Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-15
SHOT ABOUT A WOMAN.
Ex-Cfty Clerk of Buffalo Killed by an
Angry Husband.

The murder last night Of ex-City Clerk
William E. Delaney at Buffalo has created
much excitement Delaney was a promi-
nent lawyer and democratic politician, and
was shot in his apartments over the Gold
Dollar saloon by George A Bartholomew of
Victoria, Ontario. Two women and a man
were in the room at the time of the shoot
ing.
At midnight Bartholomew walked into a
police station and gave himself up. He told
the police that one of the women in the
loom at the time Of the shooting was his
wife. and the others Identity would be
made known before morning. Bartholomew
refused to tell the police why he shot De
laney, but II is supposed that he followed
his wife to Delaney's rooms where he sur
prised the trio.
Delaney was removed to the Emergency
Hospital, where he died IN ten minutes
He was one of the counsel for Sheriff Rock
and appeared for the defense in all the cleo
ton trials at Buffalo. He was a handsome
man. about forty years of age
Before bartholomew gave himself IN the
police We're working on Information which
reached them In the evening TO the erect
that George c. Rush, clerk in the pension
Office In this city, had visited RuraIo %
meet Delaney. 1t is said that DELANEY me,
Mrs Rush at the worlds fair, ana maid
marked attention TO her. He kent nm CO..
respondence with her, and couple OF
months ago she went on TO Buffalo ana n
is said that Delaney was seen at sumner
with Eer In cafe at late hour one might
Her husband discovered her corresnon-
eehoe with Delaney. and sent on to a Buff
Iaio detective agency TO Investigate They
reported to him that Delaney was ahIe 70
account for the whole day that Mrs. Rusb
was there. except two hours. Mr. Rush
went 10 bunalo a week ago last Saturday.
ana arranged for meeting with DELANEY
at the detective agency
When Rush came TO the office he admItte,
that he had n revolver with him. and IN was
nrara
tc give II up. Delaney refused TO see him
until he was disarmed. They met I'm The
presence OF detectives. and Delaney took a
s t oath mat the correspondence was
me extent or his intimacy with Mrs Rush
kush left town, apparently satisfied with
the explanation given.
About o'clock last evening a Telegram,
addressed to Maj. Moore, chief of police
was received from the chief Of police of
Rochester. stating that a murder had heen
committed there about O'Clock I'm ,ho
evening, and asking IL Giles c. Rush q
Clerk In the pension office was I'm the ci,,.
The telegram said: Think he was her.
lBufalo) watching his wife. and had q
letter of Introduction from Mai No.
Think he committed murder here a. a
O'Clock tonight. Answer quick II he IS
there or not" 10
second dispatch received q, a.,-
a description of the pension Office cierk 800
requested his arrest M anu
detective Boardman, in the meantime
had gone to the house Of Rush. I4oe :
street, and found him in bed Knop,ino
he could not possibly have reached h.re
between the time the murder was com.
mitted and the time he was found. the on
Ger declined to arrest him. as he could not
possiply nave committed the crime
from Buffalo notified the officers here thar
the murderer had been arrested
Mrs. Rush resided at Lancaster. Pa. be-
lore sne was married. She is said to be
a good-looking woman, not more than
thirty years old. and officers here who had
dealings with her believe that her hus- |
bands Jealousy Is not well founded |