The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-19
THE KILLING OF DELANEY.
rHoMAs MAHoHEsTBR INDICTED
ZOE MAN9LI U0

Ne Light Shed on the Mystery In the Case
-R1auehepter Indietea on che Confessien
OF the Girl. Who Says She Was with
Hin when NE Fired the Fatal shet.
PouoHKEEps1E Nov. 1s.-In the opinion OF the
Grand Jury, Thomas Manchester IL not guilty
Of murder in the first degree. even Fit was he
who fred tho shot which caused the death Of
Martin Delaney on the hight of Oct. 30. The
nows that Manchester has been indicted for
manslauehter in the frat degree only will come
as n relief to that part of this community
which persists in making q hero of him. Since
he will not in any contingency be sentenced TO
death for the offence with which no 10 charged,
perhaps his jailers will get . rest. They have
been kept busy since his Incarceration admit
ting callers and carrying flowers and gifts or
books to him.
The verdict Of the Grand Jury means that the
slayer of Delaney did not kill him with intent
and elaboration, but that he carried . deadly
weapon and took q human life without justih-
cation. II n case against Manchester is made
out the verdict of the trial jury will be eagerly
awaited, because it not only involves his future,
but in q measure will decide how far q mar
can 70 TO protect . woman from insult or harm
when he 10 her escort at night on a public road
and 10 assaulted by rowdies.
The action OF the Grand Jury sheds no light
on the mystery In the Manchester case. which
has boon o subject Oh ulSCuboioh sihSo eho
discovery of Martin Delaney's dead body along
the Hyde Park road. Manchester Is n married
man. He has two children who live with his
parents, but his wife is at Torrington, Conn.
Or the night of Oct. 20. as the District Attorney
claims, he met Miss Edna Minard, and walked
with her out the Hyde Park road to n locality
which does not bear q good reputation. Three
young men, Thomas Clarity. Thomas Cosgrove,
and John Ryan, noticed Miss Minard as she
passed Clifford avenue. and followed her and her
Minard stopped in front of Charles Murphy's
store and ner escort went In and bought some
candy; The young men went Oh ia. ahead 9o;p and at az
Martin. Delaney. AT, the Old Dutch Burying
Ground they sat on the wall and waited for the
under q tree by the roadside. A short distance
e SesSnSS Sack seS u zSepf It's "s Shelter until they were d.
rectly behind whore Miss Minard and her escort
Miss Minard says that she was startled by .
stone thrown at her head. She looked up and
iiShs : a hSHo obj Pssa G q few ' feet Jaw away were v %HSe.
Manchester drew 2 revolver and fired at tho
h' %fn essli immeal. MdST Martin Is 1ha' Delaney jumped
Miinard says that Manchester thrust her behind
him fired point blank at his breast. The bullet
penetrated his heart and he dropped. dead.
him Miss Minsrd and her companion walked
away and returned to their homes.
Miss MiRard sweArs that Thomas Manchester
waa her escort, and fred the fatal shot She
asserts that on the way homo he took the car
tridGea out of the pistol he had used and gave
the weapon to her with the request that she
keep stnl about the shooting: An hour or so
after tho shooting tho Chief of Police was
Informed that Manchester had done il.
and he had him brought to Police HeaoQuar-
tera. Manchester Affected to BE- surprised. and
showed 90 much coolness and self-posseseion
that he was liberated. He might have been free
to-day had not Miss Minard become SO worried
over the affair that she told her boarding mis-
tress, Mrs. Scofeld, who informed Detective
Frank Decker. Manchester was roarrested, but
he did not weaken when told of Miss Minard's
confession. He still maintains his innocence,
and insists that he docs not know Miss Minard
and was mover her escort on any occasion.
Rumors are ahoat that q Brooklyn man who
looks like Manchester did the shooting. and
that Delaney was killed in mistake for q rival
In Miss Minard's affections. but none of these
gtorfes 4! sustained by q shadow OF proof.
District Attorney Wood says he has evidence
Identifying Manchester rs Miss Minard's escort
on tHD night of the shooting.