Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-11-29
BEATEN AND ROBBED.
Thomas Long Almost Murdered On
Saturday Night on Front styeet

Ahoihhs Long Almost murdered O.
Saturday Night on Front styeet
Thomas Long, residing In Silverbrook
was In the city on Saturday night, aid
like many others ms d the mistake oil
going around with boon companions
from saloon to saloon, drinking when
he should have been ar home with his
FAMILY. 1t 10 not known ct what time
Long started for home, but about
O'Clock yesterday morning he was found
| lying on the sidewalk, at the corner OF
Front and Van Buren, streets. BY n man
and his wife who were returning home
from o social party.
They were about to pass on, suppos-
Ing that the man was simply drunk,
when the wife called attention to q
pool OF blood near the curbstone. The
man then stopped down snd making a
more critical examination found the
mans hands were bloody The man
and his wife then, after considerable
effort, got Long upon HE feet, and un.
|derstanding him 10 say that he lived at
Front and JustitoD, they started, one
on each side TO take him there. They
however, oDly got little below Jack
son street when. through lOPs of blood
the injured man could 60 no further. The
wonla-be good Samaritans then left the
man and went In search Of o police
officer.
Nothing seems to have been heard =,
however, from the man and his wife,
but about O'Clock Officer Charles
Shields camo along in the neighborhood
and heard the groanings Of the man.
De found him lying on the pavement.
He had him conveyed TO the police sta
tion, where he was found To have been
severely injured by blow on the back
Of the head, cutting the scalp, and
another wound was found on the side OF
the head. The man was able to tell that
his name was Thomas Long and that he
lived in Silverbroek. DR.. Ogle bein z
sent for came and dressed the wounds,
pronouncing them to be dangerous.
About 3 O'Clock In the afternoon, by the
aid of q brother OF Longs, the police
took the injured man out TO bis home.
Sergeant McVey, after taxing the
m out to his home, started to investi-
gate the case. He went TO Flanagan 3
saloon, at Second and jackson streets,
and there was told that Long and q
man named Hagarty were In hts saloon
on Saturday night; that Long was very
much intoxicated and Mr.. Flanagan
would sell him no more liquor, and
that the parties left the house together.
Sergeant McVey then saw Mr.. Hagarty,
who told him that two men named
William McCarron and Frank Ford
went with him to Second and VanBuren
streets, where he left them.
The Sergeant then arrested William
McCarron and Frank Ford last even
ing, and had them locked up. They
had hearing In the matter this morn
ing, when Sergeant MoVey gave the
evidence as stated, but owing to DR..
'Ogle's absence, he having gone to Sill.
v6rbroOk to examine the wounds of the
injured map, the further hearing of the
case was postponed until the Doctor
could be heard from, aud the prisoners
were remanded.
About 10 30 q. m. DIR. Ogle arrived,
and the Municipal Court not having
adjourned the prisoners were again ar
ratgned.
DIR. Ogle, being sworn, testified that
he had Just returned from the bedside
OF the wounded man, who was improv.
ing, though he was badly hurt by two
blows from q club or some other blunt
instrument OF missile, Que on the back
of his head and the other on the side OF
his head.
After the hearing the prisoners were
again remRnCed until 8 O'Clock to.
morrow morning, when Sergeant Mo.
Vey will have more witnesses sum-
moned.
McCarrou and Ford are young men
and are said to have been quiet and
peaceable citizens. Long is = morocco
dresser at Mullen's morocco factory.