Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-08-27
THE FINALE OF a sPKEE.
The Tragic Death Of Frank A. Carson
On the Banks OF the BEAndyWins-
The Resuls Of Dissipation.


The Tragic Death Of frank A. OaEsO
On the Banks OF the BrAndyWIne-
The Resuls Of DIssipAtl0n.
Frank A. Carson, residing ct No.
Fest TWenty-seoond street, came to hi
death in . very tragic manner last SRi
urday evening between 7 and 8 O'Clock
The deceased, who was addicted +
drink, had been on q spree for seVoFa
dAyF, during which time he has beeI
almost continually In the oomppBy o
Kate Gallagher. . very dissoluts wo
man. About O'Clock Saturday even
ing the pair went mp the Brand wine {,
TAtnall's woods, NEAR Madison stTest
and were followed BY VIM. II. Bullock
Thomas j. OloHah and Maurice, bette
known ~ "Adie" Fierce.
Before they reached the place whsE,
the couple had stopped, they were me
By the woman who was returning will
colored man. UpOa their asking
where Carson Wss, she replied that hC
was lying down In . gatter up there
and went back to chow them where hG
was They found Carson, who VA
very drunk, lying IN . hole, but were
unable TO get him ont. Pierce com
menced rubbing his ears with . view oi
sObering him, when Carson became an
cry and struck at bin several times
he however succeeded in getting Car
son ont OF the hole and stood him MP
BE then asked him II he was ready tO
90 home, when OArson replied that he
was, but ~ Pierce undertook TO AsBist
him struck him . heavy blow. PIeros
then struck Carson, knocking him
down, after which thu three men walk.
Cd away, leaving Carson and the Wo'
man together.
They had not proceeded far when
they were overtaken by the woman, who
said that Carson Was bleeding very
freely and asked OlouRh II he would
take her home. he declined to have
anything 70 do with her, when She
asked Pierce and he started of with
her. Bullock and Olough returned Il
where they had left Carson and found
that he was dead. They notified
John O'Nelll, William Kenney and
John Smith, who happened to be In th'
vicinity, and they advised that word bi
sent to the police. One Of the meT
found OmceF Walker, and he went a
once TO the place where the body lay
after which he directed Bullock and
lClouRh TO remain with the body Will,
he went for assistance. BerReGntl
Tucker and Peterson, with several EN-
GERS, were notified OF ths affair, and
kept sharp lookout for Pierce.
Sergeant Btttzsr, who ct the time VA
of duty, and on bis way home in com
oAny with his wife, left her aud pro
Iceeded ct once TO the place where thI
tragedy occurred. Upon learning thA
Bullock and OlouRh knew all the HActI
Of the case, he at once took thsm IN Gus
tody ~ witnesses, and with Officer Todd
took them to police station. In TIT
meantime search was being made al
over the city for Pierce, and when thl
officers visited Winkler's saloon, oil
French street near Twelfth, thel
learned that he had left there about tel
minutes previously He WAS traced Il
several other saloons and fuAlly .
Ofioer Todd WAS passing out Msrks
street he saw him seated In BloodRood' ;
restaurant, at No. 1908, and took him II
custody. He did not make the sltghEes
resistance, aud WAS ignorant Of the fac
that Carson was dead until he reachet
the hall.
} Coroner Barnhill having BEEN notI
! fed was soon on the ground, and aitC
placing the body In an loebox, stArte
to take 1t to the residence Of John CAI
son, this father OF the deceased, on Jol
IN street between TWenty-seoond an
/ Twenty third streets. When he reach
! ed the house 1t was found thA. the moth
ter had been so prostrated by the shool
that II was deemed intx xpedlent to tax
1t into the house, and it was remove
to the residence Of the deceased, No
K. TWenty-seooDd street, QArEon's VII
, who ia 10 delicate condition, was 4
greatly overcome by the shook OF he
husbands death that she was take
. violently Ill, and 1t is fesrsd that Oh
: will not reoousr. She and her thre
small children were removed to the rts
denee Of her fRther-in.lAW.
! Yesterday afternoon Ooroser BArnhi
Iummoned the following jury to inyeI
a tisats OArson's death; John jackson
foreman; Harrie Thomas Price, seere
tary; Samuel Foster, Emil Beck, j. o
borne Reynolds. John s. Gsisehdorie
william Sweeney, Anthony Flnerty an
Walter Yeager. After vie wing Il
body the Jury met In the old Aoadem
building In Tho Ninth wa:d and hear
testimony,
The testimony of William Il. BulloC
and Thpmas j. Ciough accorded viii
the iAo.s as above stated. Dr. shOltlidi
testified that be had attended Carson 4
number of yeaTa for vRlvular dtseAt
of the heart, and had frequently warnt
him not TO indulge In strong drink c
J. ermlt himself to become excited. h
was present at the post mortem exam
nation and found that his death wi
caussd by heart disease, superinduoe
3 by excitement In his opinion Il
D lbiew struck By Pierce could not hAy
/ caused death.
. DIR. Springer testified to making
o post INC orsem examination and fndiu
l. that death resulted from heart troubl
!. the Jury rendered the following We
/, Idiot: Resolved, That Frank A. CArsC
j, came to his death from heArt diseAs
superinduoed by excitement and u
use Of alcoholic liquor"
Pierce was discharged from custot
last evening by OoBoner BAruhill, 81
seemd very sorry that the affair hi
hAppeDed. Carson WAS about 81 yea
OF sge, and followed the trade Of va
per for q considerable time at the A
linaton Mills. but subsequently "
: employed at BAnoroft's. He had bel
Addictsd to drink for some time, n
although he made several Attemp ts
reform, Il always seemed that the pI
sion was 40 strons as to ohtatn the ms
II, terry over his coed resolutions.