Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-06-10
SUSPECT PAIR OF
HAVING PART IN
chester MURDER
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knife or razor. Sergeant sill az once
secured a statement from Wilson in
regards TO the manner he had been
injured and without loss OF time Pa
trolmen Bell and Ryan were sent to
Third street bridge whore the boat
was supposed to be tied up. but those
in charge had taken fright and left
for other parts. A good description
had been secured of the men and the
arrests here followed
At the Chester hospital Wilson said
nothing about any person having been
knocked overheard from the boat dur
ing the fight, and no intimation to that
effect had been given; until the body
OF Robinson was found last night, IL
was believed that Wilson was the on
ly man injured. Parker Booth found
the body and Immediately notified po-
lice headquarters and Deputy Cor
oner r. r White The body was re-
moved TO the morgue. where post
norton examination will be made by
Coroner's Physician. Dr. H. f. Tay-
Tor.
Sergeant OF Police sill and Deputy
Coroner White went 10 Chester Hospi-
tai last night and secured statement
from Wilson IN which he told of the
happenings Of last Saturday night and
Sunday morning.
Robinson WAS about 81 years old and
for about three weeks had been living
az the home of Oscar Mitchell 800 Pan
eoast street, Chester. lie was employed
rs n plumbers assistant Wilson has
been living in that city for about two
weeks. coming here from South phila-
delphia. He had no fixed place OF
abode
Details are Meagre.
From what has been learned. il Is
believed that the wounds sustained by
Wilson might have been inflicted by
Robinson although the slashed man
states be cannot saw Tor certain. but
before Robinson had left the Mitchell
home about $50 o'clock Saturday night.
he had tried 10 start fight with
Mitchell and threatened 10 cut him. at
the same time reaching for a pocket in
which knife was found when the
clothing ON the dead boy was searched
last night
After Robinson had left the Mitchell
home he and Wilson met and started
out 70 drink. Finnily they met the
strangers, who are believed 10 be the
men under arrest and who wanted TO 90
some place and have good time" and
they were taken over to the Bethel Court
distri@. About midnight they re.
turned TO Longbotham's "Court" and re-
NAMED there enjoying themselves until
about $50 o'clock when the fire whistle
blew and they left.
The men finally returned to the
boat which was still warped to the
dock on Chester river and went
aboard They had drinkables with
them and all hands we're drinking
when the fight started. Soon after
he hght started Robinson was knock
- tQt0 the water and Wilson mmped
rom the boat and managed TO find
iis way to police headquarters. In
the meantime the men in charge Of
ne boat made their escape and un-
~ last night no determined effort
iad been made to find them.
When the clothing of Robinson was
'earched last night a knife, with the
blade opened, was found in one of the
pockets. This knife, as well as the
Nothing, was identified at the morgue
~ the Mitchell couple as being the
inme which had been in the posses
ZION of the dead man during the time
ae had been boarding at their home.
Persons in the neighborhood of
where the fight took place clearly re-
nembered hearing the struggle early
Sunday morning. among the witnesses
being "Pinney' Pierce and James and
Hugh Riddle, but there were no
actual witnesses to the fight aside
rom those engaged ia the trouble
Immediately following the finding
n the body. Patrolman Ryan was sent
20 the hospital TO keep guard over
Wilson and later in the evening he
was relieved by Patrolman Donald
son who remained there until re-
ieyed this morning. Wilson has not
been told Of the finding Of Robinson's
body.