Middletown transcript., 1873-03-29
Local and State Affairs.
Crime In SUSSEX Csunty.
A xEaao VIOLATES THE PERSON or YOUNG WHITE
giuL NEAR Rgfluporu.

;nl of which Il scems even the inevitable inHic-
ton Of death penalty cannot eatircy prevent In
this State. The circumstances, a. we hare
learned them are rs follows:
About eleven o'clock, Monday morning, as
young lady abou, Is years Of age, the daughter
Of Mr.. John Lank, living near Rehoboib, about |
six miles from Georgetown, was returning from |
the residence Of her uncle, where she had been |
on an errand, she was accostcd on the road by e !
heastly wretch OF a negro, named Joseph Burton.
Tho girl made no rply, bu, attempted TO pass |
on, when the fend seized her, tot her clothes |
almost or and throwing her to the ground, ruth
lessly violated her person. After accomplishing |
his helish purpose, the villain fed
The girl then managed TO drag herself TO her
fathers residence, where she made known the
facts OF the horrible outrage. The news circu-
lated like wild fire, and the entire male pop
ula,:on Of the neghborhod we're In arms, and In.
stiiuting vigorous search for the 6end. Threats
Of lynch law were freely expressed, and the gen
eral opinion was that summary justice upon the
nearest tree would be the only adequate punish
ment for the horrible crime.
About six o clock Ia the evening, Burton was
discovered In the woods, about tive miles from
the spot where the crime was committed The
threats OF lynch law were about 10 he promptly
executed, but more moderate counscls prevailed,
and the culprit was handed 10 an officer who
conveyed him 10 the Georgetown jail. Burton
Is certainly hardened riiiniu. Instead Of fscl
ing any remorse for his crime, he made light of
IL and compor,cd himself in the mos, careless
manner. Hc will be tried at the approaching
term Of the Sussex county court, in April next,
when jus, and condign punishment, will be mccd
out to him.
The young lady was severely injured in the
struggle with The Gcnl, while the shock sus-
tanned by her mental system was very great Sic
Is well known in the ncighborhood in which she
resides md her family is one Of great respceta-
biliiy. y deep feeling Of indignation is express
ed by the community, n, the horrible outrage,
Attempt to Rob.
Between l. and . o clock Tuesday night, as
Mr. jesse Watson, residing on Jefferson stree, be-
low Second, Wilmington, was proceeding home,
| he was attacked hy two negroes At the corner Of
Second and Orange streets. Mr.. Watson sue
cccdeh in escaping and fed ou, Second street,
closely pursued by his assailants who overlook
| him at Jefferson street llc.c they threw him
down, dislocsiing hi, left arm, aud sndeayored
TO rob him. Mr., W IS wife and daughter came
| to the door, when the negroes lied. DR.. Wes
was sen, for, who attended 10 hi, disloea,cd arm
| and other injuries. This morning he was able
| 10 he about.
| Shortly after this occurrence, rs Mr.. William
Strickland, from Chesapeake City, Nd, who had
| gone TO Wilmington TO attend market, was pass
| ing up Orange street he was attacked between
| Pit,h and Sixth streets by two ..cgroes named
| George Morris and Isaiah Temple The assai-
/
et-book, hui he offered vigorous resistance and
| prompt, raised an alarm.
Morris ran oil, hat Mr. Strickland held Tenn
| pie until the arrival OF an officer, who locked him
| up Morris was arrested early Wednesday morn
| ing and they were given trial Mt nine clock
when Mr.. Watson and his daughter appeared,
and recognized them as The same parties who had
made the first attack. They were held 10 bail,
in 81 0oo each
| sudden Deaths.
On Saturday last, Mrs. II. Tstman, wife OF
| Chas Taiman, Esq died very suddenly at the
| residence OF her husband, in Odessa She was
| TO all appearances In good health In the early
part OF tho day, and attended To her household
matters as usual, but was suddenly taken III aud
| died almost Instantly.
| Mrs. Tatman was an estmahlc lady and
| grca, fasofiie among her many friends and her
| sudden death Was a severe shock 10 them, and
| her husband
On the same day r. c. Ilayra Esq. of the
| Same place suddenly taken i'll, while
| walking on lila farm Blaekbirl lie was
removed To his home, and medical aid was sum
moned but, though everything dons that
kiad friends could do, he failed TO receive relief
and death soon pu, an end TO his suilrrings.
Accident en the ". Il w. Il. Il.
On Monday afternoon, a huge boulder, weigh
ing about five tons, and several other rocks and
| large stones, fell down upon the truck of the
| Wilmington & Western Railroad about "A mile
beyond Wooddac Station The o clock, r.
M train west ran into this obstruction, which
was 10, noticed until it was too late to stoa or
even TO slaeken the speed Of the train, 10 any
tent. The engine was so badly damaged that II
could proceed no further, and, there being no
other remedy, the conductor WAS Obliged TO
trudgc all the way 10 Wilmington, eight
miles, TO sc, good engine. In consequence OF
this delay, the train did mol arrive here until 10
-. -. .st,... A.s. p
NJ. did mol arrive at Landenburg until after mid
night. Fortunately no one on the colliaing
J train suffered any injury, beyond a severe shock
and fright. Gise.ts.
Our Weather teeord.
The weather in the early part OF this week
was as dismal Ms an east wind, with its eoneoni-
,an:s of drizzling, mizzling rain and a raw,
mafrow-hennmhiag atmosphere could make II.
OnMonday /, rshed and hailed freezing rs /, fell
covering The ground with see,, making walking
troublesome and sotnea ha, dangerous On
Tuesday il grew mo better fast snow rain,
wind, hail, and cold confined TO make things
as disagfeeablc as possible. weJncsda, opened
on par with the other Two days, but towatd
noon the clouds broke away, the sun shone out,
and all became serene, and since that time the
weather though rather cold, has been pretty
good, aud to-day |, is pleasant as May morn.
The Aesds,ay Exhibition.
The exhibition of the students Of Middleiown
Academy, which took place on the 2ist instant.
| was In all respects success The exercises con-
sisted Of choice dialogues well spoken; fine mu-
sic, instrumental aud vocal asd tsbissur supe.
rior 10 any exhibited In Middic,own before. In
fact the entertainment, from beginning 10 end was
Of very superior character, doing credi: 10 the
institution and called forth not only crowded
hall, bu, the warm oconiums Of m enthusiastic
and aprrcia,iye audience. Tho receipts Of III.
evening were Sios, which will be appropriated
for the Lenei, Of the school.
Kites History Of the nihie.
Ths agent, George priestly, Is stopping with
, Ia for few days for the purpose Of procuring
orders for this splendid work and We truss be
will meet with success commensurate with The
| rare merits oi the hook
" am Ia the habi, of consulting DR.. Ki,o's
works constantly, and consider them In valuable
! ! can most cordially and conseicniiously com.
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