Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1873-12-11
1he supp osed murder Dovvs the PepIn,nI.1
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE AFFAIR-rttr ,,onv
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FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE AFFAIR-TtrE NON
STILL UNDISCOVERED.
The Denton Union. OF this morning, gives fur
ther particulars of the supposed murder neaI
GreensborouRh, in Caroline county. short ae
count of which has already appeared in the Com
MERoIAL The Union says:
most brutal murder ia stlpposed IN bsve
been perpetrated near Greensborough. In tbia
| county, on Saturday night last about Q O'clock
VIM. d.. Phillips, a son of Peter ID. Phillips, re-
siding about two miles from this place, went TO
| Greensborough, on Saturday afternoon last. and
| In company with number OF his boon con1psn-
| ions visited liquor saloon and became beastly
intoxicated. About o'clock he left the place
stating to his companions he was going to the
mouse OF one john y. Dill, few hundred yards
FRO town, since which time he has not be an
seen or heard from. On Sunday morning his
hat was found on the river bank, near DilTs
house. bayiDg on it marks of blood. ?
On SUNDAY, about noon, Mordecai Blades cross
cd the river, and walked several miles to younp
Phillips fathers and inquired Of him il William
his son, had returned home Receiving a neg,
attve answer, and after some hesitation Blades
replied l guess ! had as well tell you, he is
murdered. The father OF Phillips immediafaiv
started in search Of his son and after thorous6
inquiry had received no information OF his where
abouts up to Tuesday evening. II is believed
atter he was murdered his body was thrown into
the river.
On Monday afternoon State writs were issued
by Esquire Melvin for the arrest OF John n. Din
familiary known as Hogeye Dill. Elisha Hobbs.
John Greenly and Mordecai Blades. The officers
or the law started in pursuit of the parties and
ON Monday night, at midnight, all the parties
were lodged in the jail at this place. Two of
the parties, John Greenly and Elisha Hobbs.
nave since proved an abb and have been re-.
leased on giving bail witnesses at the next
term or Court. The circumstances surrounding
the murder are more conclusive against Dill and |
Blades. The general belief is hat they are tbe
mitted. 80
The incentive TO the act is said to be the in |
tlmacY existing between young Phillips and the /
wlts OF Dill. Dill has on several occasions said /
to Philips father, though he would not harm /
his son himself, he had friends who would /
sometime murder him. To others he has said
that he could hire men to kill him for five dol |
lars.
. On Tuesday several OF our citizens started for
.he scene OF the supposed murder, intending to 1
1rag the river for the recovery OF the body. |
After long search they have returned and were
lnsuec sssful in finding the body or in obtaining |
my fnrther clue to the murder, except that they
ound stains of blood on Dill's house on each side
" the door and the hous9 deserted by his fani- |
y. Another party. intending to drag the river
Ihd search tue woods and oripples went, up the
lVer yesterday but had not returned at the hour |
ve went to press. 1t is believed by some that
ne body Is in the river being sunk by weights
)thers again think it is buried in the woods or
me OF the cripples; others again believe the |
Guy was buried below high aer mark and the
lde oVerdoWIDg the spot has washed aSyav an |
races AZ to where the body is deposited The |
lnrderers were successful in secreting the body |
M worked perhaps the moet of Saturday nirhs
dlspuslng OF 1t and covering up all TRACES
hioh might lead to its recovery,