Evening journal., 1904-03-16
Edward Damp, PhiIadeI-
phia Barber Lying in
Delaware Hospital As
Result of Shooting
Near Dover
Nina FARRELL, Claimed by
Wounded Man as His
Wife, Was in the Car
riage With S. r. VIII
son
Special TO The Evening Journal.

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
Felton, March l6. With blood streaming
from three wounds on his head Edward
Damp, a wcll-dressod Philadelphia travel
ing man residing at No. c25 Twelfth street
drove into this town yesterday Afternoon
and announced to liveryman George w.
Ha9desty that he was attacked on the
public road near FELTON, and had been
shot three times
His assailant s. E. Wilson, also OF
Philadelphia, calmly drove to The resi-
dence Of Magistrate Goodwin and surrcn-
dcred himself asserting that he shot Damp
In sclf-defonse.
After a thorough investigation by tho
magistrate. assisted by Deputy Sheriff r.
j. Melvin. IL was learned that Nina Will
SON daughter Of the late James r. farrell.
Of this place, whose funeral the phiadel-
phians We're attending was the wife OF
Wilson and was also supposed to be the
wife OF Damp. In different letters. sent
TO Mrs. Smith, a boarding house keeper in
Philadelphia, where the Fe.ton woman re-
sided, She affixed her name sometimes as
Mrs. Wilson and al others as Mrs. Damp
The authorities have one OF these letters
IN their possession Ia which she addresses
herself as the wife OF the wounded man.
Damp. weak from the loss OF blood and
the shock of being shot, Is lowering be-
tween life and death. After driving 10 the
hotel livery where he had secured his
team he walked into the Sitting room
OF the Din hotel and there iapsed into un-
consciousness. He made no statements
only muttered that some man shot him
Later IN The evening Mrs. Wilson was
taken to see Damp In the hotel She was
visbly Affected and said I'D. do you
know meg"
Aroused by her voice. no opened his eyes
and nodded yes." Then Mrs. Wilson.
the alleged wife OF two men. retired to her
mothers home from which that after
noon. the remains OF her father had been
carried and buried at Hollywood Gene
tery near Harrington. The fhooting af-
fray occurred nearly one mile from Fell
ton as the funeral party was returning
from the cemetery. Many persons distnct-
" heard the three reports of the revolver.
Magistrate Goodwin, fearing that Mrs.
Wilson might disappear and that he would
be unable to locate her, decided to hold
the conspicuous woman, the only witness
Of the awful tragedy under 500 BAN to
awat the result Of Damp's injuries.
Wilson AYERS that he shot his rival IN
love IN self-defense. lie made g. deliberate
statement before the magistrate. lie was
held without bail BY the committing mag
istrate to await Damps wounds His
statement was as follows:
Il was driving ra .&er slow and this
mans team passed me. / was not sure
that ! was following the right road.
asked TWO ladies and decided to follow
them. Both teams passed his. The two
women drove ahead quite a good distance.
Then be drove past me and turned his
carriage in such a way as to block the
road. He cried: You (meaning Mrs. Will
son. get out Of there and come go into
FELTON, with me- Previously he threat
2 ened Mrs. Wilson's life. Then he put his
s hand In his hip pocket and drew out a
q handkerchief which he transferred 10
p another pocket. He then drew out re-
es volvcr case. Then fred the first shot
All the while he was slowly drawing his
@ pistol from The case. 1 shot second time
3 / fired another time and he fell He jump
I ed up into his carriage andi drove in the
e opposite direction from Felt6n, but LATER
returned to this town"
I Both men had evidently come to FELTON,.
= determined TO. put the other out OF the
y way. Ernest farrell. brother OF Mrs.
3 Wilson. met Wilson at the railroad sta
d tion ard conducted him TO the FARRELL
s household. Dump hurried to livery
q stable and asked to be shown the road to
r. the Harrington Cemetery. He said he did
{ not want to 20 TO the house. At the cene-
! tory the wounded man fingered around
, the outside Of the burying ground and
did not approach the funeral party.
Wilson declared last night that he had
never before seen his victim. Both men
are unknown in this section. and while
the Felton people knew Mrs. Wilson they
did not know tie name OF her husband.
Damp was taken 20 the Delaware Hos
piial IN Wilmington on an early mornne
train. He was accompanied by DR.. Luz.
Deputy sheriff Melvin and Constable
, Lynch. Wilson was also taken TO Dover
jali On the same train. Sheriff Melvin
took him there.
2 Both men gave indications Of being WE'LL
to-do.
!. In Damp's clothing was found over 500
5 in bank bills and loose change. a gold
+ watch and chain, and diamond pin. AL
4 Of these valuables. besides the two revoi
2. vcrs used in the shooting. are in the pos
s session OF the authorities
h Damp May Recover.
IS Damp, although seriously Injured. is
resting easy and the authorities at the
hospital have hopes for his recovery
reporter for The Evening journal
e called at the hospital this morning. but
~ vas informed that Damp could not he
seen. No attempt as yet has been
made to probe for the bullets in the in
jured mans head but this win be done
proha hlv this aftarnoon