The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-07-13
James Stedman Helped Spirit Him
Out of the State.
STEDMAN NOW MISSING
He is in Frederick Staying There
With an Uncle---Historyo of Es-
cape From Delaware
South.

Sleeping in what he thought was Sc
curity, james Edward Windsor. the
murderer Of his father, Thomas Il. Wind
sor Of Milford, spent last night in Florid-
da. He is being hidden by an uncle
there who promised to provide the haven
Numerous friends and relatives helped
the young murderer to reach the south
and although he did SO without the
knowledge of the officers of the law he
could not get away from the man The
sun assigned to follow every movement
made by Windsor, almost from the time
he shot his father until he was located
last evening III Florida.
1t is not supposed that he will tarry
there long as he has many friends there
who will warn him of every action that
is taken by the officers of the law.
Sun WATCHED WINDSOR.
Local papers have been condemning
the State and county officials for being
lax in their duty in allowing Windsor
to escape, but it remains for The Sun
to have young Windsor shadowed and
when he finally stopped his flight for a
time to expose his whereabouts to the
world. 1t is in a small settlement in the
north Of the State and number of his
friends in Milford will tell the name Of
the place il they are pressed.
On the Friday following the Fourth
of July when the shooting occurred, the
man commissioned by The Sun to follow
up Windsor, went to work on the case.
STORY OF SHOOTING.
1t will be remembered that the shoot
ing followed a dispute the father and
son had over the hiring Of team. The
men had exchanged angry words and
young Windsor went to his room and re-
turned with il gun. He pointed it mt his
fathcr and threatened to shoot The old
man grasped the barrel of the weapon
when the SON pulled the trigger and the
load entered the breast of the parent
Young Windsor escaped and remained
in hiding about the premises until Fri
day morning. He WAS then maved iii
i wagon covered with q lot of pea hullS
The cannerieS iii that section We're very
busy canning peas and the hulls were
thrown into Il wagon. The vehicle was
backed into the Hotel Windsor stables
NIript1s.,. hiIJni -
the laod Of refuge. The young man was
taken to Deep Branch near Milford.
There he remained until he learned Of
his fathers death.
TOLD OF FATHERS DEATH.
james Stcdman, Il former member Of
the National Guard and who recently
returned from the Philippines, was II
great friend of the murderer and it was
he who helped him to escape. OF course
the members of the Windsor family
knew the steps that We're being taken.
After the father died Stedman went to
Deep Branch and by giving a signal
agreed upon by young WindSois he made
his appearance from his hiding place, Il
large pile of brush.
| When told that his father was dead
lie became hysterical and threatened t0
| kill himself ON the spot. He called him
self all kinds of hard names and recited
| the cause of the trouble He said that
he and his father We're deeply attached
10 each other but that they We're too
much alike 10 get along well together.
ESCAPE OUTLINED.
After sometime Stedman managed /,
get Windsor quiet and then the plans fol
the escape We're outlined. Ste,lman In,
provided himself with fast horse an,
he drove the murderer from the hlancl
to Salisbury, distance of nearly iift,
miles. They reached that place hetweel
, and o'clock on Saturday morning
The ride was made in silence. hardly
word being spoken, by either of the men
Windsor lay in the bottom of the hugg.
with Il carriage robe spread over him
Ho trcmhled and shook like leaf when
ever Il team approached or passed tn
one IL which he was riding About til
time the men arrived in Salisbury
freight train was passing through an
the fugitive boarded it. As he SWIM
on to the bumpers of one of the cars
good bye. | will never come back. ! d
not want to lie caught and if ! can hel
il will not lie. If | am arrested | wi
MOI como back alive" He rode as fa
rs Game Charles on the freight train an
, then crossed the hay TO Norfolk. FroI
! there lie took 10 the railroad and maj
aged to reach Florida. He had a larG
sum of money and it was no trouble
ret transportation and MT the same tin
conceal his movements. 1t is said i
those who know that Sted Windsor wi
Q either go West or to Cuba. On IL
!. morning that his father died chez
Q drawn i'll favor of the elder Windsor vi
/ cashed at one of the Milford bank
0 It was for $500 and was handed over
t. the son. Besides this he had $436 of |
own money. Several railroad men
J. member seeing man answering Win