The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-01
Albert Stout, who was ar.
rested yesterday on the
charge of murder
will have q hear.
ing Mon.
...... day. .-.......
Ti.ra:s Who s'sU Import
ant Facts 10 Reveal
Description Of The Prisoner.

After lnpse OF nearly two years tho
authorities placed yesterday behind
prison bars Albert Stout on the charge
OF murder Of Katie Dugan. 10 the
readers of the REPUBLICAN the facts OF
tho brutal crime Is still fresh In their
minds. on October Is, 1892, Katie
IDugan. the lS.yaar.old daughter of
James Dugan, of Lancaster avenue, re.
'eeiyed note reqn ssting her to meet
The writer Mt the same time ard place.
ION the following evening about 5
O'Clock she left her home, and her
family did not 500 her again until the
following afternoon, when her father
recognized her body at tho IN orgue.
Her body was found about noon on
that day on a vnoant lot with hor
throat cut from ear to ear and marks
ON her temple as II she had been
SHOCKED lnsensible first and then muir.
Idercd.
\ suspicion at the time rested on Al.
bert Stout In whose family she had
lbeen employed as o domestic, The
autopsy revealed the fact that the
girl would have become mother In
lahout five months and tho suppoei.
ion was supported that whoever her
.Lejrayer was that he met her on tho
hight Of her fate and on her refusal to
leave the city that he stained HE hands
with the blood Of the girl he ruined.
| The murdered girls mother has
never rested since the preparation OF
he deed, ard yesterday morning after
IA Insulation with tile authorities n
warrant was sworn out and Albert
stout arrested. The city was all agog
hst night over the arrest, as Stout Is
connected with some of the best fnmi-
lies Of the city.
| Albert Stout, the prisoner ia about
pa years old about u feet in height
iand will weigh about $50 pounds. lie
has dark brown halt, brown mustacho
and blue eyes. lie has bsen employed
10y the tharles Warner Company for
about II years and Is a general favor
lite among the workmen He 10 Il
genial fellow, popular with all his
friends and has always held Il position
iof trust with tho firm giving him en-
tployment. One striking characteristic
about the man Ia MS remarkable nerve
iInd self.possession In the lace of OBJ
istaCles and his calm demeHnor and
absolute nonchalauce is ever the same
under all circumstances. lie la mar
rled and has a wife and three chill
Ilr2n. They live ut No. sos BroOmo
street.
Ha claims to be able to fully account
FOR his whereabouts Oh the night OF
tho murder Yesterday when the war
rant was served on hitn no took tic
alair ve;y cooiy and seemed to be un-
concerned.
II IL understood that there urs four
persons who will be able to prove hav-
Ing sDen Katie Dugan on the night OF
1.-The murder. one witness will DO able
TO trace her and her companion AZ far
as Clayton street and to tho best OF
| their knowledge they believe that
STOUT was tho man who was with her.
Rumors OF course are prevalent as %
many luke in ths chain and 1t is sn'n
10 say that ON Monday when tho heU
ing takes place before Magistrate Nc.
WhOrter some important facts will be
brought out Crowis were around the
Itity Hail and Magistrate MGWhortors
Office this morning expecting that
stout would have hearl.g. but they
were disappointed.