Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-11-06
SUPPOSED FATAL SHOT
FULL PARTICULARS OF THE
SHOOTING.
WOrkhoIssr Shot by an Italian
1t Fourth and Union Streets.
the Shooting Something
Of . Mystery.

Clinton WorkheiEer, residing with
his parents ct No. 1906 Psnnsy lvanin
avenue, WAS shot In rather mysterious
manner At Fourth and Ulion streets
last night, about o As O'Clock, by an
Italian standing on the porch Of No
4l0 Unlon street. The ball entered the
youna man below the ninth rib, on the
right side, and the wound is believed 10
be fatal. The folio wing, As far ss could
be CLEANED, are the particulars Of the
shooting:
Three young men, Ed ward Orozier,
eyed 18, residing with his mother ct No.
t702 PennsylvaniA avenue; HAnnum
ChRlfAnt, aged 10, residing at No 1704,
and Clinton W0rkhelseT, aged 16, re,
siding at No. 1706, same avenue, left
home and went ACROSS 10 Fourth and
Union streets to see young man, II It
would suit him to go cunning on the
next day. The young man was not Rt
homs when they called ct hls house,
aud they were Informed that he could
not go.
The young men then left for homo. 1t
was then About 0 45 O'Clock, and they
were walking up Union street, Work
heiser on the OUTSIDE and about q step
ahead Of the others. When they came
within about 80 feet Of No. 4i0 Union
street, and were walking along talking
TO each other and not dreaming OF dan.
ger, man standing on the porch fired
q revolver In their direction. Imme-
diately after the shot was fred, Work
teiser exclaimed, "0h, HAM" And the
young men, realizing that they were
the targets Of the mans bullets on tie
porch OF No. 410, turned and ran down
TInNnW En TnnRkh he
from which they had Just come, aud
OhAliAnt and Orc zler reaching Fourth
street, turned mp that street to Ret-5ut
Of the way Of the ItallAn's bullets,
which were 1rsd after them until ave
shots were bred, Looking back and
finding Workheiser tagging behind,
they called for him to come on, NOT
knowing slill that he had been struck
by Q ball. Meeting a man on FouIth
strest the TWO boys returHed to tue
corner of Fourth and Union streets,
where they found young Workheiaer,
who complained of being very
sick. Mr.. Daily, who keeps a grocery
store on the corner, hearing the Shoot.
ing, came cut. WOrkhsiser asked him
II he would allow him to sit down AB he
was vtrJ sick. Mr. Daily seeing that
che lad was wounded, would not let
him sit At tho door on the outside, but
took him into his pArlor and made him
lie down on o lounge, and he and his
family did all in their power to make
him comfortable. The nearest telc-
phone was sought and word was imme.
dlately sent TO police headquarters and
DR.. q g. shortlidRe aud Special Officer
Smith soon responded. DR.. 5hortIidge
examined the wound, and finding the
lad In q bad predioAment had him
taken to his home on q lounge, reaching
there About II O'Clock. The doctor did
not probe for the tall, supposing that 1t
had lodged In the bowels,
OEozleR and OhAlfAnt, in speaking OF
the affAir, did not believe that they
could recognizes the man, bat ChAlfant
said that ho oonld sec by the pistol
flashes that the man who shot WAS .
man OF medium height, wore q flannel
shiTt open in the front and . red uhdeF.
shirt.
No. 4l0 Union street is one OF . row
OF sight two story frame houses Ocou
pied by . very bad GLASS Of Italians. A
wedding had taken place amongst
them and tho bride and groom hAd Just
come on from New York ard o crowd
seemed TO be celebrating the event by
drinking Whiskey and beer. on
Burroughs, Heal, Swift and Smith en-
tered the house to arrest the guilty
offender who ared the murdeTous Bhots,
but they all seemed TO be ignorant that
anything unusual had occurred. 1t
eeemed impossible TO get an intelligent
word from them. The officers arrested
three persons who gave their names as
Mlchle IRneti, OioInio OAnetto and Cur
aRetA Sens. The 6rst tive were lthe
bride and groom, IEneti is q villAinous-
looking italian aud has . bad scar on
bis face. Two officers were placed last
evening to watch the house where the
shooting was done and the neIghbOrInR
places.
1t is supposed that the Italians, being
all drunk, one Of the number went out
on the porch and commenced firing his
pistol at whatever he could see. Geo.
w. Powell Was ut Third and Union
when they heard the firing, and hurry
ing up be and Otiiosr Swift assisted
| Workheiser into DAily'g house. The
arrested Italians were brought to the
police station aud looked up, but this
morning they were discharged, as no
proof could be found against them.
DR.. ShoFtlidRe went out To see the
wounded lad this morning, and al
though he ID sensible 1t was deemed i'm
prudent to attempt to probe for the
ball. The doctor considers the lad In
very pFecRrlous condition, with the
chances very much AgAlnst his re
covery. The police are doing all 10
their power to get clue 70 the guilty
marty,