Evening journal., 1898-03-28
ATE BREAD AND DIED.
Alexander Doman Murdered
His Six-year-old Son.
BURIED BODY IN THE GARDEN

DUhlbU bVD1 IN I'LL dAhDbH |
DETECTIVES WITSlL AND M'VEY |
ENCOUNTERED A TUssLE WHEN
ARREsTING DOMAIN, WHO WENT
AT THE OFFICERS WITH A
HATCHET.
On the night Of February %, little
6-year-o,d Joshua DOMAIN, colored,
went TO a small cupboard at his home
on the State Road, and, being hungry,
he took a piece of bread. The act cost
him his life. He was murdered by mis-
father, Alexander DOMAIN, who knocked
him in the head with a club. The lit
tie fellow was afterwards buried In the
garden of The house, and his body lay
in that desolate spot until discovered
on Saturday afternoon by Edward Mil
Ter.
Coroner Wright was notified and De
tectives Witsil and McVey went on the
case.
DOMAIN UNDER ARREST.
Yesterday the detectives went to Do
mans home, and Detective McVey sta
toned himself at the front OF the
house while Detective Witsil went to
the rear. DOMAIN was mailing boards
on a chicken coop when confronted. He
seemed to know what was up. and
showed fight. He made an attempt 20
| escape. but was frustrated by Detective
Witsil. When the officers took hold OF
him they wrenched the hatchet from
his grasp. DOMAIN is a big musuclar
negro. and he fought desperately be-
| fore the officers succeeded In putting
| the nippers on his hands. He was then
lead TO a carriage and driven TO the
scene OF his crime.
THE INQUEST.
Coroner Wright, after the arrival OF
the detectives with DCman, held an In.
quest with the following jury: VIII
liam T.. Dyett. foreman; ]. T. Laws
william II. Murphy, William ii. Nc
earns. Edward w. Smith, Harry GIN,
and Edward Meyers.
Doman was arraigned before the In
quisitors and said that on the night o
February % he was awakened from hi
sleep by the Eroans of his son. III
went to his bed and gave him a dos
, Of camphOr. The amount must hay
, | been insufficient, as after little Will
, he heard him groan again. More cam
I phor was administered, and after tn
I boy swallowed II he gave a deep sig
and died. Doman said that about tw
Q days afterward he buried the boy !
! the yard. being too poor TO bury hiI
Z as the law prescribes.
Lydia Jane Williams was next az
= | raigned. She told OF learning OF n
!, boys death and burial.
j Edward Miller told OF finding u
y body.
eI Herbert II. Smith, ON whose far
the murder was committed. and TN
. | DOMAIN told him that his son had die
n | suddenly and that he buried the boz
Il at Delaware City.
< DR.. JOseJh R. Smith. the coroner
n physician, said that he found, up,
D. making n post-mOrtem examination I
n the body, that the boy came to h
Ie death from wounds on the head, inflic
II cd with a club. The brain was co
n gested and the skull crushed.
n The jury then held Doman respons
o BILE and he was taken to New Cast
d Jail.
n Detectives Witsil and McVey al
y Agent Stout this morning went to ID
n mans home and arrested Mrs. William
,r as an accomplice OF DOMAIN. She W
brought to this city this afternoon al
Is now at the City Hall. Agent Sto
L. will take charge Of the children. d
man will have a preliminary hearii
~ probaly tomorrow The negroes
= the vicinity OF the murder are great
a excited over the case.