Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-06

Dugan, his son Frank, Lizzie Dugan
and Mrs. Dugan, were all at the house
that night. When Katie did not return
Mrs. Dugan was worried, but supposed
that Katie had gone to the house of her
aunts in Rising Sun to spend the night.
In the morning Lizzie Dugan was sent
to Rising Sun for the missing daughter,
but she could not be found.
FOUND THE BODY IN A FIELD.
On the following day, few minutes
to IL o'clock, W. b. Carswell, who lives
in Elsmerc, started for his place Of BUSH
ness in this city and took n short cut
across the fields, expecting to come out
at point just back of the residence of
Lewis p. Bush, on Clayton street.
When Mr.. Carswell reached point in
the field, at about Sycamore and du Pont
streets, (where these thoroughfares cut
through, he saw the lifeless body of the
girl lying on her back near small tree.
Her head was turned little to one side,
revealing frightiui cash in the throat,
extending from ear to ear. The girl
was dressed just as she was on leaving
the house the night before. The left
arm lay careless by her side, while the
right was outstretched and near il was
a bloody razor and the case which had
contained the CORY weapon. The cloth
ing was not disarrauged and there had
been little struggling, the supposition
being that the girl had been rendered
insensible by blow, after which the
murderer cut her throat. This was on
October Goth, 1899, 16 hours after the
girls departure from home. About 10
feet from the body lay her hat.
Drs. Harris and Baird, who made the
post mortem examination of the body
of the deceased, expressed the belief
that the murder must have been com
mitted as early as the previous evening.
The body was cold and rigid.
MOTIVE FOR THE CRIME.
That the murder was premeditated
and carefully planned to the minutest
detail, there is very little doubt in the
minds of the detectives and persons
familiar with the case, and the fact that
the girl was about to become mother
furnishes the most potent motive for the
crime. The placing of the razor in the
case by the side of the dead girl was
evidently intended to advance the
theory Of suicide, but suicide was i'm
possible. The examination of the doc
tors proved conclusively that the wound
was not self-inilicted as it would have
been matter of impossibility for the
| girl to have cut her throat in this man
ner. Both carotid arteries were severed
as were the internal and external jugu-
lar veins. The head was almost severed
from the body, showing that much phys
ical strength had been employed by the
perpetrator of the infamous crime.
As soon as the tragedy became known
the authorities started out to run the
murderer down, but for almost two
years the crime has been an unsolved
mystery. One other person has been
arrested for the crime. Richard Riloy, q
young man who at one time kept com.
pany with the girl, was twice taken in
custody and twice released, Riley
proved an alibi, showing that he was
attending u fair at the Sacred Hear
Church the night Of the murder and
could not have committed the crime
Other clues were discovered and run
down, but through all their investiga.
tions the detectives believed that thu
man arrested last Friday was the
guilty party.
A night behind prison bars did moi
shatter the self-possession of Alber
Stout, who was Friday arrested by
Chief of Police Dolan and State De.
tectives Witsil and McVey for the mur
der of Katie Dugan, and although he
awoke on Saturday 10 full realization
of the nature of the accusation pre-
ferred against him, the same calm de
meunor marked his actions in his new
abode and his nerves are unshaken
But, us all his friends know, this is
prominent characteristic of the prisoner
who is ever the genial fellow ready t.
greet everyone with a smile aud wore
of friendly salutation So far as action;
90, no inference can be drawn in the
case of Albert Stout, whether he be in
nocent or guilty of the serious charge o
murder.
The prisoners counsel, II. H. Ward
was in consultation with his client neal
the whole of Friday afternoon anl
did not leave the accused man unit
evening. Mrs. Stout called at the City
, Hall during the afternoon and was re
ceived by her husband with feelings u
affection. She remained some tint
with her husband and attorney, ant
. then left the hall and went to her home
She did not return again during the day
Stout was assigned to comfortable
, quarters in the upper tier of cells b,
, Chief Dolan, who provided him with
cot and procured for him what meal
he cared TO order during his contine
ment in prison. The prisoner made n
complaint about the meagre furnishing
of his cell, except to send out for
rocking chair in order that he Nigh
vary the monotony Of having to sit o.
, the hard benches during the day. Ii
was the sole occupant OF the large eel
in the northern end OF the second stor,
, of the police station, and was found ii
his new quarters next morning.
When Chief Dolan and reporte
entered tie cell, shortly after SatuI
day morning, the prisoner was standin
in the middle of the floor, facing toward
the corridor. He greeted his visitor
very pleasantly and shook the news
paper man warmly by the hand at til
same time calling him by name. Aske
in regard to the manner in which h
spent the night, he replied:
al slept very well after the nois
, down stairs ceased. There was fello,
: down there kicking up racket in th
, back cell, and after he got quiet sler
/ first rate"
! GLOW do you feel this morning." ?" h
:, . was asked"
"Oh, feel all right" he replied wit
smile. ~ would like to have tn
! newspapers to read, but | find it
: against the rules here, so am conter
> to abide by them. The chief has treate
:. me very courteously and has been yer
!, kind, indeed. Ii had rocking cha
~ or something to rest my back against,
. would feel more comfortable. | hay
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