The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-18
SHE REFUSED To LEAVE
HER HUSBAND ALTHOUGH IT WAS
THOUGHT TO BE CERTAIN
DEATH TO STAY-WELL
KNOWN HERE.

regarding the bravery of Mrs. De |
Laney. who is also we'll known in |
Cairo and who has made many visits |
10 this city in company with her hus-
band who is a prominent mill owner:
They may kill me If they wish,
hnt | viii not leave this place while
my husbands life is in danger at the
hands of thoses midnight assassins."
Thus spoke Mrs Margaret Delaney
wife of Clarence J Delaney, mana
ger of the Owen Delaney Mills Of
Henderson's Mound, near New Madrid
whose dwelling was fired upon We'd
nesday night by white employees Of the
mill. who resented the employment of
six negroes.
Following the arrest OF seven mem
bers of gang who had threatened the
life Of Mr. Delaney it was freely III
timated of the prisoners would get"
the manager As a result Mrs. De.
Laney has been advised to leave the
camp ami 80 10 Cairo for the sake of
/ her own life. but she has brayely de
|
ings Of her friends.
Il do not relish the proposition Of be
| ing shot TO pieces but as long as
| Clarence stays, SO will l. | do not
think ii would be very wife-like OF
me 10 desert my husband when he is in
momentary danger of being assas-
sinated.
Il hope those men will nor be In
human enough to repeat their coward
lly action Of Wednesday night when
ithey fired ON us from ambush. anil
certainly do hope that they do not in
tend to slaughter inoffensiye women
If that Is their intention, then | an
willing to become a martyr for my
husbands sake. certainly will NO
/ desert him.
II Mrs, Delaney. petite blond Of al
4 iractive appearance, was asleep Wed
| nesday night when score Of mel
crept among the thick timbers OF tn
/ lumber camp to point about 10
: yards from the house and began firm
q at Mr. De Laney's bedroom WomaE
/ like. she Immediately saw the dangel
!. GUS position which she and her hu'
! band occupied, and encouraged NJ
4 Delaney to seek a hiding place b
i hind brick chimney
I, There's no use shooting, she viii
il pered as her husband drew his revo
yer and prepared to return the fir
n Those shots are coming from an
Is bush and you might as well shoot ;
r. the moon as TO expect TO hit anyone
AIT that moment Mr. DeLaney's pi
tol dropped from his hand His wi
n picked it up and handed it to hin
d Then she notice,I that he had receive
a wound In the hand and implored hi
81 to seek a hiding place
"a All the while bullets were crashil
II. through the wall of the bedroom I'll
u leaden balls could be heard fallii
about the room. Mrs Delaney jump
ia into an icebox and pulled the lid doy
NJ over her barely in time 10 escape
nj bullet which pierced the cover
n. Seeing the futility Of returning t
All fire any longer, Delaney sought p
~ lection behind a big brick chimnt
10 AMI remained there until the shoot
I'd ceased, half an hour later
I'M Mrs. Delaney was not the only y
IN man In the house during the alta
~ Miss Susan Woodward, DeLane
ck stenographer, was asleep in an adjc
an ing room. One Of the bullets VIII
"a missed DeI.aney's bedroom whizzed
,er her head and she was greatly fright
inc ed She hid behind door until so
time after the last shot was fired.
,ad Delaney dill not mind the ext
'ess lenee very ihuch iie y Seeeia'i
md the Spanish-American war, hav
been a member of Company s, v
consin National Guard He saw
vice at Cayite and Santiago. He $
"a that Wednesday nights affair was
liui taste OF some Of his former exp
ahu ences
'"u Warrants charging assault TO
zap were issued against the seven :
wy oners after they were positively ide
IA fled by Delaney as men who threa
~ ed TO kill him II he hired negr
HUI They are Lon and Wood Hughes, j
and Charles Wilson, G. y. Campl
NM WIN Dunn and J. A. Mcleod,
twa they are still locked up in the
4 y, Madrid Jail, being unable 20 fur
s,rc bond They deny that they had
,,t,,, thing 10 do with the shooting.
~ The assault on DELANEY has for
Ma o subject Of general discus
baJ throughout Southeast Missouri. W
rsnn none Of the law abiding citizens
proves Of tho attack, none sanct
DcLaney's action in importing
groos. Previous cases similar TO
,,,yd,v t,;,,lt'o affair arp pitcd