Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-27
fired at that spot previous to the mid

night hour.
Walter G. Cheavens who boards with |
Mrs. Doughten on the old Moore prop |
erty about 800 yards from the spot where |
the man lay stated that he was sitting
on the front porch that night after 10
o'clock and not a sound of pistol shot
was heard. No one else was found who
heard the shot This would clearly
prove that if the shot was fired at all
near the place where the body was
found, it was between midnight and
morning. Mrs. George Simmons passed
along the road in a truck wagon about
4 o'clock she says, and The man was then
laying in the position previously de-
scribed.
The only man thus far who claims to
have seen the stranger before his death
is Police Commissioner Charles Jester.
Mr.. Jester states that soon after the
meeting of the Board of Police Commits
sioners on Thursday evening he pro-
cured his carriage and drove out over
Market street bridge with his son.
He was going out to his farm, which is
customary with him every night. The
time was between 0 and 10 o'clock. He
says that just beyond the road which
bends from the causeway toward the
fair grounds, he noticed the same man
standing up against a tree. The stranger
raised his eyes as Mr.. Jester passed by,
but did not utter word. He was pos
tive II was the same man he saw lying
at the morgue.
The only probable clue to the mans
identity on Saturday was the statement
made by Dennis S. Shields, saloon
keeper at Fourth and Monroe streets.
| Mr tl,a hs1 ot he,
! on Saturday and at once said the de-
ceased was the man who was with
Thomas Russell, John Shields and him
, self at Bay Ridge on Sunday week.
The three Wilmingtonians met
the man by accident at Bay
Ridge, and they all had their
pictures taken in group. Mr.. Shields
8 produced one of the pictures, and, sure
l enough, the resemblance of the picture
, to that Of the dead man was strikingly
similar. The man whose picture was
exhibited by Mr.. Shields was a young
( man about 26 years old, smooth face
and like that of the deceased. His nose
/ was the same and his mouth small and
g identical with the peculiarly shaped
A mouth of the deceased. Besides the
n man in the picture wore Mackinaw
i straw hat dark cutaway coat and vest
and dark trousers like those of the de-
p ceased. Ills coat and vest were open
= when the picture was taken, as if he
n was accustomed to wearing il in that
v manner. The man took the name of the
Wilmington men and promised to call
j, on them in week. He was drummer
for New York linen house
= The appearance of the deceased
! would seem TO indicate that he was not
4 accustomed to much hard labor. His
u hands are soft and tender and show no
y evidence of toll. Ii is thought he was
N either drummer or young man who
!. held some clerical position. The name
% -. b. Williams beside being found on
:. his key ring, has since been discovered
II on the inside of the watch pocket of the
- pantaloons where the name is usually
i placed by the toiler. The name again
= appears on some undcrgarments which
clearly indicates that his name has beer
fully established. lie wore l4t collar
y and on the inside Of each cuff is stamped
!, Philadelphia. He had also twisted
y gold pin of some value which adorned q
u dark blue necktie. The silver watch
ID found upon him was stamped, Trenton
- Watch Company" and on the inside
=. case was the number 1864 The
!, bunch of keys contained Yale lock key
- with the dates November 3, 1880, anc
=. October 8, 1878; watch key to the
y open-faced silver watch found upor
~ ~ him, wardrobe key, trunk key and al
~ office key.
~ A man who claims to have seen
person acting suspiciously at Marke
~ street bridge about o'clock on FRIDAY
'e morning is Thomas Jefferson, colorec
man, who works about the bridge, ant
ilea who remains there all night. jefferson
~ says that a young man, about rs year.
y old, smooth face and wearing darl
TX straw hat, light trousers out al the seat
IN and light summer shirt, attracted hi
" attention by acting suspiciously on tn,
tu bridge by walking back and forth fiv,
ie or six times and appearing much agi
us tated. Jefferson said he remained abou
- the bridge about an hour, and sat dpwi
lg for time on the stone projection alonI
~ side Of the Charles Warner Co. S store
II house. His attention seemed to b.
directed toward the causeway, and h
he walked out that way several times as |
he anxious that some one should com
IL along. Immediately after Undertake
n Planners wagon passed along jefferson
,ot says the man disappeared, and he ha
de not seen him since He was an entir
on stranger TO him, he says.
ng The examination of a Philadelphi
&c directory this morning learned tina
INT James b. Williams, barber, lived q
err No. 1929 Market street, and John |
up Williams at No. 704 Charles street.
ed is thought that the deceased is neithe
ay of these men as the authorities her
ed would have been notified of their absenc
before this. IL is also stated that
= young man named Williams failed /
g, business at Crlsiield, Ma. and that III
'ad deceased may be this man.
The causeway mystery which h,
INC puzzled the authorities since the dea
me body was found lying under map
I'D tree with bullet through the heart
go daybrcak, Friday morning, was cleart
t.y up on Monday, when Harry f. Wi
ort liams arrived in this city from Chicag
Slr. a few minutes before o'clock, and i
the clared the dead man was his brothe
ght James Berry Williams of Chicago III
IL murder theories at once vanish,
to when Mr. Williams statement W
ize heard, and then it was settled for Il
to first time beyond doubt that the d
ceased had taken his own life
No. Mr. Williams arrived here about s..
eek, O'Clock and at once secured cab at Il
lse- p, w. & Il. railroad station and dro
ok rapidly TO the city hall ON enterii
red the police station Mr. Williams gave /
ite, full name and said he had just come
Ime from Chicago, and stated that the nj
and found dead on the causeway was |
was brother.
cad He asked to be taken TO the morg
site and in company with Sergeant Cha