Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-05-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


in a sitting posture, and was first seen by 3 me q
brioklayers who were working at the pinoo.- {
Alongside the body was large knife and sheath
and large pool OF blood. 4 deep stab wa. in I
ficted in tie stomach of the man, who was not
quite cold ut the time he was discovered The
police were at once notified Of the fact, aud the
body removed to the Fifteenth.ward station
house. An examination WINS made of the pre.
misses where the man was discovered, and gave
every appearance of there having been foul NAV.
A large quantity Of blood was found direct y IN
front of the cellar window, and the boards which
enclosed it were kicked away 1t ia snpnnsed
the man was murdered Oh the outside and hen
dragged into the cellar. When found he I'm no
shoes or stockings on his feet His boots were
afterwards found in the yard of the Snrinp GAR
den Hall
The body Of the deceased was recognized MS
being that Of William II, Jeflerls of this CITY. n
Dentist by profession and ngcd about % wears
lIc had gone to Philadelphia and ioinrd the |
Monroe Guards. company A. then attached Ia |
General snlall's Brigade. The deceased hnsn
brother residing at Thirteenth and sansom
streets, md he was at that place on Nooday
evening. about nine o'clock Ills Whereabouts
were trnced up 10 two o'clock Tuesday morning.
when he left the armory at Fifteenth and Market
streets, and was not seen or heard Of until found
as stated above. The coroner held an INQUEST
OIL tne poH W.,
D . Nei.l, " sergoauI III oolohei owen
res,uhen', 'es.neu 'ha, 'ehe.is was placed on
su','u a. 81 S,yeA vi nUhuay ngn. ahu
"" w tsnS'0u a. T'No "S'oOh' hpOut TWO
. oi"SH t , ueoease9 jumped up ana usea sueh
. Wv lansuuse 'n91 WINES thought ne hau
.ne MANN u po, u, ~ ~ tns sahe tune nour-
,sueu u iutee ulN Ahile' nc was ordered to
~ ',e ''Vl "nou ~ .usheu v'otehty uowh
'''I s''1rs il,s mes 'nu l''st seen OIL Nun
~ sli, oPuesr''e was tue" sworn' ana lesthed
]
c VIM. IVSt eHaiunnton Oh inc poly
,t o,,.;t,' &c i -, 'ouu" "i opening III
- t,s 'e"' ~ Poin' "vuue an
H., - " ~ wv y, ,no ",s"'uh i"f' uh1
n.y. uuiu" ny ulpp.e tpe wouhu
"ns ~, '"S Nv hnu IT. III eig'h on open
Nv 'nv e"'.y VI 'no "paou,eh, iouhu great
amount amount oI coaguialeu plVou inc wound passed
'a.y, ,ta ho,',osri " n ~ w Sescenuihs
,V I ~ NY hwy VI te nuuo'
IL, N''''" "'''ioS' inheuia'u
a Tt ,,I. - A. ,,
fan i, ' hy u s;Se reeogn'aea ihe
H., ,h 1oi W a's sue Us Tue one carried
,cos co,ni,,eJ h., son,o p;s suh' eue nv
lniCo Ia hol b.o ,ii SI I;sa u. usuVuseu 2
1 'lissir,,;an 'N" "NS'e'sN " n"o"s vi
a ''I s,tla ,,isivn 49,. ,.,..,
eceass cnmc ~ H. ien, hu s ssIulet ina' inc
i "eueAse" s"n's ~ ms uea'n ny s'hps inflicted ny
ii sV'i' ps''O" Vi ps'''"7 'us"own'
# a HUMOROUS BLUNDER-ARREsT OF LOYAL
II CADErs-AMuslNG ScENEs.-rhe Philadelphia
d Inquire OF Wednesday, snys:-About 10 o'clock
k last evening" some twenty picked policemen were
q were ordered from the Central Station TO Walnut
/, street wharf, on secret mission. When The
l. New York train got in, shortly after 10 O'Clock
v and the boat crossed the Delaware, the nmilk IN
Ie the cocoa nut" became visible ut once. The no
IA lice jumped aboard the boat and proceeded IL
E, arrests forty-thrce West Point Cadets, who baC
h come on from New York by the train ma mr..
