The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-10-24
Fl TIL EDITION..
BRUTAL ASSAULT
Alfred Hindman Killed
By a Blow q /
He Dies Five Hours After Being
Hit by 'Adee" Pierce.
Result Of a Drunk. a. ,

Marshal A. Pierce, better known as
"Adee" Pierce, struck and knocked
down Alfred Hindman, on Market
street above Front yesterday after
noon, he sustaining q fractured skull
and rupture OF a blood vessel In the
brain, from which he died at the
Homeopathic Hospital three hours
later. The killing was undoubtedly
unIntsntional Pierce is locked up at
the police station and expresses great
regret at his having struck the dead
man.
The story Of the murder is this,
About $50 o'clock eK-councilman Will
liam A. Quinn went into the hotel OF
Michael j. Sharkey to transact some
business with John A. Mercer. Pierce
came In and asked Mr.. Quinn to treat
him, as he was very dry. Quinn COM
piled, and as he was about going out
he wished Mr.. @ to repeat the drink.
Nh. O refused to do SO. During the
conversation Hindman came out OF
tho closet and said: Quinn, yol have
treated him Nnee., that 10 enough.
Hindman then passed up the street
and stopped in front OF the restaurant.
Rome. A few moments elapsed when
Pieroe followed, and coming up behind
l1HiutuhD1 tto obIuCh MIN oh bho 6too
of the head, and knocked him into the
middle of the street.
Mr.. Quinn ordered Pierce's arrest,
| and he was taken into custody by OH
Ger williamson, whom the patrol wa.
| gon WIS called and Hindman and
Pierce were both cent to the city hall
alter which Hindman was sent to tho
Homeopathic Hospital. where he died
| Id q short time afterwards.
| IIa WING yAara nf nna and Ian raa N
wife but no children. He WIS a cabi-
net-maker in the employ OF ]. d j. N.
Harmun.
| This is not tho first time Pierce has
been In serious difficulty. Several
years ago he was charged with MUIR
dering Frank Carson, of the Ninth
4 ward, under circumstances similar to
that OF the present case.
| Hindman's people were not inform
ed OF his death until this morning.
The body was removed to his laie
home, TO Walnut street, where the
funeral will take place.
Alfred Uindman was about Al yeara
old and learned his trade with j .& j. N.
Hartman under Mr.. william Allen, who
has been foreman for the past thirty
years. MIR. Allen In speaking OF the
deceased said he was tirst.class
workman. Industrious and an inoffen.
sive man and always attended to his
own business about the shop. He was
we'll liked by his fellow.workers, who
have only the klndest words to speaS
BIZ him. lie did not come to work on
Monday morning and had boon drink
Ing during the day, meeting his sud-
len death during the evening as re'
lated above.
At 10 o'clock this morning Deputy
Coroner Palmer empaneled tho fol.
lowing jury: q. II. Scott q. II. Ham
mond, W. Ii. Walker, Geo. A. Bullock.
Samuel Mcguire, D. Goldsborough
and j. +. McIvor. The Jury organized
by eleGting q. Ii. Hammond, foreman
and W. H. Walker secretary. After
viewing the body the jury adjourned
until to morrow afternoon at O'Clock
Ito meet at the coroner's office.
Marshall, aims Adee Pierce. Is con-
fined in the first cell on tie last row at
the police station. He has his hair cut
short smooth face and was sitting.
when the reporter OF the REpuBLIcAN
saw him at noon, resting with his arms
underneath his jaws, elbows on his
two knees, chewing away as content
eddy us could be.
The prisoner lie about feet 8 inches
high and will weigh about ITO pounds.
He has always borne rather q bad
reputation, and was known as a coast
or by the police. He has also done
good work for tho Democratic party
In the Ninth ward, and could always
BIO depended upon to help roll up
Dom ocratlc majorlties.