Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-06-10
SUSPECT PAIR Of
HAVING PART IN
chester MURDER
Moore and Johnson Held
After Robinson is Found
With Crushed Skull
admit chester TRIP BUT
DENY crime KNOWLEDGE

Alexander Moore, of this city, and
George Johnson. of Edge Moor, both
colored, were arrested today at Edge
Moor by Special Officer Green, Of
ficer Bullock, of this city, and Ser
geant Sill, of Chester, on the charge
Of murder of Edward Robinson, OF
Chester The body of Robinson was
found last night floating in the Ches-
ter river Harry Wilson, colored,
whom it is alleged the men under ar
rest also attacked with a knife, is in
the Chester Hospital.
Both Moore and Johnson admitted
/ 10 the city police today that they
were in Chester Saturday night
when Robinson is said TO have been
killed but deny any part in the muir
der.
After being taken TO the police sta
tion Moore and Johnson expressed a
willingness to return to Chester. lt
was then arranged by Sergeant Sill
to return to that city on the lO.43
o'clock train. Shortly before that
time, however, Philip l.. Garrett, who
had been retained by friends of the
prisoners, appeared and opposed
+ their removal
When the plain clothes men arrived
at Edge Moor station this morning
they found Johnson looking in the
b window of the station After being
d arrested, Johnson admitted having
p gone to Chester from Wilmington IN
5 a boat on Saturday. After catching
y Johnson the officers went over t.
e a barn where Moore was whitewash
- ing and placed him under arrest
I Moore is the owner of the naphthi
r. boat that he bought from ATTORNEY
4 General Josiah o. WOlcott for $3.50
D At first he denied having been furthcl
h up the river I'm the boat than Edgl
q Moor, but when officer Green re-
Y freshed his memory, he admitted be
Il ing in Chester on Saturday night
r. clutch went wrong and the boa
= was hauled into Chester river
RObinson's body was found floatin
). on the surface OF Chester River
T. short distance south of rhird stree
D. bridge. A hole in the top Of the hea
Il is the grounds for advancement Of tn
Z foul play theory After Identified
II tion of the remains had been estab
l. lished, il was learned that Robinso
d had been one of the party of negrOe
y, that had engaged I'm fight on boar
'e boat tied up at one of the wharve
t. near the bridge shortly before
d o'clock Sunday morning. which re
+ suited in the sending to the Cheste
q" Hospital of II. Wilson, colored vii
At son had been slashed across the hea
Te and face with a knife He is still /
b. the hospital and last night a police
In man was placed by the side of hi
le cot to see that he did not escape.
n The fight, which it is believe
la terminated in the killing Of Robinson
I'd and wounding of Wilson, came at II
ul conclusion of a night of carousing
Id which the two men and the two De
ly awareans who had gone to Chester
a small open boat to see some iii
had figured as principals.
Nothing was known regarding q
L. fight on board the boat until about
O. o'clock Sunday morning, when w
D., son entered the Chester police hea
ay quarters wet to the waist and blee
nd ing from two slashes in the side
r. his body and cuts in both legs, 4
es, wounds having been inflicted with
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