened TO kill her.
al a red handkerchief around
hands, and he said To the
!, be had lost one of his fin.
she replied that it served him
Ne Lad told him to leave
rgat home" They contin-
MI as they walked along,
6ea'.4ntion of all who saw
vltp they reached Front
Boone, he suddenly pulled
90 bis pocket and pointed it
D. She threw up her hands
|dhim not to shoot, but he
|triion TO her pleadings, and
ttsp1n aimed directly at her
ppet it two or three times,
yne cause it failed to fire.
ro1menced twisting at the
iql tbs woman ran out
BE-,
meantime, a0me one went to
terous house, on the corner
lul Searles streets, about hall
isap., and told him that a
man wa going to shoot a
b Ffdl. street. The officer
biting Gown 10 his supper, but
puton his coat and vest, and
Jewish Of his wife went out.
pt DOM Front street he met
p, who seized him by the arm
y bin not 10 arrest the man,
hi husband, at the same
.ag him not to 20 near, or be
IC hin, Tie officer not hav-
ai, vent up to Davis, who
iag with the revolver in his
toilin that unless he gave
Tou.l Arrest him.
Fate'(usIeply, and the officer
sCsiitE feet, when he fired
pall eliered his left breast,
n1gh his lnng and heart.
us hand to the wound
bsck aboutfive yards, when
slqand ard expired in a
Is Davis and his wife then
aud j. Alfred Collins, of the
slhg, who was on his way
ifd toward him, not knowing
D. 'll nan who had killed
Wien he drew his pistol
,ald, ~ killed the s-n of a
~ Kill you too" Fortu
M Collins, there was the
loN'e that Is being built
nont OF him, into which
-s' As the fellow fired.
iIe the people were becom
w. auu pursuit was made
Oscll W. Willard, officer
'sep'sln. When Cecil was
y 's'leI's murderer he turned
~, ,lr.o' ain at him said
daD-h I'll give you one too,
'-'Iio''Ihaleis tLe bail nissvt
ny this time James INC.
l'ocared a revolver from q
,la vicinity and Joined in the
|aal1 ~ ls ufew near to the fugitiv,
,u'u ~ y, 10 shoot and M. McBrid,
I,aze away" when h,
l,m, ln Mr. Mcbride returned
Iu' missed Lin, when Davii
~, ,sued @ TO run like a deer aloni
H. set tuntl Just before he reache,
'sir u ',tfe', ,'T' when he lodged in a,
',y ioIlowed by Huston E. Ian
{,.p pp'ElaFa Nugeut. Here h,
and the two men hastenet
fsss,. ,, oGt I Just as they locke,
E.1 VI yard in the rear of a,
[aDrs lou'e they saw Davis lyinl
kra. a. though he had fallen ii
N III ne saw them at the sam,
t.' WIN " his pistol conceale,
s,a'n aa' 'lied two shots, one O
Ss,Sy may missed !. Mr,Nugent' q head
ktb,. .aeh picked up a brick
s,r"ot' I With such good aim
'"nSk an, the desparado in th
"Hu stretched him on tn
4 arS %as y opened and lie wa
SnF Saa dragged out. He wake,
N Wss VEN and another man n
| y,rs,l yrs. streets, where officer
5 ts,sdnn t,daess and Scherer, VIII,
I feivmlpah eir,ephoned for, were met
|,o xa,a saui unconsciousness an1
IA, EDsalkany Dads further. An , ol,
! ,aksu kotured in which he wa
croxa S'r 70 the City Hall, wher,
|fsippsSS awaited his coming
Ia and susI lni nainconsciousness wbesl
IicipsII raa tala inside the rail i,
! be hrs, Tas court ,N room, but in a few
4 a csII sIs taken K, down stairs and
6i,t,tss tsi.; H. The pistol with wbicI
FecCppssn1,s Fau sns deed was lsr given en'I, y
buptvu Ill and every cham bs
b." Unaur UI,,ore, aud is styled 9Th,
Precsrp,eoina spen searching his pocket, aa'
b small siuges, four silver dollar,
d ,uall a nd., change, a bunch nci'ao' ~
The y Pocket locke, microscope O~ wer, r.
h in IN slso ,hss taken in custody 20 an" "
page cs,,i1 morning, when She e'. ha,
! wss Wa, "a released. Durius co th' th'
klmos,' ~ al she hall she cried anS ,n'