The sun., 1898-03-28
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Horrible Crime Committed at
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CHASTITY DISCOVERY MADE.
George Miller DIGS up the
Remains Of Little Jssbua
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A Small Brother ofshe Dead hoy. Ac-
eusss HIS Father OF the Awful
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stances Surrounding the
Disappearance OF His
Wifi and Two Other
Children.

Alexander Doman, coored. OF near
State road, was locked up in New Castle
Jail Yesterday afternoon at go, by
Detectives McVcy and Witsil, charged
with the murder OF his six. year-old son
Joshua
DOMAIN for the past two years has
been living on the farm OF Robert Smith,
two miles and a half below New Castle,
on the road to Delaware City.
On Friday last he moved from this
place to "a tenant house on the farm OF
John II. Rodney, ESD. operated by
John Richards, one-hali mile away.
George Miller, also colored, took pos
session OF the house vacated by DOMAIN,
and on Saturday morning while Miller
was digging up the garden preparatory
to planting cabbage seed, his spade
struck board some six inches below
the surface.
Further investigation revealed u
trough like box, and Miller at once drop
ped his work and fastened to the resi-
dence of Mr.. Smith, whom he notified of
his discovery.
| Together they went to the spot and
after few minutes work uncovered tho
box from one end of which human
foot protruded.
The improvised coffin was constructed
of boards pulled from an clubhouse on
the premises and the top was an old
ironing board.
The ends wore left open and upon the
lid being pried off the remains Of young
colored child were exposed to view.
The remains had the appearance of
having been inferred about month and
wers in All advanced state Of dscolnpos
tion. ~
The body was At once recognized by
Mr.. S1uith a. shat OF Joshua, She six-
ycar-c!a son OF his late tenant DonAn,
and who ne, Doman, had told him ha1
I died some tuuf weeks before and WAS
buri- al Delaware City.
! Becoming Suspicious Mr.. Smith noti-
fed Deputy Coroner Chandler and
detectives we're sent from Wilmington to
| Investigate the matter.
| In response to the message State De.
tecsives NcVey and Witsil, accompanied
by Harry Gillis,of Wilmington, proceed
ed yesterday morning to the scene of the
supposed murder and after seeing the
corpse concluded to arrest Doman on
suspicion.
DR.. Joseph Smith was summoned from
from Wilmington and the Detectives pro-
ceeded 80 the house OF Doman.
On their arrival there and upon de-
manding the surrender of Dolnan, be
rushed from the house, hatchct in hand,
and threatened to chop up any one who
laid hands upon him, at the same time
fiourlshing the weapon in Detective Nc.
Ney's face.
NcNey at once drew his gun, and after
a struggle Doman was disarmed and the
nippcrs put on him.
lie was then taken to the scene OF the
crime and confronted with the body of
his supposed victim.
DOman at once admitted il to be the
body OF his child, but denied any part in
its death, repeating the story he had told
to Smith of its death some weeks before.
He, however, failed to account for the
story told by him that he had buried the
body in Delaware City.
Dr.Joscph R.Slnith and Mr.. Chandler
having arrived in the meantime u par
tlal post mortcm examination Of the
body was made.
Upon removing the scalp two wounds
were discovered on the skull, one about
an inch long on the left temple and a
second ON top Of the head near the
crown.
The wounds had the appearance of
having been made with blunt instru,
ment and delivered with sufficient l,,rco
TO intlict DEATH
The body was then taken in CHARGE by
the Coroner and removed to Farnhurst
by Undertaken Fox.
Not lcc!nlng it safe to take Doman to
thc Jail without having him ironcd
Detective Mcvcy proceeded to New Cas-.
tie and procured y pair Of hand cuffs
from the prison and returning securely
fastened them on DOMAIN and landed
him safely in the lookup
The many negroes in the vicinity were
badly scared over the arrest and no
coherent story OF the affair could be OBJ
tanned from them.
Upon McNey's return with the hand
cuffs, however, prior to the removal of
Drlnan to Jail one Of the prisoners sur
wing children, Of whom there are four
told Detective (McVey) that he had seen
'Pop' strike Joshua over the head once
or twice with broom stick on the
night previous to which he is supposed
TO have been killed and then carried him
up stairs.
On not seeing his brother the follow
ing. day he asked his father where he was
and was informed that "tlcr Lord had
got him" ~
This was the last seen OF the boy and
the suppo.ition is that he was buried
that night. T.. +. n, # "
On his way TO the Jail Doman told con.
iiding stories regarding the child but
insisted he had no hand in his death.
Upon Dolnan being questioned utter
he was locked up he said that Joshua
was taken sick with a severe attack of
the cramps one Thursday night about
four weeks ago.
Having no medicine in the house he
ala the best he could for the boy but
after great suffering he died about ) a. m.
Az he had no money with which 90
bury him he concluded she best thing to
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