Evening journal., 1902-06-14
WARNER IN DOVER JAIL
No One Would GO On Bond Of Clayton
Butcher WhU Made NurdcrOuS Assault
snecaal tn A. Evenlnr Ionrnal.

Special TO the Evening Journal
SMYRNA. Del, June 14.--After being
locked up in a cell here from Tuesday
noon until yesterday, in a vain attempt
to secure bondsman. Martin Warner,
the Clayton butcher, who murderously
assaulted Constable James ID. Wright,
at Clayton, was taken to Dover jail by
Constable Charles Jones. AT the trial
before Squire Cooper, Warner stated
he assaulted Wright because the latter
had been instrumental in getting Mrs.
Warner to leave him. He further
stated that he had been to see Mrs.
Warner and that she admitted the
truth of this statement and that he
(Wamer) was going to bring suit
AGAINST Wright
Thursday night Warner told Con-
stable Jones he was tired of the little
coll in the Smyrna lookup and if he
must go to Dover jail he was ready.
Kenton Clayton and vicinity had been
canvassed for a bOndsman. but Warn
ers past record was against him, and
no one acceptable to the authorities
seemed willing to go ON The bond.
Warmer. until the last, persisted that
his wife would yet return to him, but
subsequent events prove he was only
maMng a bluff.
When Mrs Warner heard her hus-
band had been safely lodged in iail
| yesterday she returned to Clayton.
! 10 look after her five small children.
A reporter for the Evening
Journal visited Mrs. Warner and
asked for an interview, stating
\ Mr. Warner had accused Mr.. Wright
of procuring for her pass when she
left Clayton also that Mr. Smith and
others in Clayton had influenced her.
Mrs. Warner talked calmly and gave
ont the following signed interview:
This is to certify that all reports
concerning the estrangement of my
husband and myself duplicating Others
in my leaving MIR. Warner are false
and misleading. MIR. James ID. Wright
nor O4ner persons named in Clayton
,lhad anything to do with my goine
away. Constable Wright did not take
me away ON pass. This l emphat
lcally deny. The afternoon / left Mr.
Warner ] walked to Smyrna and plr.
chased a ticket at the station there fol
d Wilmington and my baggage was
checked on that ticket. Not a persor
in the world knew was going to leave
my husband, for ! had carefully kept
my plans 10 myself The true facts oil
the case follow: Martin Warner!
abuse caused me to leave him. / have
tried to be a faithful wife to him and
do a mothers part in looking after The
interests OF our children, but nc
woman could stand the continual abus,
/ was subjected TO- / was afraid oi
Mr.. Warner and his one object seemed
TO be to put me on the level with 4
servant He has frequently struol
me and at times cuffed me as though
was not human. l have left him sew
eral times. but upon each occasion re
turned upon his promise TO treat ms
better l will never live with hin
lagain. This is my final decision. Ou
trouble has been caused by Mr.. War
: ner's Incorporate habits. His treat
ment of me has been shameful many
times. but when my husband was
drinking his conduct toward me wal
always brutal. make this statemen
to correct the wrong Impressions tha
have gained report in this section
about my neighbors influencing me.
have returned to town to provide 70
: my little children as a mothers low
is strong. Further than this nothing
can be said about this matter.
(Signed) Mrs. Annie l. Warner"
The feeling in this section is yer.
bitter against Warner, particularly af
, ter he has misrepresented his wife as
he didn't see her Monday as he stated
Mr.. Wrights condition is slightly i'm
proved and unless complications set il
p he Will recover.