Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-05-18
ALMOST 4 MURDER.
Patrick Raney Assaulted by jaime.
burke Last Saturday Morning.

was going along Coleman street, near
sixth avenlc, about square from his
home, when he was assaulted with a
large rock by a person unknown. lhe
blow knocked llancv down, causing a
compound fracture Of The skull.
An effort was made ~ learn the facts
concerning the crime saturday, but
il was with the greatest difficulty that
residents Of Browntown could DC in
duccd to talk at all about the affair,
Thomas tIallah, who lives on Coleman
street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues,
told this story:
"a political meeting was held at the
house Of Barkley Shannon, on Eighth
avenue near Coleman street, last even
ing. About 80 people were present, in
Guiding myself, Pat Raney, Harry Smith
and Others. We drank i keg of beer,
and after the meeting was over went to
the saloon of Bernard Nugent, at Cedar
and Brown streets, where we met
some other people From Nugent's
We went to Iully's, and from the
latter's place to another place on Mary
land avenue. We started home about
o'clock in the morning. When we got
to q point on Coleman street, between
Fifth and sixth avenues, Raney was as.
Saulteu with rock, ana khockea DOWN;
! thouSht heafd Plsl9i snot also. !
was 100 drunk 70 sec VINO ~ was thaI
STRUCK haheI. rom .hsi'rhougl anu !
TOOK MN 70 MS nome, McpohouRa Seht
WORD 70 Df' fleEce anu the Dela"aie
ilospltal ambulance was sunmoheq.
hahey was taken g tL.e iosPi'al' aon :
SNOW VINO stfuck nancy y" not
know what was going on.
Mrs Nahcy was seen " her nome III
oFoWhtoWh on oatuiaay. ?he saiu ncI
husband went out flaay hlsht ABOUT
clock. ehe saia Two men she 'lla hot
know came 70 the mouse iot iiet nus
pana, anu al Went across 70 lhe mouse
ol bark'ey shannon, Whefe Hlts' LEWIS
VINO ilVes at No. 749 Eighth avenue, Z,
sAys she saw y hes OF peer carried "a
tlat evening me next Slfs. laney saw
ol her huspaHa ne Was cafIlea III IN
conscious tatly III 2utuiu"s nv ms,
Siie was thaulo 70 eell mAu i-au osSa"l'ea
hcr iuspall.
iahcy mas lahliy ol Asc slilaii
chilaleh' 4ic ls SAW " pe vi Ps"Se
aNie man ~ the neishpofhoou y nAs
nome, aha tne heisapors a[e ahapie IA -
"ecuun' - si4S ot"."i ''s''o' y - '''o 80
|
| III. W imam Y. IltiGe, VINO was sum
| moned to attend the injured man about
= o'clock Il. III. Saturday, found him at
| his bnna in Rrnwn.nWn The doctor
,,,,astio,,ol I2a,a,,,e friands about the
di,,si..rt,s as-al:I, III iaorna5 +hat
!iulaeiou9 assault anu ainaa ,,s,;.:a"i st,,
tlouulo nav t'een eie"toV 81 =
meeting and that the assault might nave
| grown out Of this meeting.
Dir. Pierce described the nature of the
mans ininrias AS follows: "'Fhe wound
| l. conn.,nnd fracture of the skull
IN, ''a. 80 i,,,,roo,, III, ,,,ors
~ &huviV Wy u 80 - ~ ,,+,.,S
! Cyes thFtc ihChes III uePN" NG noun"
Is in the form OF right.anEied triangle.
| Dr. Palmer and | matte an examination
of the wound this morning We found
tha .kuIl crushed in and some of il rest.
;r,r ,,nor tba hrair W. ren,oyrd %
- aPYt III M iri,,,e,I
| P'SISs " O4oneh 'M"l'4.. Ill
| man Is IN CILtlcAl SouWIl4uh anu N!Al
| PROBABLY moi recover lhefe are sllsht
| hopes of his recovery"
Dr. Palmer alsn stated that the man
| was nnrhans fatallv injured
- 1r,i1,.,' /. ,t, i; ~,
- ~ i'll. III
OF people aLElls III pfoMhto"li IN.l 'uat tne
man was loully ueait WIN
The assaiiant's 's name is SAID to be James
Burke. The latter has Aed from the state,
while the local authorities are hot upon
his trai! and declare they Will soon run
the fugitive down. state Detective Bor-
nard /. SicNey began work on the case
Saturday afternoon. Chief Dnlan detailed
| Sergeant Shields and Officer Quinn 10 assist
the detective in bringing the would.be
murderer 10 Justice.
Detective AlcNcy learned from the
friends of the injured man that his assail-
ant Is Burke. Young man % wears old,
who bears a bad reputation. The story is
that Eancy attended political meeting 1T
Barkley Shanuonts house and Burke was
there. After the meeting was over, Raney.
who is n very peaceabic man. had some