Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-05-01
DAY'S VICTIM DEAD
Baily, COlOrei, Died at the
BlaWare Hospital Saturday.
HE'D IN A SHOOTING AFFRAY
n Interceding in Behalf of a
Woman.
MURDERER HAS NOT BEEN CAPTURED

eph Baily, colored, died at the
lD4l&Eare Hospital at O clock Saturday
n4df{ ing, from the result of being shot
b3s adward Holiday. Holiday is at
las& The shooting occurred in Dover
I]&lay night week at the corner OF
#f&H and North streets. According to
31s4 account, Baily accused Holiday
abusing Emma Harris, colored,
5<hich Holiday denied, and the men
|eaGae to blows. The woman separated
them and Baily went to the street to
Igsta brick; Holiday drew revolver
EAnd shot Baily in the right hand.
|Baily ran and Holiday pursued him
to the rear of the Capitol Hotel and
shot him a second time, the bullet
entering in the lower part of the trunk.
X After Baily had been brought to the
Delaware Hospital, Justice of the
Peace George III. Hollis took his ante
mortem statement in the presence of
PHILIP L. Garrett, which was as fol-
lows:
Bailey deposes and says that he realizes
his serious condition and believes that he is
going to die and will never get well of his
S1ff fent injuries; that he was shot on Tues
Hi45, the 22d day of April, at about O'Clock
<1bight, by Edward Holiday.
A IAolliday Ind some trouble with his girl,
&4gama Harris, and was beating her with his
Yfistsin the face; he WIS knocking her down
lin |fpst as she got up. l told him not to hit
Al5xas 1t was a shame and he told me that
i3sA Would shoot my = head off. He started
pprll out his gun and | hit him to keep
N3M from shooting me. Then he shot me
NS&ce. did not hit him until he had pulled
l1ss7s5gun out and ! knew he would shoot, SO
him and ran. | was running away
htrt1t bar, hfo ohk.N
4tA band and in the small of the back. The
Y finQ1ting took place in the town of Dover,
HsnHttty of Kent and State of Delaware. Hol-
1l{344 was not drunk. had not been with
/. II gH but Just walked up while he was beat
4 uf Emma Harris. his
Joseph X Baily.
ls4I mark.
N 5tnesseth, r. L. Garrett.
M0rn and subscribed to at Wilmington,
.sor1lB Of New Castle and State of Delaware
aaiH fth day of April, A. D. 1902.
George Fl. Hollis,
Notary Public.
Far time, Baily's condition seemed
lfttle hopeful, but on Thursday dis
&liH4ed worse tendency which presaged
hNE Necessity for an operation. The
IsiHefation was performed Friday. 1t
#ae*4ound that the bullet had passed
HhkAilgh the bowel at two points. These
k#Q Apertures were sewed up But the
3li1let was not located.
After the shooting, Holiday fled.
@hlef OF Police Hurd of Dover and a
p&Fse started in pursuit, searching a
hot19e on Pigeon Hill and nearb,
Miuifet.
State Detective Theodore Francis has
ttso been working on the case. On
Anrsday night he and Dover officers
liNNfHhed sundry houses without sue
seas, al Though colored persons declared
aRt Holiday was still around. Mr..
rancis thinks he has left the State,
Bnt will continue the search. Holiday
s described as very black, feet 5
nchss high, weighing 16O pounds,
Having prominent teeth in good con
i'Phsre have been several fatal assaults
la the lower part of the State recently.
The Hearn case at Harrington, an old
man murdered for his money, last sum
1ler, the Harmon case at Georgetown,
feuehtlyT and the Collins case at Laurel,
all conTibute to an unhappy record.
VA the Hearn case, the grand jury
gnoredan indictment presented by the
attorney general; in the Collins case it
is 9 question whether the authorities
ban fix the responsibility; in the Har-
Von case, Nehemiah Harmon is under
entence of death on July 18th for
alling William H. Mitchell.