Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-17
OLLIE MORRIS SAID
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the carriage in which they were riding
and he thought it was about time he was
doing something. He retaliatcd and in
the encounter, young Morris asserts, the
father drew knife, which was used To
| top fodder, and began slashing at him.
He managed TO wrench the knife from
| him and in doing go attributed the cuts
on his fathers hand to the tusle had
while he was trying to take it from him.
| He admitted that he struck his father
several times about the head, which would
account for the bruises He stated that
/ he thought il was about time TO do some
| thing and on the impulse slashed his
| father about the throat. The two men
were not out of the carriage when the
murder occurred, and young Morris says
| that at no time from the time they lett
| home was the father out OF the carriage.
| After he had committed the crime, at
| point known as Mary Phillips hill, short
| distance from the du Pont Boulevard, the
/ thought struck him, he stated. TO dis
| pose of the body in some way. HIS father
| died within few minutes after being
cut, and it was with difficulty that he
succeeded in keeping the body in the
| carriage. With dead man on his hands,
| he stated, the idea struck him To drive TO
| the railroad crossing and there place the
horse and carriage on the tracks so that
the evening passenger train, due at Mills
boro ut :. 10 o clock, would hit it and thus
cover up the crime. The horse and car
riage were placed on the tracks just n
few minutes before the time for the ar
rival Of the train, the back of the carriage
facing the onrlshing engine. Young
Morris waited until he thought that u
further delay would endanger his lic,
and Just as the train was pressing down
upon him he noticed sudden slow down.
Ife realized that his plan was frustrated
and in order 10 keep from being dis
covered rushed to the woods.
MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PREMEDITATED.
Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Laurel, April 16
Later interviews with Ollie Morris, tho
lq-year-old youth who murdered his
father Derrick h. Morris of Martins Old
Mill. near Cross KEYS, Wednesday even
ing bv cutting his throat with large
knife with the mother, Mrs. Derrick y.
Morris. and the young sweetheart, Mrs.
Georgia Lewis Foskey the cause of the
tragedy. seem TO indicate that previous
reports of the crime being premeditated
were possibly untrue. The young man has
made d full and apparently complete con-
fession Of the crime. As vet neither he nor
his family have taken any steps toward the
employment Of an attorney, nor has there
been any communication between him
and his family.
Although both his mother and his
sweetheart state that they want Justice
done. vet both are convinced, they say,
that he was not in his right mind when the
unnatural deed was committed, and say
that he has not been lust exactly right
for some time since he had severe at
tack OF illness few years ago. Neither
Of them will say that they think he ism
sane, but both seem to be convinced that
he was irresponsible
The bows sweetheart is Mrs. Georgia
Foskv. Is wears of age, She lives with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs Cashier Lewis, about
n mile from Cross keyes, and nearly two
miles from the Morris Home, The boy
had paid considerable attention to her
before her marriage to George Foskey, IN
February. 1919, but the courtsmp was
broken off by the lads father. When
Foskey deserted his young wife, within a
few months after quarrel, young Morris
again began TO visit her.
Mrs Foskcy stated yesterday that ste
knew Ollie's father did not like her or her
family. but never imagined that he and
his father had bad violent quarrels over
her until she was informed Of II Sunday,
when Mr. Morris came 10 her house that
afternoon and waited around until she
and Ollie returned from a drive IN buggy
the same buggy in which the murder
was afterward committed. He peremp-
toriallv ordered the boy 20 so home and
the son to avoid uuarreling with his father
obcved.
Later Mr.. Morris told the young wo-
mans father. Cashier Lewis, not to
'fbarbor his son" in the Lewis home.
Mr.. Lewis replied that he was just as
anxious to have the boy stay away as has
father was or Monday afternoon Ollie
| drove up to the Lewis home IN the same
carriage and told Georgia that he was
| going to Swan Creek. which Is betewen
! Millsboro and Oak Orchard, TO work
| He had his clothes with him at the time.
/ He also said that his father had told him
| TO get out or to give up that girl. he
/ bov was almost hysterlcal, and crying
| bitterly, told the family that giving up
| Georgia was the hardest thing he ever had
/ to do" He gave the girl final parting
/ embrace and drove off toward Swan Creek
! The girl and her mother both say tins
was the last time either spoke to Ollie
/ lltnOUGn NHtbIEld ntAitftS hLAt7t 0ht HtAts
| him crossing the field back Of the house
/ Thursday afternoon but her mothei
/ doubts this.
| SOUGHT = DIVORCE.
When they heard of the murder Mrs
| Lewis was verv much alarmed for fear
/ that Ollie would come by the house ano
1 kill both Georgia and himself TO make 8
/ complete lob of it. She was also afraid
/ that his brothers, whom she SAYS had 6
/ grudge against her husband. might come
and make trouble even if they did not
/ shoot him. She says that they were much
relieved when they heard that the murder
| er had been captured and Georgia herself
/ stated that she believed that IT was best
( for all concerned that Ollie was safely in
| the hands of the authorities. She seemed
| to be very anxious to see him and said
| that she still loved him and would dc
anything in her power to help him or tC
/ render his lot more cheerful.
| Last Thursday, after Ollie had gone 10
| Swan Greek TO work, Georgia went tC
/ Georgetown to see a lawyer about OBJ
/ tanning a divorce from Foskey, alleging
cruelty and desertion 1t was understood
I between her and the boy that rs soon a
/ she received her decree they would get
! married.
She said that she knew something was
wrong with her lover Monday evening