The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-23
Robert HynSon Had Also Been Chosen
But Bullets Went Wild.
CURTIS JACKSON JEALOUS.
Had Accused His Wife Of Undue Init
macy With Hynson and the Tras-
edy Followed. Most
Shocking One in
DEEAWARE'S CRIME ANNALS.


Inflamed with jealousy and because his
wife had sworn out a warrant for his ar
rest charging him with ill.trcatment
Curtis Jackson, q 20 year old colored man,
last evening killed his 20 year old wife and
after badly wounding Robert Hyn5on, sent
bullet through his own brain. To-day
husband and wife lie side by side III
Deputy Coroner Chandler's morguo.
The murder, attempted murder and
suicide were most tragic. The murderer
returned to his home early in the evening
aud upon learning that HynsoD had been
talking to his wife during the day became
much enlaged. Hynson WAS In u neigh
boris house and when jackson mot him no
accused him of undue Intimacy with Mrs.
jackson. Hynson deniel the accusation
whereupon Jackson fred at him with a
(6) chamber thtrty-two callbre weapon.
The ball failed to reach the man for
". ON 1t WAS intended. however, and
Hynson In climbing over several fences in
his effort to escape. JACKSON followed and
fired two more Shots both taking effect,
one In the left arm and the other in The
hand. jackson then entered his own home,
No. Mechanics street; his wife was there
but seeing that he was ugly she fled.
ia ,kson went out through the front door,
and meeting the woman in the alley he
took deliberate aim and firod. The bullet
eat ,red her head over the right temple.
Leaving her body on the ground, Jackson
returned and threatened to shoot William
b liner. Frank Conner and William
Baldwin who subsequently carried tho
body In front Of the house Of Emily Jones
. the lower end Of Tho street.
Conner and Baldwin started for a
bucket of wafer TO wash her wounds
while Wilmer REMAINED holding her head.
Tho colored people IN tho street were run
hing about like mad men and mad women
The woman had not laid on the pavement
long when some one shouted, "Here comes
Curtis" There was n scattering to get to
shelter. None but Wilmer remained He
looked down the street and saw Jackson
slowly walking toward him. mutteriug as
he walked: Don't touch me; don't
touch me, or I'll kill you" AS ho noared
Wilmer he pointed tho revolver Mt him,
and Wilmer ran into the Jones house
jackson viewed his work for a few sec
ends and then coolly and deliberated laid
his head down on the dying woman'5
breast. He placed the revolver to his left
temple and sent ball into his own bead.
The wound rendered him uncon scious
Policemen Gillon and Schell heard the
firing and hurried to the scene. When
they arrived they found the bodies sur
FOUNDED by large crowd Of people. Tho
colics station was notified, and tho patrol
wagon was sent to the scene The woman
was placed In 1t and sent TO the Delaware
Hospital where Dr.. Williams attend d
Ter. She died in about an hour after b.
ing admitted. When the wagon returned
The man was sent to the hospital but he
died on the way to the institution. The
bodies were later removed to the lnorguA.
According to the story of Alberta Mur-
rays sistcr-in-law of the murderer, Jnck.
son and his wife qusrreled "Wednesday
might They rented room from her. She
says Jackson accused his vito of being in
innate with Hynson, which accusation
che denied. After the couple went to bc,i,
Jackson beat his wife. Yesterday she
swore out warrant for his arrest. Police
man Gillon went to the house to serve it
about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, but
cid not find the man at home.
About o'clock jackson came lack. His
vi . was in the front room OF the house
ding book and Hynson was in he
y I'd of Emma Dickerson's house at No. 2
Mechanic street. Jackson asked for him.
and going into the yard accused him of
be ny Intimate with his Dickson $, wife
He then pulled revolver from his peck.
ct, and said to Hynson: 'Im going to kill
you Hinson jumped over the fence into
an alley and started toward Sixth street.
The Dickcrson yard was filled with drying
o Dthes and these kept Jackson from ge
+ & good shot at HyusOr. He TO- o vel
.phots two taking effect He ran to tho
police station anu notili,d the police DR.
y. j. Hughes dressed his wounds.
IL In the meantime Jackson return ed to
IFS home, still carrying the revolver in his
hlnd His 81 ter.ln.law saw him coming
nEI cried for Mrs. J lack sou to run. Sho ran
ont the back door and into tn. alley toward
Pine street, screaming u, she ran. Jackson
ran around the square and confronted the
woman in the alley.
| Tho balance oftho story is in substance
what has already been told.
Hynsor said that while he was sitting in
Dckerson's yard, when Jackson came
along and said Are you of er my wifc!'
H replied 'No." jackson said, YES you
were, and began firing. llyn on said that
three shots wore fired at him, and ono took
efect in his hand, and the othe struck him
M the elbow, but glanced off. lilo sad he
had never been intimate with tho woman.
The revolver was brought to the police
station. All Of tho six chambers werc
empty.
Jackson was a la0Oror In the employ of
tie jackson and sharp Company and
aud while it WAS generally known that he
was very jealous, he was not considered a
Y-ry dangerous man.
They had been married. several years,
but OF late relations between them were
not 50 pleasant. 1t was said that he Ind
often upbrailcd his wila but never before
had beaten her. She was looked upon by
the people of the community asa woman
wh) conducted herself properly, and why
her husband accused her Of intimacy with
9th II men Is hard to understand She was
of pleasant disposition mud had many
friends which possibly led to Jackson's
Jealous mania and final determination to
end the life OF his wife himself and tho
man whom he believed most intimate
with her
The residents Of Mechanic street have
not yet recovered from the tragedy which
was more Shocking Than any in Whining
ton for q long time, This morning II crowd
visited tho scene and shu !dcrel Mt the
thought. Many sympathetic words were
heard for the martyr Of u jealous hus-