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

cast, IL is stated that they are IN possess
sion of valuable evidence which they
deem sufficient to place the prisoner on
trial for murder, although up to this
time they had refrained from taking
action, not caring to make the arrest of
Stout unless the evidence was such that
they were absolutely compelled to do
so, under the circumstances. The de-
tectives and Chief Dolan have been in
close consultation with the attorney
general and his deputy, and within the
past week the State officers concluded
that 1t was incumbent upon them as
public prosecutors to take official cogni-
zance of the facts in the case, and this
having been done it is fair to assume
that they are satisfied that the evidence
is such character that they are un.
willing TO allow the defendant his
liberty any longer.
THE DEFENDANTS STATEMENT.
While Stout has made statement of
his whereabouts on the night of the
murder, the authorities claim to be able
to shatter this alibi. In his original
statement to the detectives Stout averrcd
that he left his home few minutes be-
fore o'clock and went to the office OF
the Charles Warner %. and remained
there until 7.25 o'clock. lie then left
there and started to walk out Front
street. The horse cars were running
and he boarded car at Monroe street
and rode as far as Franklin, where he
alighted and left an envelope contain
ing u bill for lodge dues under the door
of house. He rang the bell but no
one answered. lie then went up Frank.
| lin TO Second. 1t was then that he re-
membered he had forgotten his laundry
at a Chinese laundry at Second and
| French streets. He walked back to the
laundry, got his linen, walked down to
Front and Market streets, where he
boarded an Eighth street trolley car for
his home at No. sos Broome street. lie
said he reached home about sos O'Clock
and wasn't out Of the house again that
evening.
Chief Dolan states that he has gone
all over the course described in the alibi
and 1t took him just hour and MIN
utes, disproving the statement that the
ground can be covered in the time speci-'
fled, the chief thinks.
SERVANT GIRL's STORY.
Another bit of evidence is the state
ment made by Mary Baker, a servant
girl, which the detectives took down in
writing at the time and which is as fol-
lows: The detectives information is
that she went to bed just at o'clock;
she heard the clock striking the hour as
she was going up stairs; she had book
and sat up in bed reading until between
and $50 o'clock. She is not quite
sure of the exact time, but heard the
clock strike 8 o'clock. She put aside
her book and lay down in bed. After
she had lain down she heard the front
door open and Stout came in.
The statements of the dead girl made
to her family at different times while
she was employed as a domestic in the
family of Albert Stout, are said to have
a very important bearing on tine case,
and as the statements relate to the
prisoner il is quite probable that they
Will be adduced at the trial.
WHO TIE PRISONER IS.
Albert Stout, the prisoner, is about 40
years old, about feet in height and will
weigh about 1870 pounds. He has dark
brown hair, brown moustache and blue
eyes. He has been employed by the
Charles Warner Co. for about IA years
and is general favoritc among the
workmen. He is genial fellow, popu-
lar with all his friends, and has always
held position of trust with the firm
giving him employment. One striking
characteristic about the man is his re.
markable nerve and self-possession IN
the face of obstacles, and his calm de-
meanor and absolute nonchalance is
ever the same under all circumstances
He is married and has Il wife and three
children. They live at 505 Broome
street.
THE DuGAN FAMILY.
Katie Dugan, the murdered girl, was
daughter of James and Catharint
Duean, the former barber by occupa
ton, living at No. iii West From
street. The girl is survived by u brother
and three sisters, two of them married
While Lizzie Dugan, the youngest oI
the Dugan family, was her sister!
almost constant companion, the deaC
girl with few exceptions, kept her own
: counsel and conided her secrets to mont
! of her relatives.
The prisoner will be given prelimi
) nary hearing before Justice McWhorte
in few days, hut just when tn,
authorities are not prepared to say, a
Mr.. Ward desires the matter deferred
9 until such time as he can procur
several witnesses who are outside th
jurisdiction of the State.
. HISTORY OF THE CRIME.
; The murder of Katie Dugan was On
Of the cruelust and most wanton trage
dies that ever shocked this community
Iured from her home on the fntefu
Wednesday evening, October 18th, 1892
by certain missive which she received
. IN the uny previous to her death, tb
j girl donned her coat and hat and hur
1 ried off to the trysting place appointed
S in the letter, only to meet her death il
$ the manner described.
e On the day before the commission o
G the crime Katie Dugan received lette
e by the post which contained the fol
c lowing: "Meet me Wednesday Mt tn
c same time and place" The superscrip
9 ton on the envelope containing tn
! mlssive was in the same cramped hand
G writing as the letter itself. While kati
i was reading this letter her sister Lizzi
: glanced slyly over her shoulder and say
o that the author of the epistle signe,
> himself Jack" and further than thi
/ there was no signature. After readin
e the letter Katic's heart was light an
II CHEEKY that day and she seemed happy
She resumed her work in helping he
&c mother with the ironing.
= On the evening of that day Kati
e began putting on her hat and coat, an
e stated that she was going out. She wa
o in the best of spirits She put on a pal
u of new shoes, threw Il dark coat ovt
h her shoulders and donning her hat lei
3e the house about sos o'clock. Her siste
d Lizzie started to follow her but she wa