The sun., 1898-03-29
Startling Statement Made Here
by Mrs. Mary Jane
Compelled to Wash the Blood From
the Face of Her Murdered Grand.
son-..1ntimecy Existing Be-
tween DOMAIN and Mrs. Viii.
liams---Saw His Brother
Killed.

| DoIhah ny Ills laJnef Alexander DOman,
at State Road, still continues to be the all
absorbing topic of conversation in that
section, this city, and throughout the
State of Delaware.
Yesterday afternoon State Detectives
McVey and Witsil, accompanied by
Agent Stout, OF Wilmington, went to
the scene of the crime and returned later
in the day with Mrs. Mary Jane Will
liams, mother-in-law of DOMAIN, and
John Doman, the eight year old son of
the brute, who had witnessed his fathers
terrible act.
Last evening Mrs. Williams and the
boy We're closeted with Detectives McVey
and Witsil and Chief OF Police Dolan, in
the latter's private office in the Munich
pal building.
Mrs. Williams was the first examined
and her story fully bears out the state
ment that truth is stranger than fiction.
She asserts that she was absent a few
hours from the house on the Robert
Smith farm, occupied by Doman and his
family on the night of the tragedy.
When she returned she stated DOMAIN
led her to where the dead body Of his
victim was lying and ordered her to
wash the blood, which had coagulated
on his sons face, off.
Thoroughly frightened the woman
complied and after this act had been
performed she was ordered to bed.
After she had retired fro n the room
the murderer cody lifted the corpse of
his son from the couch and conveyed it
to the garden, from which she subse-
quently heard the sounds made by the
spade used by the fend in digging q
grave for the murdered boy.
She alleges that the murder was COM
mitted on the evening Of March 1st, of
the present year and that the reason she
had not informed the authorities of the
crime was that she was afraid she would
meet like fate if she told.
A rigid examination also disclosed the
fact that Doman had been intimate with
her daughter, when the latter was only
l3 years Of age, that he had subsequently
married her and that seven children had
been born to them. ....
She also said that she, too, had been
intimate with Doman during the married
life of her daughter, and that after the
atter's disappearance this intimacy was
continued up until the time of her grand
sons murder
She was unable to account for her
daughters prolonged absence and feared
that DOMAIN was instrumental in her
disappearance, which occurred some nine
months ago.
Further examination brought out the
fact that she believed her daughter had
also been foully dealt with, but what
disp" "stion had been made of the body,
IN csc this was true she was unable to
state.
In conclusion she said that she was
not able to account for the sudden mys-
terious departure OF the other two
children, and that there were three
little ones yet at home, one Of whom was
blind and the other cripple.
1t is not yet known what disposition
will bc made OF the children, but they
may be placed in some comfortable in
.ti,ltiCn, unless Mrs Williams Gan sup
Eo;t them.
The story of john who witnessed the
lnhunan act OF his father does not
differ materially from that told by him
yesterday with one exception
iuiS is that his fat her became ang2red
over the manner in which his brother
bad asked for bread when the father
picked up q broken broom handle and
struck him nnnber of terrible blows
over the head.
His testimony also contltdctcd somc
of the statements, made by his grand
mother bu, these are considered Of miner
Importance.
Both Mrs. Williams and her grandson
will be held rs witnesses and at present
they are in the custody oi the police
department here.
George Miller who uncarthed the
body ot the murdered boy while engaged
in digging the garden in tie rear OF the
house where the crime was committed,
has not attempted to use I spade since.
He claims that he wants to make no
other such ghastly discoveries and that
he Is afraid that such will he the case if
he continues the digging up OF the
ground.
The authorities will no doubt make a
rigid search of the premises and they,
too, believe that the missing bodies of
The mother and children may be found
in the immediate vicinity