Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-02
LOUIS TONG HELD FOR COURT.

LOUIS TONG HELD FOR COURT.
Charged With the Murder Of Abnor Hol-
iingsworth mt Wooddaio He Must Await
the Grand Jnry's Action.
Detective William 7. Jones has been
Investigating tho circumstances con
nected with the death of Ahner Hol
lingaworth, whose body was found near
the Wooddalo quarries on june 10Th,
1890. AT the time Of the inquest the
Jury rendered verdict to the effect
that denth was caused by exposure, but
Detective Jones believed the man had
been murdered. lie recently held
conferences with Attorney General
White and Deputy Cooper.
On the strength OF information re-
ceiyed Detective Jones on Thursday
arrested Louis Tong near Wooddale, on
warrant sworn out before Magistrate
Sasse. He was brought to this city
and locked up at the pulGe station. On
the warrant the charge OF murder ap-
pears against Tong.
Soon after HollingRworth' holy was
found Tong was arrested for being i'm.
plicated in ilollingsworth's death, but
on the strength Of the finding OF the
poronef's jury was discharged
II Detective Jones has hsen working on
tho case for three months, examining
witnesses and obtaining other informa-
tion al nights.
Tong had hearing before Justics of
the Feace Lewis Snsse Tuesday alter
nom, at which the evidence for the
state was neemed sufficient to huld him
for the action OF the grand jury. Deputy
Attorney General Peter L.. Cooper. Jr. /,
conducted the examination on behalf
of the State, and was assisted in bring
ing out the facts by Detective William
L. Jones. who had arrested Tong. The
prisoner was represented by Horace g.
Knowles but no evidence was presented
by tina defence. A large crowd attended
the hearing.
Patrick Thornton, the first witness
examined. testified that on the after
noon at the Sunday on which Hollings-
worth is alleged TO have been murdered.
he, the witness, was in an Italian
speakeasy. liollingsworth and some of
the Italians 10 the place had some trou-
BILE ana Tong said: II will kill him
before sleep" When speaking, Tong
had club IN his hand. Thornton and
llollingsworth wero together until
about q. 30 O'Clock that evening when
Iiollingsworth left Thornton and went
In the direction of the shanty OF An.
tonic Carpineall, better known as
"Cupola. -" The next witness saw OF
Hollingsworth was his dead body lying
10 a clump of bushes the following
morning. lie saw marks of a struggle
in wheat field near Cupola's house,
and indications that the body had been
dragged with heels scraping the ground
to place were it was found.
Thomas McTague testified to the
finding of tho body. Early on Sunday
morning no said he saw Tong and
Uupola walking up the railroad away
from Cupola'H shnnty. lie saw Tong
put his hand to the side of Cupola' e
head as IL explaining something. Next
morning when the body was found,
witness noticed wound on the side OF
Holliugsworth' head. The back OF
Hollingworth'R nvsralls were muddy al
IL the body hal been dragged along the
ground.
Harry Leach anil Amos Croft testified
that they saw Cupola and Tong enter
Julian Raeifelo's place together.
William Thornton. in the main, cor.
reiterated the testimony given By his
brother.
David S. Pyle, who prepared the
body for burial, said that on the throat
were marks which looked as il they
had been made with mans fingers.
The wound on the side of the head
looked as IL made by blunt instru
ment. IL was about two inches long.
Miss Ella JorGlon testified that ON the
night the murder ia said to have been
committed she was out walking with d
young man. They heard great noise
coming from the direction OF Cupola'l
place. From the screams and cries &
fight was thought to be in progress.
Shortly afterwards she saw two mer
walking up the railroad track away
from the cabin.
At the conclusion OF the taking o.
the States evidence, Mr.. Knowles
moved that the prisoner he discharged
but Magistrate Sasse refused TO gran
the motion, and instead held Tons
without bail for the upper court.