The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-18
BASE BALL
BAT USED
On a Rivals Head, and He
Is Now in an Uncon-
SCiOus Condition.

Alfred Montague, of Philadelphia lies In
an unconscious condition at the Delaware
Hospital as the resnit Of an assault commit.
ed on him last evening by Harry A, Wilson
with base ball bat Wilson is hsld at the
City Hall pending The result of Montague's
Injuries and Edna Wilson, the girl over
whom the assault was committed, 10 held
~ witness.
Montague's condition is serious and tho
physi;ians at the hospital cannot tell if he
will recover. The fact that the first blow
struck by Wilson knocked Montague to
the street end that Wilson dealt Nom
tague three blows Of the base ball but
while he lay on tho treet causes the doubt
I In the minds Of the doctors as 10 Mon.
tag1es recovery.
Wilson and tile young girl had been in
i Wilmington for week. Montague was
also an admirer of tho girl and found that
she was living here. lie camo here on
Sunday and the trio met. Wilson and
Montague quarrelled aud The former told
,, the lattor he could have the girl but that
he would fix him. Montague WAS here
yesterday and attended tho ci;cus in the
afternoon with tho girl.
II Wilson arrived early in the evening and
purchased the base ball bat. Then he start
cd OH a tour Of the saloons In search Of
the pair. AS he was about to enter Ewing's
4 butuuiI VII Iunt k1CGolN SouLCcu iltttt h al nov
Montague and the girl came out tho pri-
waite door. Montague uttered cry of
"Thers" and Wilson felled him to the
ground While he was lying ON the street
Wilson struck him three times on the
head.
Then he started to run and was chas cd
10 King, to Front to French street and
caught opposite the patrol station by Off
car England
4 Ip,,o D,t,oI ,r,oo, .ront ;,,,,,o5i,to1u T.,
ths scene of the assault nnd took Monts-
rue to tho Delaware Hospital. Montague
WA unconscious mt tho time and has rs.
manned in that condition There are
4 fDur scalp wounds on his head and the
doctors cannot say whether Montague's
skullsts fractured or not.
b Wilson was given hearing in the city
court this III orning on the charge Of as
A4hlt with intent to commit murder.
After hearing the testimony Of Edaa WI.
een and James u. Stats Judge Ball held
Wilson without bail and held the girl Us q
witness.
After the assault was committed the
girl left the scene and the police bad Ave
houts chaAs before they found her iu
house un Tatnall street. She is refined,
good looking girl. She was an unwilling
witness In the court and declared she did
not see the assault and did not see Wilson.
GoLEN ANNlvERSAEy.
The tiftieth anniversary Of Hope Lodge,
No FL !. o. OF, was iitnsy celebrated
IN Odd Fellows Hall last evening After
adne musical program was reLdered re-
freshmcnts were served. Edwin Hlrst
mado IN eloquent address on the princi-
pies of Odd Fellowship and spoke 0! tho
lorigln of Hope Lodge.
The exercises were opened with an over
ture by the Old Fellows Orchestra. De-
hghtful selections were rendered by q
qmnrtotte composed of Mrs. J, b. Cnrpen-
Rr, Mrs William Johnson Eugene Start,
and Harry We'll. Comic songs were sung
by David j. Wlng1le!d. J. 3. Carpenter
delivered Il recitation Hope Lodge well
coming the audience.
John J.Galagher, who was chairman of
the exercises, was also tOasmaster. Toasts
- responded to as follows;
Grand Lodge of the State, Grand Mas
Il. Frank Sheppard "Coquanock, No.
%. Elias johnson; Comic Song Wal.
ter Fulmer; The Press" Harry Furness
'The Ladies'" Samuel II. Baynard.
The committee Of arrangements was
George w. Pyle, chairman; L, N. Over
deer, secretary; Joseph D. Patton, treas
ursr; William D. Kari, George Turner,
F. H. Overdeer, Willis Ovcrdeer, George
Ingram, Frank b. Carpenter, Jos hua b.
Carpenter, LAWN Homework, Ed ward
foulk and John Hammond.