Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-02
fiar Correspondence Of tvery fveu.u,

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Salisbury. Nd. April p Willie ew-
IDENTIFY trying TO Kim bis wife boo which he
was not successful GoldsEorough r Bailey
shot and instantly kllcd Mrs Laura Ennis.
wife of Thomas Ennis. 40 the residence of
the latier.in Nuttcrs district of Nicomico
county. three miles southeast of Salisbury.
about O'Clock Saturday night Suisse
quently he was disamed hy John Ennis.
son OF the victim. who beat h.m almost
into inscnsibility, after which hc was
placed under artei and is noW locked up
IN tho county jail here Young Ennis
Who b only about 20 years old was paine
lully injured while subduing Bailey who
, large man. about lO years DID, The
little hngcr ou Ennis right hand was
broken aud hc was otherwise hurt while
Sailcy face was badly bruised and cut
The Shot from Bailey gun which killed
Mrs Ennis also struck Alfred Jones.
ucighbor who was ia the Ennis house
Penetrating his left hand and arm and also
his abdomen. but lac was not seriously
hurt His wounds wcrc dressed by Drs
flciumons and Morris of salisbury Dr.
Todd of Salisbury was summoned after
Mrs. Ennis had hCCn shot but of COURSE
could do nothing as death was lnstan-
tnncous.
Chicl of Police Woodland Disheroon
and Deputy Sheriff Frank Waller. who
arrested Bailey, had difficulty in doing Sd. .
although Bailey was in "a stupor when thcy
fond him. lie was LYING on thc ground
about 80 yards from the Ennis house. and
his faithful dog stood guard over him At
the approach OF the officers the dog growlcd
savagcy and he would not let the mon
como near When they did soho attempted
to bite them Persuasion was unaNailng
aud as the dog upon hcing annoyed was
becoming vicious Cliici oi poirc Dish
Groom Shot him. The faithful brute yclpcd
With pain. hut it WIS NOT until another
shot Was fired iuto iis body that Il con-
scented 10 leave its Muster 40 the third
shot u hmpod away and went to Bale, s.
house and the oihccr then placed Bailey
in % carriage and brought him to prison.
a large crowd followed and there was %
demonstration around thc iuil hui Vin-
lence was not attempted ihc officers
werc accompanied hy States Attorney
Joseph Bailey who directed their work
Bailey and hi- wife have mot been living
happily together for 40 years. and many
times the woman has ilcd from him and
sought refuge from tho ncghhor, Bailey s.
house and tho Ennis house are scarcely 70
morning Bailey aud his wife uuarrpcd
and Mr Bailey went over 10 Ennis'.
At $50 She returned and began 10 prepare
supper when according to evidence
brought out yesterday. when the inuuest
was begun by Deputy Coroner William
Trader Bailey renewed the quarrel and
his wife returned 20 Ennis She had not
been there long when Bailey appeared.
He shouted In and asked her to 10 back
home but She refused Bailey tried TO
enter the house, but was repulsed by John
Ennis. He lett, but returned In "a short
time with a double harrcled shot gun.
When he applied at the door for admittance
young Ennis told him TO go back home.
Bailey refused and insisted ON forcing hi.
way into the house He caught hold OF
the trigger Of his gun. while trying To get
past young Ennis who blocked his way
to the door. and tried 90 lnghtcn the latter
by eNclaiming
an KIN all of YOU it will cost only d
quarter apiece
Ennis made "a grab for the gun as he wa,
about 20 shoot BY this time Ennis
mother had run out of the house and wa.
trying TO protect her SON. and though sh,
WAS back of the latter the charge from th,
gun struck her fairly n the face and sh,
fell to the grond liieless John Ennis ha,
had warded of the gun SO that none of IA,
shot struck him. but part of the charg,
struck Alfred Jones as he was coming on
the door. Young Ennis suspected thai
the second barrel was loaded aud he lost n,
time IN pouncing upon Bailey and takinl
the gun from him. lie then helabore,
Bailey with his fists and the latter tried Z,
escape but could do nothing more thar
crawl. He left a trail of blood on th
ground where he had crawled. and tha
is how his faithful dog which appeared OF
the scene later. found him
Preparation was being made at th
Ennis house for party.which account
Tor the presence of Jones T. s. Collins
Nho was also there. escaped bv iumpinl
out 2 window when the shot Was fired
Mrs Ennis husband and daughter wer
10 another psrt of the house and did no
know Of the trouble until the shot ha
been hred. They we're unhurt
It's believed that Bailey intended total
bis belongings and escape after the shoot
ing, as HE carriage, with the harness a
ready for the horse, was found 400 ward
from his house. ne9r the Ennis hous,
Yesterday afternoon by Alexander Ma
loney, q neighbor In the carriage Nj
Maloney found 2 box Of valuables In
cluding papers showing that Bailev's fsrr
had been sold on March 10th, but tina
there wss note due him on the farr
which had not been paid, the amount Z
II being Si,35O. Mr. Maloney turned IN
valuhbles over to State Attorney Bailey