The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-25
FATHER-Iu-LAW
SUSPICIONED.
James Morrison To Be
Arrested For The Mur=
der of His Sons
Wife.

There Is strong probability that that the
murderers Of Mrs Stella Morrison, a. her
home in Woopward's Hollow, near West
Chester, on Wednesday af ernoon, were
three discharged workman on their way
from Wilmington to Fhoenixvllle or
Pottstown.
h That is not as yet certain, and there are
uti,l strong indications that the young wo.
man may have been killed by some ono
who knew her and who found her alone
at her home. That another crime, or at
tempted crime, preceded the murder Is
co rtain.
The police and citizens Of Nest Chester
lean stron gly toward tho theory that the
woman was slain by some one who was
an acquaintance but the theory OF the
men |, much the moro likely.
y The Morrison home Is n littlo two story
stone and frame cottage GU the Winning
ton Pike, four and one-halt miles from
West Uhes err. The house is Ia pretty
valley known as Woodward's Hollow,
and is midway between the hhmlets Of
Dilworthtown and Darlington's Corner
Heavy woods cover considerable Of the
space between the house and each OF these
hamlets, while other portions are occupied
by open fields
Between the two homets the road
swings in big double curve, and 'hore is
10 cross road leading from it. There is
only q private lane, running back 10
farm hours.
shortly before the murder Of Mrs Nor
slsou three men, apparently wUrkmen,
who had walked from Wilmington whtc h
ia about eighteen miles away passe d
though Dilworthtown. They carried their
coats over their arms, which tramps sell
dom or never do. They were warm and
dusty, for the day was hot, but they were
strong and Vigorous, and swung steadily
through the town without makinsa stop
or speaking to any one.
Those men did not eurn. They did
not reach Darlingtons Corner. There was
no cross road. They must have plGused
into the woods and crossed the county to
another road
Why they did this at such an ominous
time as hat when the murder was COM
mitted Is what makes the question one Of
grave an II sinister importanca.
Mrs. Sarah Barnett an intelligent w0-
man, in charge Of the store at Dil"orth-
town, saw the three men and says shc no.
ticed hem esp cially because they looked
50 big and strong.
NY. what Mig, rough fellows those are.
sho says she exclaimed to herself
, She ehinks all were OF foreign aspect,
and Of dark complexion. she says they
looked like worknen and not trampe.
John Iivorsuy, in sCharge Of the hotel at
DlwurthtOwn, had IL good look ut the
men.
"lhty were all large. pobaDly clo,e to
six ieei and of strong bull, ono wore Il
Derby hat, and, think, the oJhors wore
s'puch hats. They had OF dark shifts
Ihe shortest OF the three had a nolceabIy
red face. l should recognize tho men If
l should see them again.
On tina recommendation OF the p lice
last night warrant WAS sworn out for
the arrest of James Morrison, the father
in-iaw Of stella Morrison, or Brown WHO
was murdered with shoenahers jack IN
her little stone cottage in " OUuNari's
Hollow, about four miles from vest Chess
Ter Wednesday afternoon. A. the re-
quest OF the Dis rict Attorney it will MT
b. served until to-day. Morrison is under
police surveillance aud Will be Arrested II
ha NJ tempts to escape.
Chief of Police JctfrleS, Coroner HauDt-
man and Assistant Distric Attorney luck
rros>- questioned the elder and younger
Morrison most Of tho afternoon. Ia the
evening the suspicious Of the official, be-
same 30 strong that the father and son
wore confronted by the Hickcys and Fan
cetts. nearest nriGhbJri OF tho MDrrisOn1,
and hey were clDt eled together for more
tam two hours. At the Cunctu-iOn Of
this vroceeding, winch was held behind
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