Evening journal., 1904-05-16
USED GUN WITH
DEADLY INTENT
Benjamin DEM Travelled to
Wilmington for Weapon
TO Shoot John Ries
THREW BURNING LAMP OUT WINDOW
Special to The Evening Journal.

Speclal 70 Inc Evening Journal.
New Castle. May 16.-As the result OF
a fight over an Insignificant dog BEN
jamin DEM shot at John Ries with
murderous intent at the Atlantic House
on Saturday night. Ries was wound
ed in the face with shot from Dennis
gun, but was not seriously hurt. DEM
was arrested and will be held for
court to answer the charge.
Denn is a fisherman and lives with
his family consisting Of his wife and
one child on South Third street near
the railroad. The shooting occurred
but half square from his home
According to the stories Cleaned from
different sources DEM entered the sa-
loon of John Ries between and Z
o'clock on Saturday evening. While
there he got into an alteration with
William Rice over a dog which had be-
/ longed to Rice and which Denn shot
some time ago because it bit him
Denn had been drinking and soor
worked himself into an ugly and abus.
i've mood. He was ordered from the
bar room by Mr.. Ries but refused tc
60 The latter then knocked him dowr
and threw him into the street. Thi.
so enraged Dem that he visited vii.
mlngton and secured his shotgun from
a pawnbroker where he had pawnet
/ ii some time ago. 1t is said that Will,
returning to New Castle on a trolley
car he openly made threats that hl
would shoot Ries and told some of thu
/ passengers that if they wanted to SCI
how the thing was done they had bet
ter stay around.
Denn alighted from the car at Thir,
and Delaware streets and passed dow
the west side of the latter thorough
fare until he was opposite the hotel
but on the far side of the street. with
out the least hesitation he raised tn
gun and sent charge Of shot through
the front window, shattering the glas
in both window frames. as the uppe
/ sash was drawn down. The flying sho
and broken glass struck Mr. Ries am
his bartender, Ries Graham. Neithe
one was injured seriously. Mr.. Rie
walked up Third stret and called o
DR.. William II. Kuntz for treatment
1t was found that a few pellets o
No. 10 shot were embedded in the fIes
of the cheek just under the skin. The
were allowed to remain over night, bu
were removed yesterday morning b
DR.. John ]. Black.
officer Harrington saw Dem &
down Third street before the shootin
and followed him, attracted by his Dc
culiar actions. He saw the flash
the shot and then ran forward, bl
, Denn halted him with the gun an
backed off down the street to his hou.
, where he disappeared, going IN BY II
side entrance.
BY this time the several patrons ,
the hotel ventured out and soon reaci
ed the vicinity of Dennis house. BE
lieving that he was in the house n
men surrounded it to prevent his es
cape. Mayor Boyd was notified Of tn
shooting. and he soon arrived on tn
scene and deputized several citizens I
assist in effecting the arrest.
1t was known that Mrs Denn an
the child were not in the house an
Mayor Boyd determined to await the
return when il was thought the officer
could effect an entrance. After wait
ing some time and finding that I'll
woman did not return, the door wa
j broken open and the house searches
but DEM was not there. The hOus
was watched during ehe rest Of II
! AAA6ANf HAA AAN A4A AA0A AAuht Ills al
pearance.
Yesterday afternoon word was n
e ceived by Mayor Boyd that the fug
81 tive was along the river bank in II
vicinity of the gas works. AccompaI
led by Officer Harrington the may,
walked down to the works and mao
. a search. While looking about In II
\ fenced in enclosure below the "a
p house the officer caught sight Of h
man lying on the ground near the wa
p which marks the line Of the beac
Denn had evidently been asleep. 4,
he raised up drowsily and leaned q
one elbow as his captors closed on hir
He offered no resistance. so was place
under arrest and conducted to the loci
up where he was left in safe keepin
The prisoner attributed his troub
to rum. He did not deny the shootin
. but seemed greatly cast down whe
= he began to realize the position
3 which he was placed.
Il was going-to stop drinking" I
said to officer Harrington, while tall
ing over the affair.
When asked where he spent Saturda
night after the shooting he said I