Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28
WOMAN cAPToR OF
MAN CHARGED WITH
MURDER OF DUNCAN
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When Duncan ran from his home nj
Second and Harmony streets. screaming
for help and crying murder with
Bennett In close pursuit, he started into
the alley near the house in nm evident
endeavor to elude the younger man al
most at his heels. He was shot, how
ever. before ho had taken many steps
and fell dead an his tracks
Bennett then ran to Fourth street and
turned east Ho dashed into the home
OF Mrs. Mary McIlhinney. almost coll
hded with that woman In the hallway
and without Offering a word OF ex-
PLANTATION turned and ran into the street
again. He then ran to Mrs Zebley \
home and rang the front door bell. Just
as Mrs Iebley was about to open the
door she saw him leap from the steps
and dart into the alley at the side Of
the house. He ran down this to the
back yard and took refuge in the out
house
Aunt Eva hurried to tho yard and at
That time was under the impression
that she had to deal with an intoxicated
man. She slammed the door and threw
a latch on the outside making Bennett a
prisoner. She told him he could not get
out and then she stood guard at the
door until help arrived.
Mrs. John II. Clayton, wife OF a
grocer living In the adjoining house,
had seen Bennett running through the
streets, and man passing had told
her about the shooting of Duncan. She
surmised that he might be the slayer
and it Immediately occurred TO her that
he might kill Mrs. zehley. She sent
Miss Bertha Barnes. young woman
sorl In haw o, 20 bell
Zebley in the yard and then started out
to find some men. She finally located
John Wise, who went to the yard where
the two women had the fugitive penned
in.
Wise brought Bennett from the house.
but when he s1rw the crowd of people
who had collected he asked permission
To return and is then believed to have
thrown into the well the revolver with
which he is said to have shot Duncan
Officer Tobin was on the scene In few
minutes and arrested Bennett and took
him to the mayors office for a hearing
Tho body of the dead man was claim
ed yesterday afternoon by his sister,
Mrs. James Duncan. who lives ON
Second street in New Castle. Following
the shooting tbs body was removed TO
the undertaking parlors of Chandler II.
Gebhart at 531 Delaware avenue. Cor
oner Bullock went 20 New Castle yes
terday afternoon with Dr. H. w. Briggs
and held an autopsy which showed that
death had been caused by a shot
through the left side OF the face. the
bullet penetrating the brain The re-
volver had been held so close that the
flesh was burned by the fash from the
powder.
An inquest win be held in the case
this evening at MIR. Gebhart's house.
Coroner Bullock has summoned jury
from the residents OF New Castle. The
for the funeral have not
been completed. as tho arrival OF some
relatives is awaited before a time is
fixed.
Funeral arrangements win not be
definitely decided on until the arrival
of Mrs. Elva Grant Duncan. widow OF
The deceased. who has been In Washing
ton.
After the shooting Benefits hat and
4 large number of loaded revolver
cartridges were found in Duncan's
house. where he (Bennett) Is believed
to have dropped them. A 38-calibre re-
volver was used with extra long shells.
officer Tobin picked up a bullet In the
ilteE WherG duncan Ielis ana u Is De-
ieved 10 be the one that passed through
his left shoulder before he fell.
Bennett was taken TO the workhouse
Yesterday afternoon by Officer Tobin of
New Castle. During the trip he had
title to say TO his custodian. When he
saw Warden Plummer in whose charge
ne had been for a long time before his
release last January he told him he was
innocent Bennett was anxious to Sc
.ure the services of an attorney to take
.harge OF his defense but it was stated
II the prison this morning that no one
las been there to see him.
Bennett was placed in cell No 1s in
'Murderers' Row in the west wing of
he building. His cell is locked with
louble lock and two guards were sta
toned there and two viii remain on
iuty all the time the young man is held
It the prison.
Bennett slept soundly all night This
morning he eat heartily at breakfast
md then asked for and was permitted
o have all the local papers of yester- |
lay which contained an account of the |
.ase.
The revolver thrown away by Duncan |
Turing his fight was later found in a |
esspool in the rear of the Zebley yard. |
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