Smyrna times., 1873-03-26
The Dover COwhiding Case.
ALL ABOUT IT, FROM BEGINNING TO ENDIN


ALL ABOUT IT, FROM BEGINNING TO ENDING.
Last Thursday morning Francis Vincent,
ESQ.,, author of the History of Delaware tper-
haps better known as Alderman Vincent who
was at one time Alderman of Wilmington, was
formerly editor of the Blue Hens Chicken,
and is now one of the biggest, most near.
sighted, and most jovial men in the State, was
publicly cOwhided in the streets of Dover by
Mrs. Sallie Adams, an aged, well to-dO lady
OF that town.
WHY SHE DID IT.
The readers of the TINES will doubtless re
E member to have read the following article IL
our issue of the 5th inst.
"Many years ago a gentlemen (he son of I
former Governor of our State) succeeded in betray
ing quite pretty and respectable young lady, resi-
dent in one Of the towns in Of the lower counties
The produce Of the betrayal was a baby boy
who to conceal the shame incident 10 the transac
ton. was placed with farmer. in the neighborhood
The boy grew up. and bore The name Of the farmer
who raised him. The lady married one Of the
scIons of an old Delaware family. When the boy
grew to be about twelve fifteen years old, he fel
yearnng TO know his mother. He had been in.
l"Tmed o. his history. Accordingly he called upon
her hoping to obtain an acknowledgment, private OF
public Of her relationship But the lady refused to
acknowledge the stray waif Of her illicit love- The
ooy went away hurt and disappointed. At a later
period he again called upon her hoping that time had
wrought change IN her feelings. But the lady
still refused to acknowledged her offspring. The
boy then left Years flew by and the lady Iono
since became widow. Her boy became mar
He moved Is Wilmington and learnt atrade, married
and now has family. His character was alwa VS.
irreproachabe, he led the life of sober honest m.
right citizen"
Mr. Vincent wrote this article for the RepuJ.
ttcdn, and although no names were mentioned
Mrs. A. shOuldered the responsibility. She
went for him" accordingly as above stated,
WHAT Mr.. VINCENT SAYS ABOUT 1T.
Mr.. Vincent, in a letter to the Wilmington
Commercial Of Friday, says of his lashing:
II was on my way 10 the depot, at Dover, when a
lttle old lady, wearing sPectaces called to me- and
IN an excited manner assisted | should 90 with her
Immediately to some ones office. | declined 10 et
| In as respectful a manner possible telIips her
That was on my way TO the depot, and thai The
cars would leave IN few minutes She then again
asked me to go. aud again declined, saying must
leave Tor WilmIngtsB. She then drew from under
her CLOAK stick or something Of that sort, and made
Two VI thTee Ieeb blows. warded them off when
she deslsted. did not know her having never To
my recollection seen her before. l thought she was
crazy and crossing TO the opposite side Of the street
ASKED VINO she was. SOMEBODY told me- but did
not near distinctly, as had TO leave quickly for the
Depot as the cars were about to start. did not
nave time to inquire further to who she was or
her reason for making such an attack | need mi
saw that was surprised. She was so old and so
little that II would have been shame TO anv ones
manhood TO have touched her. II she had been a
man would have known what to have done. As
our citizens well know | am not in the habit of
allowing people to cOwhide me. The last one thai
attempted It, took away his cowhde. and whipped
MN severely. found that the person making the
attack was Mrs. Adams of Dover. had moi seen
her to know her since boy of G. and then
she was young woman and therefore did not
recol'ect her."
lie then goes on to detail the cause of the
castlgatlon, as above published He SAYS the
young man stated the facts to him on tue train
one day, the last time the youth went to see
Mrs A: Mr.. V. says further: 81 know moth
ing OF the case aud do not consider myself re-
! sponslble TOR anything stated, as whatever has
been said are the words Of the person who
claims to be her sou. He is the author and
not l.. have nothing to do with it, what
ever.
WHAT THE REPUTED SON SAYS.
The reputed son writes the following letter
to Saturday $ EUery Eremng:
"Seeing n account in your paper that an attack
has been made upon cX.Alderman Vincent BY lady
at Dover, on account Of statement that she is my
mother, beg leave TO reiterale the fact that she is
my mother. She put me out TO nurse with Eliza.
beth Farley. was born on October 5th, 1888, in
Dover. Elizabeth Farley got tired of nursing me
ana took me TO the AlmshOuse. farmer took me
from the AlmshOuse IN Kent County; he told me nv
Parentage. called upon her three times to get her
TO acknowledge me. She would not do So
called on her about Christmas and told some people
IN Dover who | | made no secret Of it, /
leave my name and residence with you for the
oenehl Of whom 1t may concern.
Son OF SARAH ADAMS"
MORE ABOUT THE YOUNG MAN.
He was first named William Henry Farley,
after the lady who took him to burse. The
farmer he speaks of was David Aaron, living
near Camden, who had the boy apprenticed TO
him until he was 2l years old. Mr. Aaron
was childless, aud 50 young Farley adopted his
name aud was thence forth know as James
Henry Aaron, name which he retains to this
day. He IS now a resident of Wilmington.
living at 3ll Tatnall street. He is cabinet
maker by trade.
ABOUT MRS. ADAMS.
Mrs Adams is the daughter of Mrs Mike
Writ formerly of Dover She-(Mrs. A N
married Peter Adams, a man of some promi
nence and wealth, who died a number of years
ago, leaving her chidless and in good circum-
stances. She has for many years owned
good cOwhlde and a fierce dog, which she
uses to guard her grape arbour and fruit trees.
|
told Mr. Vincent just 'how the old thing
works
And to all this we add the following, from
the Del. Gazette: We have been assured that
many OF the most respectable, wealthy and
educated men of Dover say they have known
Mrs. Adams from her girIhood up and no
breath OF scandal ever attached to her name
Such gentlemen as Hons. j. p. Comegys, N.
Is. Smthers, s. G. Laws, Esq, Henry Todd,
Esq, and DR.. Jump declare the story foul
slander, and the hero of it not less deserving
than the celebrssed Tichburn claimant. 1t is
said the man Aaron has visited Dover and
begged leans of money from various gentlemen
under the plea that he was the illegitmate son
OF deceased relative; that he has even travelled
to New York with this object.
Wilmington has another big enterprise
Eureka Manufacturing Company. Some time
since a patent was obtained from the Depart