Evening journal., 1899-05-22
MONTAGUE IS DEAD.
Victim of Assault BY Wilson
Died at the Hospital To- day.
NEVER RECOVERED CONSCIOUSNESS


AND EXPIRED AT THE DELAWARE
HOSPITAL AT $50 O'CLOCK THIS
MORNING-rHE ALLEGED MUIR
nBRDR HELD WITHOUT BAIL TO
AWAIT CoRoNER's JURY ACTION.
William A. Montague, who was assault
ed by Harry A. Wilson with a baseball
bat last Wednesday night on East Sec
ond street. died ait the Delaware Hos
pital at $50 o'clock this morning.
The murderous assault committed by
Wilson upon Montague is alleged to be
the outgrowth Of Jealousy over a woman
whose Name Is Edna Wilson ana who Is
said TO be Wilson's wife. Montague is re-
ported to have been a prominent rest
dent Of Wyoming. Del, who came to This
city on Wednesday last with a load OF
scrap iron which he brought up for sale.
On that nigiht as he was walking along
bast Second street between Market and
King streets with the Wilson woman.
Wilson came out Of Rexs saloon. base
bali bat In hand, and rushing up behind
Montague, dealt him blow upon the
head which felled him to the ground.
The woman fed up Second street to Mar
ket and out toward the western section
Of the city. Wilson ran down Second
street and was halter arrested near the
patrol station. Montague was picked up
and sent to the Delaware Hospital and
never regained consciousness until he
died this morning
All hearing on Thursday Wilson was
held without bail TO await the result of
the injuries he inflicted. The woman was
also placed under $500 bail and being un-
able to furnish it, was locked up.
AT hearing before Judge Ball this
morning Dr. Palmer testified to Mon
tague's death and The defendant was
again held without bail to await the ac-
tion OF the corOners jury. Bdna Wilson
was also held in $500 bail for the cor
oner's jury, after which the District At
torney Will fix any bond deemed neces-
sary.
When she was brought before Judge
Ball to-day she showed traces OF her
confinement, and probable mental agony.
and whs scarcely able to stand. After
| leaving the courtroom, Sergeant Kclleher
found 1t necessary to assist her up the
steps leading to the womans apart
ments above.
ALL A MYSTERY.
There Is a mystery surrounding the
whole affair and the participants. which
owing to the death OF Montague, Will
prcbably never be fully cleared up. All
PARTIES have an appearance OF refine.
ment and the opinion Is that they be.
long to the better circles Of life. Wilson
Is said to be well-connected In Phlladel
Ilhia, and II Is also asserted thar he ant
Montague attended a medical college "a
THAT city and were classmutcs. TN
story advanced that he kept a drug stor,
near Ninth and Vine streets. Phlladel
phia cannot be verified. as both he ans
his counsel. Walter II. Hayes and syl
vester d. Townsend. absolutely refuse I,
talk.
, 1t has been learned. however. tina
EDNA Wilson came 10 Wilmington abor
two weeks ago. took up her residence a
a dlsreputable house on Orange street
; On the day Of the circus she and Wilson
were seen ait the circus in the after
noon and took dinner together at th'
Park Hotel. Front and Union streets
After the murder ON that night the VII
son woman Is alleged to have been seer
% at Fifth and Tatnall streets In compan,
with tall, slim man wearing a darl
/. Fedora hat and light macintosh.
While the man made Inquiries regard
,. ing where the circus train would leavl
from the woman made inquiries OF an
v other party as to where certain hous
. Of ill-repute on Tatnal street abov
= Fifth was located The pair later wen
to this house and after remaining som
T. time the man left and going down Tat
: nail street towards the railroad was see
b no more. 1t Is believed that he belonge
j. to the circus crowd and was an acquaint
= ance Of Hhe Wilson woman. She left tn
. house bout twenty minutes after tn
j. mans departure and was later arrested
, The body Of Montague was remove
= from Deputy Coroner Giles morgue, o
u West Tenth street. Coroner Vandever ha
summoned a jury which will view tn
body tonight and inquire into the cas-
tomorrow. DR.. Palmer to-day will hol
a post-mortem examination on the vi,
Y TINS body and determine the exa,
. cause Of his death
Thomas A. Moore, OF No. 1922 Pennsy
vanla avenue. employed at the Reminl
r ton Machine C0mpanys works. and wh
y Witnessed the AFFAIR between Wilson an
Is Montague, was to-day notified to appei
before the coroner's jury as a witness Il
Is the state.