The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-12
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WEDNESDAY. MARCH 10. 1879
Z TEE SALISBURY {Ip.l TEAtEDr--MISEoE.s
aS nv ISNorEST SIRL--TRE JEgSTBLE OEAIo

z TEE SALISBURY {,Ipl srEAtEDr--MvEott
o. AN INNOCENT GrRL--TRE TEgSIBLE DLAi !,
OF rHs MuRpEasa- Salisbury Co'Tespona :.
eat Baltimore .amerTcGnl-Ihc muIae, ~, "
Amelia Shockscy by George Hall 10 sun .us
theme Of general comment. Inc ue. as ,,o,
rfrl WAS beloved by every ooe neaause VI ns,
srn;sh;l;tv and beauty, aud there IS g!ea,
r,.iof or her death. 1t seems that iiaii mac
4 sitanded the same school up to week Prev
ans tn the sad affair. He had shown de-
tSSed preference for her for moro than
wear. bi,, she had never given him any en-
-courscement. He was q youth Of violent
temper and moross disposition, and jealousy
resented any attention Shown TO her by
others. lie had written note to her about
o week before, which was written YER!
iliegialy, so that when she tried to read IL 70
her family she could only decipher, Woru
here and there. He was engaged in cGoIpsns
wood near by the sclool-aouse, ana haa peeh
seen skulking about with gun.
On the "Wednesday previous 10 LIE Alu, !,
der he approached tie schoc!-cD'iGisu ".''
persuaded her younger bTo'hcf' h'Jl"' -
walk forward and set bis dinncv-Nc't'e uV -
8 mark for him to shoot hi, ae inc same !.LN
telling Amelia TO remain WIN h'ni. Sne'
however. went forward with Der trotEci,
ord II &c ,rn,;r ht tits circumstance saved her
life at ths: fine. The particulars OF thc
murder are Substantially IS stated. Inc Cor
one,,s inrv were couveDcda at about O'CLOCK
in the evening. They cxanlnea louf OF 'ne
children aal tie teacher, ana rendered tnsl!
verdict In very short tine.
The funera! services of Miss Siockicr yes
terlay were conducted by Rev. ). l.. Ahis'
Of the Methods. Protestant church, large
concourse attending. Expressions OF grief
and resentment we're universally expressed.
Tho murderer WIS evidently inctcl by
iealousv and ticspar Of obtaining Der Rlec-
lions. Miss ehuckiey Tas above Hall socially
and intellectually, and Just blooming into
womanhoou was d!SpayDS grace an9 1T
forgiveness that would have rendered Ter
tho belle OF the county. Eelrg convinced
that his suit was hopeless, he uetcTaiiued
that 10 one else Should cnjOy the love that
was denied him, aud go cut uG fter young
HE In this cruel manner. Before bet b'cee-
Ing body had .allen TO ;ne gtound tic was III
eight. The pursuit "f Friday iight 40
Saturday failed to discover him, and through
ignorance OF his tate tie search was Kept NJ
after he had lucI :: horrible death Saturday
afternoon. lie reached tie railroad Between
Kingston and MISSIONER. lie joined negro
woman and girl who were Waking along
the road, und ANNOUNCED bis intention 10 Kill
himself The wumau demonstrated Will!
him, and he suffered the passenger train to
20 by. He lett them, aud about all hour
afterwards, between and O'Clock, he Was
seen by the engineer OF the freight train
standing near the track. AS the train ad-
vanced he threw himself Euder it, and Was
crushed under tbs wheels. The place Was
between Kingston and Westorcr, on the
Eastern shore railroad. The body was
brought to Salisbury on the 10 o'clock morn.
ing train. The clt!fe face was cut oil, the
skull crushed, ana tie brains scattered
The left arm WIS cut OF and The
right crushed badly. The right foot
res cut entirely OIL, about half Of il
remaining in tho shoc. The bones Of both
legs were crushed near the. thighs. The
whole body was shockingly crushed and
Dangled, it being only recognizable ny the
clothing. He WIS first identified by the
schoolmastcr, Adams, and Elijah, the muir
dered girls brother, who were sent lcr Al
forwards bis father came in and identified
him. The body was taken in charge by his
father about Dali-past O'Clock and removed
to his late home. \ nunlcrouS crowd were
gathered around the station, but there wa:
no expression Of sympathy Tor the pool
wretch, but there wcrc. even some appear
anceS Of pleasure at his death. so closed Til;
horrible tragedy.