Milford chronicle., 1895-08-02

: Startling developments have come t
3 light concerning the death OF jaime:
: Walker, Of Milton. On Mondy Detec
tives McYey and Witsil went t. Milton
? and arrested Harry Argo, Cove Vent and
t a negro named William Moseley. all res
i idents ofthe town The men we're taken
! before Magistrate Lohand in Milton and
arraigned on a charge of causing Walk
er's death. The magistrate held them
IN $500 bail each for a hearing before
him on August 5th 1t is understoon that
all secured bail and are now at liberty
As we'll as could be learned Walker
and the other three men are seamen on
the two masted schooner Fox, which be
longs IL Milton One night about the
middle OF June the boat was lying at
wharf at what is known as Murderkill
Beach on the bayshore about eight miles
from Milton Vent, Argo and Moseley
went ashore early in the evening and
they told Walker they would bring him
something when they returned. Walker
was not drinking man and they brought
back with them a bottle OF champagne
cider, which they handed him to drink
Knowing the cider was not an intoxieant
Walker partook of it freely. A few min
utes after drinking the cider he was rem
dered uncon scious. This was between
s aud 9 o'clock in the evening aud he
remsined unconscious duriEg the night
He aroused at about five O'Clock in the |
morning aud found that he had evidently /
been lying on the deck of the boat all
night.
When Walker came to his senses he
was very sick and he realized that he had
been drugged. He Immediately decided
to 60 10 the home of his brother in Mil
ton. 1t took all day TO walk the eight
miles to Milton, and he afterward stated
that he had to stop about twenty times
on the road, he felt so bad When he
reached his brothers house he was in
bad condition and was put 10 bed
Physicians we're at once summoned,
and after they male an examination they
found that Walker had been poisoned
Two Drs Hopkins-father aud son-of {
Milton, aud DIR Layton, OF Georgetown,
were summoned They worked hard to
ave Walkers life, but alter two weeks !
iluess lie died in terrible agony.
Walker made a statement before his ,
leath. He said that on the day the dru < !
vas administered he had exhibited con- +
iderable money. He bad more than 500, {
'ut he did rot know how much. When h
lie awoke from the stupOr he stated that n
e ED not haYe any money at all, aud it a
eemed plain to him that he must have $
cen robbed duriug the night He said
hat as near as he could Judge about three
iinutes after he drank the cider which
ad been given to him by Argo. Vent aud "
lOseley he became unconscious. He SC
aid that he was on the very best terms Ia
18th the men, and he did not thiuk any u
them bad anything against him %
Death occurred on Saturday and the q
electives we're notified at once. When =,
ley Went to Milton on Monday they ~
und the men all there, and no resistance re
all was offered When they were arrested.
The men acknowledged having put
gar ashes and fnger-nail scrapings il
e cider, but they said it was done IN a
Ike, and all disclaim any knowledge of
e alleged robbery. They say they left lac
e boat Immediately after Walker drank ul'
e cider aud spent the night IN a cottage ma
shore.
have been secured who claim ,
at they heard the men make remarks nm
e night Walker was dragged that will for
very damaging when given as evi
nee.
The affair has aroused a great deal of nov
iiguation around Milton. The two iall
lite men are said 10 have characters that I'M
not OF the best, while their victim, a inu
ing man of thirty, was considered an G
smplary citizen He was strictly sober. Tez
was never known to drink, smoke or
w, aud saved his money. It is the F
vailiug opinion that it was the knowl- Bea
Re of the fact that Walker saved his
ney that the deed was committed
/ most unfortunate thing is that Walk
deposition was not taken He was Sc
onal most of the time while he was ASs
<, and was rational at the time OF his u,
IN put NOBODY seemed to know the poo,
he residents of Milton are anxiously
iting the hearing, when it is expected IA
further developments will be brought "
ON