The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-31
JEALOUS MURDERER.
Edward Wright Puts Three Bull.
lets Into Ida Crumel's Brain,
SHE HAD DISCARDED HIM
The Couple Met Last Night and When lido
Refused to Speak, Wright Purchased
the Weapon and Ends Her Life-A Pre-.
med!tated Crime.

| Jealousy has resulted In another murs
der. This time comely 23.year old COLI
| crsl girl, named Ida Crumel, Is the VICTIM
and har cold bloOded murder, Is on tho
hands OF Edward Wright, man Of ten
| years her senior, whose love had been spurs
| ned.
The crime was committed about II
| O'Clock last night, onaWa alter street, q few
feet east OF Market street, and at ~ time
when that thoroughfaro was crowded
with colored men and women, who wer9
ON their way home from an OK cursion to
Berniinghan Park.
Neither Miss Crumcl nor Wright were
among tho cxcursionists She had gone
10 the depot with Mrs. Ward Boyer to
mest friends. Wright was there for tho
sam, purpose 1t is believed The couple
Met for the first time In many weeks They
had boon lovers, but Wright's dissipation
and other BAD habits had compelled tho
Young woman to break the strong friend.
ship which existed between them.
+ The man asked to speak to the young
woman but she refused his request AN
cordins to the mans confession no then
went up Front street. purchased the re,
volver and returned, to meet Ward Boyoft
who inquired of the murderer II no had
seen his wife.
Yes; she was with Ida Crumel, md II
! meet them again / have something for
Ida"
Boyer became curious aud wanted to
know what he had
You will know in a while. I Just
bought 1t and intend to give 1t to her"
Boyer questioned the man no more. A
minute afterwarl tho train bearing the
excursionis,s drew into the station and az
Mary. Thomas and Joseph Welsh alighted
Mrs. Boyer and Ida Crumcl met them,
Mrs. Boyer aftcrward left and Welsh and
Misses Thomas and Ida walked down tho
railroad to Market street. Then hand
on the shoulder caused Ida to turn. II
was that of Wright and they were face to
face.
Not word was spoken. There could
not have been on the young girls part fol
as soon Us she turned the weapon was al
her forehead and in moment tho ball
was crashing through her skull. She fell
almost i'll tho heartess beings hand But
there was no pity there. Jealous rage
bad driven away all sympathy. Again
Wright fired this time the ball passed
through the skull back Of the right car.
AL! this occurred before twenty. five col.
ored men and women could awake to
what had happened. and before hands
could be laid Oh tho murderer he had sent
n third ball through the back Of the head
while standing over the dying girl.
The shots had attracted Officer Shields
and Special Officer John Collins, of tho
W. a. N. Railroad Company, and whom
they reached the spot they saw man run
down the railroad. The officers followed
i'll hot pursuit and captured Wright near
Orange street
While he was being taken to the patrol
box, Police Captain Chambers was attend.
ing to the bleeding girl Tho Delaware
Hospital ambulance was quickly called,
and into, 1t tho young woman carefully
placed but when the body was taken from
it, 1t was corpse.
When Wright reached the stationhousc, no
was asked by Ward Boyer If he had shot
Ida.
ayes, and if didn't kill her outright, I
hope she will die, was his confession.
This statement was repeated to OificerA
Shields and Collins and Captain Cham.
Der. When told that his victim was dead
he remarked that he was glad.
Wrght's crime was not the result Of q
sudden outburst Of Il jealous passion but
a prcmeditatcd crime. This is according
to his c0nfes sion.
Last Saturday he had planned to kill the
young girl when he saw her with another
man He had no future use for the woman.
he said and that without her his life was
a blank.
Everybody who knew Miss CrumeI
speaks well of her. She was refined, OF
pleasant appearance and moved among
tho best classes of her race Her murder.
er is II man of bad habits and has frequent.
ly been before the City Court for petty of.
fences. He Is a short man in stature, has
Tho features OF a desperate and has Az
ways been considered bad nun.
This morning when he was arraigned
n Municipal Court ho was the sinccure Of
of eyes. His demcanor waa
more than that of a common prisoner,
han that of of murderer. He
10 one nor did he speak whcn he was in-
ormed that he was charged with the death
If Miss Crumcl. The court sent him buck
without bail to await the action of COrG.
Ter Stiiham's jury, which is now being
The murdered girl lived az No. 1908
Orange street and the murderer on Wilson
between Eighth and Ninth.