Evening journal., 1908-04-02
JOHN COOK BURIED
AT DELAWARE CITY
CONTINUED from First PaEe)

tCOnlinueO from AMhl Ahhoy
ton this morning. He said he did not
know when an inauest would be held. but
he intimated that It would not be until
after the State authorities had finished
their searching Investigation. Coroner
Galloway is working harmoniously with
Detective Giills.
It became known last night that the
coroner had an examination OF the bull
let that killed Johnny Cook made by ax-
perts at Wilmington, and the conclusion
was reached that the bullet was fred
from a black powder cartridge, and
through revolver that evidently had not
been used for sometime. II also was
shown clearly that the bullet is not OF the
kind used IN the army revolvers
Coroner Galloway returned here at noon.
Blackburn Suspicious.
John W. Blacburn, Sergeant OF the
Forty-ifth Company OF Coast Artillery Is
Of the opinion that the bullet that killed
the Cook boy was intended for him.
1T certainly seems that It was intended
70 rme," said Blacburn to-day. He related
Of some trouble he had with five young
men who called him from Lacey's store
on Wednesday night Of last week and
wanted TO fight him because OF his atten-
tons to Marie Cook, i5-year-oid sister OF
the boy who was killed. One soldier and
four civilians were in the party that
called OUT Blackburn but the sergeant.
refused to fight.
Blackburn lived near Springfield. Ill
nois, before going into the service. He
was assigned to Delaware City, later went
70 Fortress Monroe. and about four
months ago returned to Fort Dupont.
Think Dover Murdered.
Residents Of eDlaware City and off,
GERS at Hort DUPONT are stirred over
the crimes here within the past YEAR
Evidently tho long arm of the law
doesn't reach very far in Delaware"
observed On officer OF Fort Dupont. in
commenting on recent occurrences
here.
First Of all, Il seems to be a gem
eral opinion among the men at Fort
DUPONT as well as residents Of Della
ware City that Artilleryman Dover
whose nangled and mutiIated BODY
was fished out OF the canal, had been
slain and his body tossed into tile
stream. Dover was missing for three
months when his body was recovered,
and Coroner Callaway's jury returned
a verdict Of murder
Since then practically nothing has
been done 10 try TO ferret out tho
tragedy, and this seeming inactivity Is
resented by comrades Of Dover as
we'll as many residents Of this town.
IL will be mighty hard to rid them OF
the idea that Dover was not murdered
and his body tossed into the canal.
Say Another Was Slain.
Again, il Is pointed ont that last fail
the body OF man who evidently had
been done to death was fshed from the
canal. According TO persons here
body was found lodged against some
pilings near the canal locks. The
body had been weighted down with a
large stone fastened TO 4 with a rope.
IL was about October when this body.
with MANY evidences of murder. was
taken from the water, but residents
here say that only perfunctorv in
Yestigation was made and the mystery
was allowed 70 fade away unsolved.
Reckless Shooting.
On TOD Of these two instances come
the killing Of little Johnny Cook and
the promiscuous Shooting up" OF
parts Of the town. Nearly everybody
one can meet here will tell Of reckless
shooting Of revolvers IN parts Of tho
town. 1T Is a nightly occurrence" is
a general way Of expressing IL. While
most Of the shooting NAV be done by
! persons, white and black. under the in
huence Of liquor. it is not with the in
tention OF harming any body but mere
~ TO celebrate. Residents are becom.
ing tired Of it. and there is talk OF a
general appeal to the authorities to
enforce ordinances and laws prohibit
ing the reckless firing Of weapons with
In the town. And a mighty big part
OF this disorder r. not committed by
the soldiers here. either