Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-07-31
TWO EXCITING
STORIES RETOLD
Fish and King Are Held in
$1,000 Bail
PRISONERS WERE PRETTY COOL
Wife Tells How Husband Tried to Put
IIer Ont Of Existence Nth
a Razor

After about two months delay hear
ing in the sensational and almost fatal
shooting Of Thomas Mullin by Harry
w. Fish was held in the Municipal
Court to-day, and Fish was held in
81 900 bail for the Court Of General
Sessions.
Julian G. Walker. as counsel for
Fish, informed the court that the de-
fendant had nothing to say at present
and would waive a hearing.
Thomas Mullin. who so nearly died
as result of Fishs good markham
ship. was put on On stand and told to
relate 20 the court the assault
This man came i'm my saloon, at
Front and Washington streets, just
about noon on May o." said Mullin
81 had just spread the usual cold lunch
when Fish proceeded to mOnOpOlize IT,
asked him to stfp back and give
someone else "A chance He asked me
If / did not put the lunch there TO be
eaten ! told him that | did not put it
there for people to make hogs OF them
selves, and ordered him away again.
| He cursed me and was very insulting.
so threw "A part of a glass Of beer in
his face He mutterod something and
] went out.
1T was about fifteen minutes later
land I had almost forgotten about the
/ lunch incident when this man entered
imy saloon again and shot me. The ball
struck me in the upper part Of the left
lung lie was about to shoot me again
when I told him that il was no use. as
he had fixed me. lie then went out and
! was taken to the hospital where | re
mained several weeks. am better
now. but not as strong as / might be-
Michael OCOnner. a witness for the
prosecution, corroborated Mullins
story. and several witnesses told of
! Fish's arreat with the revolver in his
lpossession.
Fish,who now has the regular prison
pallOr, displayed little emotion. but he
lshowed a marked interest in the re
lcital of his attempt to murder Mullin
' KING MEANT TO MURDER WIFE.
I Standing I'm the witness box. weak
land wan, Mrs John King told the
court OF the brutal attempt made to
Kill her by John King, her husband
while telling the story Mrs King had
Ito be supported by Matron White. ShC
lsaid that on Saturday evening two
weeks ago, her husband. who had been
liberated from New Castle Jail on that
day, went to her home, at No. 1925
lChcstnut street. and wanted to sleer
Ion the floor. Being afraid of him she
lrefused him admittance and told him
to 90 to his sisters. He left. but re.
turned early on Sunday morning and
proceeded to break into the house by
forcing the front door Annie King
his daughter. rushed down stairs in
her night clothes and opened the door
to keep her father from breaking IL
AS soon as he gained entrance he
struck the daughter and rushed up
stairs to his wife's room. She heard
him coming and asked him what was
the matter.
You have got to die" he cried as
lhe grabbed her. Forcing her head back
he made two gashes with razJi
across the side Of her neck. but did moi
sever the jugular vein. She struggled
and he gashed her left arm and hand
! At this juncture the daughter inter
lfered and made him release the
, mother. AS soon as Mrs. King wa.
clear Of her husband she ran scream.
ing and bleeding into the yard of Z
Reighbor.
The daughter held hor father unit
he gashcd her with the razor. aftei
which he followed his wife. but tn,
lncighbors refused to admit him.
/; lie then went to the home Of hi,
, sister. and attempted to cut his owl
P Throat, but made q failure of it
When arrested by Sergeant Kellehel
he said that his intention was to Kill
; his wife and then himself
He was held in 81 O00 bail for TN
: Court of General Sessions.
Clarence Carty, colored. was fnet
81 and costs for throwing stones a
lOhicer Ralston.
4, Alexander Lewis was fined 81 ant
costs for playing crap.
e The cases of Frank McIIugh an,
, John Mcmahon. charged with disor
derly conduct. were continued unit
e Tomorrow morning.
- Charles Petice was fined 81 and cost
, for obstructing the street