aut trus ia ltp
h despatch from New York, in which it was statet
nt that the cadets were suspected of being on thei
~ on their way to join jeff Davis army Tile de-
/, spatch predcated on the fact that the cadet
= had been buying swords, reyolyers and otbel
n arms in New York. The facts in the case, how
lie ever, were as folows;--
f. The cadets had been ordered off from IVES
= Point to be attached to the United States arm,
t, MS Second Lieuienants, &c. lowing to the searc
IA ty Of regularly educated oflcers) and thinking
Is rns w. 81 WI ~ tnenscyvs our better Will
Is mi snros ,an ..semnerv' 'ney procufe'
~ ma saa,,o a.. ,hs;, ~. opo.ls
g ,i i;,,i ." 'ne,i A''est wus Iuile amusing
u catoi L III, ,, 'a ,n, neang compii-
siy,h "a snn,,l nli wy. y, oilcers oil th'
asn a. Ill.,, wv iorh hegluieh.s were
IS uso WI 'ne ual'' Vh 'heh" way 10 JOIN their regl-
ie '"s ato,, ,,on, c.n.,.
- ~ NY e''ue,s III 'he par'y' iorll
c; arj,,s w., ~, 'ue otner Two es
u .rp"s. my Nule III hhph 10 'Ae central sta
l. , ~ 9sS,lVu i" euJoy 'he matter ~
Is oro ~, w. s oruSr Oh tne mayor ihel
~ wos tGon to, e 'or 'he night as
~ ocloct ,roin f,r ~ s sn., " T 1aAe lne eleYei
y tbo, tho, ~, ~ oou'h lney remarked
70 '' '"vy "oS'i rs soon spend night here as
members of tho pranotne cIass A. yss "sne u"
and were commanded nv tsa,lct Kinosh,rr C ,sh
had his orders from GommonIer RaSnnr "1 Nv
y conduct them 10 WASHINGTON. -
. Mayor Henry sent n 0esnntcl IN tba sncra,oru
=, of War in reference IN tln n,ottcr &C ', w. ~
=. ascertaincd the faets in tho case go "'
After the cadets were ali snnclv onorterod a,
, the Continentni n nessnnror o,1 49,, n
and Prime streets tbot tbe tre;n r pa..,;,,
was waiting for tie West pointers ana soi ' NV,
e, 60 without them Thc caJets wan ali I'u.n
I, of to the dcpot, and by ,nidnicbt were sreaii
!, southwark in great good humor Mt the incidents
II VI 'He'r passage through Philadelphia
d ANOTHER CoMpANy.-Cont n Ro,I,o, ro,,
r toms Companv of volunt.ers fran, Gaorryo, 80
C Sussex G unty Del arrived in this III, ',a
= tcrday morning. Thev were essential ~ tLo
= Wilmington Institute Buildinr. Inv Comn"n, ~
f. Of the Delaware Blues. under the communal nj
Q Lieut. McKnig ond ihc Cnmna,,, So ~. y,
9 County, Capt Green. Old sussex INV welI
( feel proud Of the gallant men whom she has
t sent 10 share in tho noble cause Of preseryiny
y the Union of he States, and administering q
lust enlistment to the traitors who ,ynuIl destro,,
. the glorious heritage bcuueathed ia ma he n mn.
Q triotic ancestry The f,loyyino ora tha = ~
of the officers MS far as they have been elected /:
Captain, G. Rodney LaytOn lat Lieutenant,
. David w, Maui ID Lieutenant William Y
Swiggett
RpnIt6tSn rup Bntnnps Tho ,vorl, &c 81,
building tho hr;lgos an Tho Nr,har, Tn,', VI -
philnlenhio RailrooJs ~ hao,, Uv,..ui n'lu
p rapidly during the mast week. On the NortherSS