Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-23
A FATAL TRAP.
HORRIBLE DEATH OF YOUNG
FRANK DANIELS.
A Gun Set for Chicken Thieves on the
Farm of Harry Wood Kills Him
Instead of Thief-Tho
Coroner's Jury.

For several weeks Harry Griswell. who
runs the farm of Harry Wood, sii uated
on the Lancas 'er turnpike, about three
miles from this city, has been annoyed by
chicken thieves, and although he had
tried every method to capture them he
was unable to do so, and the depredations
continued almost nightly. de finally
concluded to arrange loaded gun in
such position that when the uoor OF the
chicken house was opened 1t would be
discharged. The gun was set In post on
that the load would take effect in the legs
of an intruder. This trap was set on
Thursday night, and yesterday moruitg z
Griswei', who has milk route, came in
Town lor the purpose OF serving his Gus
toners and forgot all about the trap.
A boy namei Frank Dan els, IA years
OF age, employed by Mr.. Girls we'll, was,
after his departure, told to feed the
chickens. AS he was net aware of the
gun being set inside the coop he took
hold OF the door, but finding that It did
not open as readily as usual, sat down his
bucket OF feed and pulled on 1t with
both hands. As the door yielded TO his
Efforts the gun was discharged, and the
heavy load OF shot entered his legs Just
above the knees. Some OF the men en-
ployed on the place he ring the report
and seeing the boy fall hurried to his
assistance and carried him to the house.
messenger was sent at once to this
city for physician, and returned with
Dr. j. Paul Lukens, who upon making
an examination found his injuri 8 so
serion' that he ordered his removal to
the Homeopathic Hospital, and he was
taken to that institution about noon.
Upon his arrival every thing possible
was done for his relief, but without avail,
AID his sufierings were intense. His
moans could be heard all over the hospi-
tai, and about o'clock he begged so
plteously for the doctor that he was tele-
phoned for. DR.. Lukens came at once,
but was just In time to see him breathe
his last
Frank was a very bright boy, and his
sudden death is a heavy blow to his
widowed mother, who resides near Silver
brook. He had a great desire to learn
the milk business and was pla ed on the
farm for that purpose, but returned to
his home In the evenings. Yesterday
morning as he was about to leave home
for the farm be said: Goodbye, mother;
I'll be home just as soon as get through
with my work." and that was the last
time she saw him alive.
The body was placed In the new morgue
at the hospital and Coroner Gamble noti-
fed. He summoned the following jury
Samuel Burton, Lewis Townsend,
George W. Kennedy, William James,
William Knight, John Hillberg, james
j. Springer and Walter Yeager to In.
quire into his death. Lewis Townsend
was made foreman and Walter Yeagei
secretary. Afler viewing the remains,
the Jury adjourned to meet tonight at
the coroner's office at 7.30 o'clock, when
the witnesses will be heard. The re
mains have been taken to his sisters resi-
dence No. 73l East Seventh street, and
the funeral will take place from there.
DR., WM. ROBERTS, Professor Of Medi-
cine In the Owens College, Manchester,
Eng, in writing of Bright's disease, says:
THE blood becomes speedily deterieIated
by the unnatural drain through the kid
neys. 1t becomes more watery and
poorer In albumen, while urea, uric acid
and the extractives are unduly accumu-
lated in It," Warmers Safe Cure will