The sun., 1898-12-27
dying DEPOSITION TAKEN
Marry A. Brown Identifies the
Man Who MurderousIy
Assaulted Him.
JEALOUSY WAS THE CAUSE
The Physicians at Delaware Hospital
Condemned for Not Using Force In
Attending to the Injured
Man .-- Woman in
the Case.

The dying deposition OF Harry A.
Brown, cOlored, who had his skull frac-
tured between II and IL o'clock on Sun
dav night by jeremiah Davis, also col
ored, was taken at his home about $50
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Prior to this, Davis, who was yester-
day morning committed to New Castle
Jail without bail by Judge Ball in Mu-
nicipal Court was brought from that in
stitution and in company with State De-
tective Walter Witsil, Magistrate Daley,
two officers and representative OF the
press went to the home of the dying
, mans parents, No. 911 Wilson street,
\where the magistrate took the dlsposl-
tion.
I After identifying Davis, Brown stated
that he had been living with Annie Glib
son, over whom the trouble occurred, for
/ some time at No. 1889 Wilson street.
\ On Sunday evening he said he in COM
bany with his lady had gone to visit a
kmily by the name OF tanner No. lO9
Walnut street.
They had been there some time when
Davis called and when the door was
opened for his admission, he immediate
lyy commenced to abuse him (Brown.)
Davis then invited him into the street
and here the quarrel that will result in
his death took place.
Davis, the dying man said had first at
tackled him with a razor and it was while
defending himself that he received the
cut that nearly dismembered the fingers
from his left hand.
Finding that he could not 'do him."
as he had threatened in this manner,
\ Davis picked up brick or stone and
struck him once or twice on the left side
Hthe head with it.
"A almost crazed with pain Brown ran
Nil he met Officer Jerry Shields, and
~ Sr relating his story to him he Brown
IN Hconveyed to the Delaware Hospital.
'4S slring his deposition Brown stated
va tlDavis had recently visited Miss Glib
ssrt sxand threatened to cut the finger
her hand upon which was tie ring
ne BROWN had given her.
Brown also stated that he had never
carried razor, knife or weapon OF any
kind during his life and that the motive
for the crime was jealousy.
From police circles it has been CLEANED
that Davis was arrested some time ago
for selling liquor without license.
He was tried by the court and subse-
quently sentenced to serve SIX months
in jail for the offense.
While he was imprisoned Brown met
the former sweetheart OF Davis and when
she was arrested appeared and paid her
fine.
She was released, and since then they
had been living together
After his release from Jail Davis found
this out and had frequently threatened
tween Miss Gibson and Brown, and this
he effectually succeeded i'll doing on
Sunday night, as there is no doubt that
his victim has not many more hours to
live.
The physicians at the Delaware Hos
pital ore roundly condemned for their
action in reference to Brown.
After his admission to that institution
he refused to let them perform an opera
tion on him.
Instead of exercising their authority
and strapping the crazed man to his cot
and doing that which was best for his
welfare by force, they let the patient
have his own way and reported to the
police department that they had sent
him to his parents home.
After he was taken home, DR.. Elbert
was summoned and succeeded in re-
ducing the fracture, which was COM
pound fracture, without any difficulty.
Numerous persons claim that where
such patients are admitted to institutions
of similar nature in other States,
force is used and ask why the authori-
ties at the Delaware Hospital cannot
adopt the same means when the patient
is at deaths door.