The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-23
HELD FOR
MURDER.
M. A. Cole Must Answer
For the Life OF Will
liam A. Mon-
tague.


inflicted on tho left side Of the head by
Montalno A. Cole, on the night OF May II,
OIL Second street between King and Mar
ket streets. Such was the verdict returned
by the coroner's jury empannelled by Cor.
oner Vandever to investigate the causeSpt
William A, Montague death, The In
quest was held in the city court room last
night.
Coroner Vandever swore In the follow
ing jury Charles Whann, William Carter,
Samuel L. Lane W. Z. Massey, Alexan-
der Bowe. Fl. p. Hickman. Ferris Giles.
and j. Z. Brinckley. The State was rep
resented by Deputy Attorney General
Peter l.. Cooper and the accused man by
Walter Fl. Hayes and Sylvester d. Town.
send.
S,enographers Hardes'y and Guyer were
present aud took reports OF the evidence.
Tho slayer of Montague who gave his
revealed his identity and is known as
Montyloo A. Cole. His home is Toronto,
Canada and he is n second year student
at the University of Pennsylvania. When
he walked into the court room last night
he showed the effects of the strain.
Dr. John Palmer was the first witness
examined. His testimony was to the ef-
feet that he made an examination OF Mon.
tague when he was admitted to the Della
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on the left side of the head, about one-half
inches long. There was confusion
about it. There was a slight confusion
on the opposite side and bieod was COM
ming from the ear. nose and mouth. The
wounds looked as if they had been made
by some blunt Instrument. The wound
on the right side looked as II 1t might
have been made by The man falling on tue
pavement. There was practically IN
,Ix, ii re
til Sunday, when he complained OF pain
In the head. He was not ablo to toll his
name or anything about the assault. Yes
terday afternoon the witness was present
at the post mortem made by Coroner's
Physician D. /. McCollcy.
Drs, McColley, Briggs and Bastian tes-
titled to the facts attending tho post NOR
tenn examination.
fracture of tho skull at the base Of the
BRAIN was found US we'll rs localized men-
ingitis
William A, Moore, Jr., testified he met
Cole or Wilson, as he knew him. Cole
had the base ball bat and he heard him
say on Wednesday night as ho looked at
the bat, Before the night is over l will
have it covered with gray matter and
gore"
He accompanied Cole and another stu
dent OF the University of Pennsylvania
and was present when Cole met Montague
and the girl Edna Wilson. Cole exclaimed,
Edna whaT in the h arc you doing
here" He swung tho bat and felled Mon
tague to the street. While the latter lay
there Cole struck him twice on the head.
He then ran away and was pursued by
witnesses and several other PERSONS He
was arrested by officers England and Pur-
cell.
Officer England testified that he assisted
In the arrest and that Cole admitted he
struck Montague and wanted him taken
to the hospital.
Edna Wilson deposed that. sho resided
here for time last Christmas. About
two weeks ago she came here and went to
live at an Orange street house. Her re-
lations have been very close with Cole.
She formed the acquaintance of Mon
tague some months ago. Montague and
she were to have been married OIL last
Thursday. The trio were In company two
days before the murder. They shook
hands and parted as friends. Montague
appeared again on Wednesday, ana took
her to the circus.
"In the evening, tho witness continued,
''ho spoke of us going away in the MORN
ing, and said, Let's go out and get drunk
! went out and went to several drinking
places. At first did not drink anything,
as was not feeling we'll. In the evening
we went to Ewings, on East Second street.
1 did not like tho plaue, and wanted to go
out. Montague wanted me to walk to the
station with 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 saloon lie waR
In dazed condition did not SEQ any
blows struck, but have recollection of
thinking there was going tc bo fight. Tho
next remember was picking Montague
up. l held him il my arms until police
man took him from me"
Two Of the inmates of the house in
which the Wilson girl resided testified
they saw Cole on Wednesday and that he
had bat and knife. They hoard Colo
threaten TO dig out the girls heart and to
kill Montague.
Tho Wilson girl was held in $500 bail to
appear as a witness at the next term Of
Court. Chief Dolau has received confess
sion from Cole but refuses to make public
tho subject matter. He Is also aware Of
the identity Of the student who was in
company with Cole when he struck Mon
tague.
Montague's father and brother came to
Wilmington last evening and the body Of
the man was shipped to his former home
at Wyoming for intsrment. Few of the
persons around the p. W. & B. depot
were aware that the body of Montague
was shipped over the Delaware road.
Cole, aliss. Wilson, was photographed at
n Market Street Studio this morning He
was taken over to New Castle Jail this af-
tornoon.
Edna Wilson, the young woman over
whom the murder was committed, Is in
a serious condition from shock.
She was In poor health before the act
was committed The shock incidental to
the murder and the prospect of being
compelled to remain In Jail during the
next four months have greatly prostrated
her.
IlThe fact that Cole has sailed under nn
assumed name and that his attorneys re-
fused to straighton out the mystery has
caused public opinion to cry out for Justice.
No resident of any other sta Q has right
to come to Delaware and wilfully commit
a murder. Wilmington Is clear Of mur-
ders and the people want her fair name to
remain untarnished.
Detective Witsil and McVey and the po-
lice worked zealously In getting all the
evidence for tho coroner.
Coles two brothers and a brother.in -law
arrived here at noon and called upon their
relative at the city hall. The meeting
was an effective one.