Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-29
LAST EDITION
THE DUEL CASE.
Held FOR Trial at the General
session-Re Makes no Defence.

The preliminary hearing in the case of
the State against Michael j Sharkey,
for challenging Charles w. Edwards,
manager of the EVENING JOURNAL. to
fight duel, was held this morning at
the Municipal Court. Henry c. Turner,
who represented Sharkey in the absence
of Mr. Hayes, waived a hearing. but
Judge Ball decided to hear the evidence.
Charles w. Edwards swore that on Fri
day evening, August Is, Michael ).
Sharkey came to the office of theEvENING
JOURNAL and angrily inquired for him
He was shown to the inner room,
where Mr.. Edwards was at the
time. Sharkey advanced toward
him in an angry manner and said 1--WE
lived in this city for fourteen years.
have wife and two children | don't
care for myself, but my wife and chill
dren must be taken care Of want you
to meet me to morrow before II O'Clock.
You must meet me. You can choose the
weapons and place, but you must meet
me before 10 o'clock. / want you to go
with me about four miles out on the
Concord pike" Upon being told that If
he had any business to transact he could
see Mr.. Edwards at the Office the next
morning and that Mr.. Edwards would
not meet him out ,on the Concord
pike or anywhere else, he reiter
ated his demands and said that
if out the pike did not suit he would go
out to the Brsndywine or anywhere else,
and insisted that the meeting must be
before ~ o'clock the next day He was
finally got out of the Office under an
agreement that he should be called
by telephone at o'clock the next morn
ing. He gave the number 420, and
want cd m xurffa II do ca that fbprp
could be no mistake Before 8
o'clock the next morning Saturday
10th; Mr. Edwards was called to
the phone by Mr.. Sharkey, who demanded
again that tae time, place and weapons
be named. He said that he preferred
Smith and Wesson pistols, and that he
had secured Archie Given to act as his
second. Re said that he would pay all
the expenses and that Mr. Edwards
could go to Carlisle's store and
pick out the weapons. Mr..
Edwards refused to meet him anywhere
outside of his own office, where he was
told that he could come if he had any
business TO transact. he again insisted
that Mr.. Edwards must meet him before
II o'clock, and placed great emphasis on
the "must." After some argument
by telephone he said that he would
be at the EVENING JOURNAL Office in
four minutes and then rang of About
ten minutes afteCward Mr.. Edwards left
the office to attend to some business on
Market street, and when he returned,
fifteen or twenty minutes later he was
told that Mr.. SharkeY had been there
and had again insisted that he must
meet him with deadly weapons and that
if he did not meet him before 70 o'clock
he would kill him on sight. He was told
that SharkeY was extremely boister0us,
and that he interfered with the work of
the paper, and Mr.. Edwards concluded
TO sw ear out q warrant for disorderly
conduct. Sharkey was at once arresteG
on that charge and Immediately gave
bail, returned to the EVENING JOURNAL
Office and went through about the same
performance again and said that he pro
posed to remain there and that if Mr.
Edwards did not meet him before Il
o'clock he would shoot him on sight
Mr.. Edwards then went to the attorney
general. stated the case was informed
that Mr. Shsrkey had violated the Law
and he then swore out the warrant undei
which Mr.. Sharkey is now held
George Carter swore that on the night
of the 10Th he was standing on the dooi
of Mr. Edwards's house on Madison
street, waiting for an answer t
ring of the door bell. Mr.
Sharkey drove up in a buggy anC
inquired fer Mr. Edwards Being told tina
Mr.. Edwards was not at nome, but thai
he Mr.. Carter would convey ally mes
sage to Mr.. Edwards that he desired
Sharkey said: mo | must see him per
sonallY. He must meet me. He lef
the yard, saying: "He must NEE
me The witness then came t
the Office of the EVENING JOURNAL ant
learned that a man in bad temper ha,
been there On Market street, he say
Or Sharkey in his buggy, going in tn
direction of the JOURNAL Office. Whe
witness got to the Office he found MI
Stuart Mr.. Edwards and Sharkey there
Witness heard him say TO Mr.. Edwards
iYou must meet me between 10 and
tomorrow morning. he was got out o.
MIR. Edwards promising to call him t
the phone next morning Next time b
saw him was between eight and min
o'clock on the morning of the 10th. MI
Sharkey came to the office and MI
Edwards was out. He stood in the Quite
Office aud said ''Mr Edwards must NEE
me between ten and twelve o'clock, Z
/ will kill him on sight" Mr.. StuaI
talked with him but he would nc
reason. Sharkey went to the Office doc
of tie editor in chief and referring I
Mr. Edwards repeated, He must NEE
me or will kill him on sight.
Willard T. loft swore, that on I'll
morning of Saturday, August 16, Nj
Sharkey came 20 the Office and asked fl
Mr.. Edwards. He was told that gel
tleman was not in. He then said :
have a wife and children that have
reputation to be preserved. Tell M
Edwards that he must meet me betwee
nine and. twelve o'clock to day. "
will go down to Carlisle's hardwal
store and choose the weapons. He cs
have his choice, but prefer Smith an
Wesson pistol. | win give him Il
privilege of loading them himself. M
loft also testified that Sharkey said
had paid for the carriage at Traynor
livery stable, and that it would be read
at 11.30 sharp.
Mr.. Lynam-''Were you afrsidf'
The witness-'I saw nothing to
afraid off as he was shaking hands wi
me and saying that we might never me
again. Laughter, in which Shark
joined
The witness-"I again met him
Market street and he said: Tell N
Edwards / am ready. Goodbye. l m
see you no more. Laughter
This closed the testimony Judge b
said he had no option but to hold
trial in the Court of General Session