Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-02-24


killed aud several wounded by fusillade
Of pistol shots The terrible affair was
the outgrowth Of newspaper feud which
has been raging for several weeks between
the publishers Of The Sunday World and
The sunday Capital Of this city. Col W
J. Elliott editor Of The Capital, shot and
/ instantly killed Albert Osborne, city ed
| itor Of The World w i. Hughes, an old
| gentleman who was standing nearby was
shot and killed with stray bullet from
Elliott's pistol.
A Newspaper war.
Two weeks ago The World made charges
against Elliotts family, insinuating that
d female relative Of Elliott was not what
She should be-
Elliott retaliated on the following sun
day with four column article, charging
| r. w. Levering, editor Of The World with
being part proprietor Of a disorderly house.
his associate being a woman named Lou
Burton Levering is an assistant state
oil inspector and prominent in politics
1 The charges, therefore. created profound
tensation. The charges against I4evering
also implicated Claude Meeker, Governor
1 Campbeils private secretary. leycrinp
| and his clty editor, MIR. Osborne, rctaliatcd
sunday with sensational article, charging
Elliott with nearly all the crimes on the
calendar
Three C0rnered Combat.
Il was feared by the friends.of the parties
that a meeting between them would re
suit in hostiiiies more deadly than those
on paper. The fears proved TO be only too
we'll founded Late Monday afternoon
Elliott and his brother Patrick, met City
Editor Osborne, OF The World, in High
street near Schrader's saloon. Patrick
Elliott at once drew his nvolver and fired
ut Osborne. who oquickly responded. Editor
w. J. Elliott then came TO his brothers
aid aud two revolyers were cracking at
Osborne
Patrick Elliott started to run, followed
by Osborne, Osborne being followed by
W. } Elliott, all three men emptying their
rev1lvers as rapidly as possible. One Of
the shots from w j Elliott's gun grazed
0shorne's arm and he turned aud fired al
the former The shot missed its mark, and
Osborne fled into Malcolm Mcdonald ) hat
store. AS he did so he turned and fired
again at w. J Elliott The latter fired hi.
weapon almost simultaneously, and the
I shot took effect in Osborne's chin. 1t went
clear through his mouth, upward and
/ backward through the brain, and came
out at the base of the skull.
Hand 10 Hand Encounter.
Elliott had followed Osborne into the
! store, and as he fired the last shot grappled
! with him. In the scufiie which followed
both their guns were discharged, and Os-
borne fell to the floor dead although the
last shot, it is said, did not take effect in
either man, the ball which caused Os-
. 1 l. o.
came in through the doorway Osborne
fell upon a large pile Of boxes containing
hats, and as the weight Of his body caused
the boxes to collapse they engulfed him
completely covering him. Elliott retreat
! ed out the front door and disappeared In
t the crowd with the revolver in his hand.
A Bystander Instantly Killed.
W. l.. Hughes, highly respected citi
zen and formerly steward of the Imbecilt
asylum, was standing on the pavement
/ watching the formation Of the parade. Ht
was struck during the running battle
The ball entered Hughes head immediate
ly over the left eye, and he dropped upon
the iron grating in front Of Ambo's restau
rant, expiring Instantly Patrick Elliott
was shot in the back and arm and has a
frightful wound on top OF the head The
+ physicians are as yet unable to determine
how serious his wounds are.
Two other Men Wounded.
Two other men are known to have re-
ceived wounds c. w Sullivan, q clerk ia
the employ Of c. q Griswold, while pass
, the scene, was shot in the left arm The
! other was young student named Gard
ner, who received a bullet in the left leg
J several other persons are reported as
slightly injured. but were hastily carried
/ 1 "a.
supervisor Of printing and has taken an
, active part in politics. He Is a personal
friend of Charles Stewart Parnell the
I irish leader. Both the Elliotts are now
I locked up.
what Editor Elliott says.
Editor Elliott was seen 1T the station
house He said. cat the corner Of Gay
.. and High | met Pat, my brother, and we
started south on High street When Op-
posite Banks gun store | said to Pat that
had left a pistol in there to get il fixed
about q week before and that believed I
would 20 in and get IT, When the nigger
gave me the pistol put il into my pocket,
not even looking to see whether the fellow
had loaded it or not We started on south,
aud told Pat if we met lowering 20 drop
behind aud that neither Of us would pay
any attention to him did not expect to
see Osborne as he never comes up town for
several days after he writes anybody up.
, You know he worked for me seven years.
When he would write up a colored man
even he would not come up town for
several days afterward. When ia front Of
Schraders saloon turned and saw Osborne
. with revolver pointed at me. reached
for my pistol, when | heard a bullet whiz
, by my head. think he shot two or three
, times at me, and ! fired back. Osborne
started after Pat and Pat ran out into the
street through the crowd, Osborne firing at
him and into the crowd"
He Did Not Intend Co XIII Any One.
He says that he ran into a store, with
! | Osborne after him; that Osborne seized him
and struck him on the head with his re
yolver, making a scalp wound. His hat is
| all mashed in and shows that he had been
| struck. Elliott also said that he had nc
intention when he went on the street OF
shooting any one; that the whole thing was
done on the impulse Of the moment: that
| If he had intended to shoot any one he
would have got Winchester or maga
: zine gun or something of large caliber He
said that he would not have hurt Leverinl
If he had seen him; that he would not have
r bit him if Levering had come up to him
and slapped him in the face According tC
their statements both of the Elliotts did
some shooting, but claim that Osborne
/ shot first
! The story of the SHOCKING, as related by
Gus and Sheden johns. eye witnesses, is