Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-10

Murder Of n schOOl Carl by n ReIeesed
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SALISBURY, Md, March 0. 1873 On the 7th
INST. at tive O'Clock T; NJ, most horrible,
murder was committed about Eve miles from
this place, the particulars of which display an
amount Of cool premediatiOn and savage afro
city quite shocking to contemplate. Mary
Amelia Shockley, beautiful girl Of 10 years,
Just blooming into lovely womanhood was
shot through the heart by George w. Hall, a
youth Of 10 years, at the hour above mention
ed, the girl dying almost instantly.
Hall mas, 1t Is supposed, long loved Miss
ShOckley, and pressed his suit with Vigor, but
she did not smile upon him, and he saw with
mortlhcatiOn and chagrin that she was not
likely TO look upon him with favor. On the
day he killed her, Miss ShOckley left the dis
trict school, In which she was a pupil, in COM
pany with four small children. She had
probably proceeded one 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 amiabIe
manner. Hall then asked her why she had
not answered his note, written few DAYS be-
for. He replied that she could have an
swered his note as well as others she had
written to, and proceeded to say that
he intended to shoot her then and there To
this threat she replied, ''Pshaw, George Hall
you can't frighten me-"
Hall then asked the children if Miss Shock,
ley's brother Elijah, youth Of sixteen, was al
the school, and upon receiving a negative an
swer ordered a little girl to move away as h'
deliberately raised his gun and fred at her.
The load took effect just under the shoulder
blade and entered her heart. The unfortun
ate girl exclaimed, "Oh, Lord" and fell to tn
Rround.
Her murderer fed through the neiehborini
weeds. The children notified their teacher Nj
Isaac s. Adams, of the sad affair, and that gentle
man hastened to tho scene OF the tragedy an
found Miss Shockley lying upon her side in tn
middle of the road with blood pouring out of
terrible wound III her side, and spirtng from he
nose and mouth as she gaspe1 in Death
lie raised her head and asked her to speak
: him. She tried 20 do so, but her strength was in
adequate, and she fell back and expired withou
having been able to articulate word The bod
was conveyed 10 the residence of the deceased
parents near by, and Jury Of inquest summone,
The jury rendered a verdict Of death ut the hant
1 Of George w. Hall.
r Since the perpstration OF this deed parties ha,
: been industrously securing the country in que
OF the murderer, but up to this time he is at IarR
The friends of tho murdered girl Aave offered :
: ward of two hundred dollars for his apprehansio
d and deliverary TO the sheriff Of Wicomico count
The murdered girl was the daughter of Jam
o H. Shockley, most respectable and worthy cl
& zen. Hail is the son Of Philip w. Hall, who is {
d so worthy man. Both families are crushed wi
e greif over the awful tragedy
Is The body of the murdered girl wa, intered IN
= morning at l014 o'clock in the cemetery OF b
e family, about 1000 people attending
IS PROBABLE SUICIDE OF HALL.
ID Since writing the above intelligence h
b. reached here that man answering TO Halls {
" scripdon was killed yesterday evening south
in Kingston station, by being run over by Il
n south bound freight train. The engineer of I
10 train supposed he threw himself on the ira
N intentionally.
The train was running twenty miles an ho
- when within len yards of him. He ran to /