Evening journal., 1910-03-24

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ter, remained at the seat near the
window, 10 all appearances asleep.
The mans head and upper part Of his
body was in plain view and the
corpse presented a gruesome sight
At one time Bethea left his hiding place
In the vestibule and was seen crawling
along the floor 70 the body OF the negro.
lie toe had probably been affected by the
uncanny sight and evidently wanted TO
see whether the man was dead. AS his
hand came up over the negros vest pock-
cts a yolley OF shots was fired at It and
Il was quickly withdrawn. A moment
later Bethea was back in bis stronghold
and opened fire afresh.
Near the car is telegraph polo be-
hind which Patrolman David Wardie was
standing for protection and several times
he sent wen directed shots at Bethea
which Just grazed the mans body. II was
evident that Bethea was disturbed by this
marksman and he sent dozen shots to-
ward the pole which the bullets entered
without causing any damage.
Along dupont street is a steep bank and
behind this lay number OF persons arm
ed with shot guns and revoivers. etc, and
they kept UP constant fusilade of shots
toward the car.
Police Captain Evans managed to get a
shot gun I'm the neighborhood which he
used with serious effect Some small shot
were found in the mans face and chest.
There are two bullets in his body.
While the Water Witch fremen we're
erecting their barricade 10 protect them
selves while playing the stream Of water
at the man IN the car the latter fred at
them a number OF times but fortunately
none was hurt
Park Guard Wiley was shot by Bethea
after he had thrown a byieis through a
window to get a better opening to see the
man. Bethea promptly opened fre on him
with tho result that Wiley was shot
through the hand and tho groin.
While Wiley was being placed in the
ambulance Bethea kept up a steady firo
on all those about tho vehicle. Captain
Evans who assisted Wiley after he was
shot was the target for Bethoa's bullets
Bcthea also took a few shots at Cni..
Black when he appeared within range but
none OF the bullets took effect
After the officers closed in on the
man in tho car, and at which time no
received the bullets which later re-
suited in his death, he left the train
and his appearance on the platform
and his capture, brought forth cries of
lynch him" but the police safely got
him in the patrol wagon and hurried
him away from the scene.
The mans automatic gun mysterious
" disappeared and has not yet been
recovered. When searched at the
morgue Sf06 was found in the mans
possession. OF this sum 800 was in
his right shoe. The remainder was
found in his pockets.
Coroner Gaynor at noon to-day re-
ceived word from the mans relatives
at Dillon and will receive instructions
what TO do with the body this after
noon.
At the Homeopathic Hospital, where
Wiley is a patient, II was said to-day
that the bullet In his groin had been
located by the X-Ray this morning
and that an operation would be per.
formed this afternoon 20 recover the
bullet. II is either embedded IN the
thigh Doe or laying against the bone
ora r. Wellman. the murdered con-
ductor, appears by some strange CO.
incidence to have hal all the important
incidents or his life to occur at VIII
mington. He went into the employ
OF tho Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
at Wilmington, It was there he met
and married his wife, and now his
death has taken place within a short
distance of that city.
rms. Sarah Sheldrake Wellman his
wife, is prostrated over the tragedy
which deprived her Of husband and
their four children Of a father. Not
until late last night did she know OF
her husbands death. The children
consist OF Ora. 20; George. 10; Evelyn.
1s, and Mildred. years og age. When
the aBltimore and Ohio station in this
city was opened In 1887. Wellman was
one OF the first conductors TO be as
sogned there. When the Royal Blue
Line was established seventeen years
ago he was one of the first conductors
placed on the run, and had been re-
tained in that position since. He was
30 years OF age. a native OF Wellsboro
Ind, and a member Of the National
Organization. Railway Passenger Con-
ductors' Association. and OF the Balti-
more and Ohio Veteran Railway Con.
ductors Association.