Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1863-04-03

doing us the gceet wrong.
| Was told lately by u perAan, that our Union
was dead. Well surprising tina, opinion was true,
then we must have funeral, aud where shall We
butyi We turn our eyes Northumberland the
setting sun-in the shadow of The Rocky Noun
iains-iu the land of the DakOtah VI you please.
Then must have m0urners We would call
the liberty loving Swiss from his mountain home
the now struggling heroic Pole; the noble Hun
garian the patriots of redeemed Italy the sous
Of the Emerald Isis From these mourning nil
lions such wall Of inonzo agony would no up
us the world never heard before.
But allow me Mr.. President to say the Union
is not dead. II cannot die. God is Too juH to
permit such q calamity. The age Of progress is
too far advanced. History will never recoi such
deed Of black and damning infamy.
Human depraVity has only committed one
crime Of deeper, darker magnitude, On that the
SUI refused TO shine; convulsed nature writhed
ia agony No sir, the Union lives, though she
lnRy have to pass through baptism of blood
Ph0niK-lke She will rise from her ashes, smer
gins to greater glory.
Truth crushed to earth shall rise again,
The eternal yoars VI q ID are hvrs"
Then too shall rise our long cherished hopes
II frel4nd's freedom. The M intaiuance vi our
Union vii no her salvation. ghe harp aud the
shamrock, will be borne aloft on the Nag OF our
SniOn.
a FATAL sTABBiNa CAsR-A quarrel took
place last Tuesday Afternoon, in the American
hoiel corner of Seventh and Walnut streets,
between aud o'clock, about q dollar between
two men, David Foster of Milford. Delaware.
and Solomon Larabee OF Portland, Maine. FOs'er
claimed to have loaned Larabee dollar which
he had never been repaid. The quRrrel continued
for soue time aud finally Larabte caught hold of
Foster and they both fell TOGETHER aud while
they we're struggling there upon the floor to-
geiher, L4rabee received a severe cash Ia the
thigh near the groin, severiug tho femoral
artery which caused his death in a few minutes
Coroner Xebley summoned the following persons
MS Jul ors Vim. 4. Massey, Isaac Devou, David
Irwin Elwood Griscom, Alfred Beckey, John
W. Griffith, II. G. McLear, WIN. NJ Horn,
Samuel PYLE A, Crugi.r. David Robiuett WIN
MeSlinneman Jos. p. pyle, Michael llarrity
The following persons being sworn testified as
follows:
Charles Grow after being duly sworn said,
Solomon Larabee and David Foster had some
dispute in my bar room about q dollar, they
| raised IN 10 fight two or three times, nut them
down. and supposed ouieted them. loaned
Solomon the dollar and told them to lie Quiet,
Solomon said he would whip him in two weeks.
| told him he ought TO he ashamed to strike 8,
small man. then went out to sWeep the paye
ment Solomon had his nine smoking when 1
went out Soon after heard fall and rushed
in aud found them down, and Solomon was on
ton Of Foster, Solomon Ind his hand on Fosters
| neck, holding him down on tie door Solomon
! said my God Charlie look here and then saw
the blood gushing out. Then caught hold of
Foster and held MIN down and told him to give
mo the KNIFE, he opened his hand and let The
knife fan. | then pcsed il up and put it in the
drawer Solomon raised nm and leaned against
the bar, soon tell over aud think did MT live
three minutes. 1t occurred at or about three
O'clock.
Peter Durham after being duly sworn said. A,
WIS coming honIe, rs Rot opposite the hous,
Charles Grow becKoned 10 me TO come over
CHARLES said solomon is hurt as soon as [ cam,
in, / SAW Solomon sitting against the bnr
tncn went out ofthe door. Charles asked me if
would not 90 for the Doctor.
Joseph w. Hill after being duly sworn mid
l happened In here about three O'Clock y. III.
and Solomon Lerabee and David Foster wa
talking about dollar and Foster said ho Loaned
il to Solomon and Solomon denied II and Charlie
Grow said they ought not to quarrel about a dol.
lar Finally Solomon asked Charles CruW fur
dollar, Charles Grow loaned Solomon a dolla
and Solomon paid Foster They quarreled som
little afterwards and Mr.. Crow shamed then
: out Of it aud wished them TO talk about su,ne
thing else, Solomon said he woull wbip The dol
lar out Of Foster in the inside of two weeks
Doctor Askew being duly nuuhf cd testiiie
that ut or about O'clock this afteif con he wa
called 10 visit man nj the corner of Saw nth an
I Walnut streets. who IL was s.ate id bee
stabbed, come down and fonni the ma sittln
on the floor. his head and ,hould,ra leanin
against the bar or counter and suururteJ n
some persons. The man said TO he Solon,o'
Larabse was dead o. removing the pantaoon
OF deceased found wound on Inc front of III
r left thigh near the groin about 81 inches il
I lSuRth md nearly 3 Inches in denth The ano
! for some distance arouni saw n distance or iiv
: or si1 leet was covered with blood. At5 m
made an examination of the injury in presenc
Of the Jury aud found that the instrument ha
) divided the femerai artery. which caused IN,
death in few minutes,
! Thos Collins sworn. testified Mt b,lf mast . n,
2 clock Tnesdnv nflernoon. went IN Mr. Cbarla
f Crows house il wns raining / vent in 10 ,ra,r
myself and To Get aometbing IN drinl, a
soon AZ sat down this tall mano,be DECEASED
came in and asked MIR. Grow 10 loan him dolla
. and Grow loaned him one. Larabee drectl,
turned around and payo II to Foster the deceased
l said. | never borrowed The dollar of Won Foste
/ said that he knew Thai be hi thst hs az
"A two dollar note ebange5 for ,ha nnrnnsa =
getting the dollar To loan him Iarrh.t naIls
, hin liar; deceased told Foster severaI ,ime
that he never horroVod tho doIlsr FL.
asked the deceased then IN ,aks do nh. WI,
him Then arose the disnnta aosin snJ ros,a
went out of the Huuse ta tssn from La,iua
ouarrel with the decenssd snd sf,s- P,sto. ,.,o,
ia the deceased commenced onsrrel,ng mar S'a
said the dollar that he psid him ,bst sf,arnoa
he meant 10 fake il ont Of his hide in two weess
Foater said yerv likely bo amid be vas ,oo mi
a man IN fight him Fos,sr ,ban toor an, h;
Knife and aiming nm soms tohocco w l;nS, =,
pips with a, tba .n,nn ,;no ,vnlvi, $500. a.