Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-05-23

Mr.. Cooper, and with totterlnB steps ana /
pale face the woman was led into the |
room from her cell in the police station |
by Matron Wogan. After being sworn |
by Coroner Vandever she took a seat and
facing the deputy attorney-general, went
through the trying ordeal AT times a
slight smile fitted over her face, only TO
be followed by deep sigh as she passed |
her hand over her hair and answered lthe |
questions put to her by the representa- !
tive of the state. do you know NJ. \. |
Cole?" queried Mr.. Cooper. A look OF sur
prise came over the woman's face at the
question as with hesitating voice she an
swered yes"
In answer TO questions by the deputy
encouragement she said: Il came to
Wilmington on May and went to live at
No. 227 Orange street. Before coming
here 1 lived at No. 1913 Winter street.
Philadelphia, with the family of Onioer
Cramer. j was sick and his wife nursed
me-"
what were your relations with Cole?"
queried Mr. Cooper.
1--WE were friends. He took care of me
when I was sick, paid my doctor bills
and bought my medicine. l never lived
with him. He used to come to me ana
took care Of me. We were to have been
married in the Fall"
How close were your relations with
hlm?' was asked
"Oniy that Of a friend"
Were they never closer?'
''That is a delicate question"
''Then you refuse ito answer"
The girl turned TO Matron Wogan and
| trembling asked: what am / to dO?"
The matron said: Tell the truth"
Turning to the questloner she said:
mo. they were never closer" Then she
said: "Yes, they were very close"
Then continuing her story she said: 81
lived in this city about Christmas time.
1 have known Montague for some time"
For years?" asked Mr. Cooper
NO not for years, for days; maybe
months. / was introduced to him by
friends. Montague saw me after that.
We were to have been married on
Thursday, and were to have left VIII
mington. We three went out together.
They par.si friends. and shook hands.
On Wednesday, Montague came to see
me and took me to the circus in the af-
ternoon."
She then stated that she was to have
been married TO Cole, hut that later Mon
tagie supplanted him in her affections
and she agreed to marry him.
"On wednesday evening"" continued
the witness, Montague spoke Of us going
away in the morning and said: Lets &c
out and get drunk 1 went out and went
to several drinking places. At hrst 1 did
not drink anything, as 1 was not feeling
weu In the evening we went TO Ewing's
on East Second street. I did not like the
place and wanted to go out. Montague
wanted me to walk to the station will
him. He said he had not treated Cole
right and wanted to make up with him
We would never be lucky If we did not
When we left the station I was in
dazed condition. 1 did not see any blow
struck. but have a recollection Of think
: ing there was going to be a fight. Tn
=. next remember I was picking Montagu
: up. 1 held him in my arms until 20
liceman took him from me-
officer Purcell testified to arrestinl
Cole on French street between Front an
!, Second streets as he fell beneath a cir
Gus wagon
Carrie Smith, an inmate Of the Orang
street house, testified to knowing bot
Montague and Cole. Both had frequent
ed the house. Edna and the two me
: were out together on Monday. Montagu
stayed in the house all night.
She saw Cole again on Wednesday. III
had the baseball bat and a knife. il
threatened to dig the girls heart OF
with the knife. She also heard him sa
he would XIII Montague before ne lei
town.
= Emma Wilson, another inmate Of tf
house, testified to about the same.
Policeman England testified to helpin
Onicer Purnen arrest Cole. When II
prisoner was taken to the patrol static
he said he had struck Montague an
wanted him taken ito the hospital, whei
all possible could be done for him.
u The officer stated he had heard a crow
IL crying out 'fCatch him." or stop hir
IN he has killed man." Cole then can
ne around the corner Of Front and Fren'
~ streets on a run with several people aft
& him. In answer to a question by For
III man Whann as to Coles condition r
on garding sobriety, officer England sal
ls "He was not drunk or he could not n
nj the way he did"
THE VERDICT.
he This ended the testimony, and the ju
at returned with the following verdict;
ge Resolved. That william A. Montag
OF died at the Delaware Hospital city
20 Wilmington, on May p. 1899, from |
nd result of injuries inflicted with baseb
en- bat in the hands of Montyloo A. CO
n alias Harry A. Wilson, on the night
May II, 1899"
Id: Cole was then ordered held wiuho
ng bail for the September term Of Court
at oyer and Terminer, and the woman
40 placed under $500 bail as a witness.
nd being able to furnish the bond she "
sent to New Castle jail to-day.
raj ALLEGED CONFESSION.
yht The detectives have worked hard
po- the case and have secured contests
,ed it is alleged from Cole, in which c
eet says he came from Philadelphia with
zen college ohum TO Kill Montague beca'
he had taken his girl from him. He a
lit- states that he and Montague had fl
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