Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-19
SHOT \ WOMAN.
Jacob Socks Action May Result
In Murder.

He Pursued MIR. aud Mrs. Philip Tucker,
Who Were doing After Warrant for
his Arrest, aud In Quarrel He Shot
Mrs. Torkei In the Abdomen-The
Wound May Prove Fatal.
A sensational shooting ARRAY occurred
at Third and Shipley streets about 1890
Tuesday afternoon, which may result
in the death Of Mrs. Philip Torkel,
whose husband keeps secondhand
clothing store at No. 204 West Front
street.
The parties concerned in the fray are
Hebrews. It is with difficulty that the
facts in the case can BIO ascertained.
AS far us can be learned there has
been friction between the families some
time. Torkels clothing store is at No.
204 West Front street and at No. 202 is
the dyeing establishment of Jacob Sock.
Tuesday Torkel and Sock had
some words and for time II looked as
If there would be trouble at their own
homes. Officer Harry Taylor came
along and threatened to lock them up II
the disorder did not cease.
Sock told him that ho was afraid Of
Torkel. The officer told Turkel to go
in the house and commanded his wife
to follow suit. Sock was already inside
his own door.
A short time afterwards Sock came
out Of the house and Officer Taylor told
him to 60 and get warrant for Torkel's
arrest II he was afraid he would do him
bodily harm, Sock is small man, while
| Torkel is q tower of strength. The
officer then continued on his beat.
| ftar ba hn1 fynttan nut nf qiuht
| Torkel and his wife emerged from the
house and started up Shipley street to-
gether. They vowed their intention of
getting warrant for Sock.
This enraged the latter and he started
in pursuit. At Third aud Shipley
streets he overhauled the couple. All
three became engaged in q quarrel.
Torkel took hold Of Sock and scutfle
ensued. Seeing that Torkel was get
ting the best of the fray, Sock drew u
revolver, Torkel tried to get it away
from him.
At this juncture Torkel's wife inter.
fered and threw herself between her
husband and Sock. All of the strug-
Cling persons got their hands on the
pistol. Mrs. rOrkel was directly in
front of the .muZzle. During the scuflle
the weapon was discharged and the bail
entered the right side of her abdomen
intlicting a perhaps mortal wound, She
staggered backward in the street.
Her husbands brayado forsook him
at this juncture, for leaving his wife he
ran down Third street in the direction
of Market as fast as his legs could carry
him.
Sock fired several shots after him in
quick succession, but all went wide OF
the mark. One of the bullets struck
the stone step in front of S. II. Wilson's
hardware store, southeast corner ol
Third and Shipley.
The shooting caused commotion II
the neighborhood. Several persons rar
to the assistance of the injured woman
while County Constable Paul Bogar
and Edward Holland, who happened t
be close by, arrested Sock and started
with him to the police station. A.
Fifth and Market streets they turned
him over to Sergeant George Black, whc
locked him up.
The woman was led to her home OF
Front street by her fugitive husband
who returned after all danger was over
and several others.
Police Surgeon Michael j. Hughe
and DIR. j. T. V. Blocksom were sum
moned to attend her. DR.. Hughes stateC
that the ball entered the right abdomen
Intiicting dangerous injury. He sait
the wound might prove fatal, but a
this time it was difficult to predict tn
result of the injury, although it was o
serious character.
Jacob Sock was given hearing il
municipal court, yesterday. DIR. ]. I
V. Blocksom testified that he succeede,
in extracting the bullet and that tn
woman will probably recover if inflam
nation does not set in.
DIR. Blocksom said that the ball en-
tered the right side of the abdomen 2
inches above the groin, took a down
ward course, and then diagonal back
ward course, embedding itself in tn
muscles back of the right hip, where i
was extracted.
Sock was held without bail to avail
the result of the woman's injuries.