Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-01-21

CHICAGO, Jan. 13.-A big, muscular
man entered J. Fl. Fry's drug store, Cot
tage Grove avenue and Twenty ninth
street, at | o'clock this afternoon, and
asked clerk Louis Rolde to telephone
DR.. Flavius M. Wilder that man was
lying dangerously i'll at No. 2719 South
Park avenue, and that his services were
desired at once.
The clerk sent the message to the
house and received reply that the
doctor would visit the patient as soon as
he returned from professional visit.
The big, muscular man seemed greatly
pleased when he received the answer
and thanked the clerk for his trouble.
Then he buttoned his heavy overcoe4
and left the store.
MET BY FUsILADE OF BULLETS.
One hour later DR.. Wilder, accom-
panied by coachman Samuel Reed,
drove up to the big boarding house, No.
2719 South Park avenue. He leapaa
cut of his cutter, ran up the stairs and
rang the bell. He carried q chest a.,
medicine in his left hand. j
A moment after DIR. Wilder rang tMis
bell the door was quickly opened, al an
the big muscular man who called at Il =
Cottage Grove avenue drug store earlif eal
in the day darted into the entrance. a
was bareheaded and excited.
From the curb Coachman Reed saw
the fellow thrust revolver into then
doctors face and fire. The doctor madepl
some unintelligible explanation anda
staggered toward the steps. G
The big, barehcaded man followed b
him, firing first at his victims head and ;
then at his breast Four shots were
fired, when the doctor fell in the hall
way covered with blood. He was dead
in few minutes.
THE MANIAC STEALS THE DooTon'a
SLEIGH.
When he saw his victim was dying
the big, bareheaded man uttered loud
yell and tore down the steps.
His eyes were blazing and he waived
his revolver above head.
Get out of the way, or l will kill
you, too" he cried, when Coachman
Reed tried to stop him. Running into
the street the maniac sprang into the
cutter and lashed the horse into gallop.
People began to pour out Of the build
ings adjoining and join in the pursuit,
but the wild man in the cutter flew over
tho snow in Calumet avenue and
quickly left his pursuers behind without
stopping for obstacles or the cries of
teamsters.
THE MURDERER GIVES UP.
The crazy man in the cutter swept
around corners and through the streets
until he reached the Twenty second
street police station.
Here he stopped his horse and ran
into the squad room.
"Ive done it at last he cried to Desk
Sergeant Carey, "and this is what did
it with"
The mailman gave his revolver to the
officer and sat down.
While he was sitting in the chair
telephone message came from the Cot
tage Grove Avenue station to look out
for bareheaded man who was alone in
cutter.
For" the message continued, "the
fellow is John Redmond the crazy
blacksmith, and he has killed man."
The doctor lived less than 20 minutes
after the madman sprang over his body.
The murder was the elimination of
domestic tragedy which has no equal in
the great criminal history of Chicago.
CAUSE OF THE SHOOTING.
Four years ago little Annie Redmond,
the only daughter of the murderer, was
stolen from the street while at play. The
abduction caused an unusual sensation.
The police and press were appealed to
and each willingly lent assistance in the
effort to recover the little girl.
The grief-stricken father abandoned
his work and looked necessarily for his
daughter. So great became the strain
upon his mind that he lost his reason
and he was committed to the insane
asylum at Kankakee.
But the search was not abandoned.
Press and people followed it up with
renewed yigor. Subscription lists were
opened and citizens gave literally.
One day while woman living in the
vicinity of The Redmond household was
visiting the Home for the Friendless, at
Twentieth street and Wabash avenue,
she recognized the pretty face Of Annie.
The good news was impaired to the