Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-03-13


MuRDER OF A SCHOOL GIRL BY A REJkcrRD
LovER-SUPPosED SUICIDE OF THE AssAs.
| sIN.-SALisBURY, Nd, March o, lS73.-Ou
the 7th inst, at five O'Clock p. M, most lor-
rlble, murder was committed about five miles
from this place, the particulars of which dis
play an amount Of cool generalization and saw
age attocityIquite shocking to contemplate -
Mary Amelia Shockiey, a beautiful girl of Is
years. just blooming into lovely womauhood.
was shot through the heart by George w. Hail
youth of 10 years, at the hour above mention
ed, the girl dying almost instantly.
Hall has, 1t Is supposed, long loved Miss
Shockley and pressed his suit with vgor, but
she did not smile upon him, and he saw with
modification and chagrin that she was not like
~ to look upon him with favor. On the day
lie killed her, Miss Shockley left the district
school, In which she was pupil, in company
with four sDlall children. She had probably
proceeded hundred yards from the school
house when Hall met her, CARVING a gun in,
his hand. He addressed some Language to her
and she replied in an amiable manner. hall then
asked her why she had not answered his note
written few days before. He replied tina,
she could have answered his note as well as
others she had written to, and proceeded ID
say that hc intended to shoot her then and
there 10 this threat she Replied "Pshaw
George Hall, you can't brighten me-"
IL X
ley's brother Elijah, youth OF sixteen, was at
The school, and upon receiving negative an
swer ordered little girl to move away as he
deliberately raised his gun and fired at hei, The
load took effect just under the shoulder bl AIDE
and entered her heart The unfortunate pirl ey-
claimed, ''Oh, Lord " and fell to the ground.
The murderer fled through the neiehboriue
woods. The children mott fed their teacher
AIR. Isaac ). Adams, Of the sad affair and that
gentleman fastened to the scene of the tragedy
and found Miss Shockley laying upon her side
in the middle of the road, with blood pour.
| lug out OF terrible wound in her side and
| spirting from ler nose and mouth as she gasned
in death.
He raised her head and asked her 10 speak 10
him. She tried to do s D but her strength was
Inadequate, and she fell back and expired with.
out having been able to articulate a word. The
body was conveyed to the residence of the de-
eeaseds parents near by, and a Jury of inquest
summoned. The jury rendered a verdict 81
death at the hands Of George w. Hall
since the preparation of this deed parties
have been industriously securing the country
IN quest Of the murderer, but up to this time
he Is at large. The friends of the murdered
girl have offered a reward of two hundred dol.
lars Tor his apprehension and delivery to the
sheriff OF Wicomico county.
The murdered girl was the daughter of James
H. onoGhey, most respectable and worth citi
zen. Hall is the son of Philip w. Hail, who
Is also worthy man. Both families are crush
ed with grief over the awful tragedy.
Inc body OF the murdered girl was inferred
THIS morning at l0A o'clock in the cemetery o.
her family, about 900 people attending.
PROBABLE suicide of hall, since writing til,
above, intelligence has reached here that a ma,
answering to Halls description was killed YES
terday evening south of Kingston station, b.
being run over by the south bound freight train
The engineer OF the train supposed no threy
himself ON the track Intentionally.
The train was running twenty miles AN ho,,
when within ten yards Of him. He ran to til
Track and threw himself Oh his right side OF
the trak. The train passed over him, cuttin
hls head, both arms and both legs from hi
body.