Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-12-12
WOMAN IS slain:
suspect Detained
Contlnued from FIRST Page.

the house was rented by a man
giving the name of Thomas
Hayes, last April. Since then the
woman who was murdered had
been keeping a rooming house.
Efforts to locate Hayes, or a
man who was thought to be him,
failed until noon, when a reporter
for THE EVENING JOURNAL
informed the detectives that
white man giving the name of
Thomas Welsh, of No. 917
Shipley street, had fallen over
board at the new Third street
bridge at S.45 o'clock this morn
ing and was nearly drowned.
Detective Kempslxi was rushed
to the hospital and questioned the
man who had been nearly drown
ed in the river. Sergeant Green
later hurried to the hospital and
the man who said his name was
Naudain, admitted that he had a
row with the woman with whom
he was living at the Shipley
street house last night while he
was intoxicated and he did not
care what he had done to her, ac-
cording to the detectives.
He also said his name was vii
son. He said he had a "run-in"
with her, but did not know what
he did to her, the detectives
quoted the man as saying. He
did not know she was dead, and
was not told by the detectives UP
to l o'clock.
The man who also gave the name Of.
Thomas Wilson at the hospital, and
his address as Philadelphia, had a cut
on his neck. He said that the woman
attacked him with a knife and he ad-
mitied attacking her, tho detectives
stated.
Guards were az once placed over the
man and be viii be removed 10 the pO-
lice station this afternoon for safe
keeping
When the detectives arrived at the
Shipley street house. they were as
founded al the sight that met their
gaze. Blood was smesred over the
walls leading from the second floor 10
the first floor. and blood was on the
cover Of the bureau and washstand.
on the stand was a razor covered
with fresh blood and along side Of 90
was a jack knife with q piece Of rope
attached 90 the handle. This weapon
was also covered with crimson and on a
wash stand was a silver case knife
which had been used, II being stained
with blood.
The bed was soaked In blood. The
position Of the body indicated that the
woman had been standing before she
+ fell unconscious on the bed. Her rght
arm was raised as n 90 ward or a
blow.
The room used by the woman was
the only one occupied during the
nighi Janaiis was the only other
boarder, another boarder having loft
there last week.
The room occupied by Janatis had
been entered and his belongings seat
tered about over the bed and floor.
Just what prompted the man 60 do this
was not clear TO the police early this
afternoon, nothing Of value having
been taken.
one theory advanced was that Nau-
dain or Wilson. whose right name IS
believed 10y the police 10 be Hayes. Is
that the murderer was jealous Of the
womans attentions % someone else
and after ilght with her had killed
her.
The police are inclined TO think that
the dead womans name was not
Hayes. Naudain had not been doing
much work and was said by some per-
/ sons Go be a quarrelsome man. 70 was
learned that he'was forbidden TO enter
one or two saloons IN that section.
Janatis was detained at the police sta
/ ton as a witness IN the case and the
body Of the woman was removed TO
the morgue.
The room in which the murder was
committed was devoid Of much furni-
iure, but on a manileplece was pic
ture Of the dead woman enclosed in a
printing frame. such as Is used by
/ photographers. and alongside Of 90 was
a small picture of a girl aged about 2
years. on the back Of this. written in
a feminine hand were the words,
Baby Hayes"
The police plan this afternoon 20
ascertain where this child is, If posi-
bic from the prisoner. Little is known
I Of the woman or the man in the vicin-
ity OF the Shipley street house, they
having kept TO themselves since rcsid-
ing there.
According 20 neighbors OF the dead
woman. no sounds such as would fol-
low a quarrel were heard coming from
the house last night.
Streeter Carr. said 30 be roomer IN
the murder-house on Shipley street
was taten into custody this afternoon
as a witness. so he could be questioned
as to whether he knew anything about
the murder.