Evening journal., 1902-03-26
Alfred Wright Charged With
Killing Howard WindIe
DIED IN CITY HALL CELL
Dead Man Who Came From Kennetl
Square and Was Knocked Down
bV Prisoner

Howard Windle. of kennctt Square
came to this city and got drunk yes
tcrday. Today he lies on a slab in tho
local morgue. and Alfred Wright, col
orod. of Water and Shipley streets, isl
locked up at the police station, charged
with murder. TO await the action of the
coronor's jury.
The cause Of Windle's death is some
what of a mystery. He was arrested
yesterday afternoon shortly after
O'Clock on the charge OF drunkenness,
IbY Policeman John Winrup. He found
the man lying on the pavement in an
unconscious condition. He took It for
granted that Windle was in a stupOr
from the effects of liquor.
When he arrived at the police sta
tion. Windle was still unconscious, and
was carried TO the corridor and placed
on the floor with the other prisoners.
There was blood on his clothes and
he was bleeding at the ear and the
nose.
1t was about 4.45 o'clock yesterday
AFTERNOON when Wlndle arrived at the
police station. and nothing more wac
thought of him until this morning AZ
4 o'clock Acting Turnkey Hefron no
ticed that the man had not moved. An
hour later Sergeant Durney and Hef-
ron went into the cells TO arouse the
prisoners to give them the usual wash
TO prepare them for the session Of the
.lCity Court
They could not arouse Windle and
Police Surgeon Wales was called up by
Telephone and told Of the case. He told
the police to place some ammonia "a
the mans nose. There was none about
the police station and camphor wa!
used. He revived somewhat and it wal
thought he was all right, and was lef
{ alone.
At CPS o'clock Hefron went to lool
at Windlo again and found that he wa
!, dying In five minutes he was dead.
Coroner's Undertaken Chandler wa
notified and removed the body to tn
morgue On the floor I'm the cell Win
die occupied was pool of blood whicl
: case from his nose An examination
OF the body showed n cnt and a brlis
on tho back of his head
At this time the dead man was no
. known. but from letters found in hi
, pocket it was learned he was Howard
= Windle. of Kennett Square. Later II
! the morning he was positively idenu
I fed as Windle by George. Lancaster
stwho is employed by 'Ja<ob, Cooper, o
l.1Seventb .Qnd Eap Bpren streetfr
M WRIGHT -AT.RESLEn -
The police made. an Investigation o
r. the circumstances surrounding Win
& dies arrest which led to the arrest O
o Wright. II was learned that shoI
b time before his arrest he had visite
Wright's house. at Water and SIMPLE
= streets He had been drinking an
- was Dut ont by Wright. People VIII
J. saw him noticed that he was drunk. II
e tried to enter the house and the color
ed man pushed him aside It is allege
that Windle then struck At Wright an
that the latter then struck the Kennel
Square man and knocked him down
He fell on the sidewalk. striking hi
lhead.
4 When he did not get up. Wright cal
led Wintrup and ordered Windles al
rest He was sent to the police sti
i ton
At the time Peter Stewart who sa-
tho assault. remarked to those arOun
that If Windlc was arrested Wrigh
should be locked up. This was nj
known To Chief Black or Captain Kan
y until this morning. Sergeant Kelloh,
a. made q written report TO the police
% which is substantially the same as th
ID above story of the arrest.
II Wright was arraigncd in City COW
le this morning and held without bail.
ID Windle was 3S years old, Marie
ne and has several children. He kept
Il. boarding house in Kennett Square. =
as formerly lived on a farm near Fai
\. vile.
Il. A post-mortem will be held this a
- tornoon on Windle TO determine Il
~ cause Of death The inquest will
re held at o'clock in the City Cou
ne room.
The relatives of the murdered mi
ne were notified of his death.
as Wright will DE represented by
no Frank Ball.
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