Evening journal., 1908-04-01
JEALOUSY MOTIVE
FOR DELAWARE
CITY DEATH
tcontlnusd grom Flrst Psssl

blackburn didn't keep company
with my daughter" said Mrs. John
Cook. mother Of the slain boy to-day.
He took her to few dances and cali
ed on her once within tlfe last two
weeks, but didn't keep steady company.
She has known Blackburn and many Of
the other soldiers, and we know them
all, too. for three or four years"
II is known, however, that Marie
frequently was In Lacey's store In the
evening when the soldiers were there,
and Johnnie and Catherine Cook also
were there With her. They knew most
Of the artillerymen who called at the
store, which IS across the street from
the Cook home.
Shot Intended for Blackburn
Marie says she doesn't know why
lanybody should have tried 10 kill
Blackburn But she admitted to De-
teotive ellis last night and TO re-
porter for THE EVENING JOURNAL
to-day that one Of her young men
friends had objected TO her keeping
'company with Blackburn. This young
man himself was attentive to Marie.
,"Blackburn said the shot was intended
for him" Marie said to-day But I
didn't hear him ever say why he
thought So"
"Do you think the bullet might have
been intended for you?" she was asked.
Il don't know why it should have she
replied.
Marie. who is short Of stature 81
is greatly grieved over the
death Of her little brother. IT is known
that the detectives last night ques-
toned her rigidly and took her state
ments "a TO whether she had be'n
threatened by anybody because OF her
for Blackburn.
Shooting is Common.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cook, parents Of
the dead boy. say that they don't know
what to think Of the cause of the tragedy.
1T may have been an accident" Mr.. Cook
said to-day. Shooting is common about
here. We hear shots at all times Of the
night Only Sunday night i've shots we're
fired near our house by a party Of men.
We don't Day any attention to it any
more. II might have been an accident or
II may have been some one trying to kill
Blackburn but we don't know"
do you think some one might have
been jealous Of Blackburn or your dargh-
terT' 1t may be. but ] hardly see why
anybody should be Jealous Of her She.
didn't keep steady company with him. ond
when she went TO dances with him her
sister went along"
The funeral viii take place tomorrow
morning with services IN charge Of Father
Dougherty Of ST. James Protectory In
terment viii be made in 81. Pauis ceme-
terry. The soldiers at Fort Dupont this
morning contributed SIS for floral tributes
FOR the little boy who was very popular
with Chem.
Whether the bullet was fred from
the other side Of the canal 200 or more
feet away from the store, or from di-
lreotly outside the store at short range,
Is puzzling feature II ls confs6dsd
that It could not have been fred 50
low from the south side Of the canal.
although Sergeant Albert Graham, who
lives on the south side Of the canal.
says he saw the fash Of a revolver
from the stand pile and his wife heard
the sound of the shot The belief OF
men from the fort Is that the bullet
was fred from close range.
Captain Goodfellow, Of Fort DUPONT,
took some notes Of the angle at which
the bullet was hred this morning and
oeriments may be made by firing atI
the window from different positions.
Coroner Galloway has impaneled a
jury which organized at a meeting at
the Delaware City Hotel. Of which John
Goodwin is proprietor, last night Ed
ward Clark was chosen foreman Of the
jury, Clarence M. Dillon, secretary. and
The other jurors are: John Goodwin,
Harry c. Clark. Edward W. Reybold,
p. J. Mulligan, william Men George
S. Gooden and George Batten. No
date has been set for the inquest,
which win be held at the Delaware City
Hotel