Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1927-12-16
DOVER FARMER
HELD FOR SHOOTING
AND MURDER CHARGE
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notice. The Kent county court re-
cords show that in February 1919
he was arrested and pleaded guilty
to a charge of illegal transportation
of iouor. He was fined $50 whlch
he Maid and was released. In Octo-
her 1924. he pleaded guilty to a
charge of illegal sale Of liquor ana
was fined 500 and sentenced TO
spend three months in the New cas-
tie county workhouse.
In a voluntary statement to De-
puty Attorney General, Earl d.
WILEY, following his arrest, Moore
confessed the shooting. He mace
practically the same statement at
the inquest. -.
said Durham came to his home a
bout 11.3O o'clock Tuesday night and
asked for a pint of liquor. He salu
he told him he had no liquor ana
for him to go away. There was no
one in the house at the time he SAID
but himself and his housekeeper'
Mrs. L. J. Davis, who was sick IN
bed.
The aged man said Durham went
around in back of the house but
soon returned to the porch insisting
on getting a pint of liquor. Moore
stated that he must have told Dur
ham fifty times to go away and at
last told him if he did not go away
he would have to use his gun on
him. Continuing Moore said:
81 told Durham that had the gun
right there and to go away or l
would have to use it. Then l raised
the window, there being a screen on
the outside of the window. Then l
nut the gun up and shot at Enoch
Durham toward his legs as l sup
posed. did not have the butt of the
gun to my shoulders but was hold
ing it in my hands, the end OF the
Darrell pointing downward. l shot
at Durham, and if l hit him L want
ed to hit him in the legs. 1 wanted
to scare him, to get away. did
not want to kill the man. When 1
shot, the end of the barrel of the gun
was right close to the screen and
Durham was outside the window,
about three or four feet away. AS
shot, Durham said, ooh you have
ruined me-" Durham slumped right
down after the shot and laid over on
his side. He. mOaned and rolled |
around a little, Durham was moan
ing when 1 went out the front door |
and went to the house of John Ul1g, |
he being a near neighbor. John
came back to my home with me, and |
Durham was still moaning.
'The gun 1 used was loaded when |
1 picked it up. After 1 shot, 1
took the empty shell out and re-
loaded the gun. I did not know how |
bad Durham was shot and when 1
went out to tell about the shooting,
1 did not know whether Mrs. Davis
would need the gun or not.
When John and 1 came back,
John spoke to Durham who was
moaning. I didn't hear Durham say
anything. There was blood on the
porch. John had his lantern, be-
sides the night was bright, because
of moonlight.
John remained about fifteen
minutes and went to get help to
move Durham. About fifteen minu-
ties after John left, Durham stopped
moaning and 1 went back and saw
he was dead. put an OvercOat over
him.
"Enoch Durham made no threats
against me and said nothing about
what he was going to do. I did not
see him with any weapon. He kept
saying he wanted liquor, but I would
not call him drunk. Enoch Durham
had bought some liquor from me
last summer.
81 felt that Enoch Durham had
broken into my house about two
weeks ago. I based my belief on
some tracks on the yard which I
took to be Enoch Durham. At that
time, Mrs. Davis thought she missed
some fruit. 1 did not mention any
thing to Durham about this break
ing"
Two brothers of Durham also
testified at the inquest that Durham
left his fathers home to go to
Moore's and the next they heard of
him he was dead. Durham's body
was turned over to relatives.