Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-07-12
Thomas B. WindsOr's Death.

Coroner Marsh empanelled jury last
Saturday morning and made inquiry
as to the death of Thomas b. Windsor,
who was shot and killed by his son,
James Edward Windsor, and who
made his escape without arrest from the
State of Delaware. Only those who
aided him know the way he took to
escape paying the penalty of a parri-
eide, crime that staggers cOmprehen-
sion
The jury was composed Of some of
the prominent business men of Milford,
and a score of witnesses were heard.
They all testified to violent quarreling
between father and son. and of the
shooting of Mr.. Windsor; but only one
witness saw the whole affair, and that
was Lottie Wright, a colored waitress,
who stood in the wash-rOom door lead
ing into the barToom, and saw the shoot
ing take place. Her testimony was
given clearly and slow enough to be re-
duced to writing = and afterwards
signed by her. The girls testimony
verbatim, was as follows
"Mr Eddie lthe som was going to the beach
to take load of passengers who had offered
him good pay to drive them down. His
father first told him he could, but afterward'
when Mr.. Eddie had liked the wagon and har-
messed the horses, and had come in to wait
on the porch, he told his son he could not take
the team out.
"'Why you just told me 1 could said Ed
die.
ayes; but you better not
"sWhat in the hi do you mean, father
DO you know what you are? You're -
emery, dirty man.
"Both then began cursing, calling eacl
other word for word Mr.. Windsor ordered
Eddie out of the barroom, declaring that If hi
did not desist he would knock him in thu
, head with his heavy cane.
eddie said well, I've had enough o
this Now I'm going to put you out of bHsi
/ ness. Pm going to shoot YOU
"NIr. Windsor shouted: What, shoot me
Edward answered with an oath: yes, In
gOinglto shoot you.
: 'Gdward went out from the barrOom to
1 closet in the reading-Ioom and got the sho
"Mr Windsor shouted: Why you!
GAS Mr.. Windsor said that, Mr.. Eddie pu
the gun to his shoulder and shot RICH
, straight and Mr.. Windsor screamed: oh
e and clapped his hand to his heart.
al was standing in the doorway throug
it all. Mr.. Windsor grabbed the gun just q
his son shot, but too late to spoil the aim AN
that's how the load tore his hand. The wome
rushed in and took the gun from Eddie, an
he went out the back door with a long kni
i in his hand, swearing that he would kill hin
h self. That's the last we've seen Of him."
n After hearing the feeble attempt
It the father to shield his son by an ant
n norton statement, taking the blan
2 upon himself, the jury found a verdi
o that Thomas b Windsor came to h
death by gunshOt wound inflicted /
Il his son, Edward WindsOr,O on July 4,
le Cedar Creek hundred.
l. Since then State and county authC
k tiles have been securing lower Delawa
10 for the murderer, but without avail.
Ig Mr.. Windsor left a will which dist
ell herited James Edward Windsor, al
il made his wife and eldest daughter |
ne administrators. He had accumulate
n money very rapidly in the past t
ID years, and is supposed to be wOr
IN $50, 600 all made in that time. I
hotel will be continued under the ma
agement of his oldest son, Mr.. Harry
Windsor.
The funeral was very largely ate
ch ded on Monday afternoon last, and
RS, terment was made in Odd Fellows &c
I'd etery.