Smyrna times., 1877-05-23

THE TEMPERANCE REVIVAL IN WHINING
ToN.-A correspondent OF the Milford Nc,cS
writes from Wilmington as follows The !
temperance meetings that are being held |
in this city are doing an immense amount |
of good. Their influence has been and is
being felt, both i'll the palaces OF the rich |
and in the novels Of the wretchcd and /
degraded. The badge of membership is a /
small piece of red ribbon attached to the /
lapel OF the coat and through all hours /
of the day, and in all streets Of the city. /
there can be seen scores of men wearing /
this sign, indicating that they have for |
sakcn their old paths, and are endravOring
to walk i'll the ways Of rccttude and virtue.
! These revival meetings are being held
through the week in the Institute, and on
Sunday in the Opera House, which build
ings--thc largest in the city--are literally
packed on every occasion. 1t is after these
meeting that the invitation is given TO sign
the pledge, which invitation is Immediately
accepted by hundreds Of our citzens-manv
Of whom are, perhaps, i'll an cXhiiiaratcd
| state at the time. The number Of sinners
has reached the ncighborhood Of 5000.
The MIDDLETowN OUTRAGE CAsE.-The
trial of Frank Luby, of Middletown, for
outaging the person Of Emma Walker,
aged Is years took place before the court
last week at New Castle The circun-
stances Of this case, as related by the chief
prosecuting witness, the girl, are as follows
On the evening OF April 7th last, Luby
came to the house where the girl resided,
and by persuasions, induced her to start
with him for his house where he said he
desired her to try pair of shoes on his
little girl. They left the house, and when
they reached The bottom Of the garden,
Luby seized the girl and outraged her.
Luby is Il married man but his wife would
not live with him, or did not. The girl
lived with her aunt, Mrs. Ryan, an old
lady. Luby's counsel, during the trial, at.
tempted to prove that the girl, though
young, IS Of a loose character, and came so
near doing it that a compromise was efirc-
ted, and the State abandoned the case on
condition that the court charge the Jury to
find the prisoner not guilty in manner and
form as indicated but guilty Of an assault
which they accordingly did. The court
then sentenced the prisoner to pay fine of
$500, and to be imprisoned three years.
THE MURDER or AN OLD SMYRNIAH.-The
Police Necs Of May 9TH mas been handed us,
containing the following item. Nh Clark
was raised in Smyrna: Hiram II. Clark, 4
son of the late Nehemiah Clark Of Della.
! Il.
Monroe County, No. He had contracted
for a piece OF land from a man named
Alexander, Oh which he had established his
home. He had made several payments on
the farm, but had failed to make the
others when they became due. Alexander
sued for the possession Of the land, and it
was awarded to him by the law. Clark said
he would sooner die than give up his home.
Constable Cliff Wade was sent with 4 posse
OF men to dispossess Clark. Clark and his
family refused to move The constable
; and his men moved his goods and chattcls
out into the yard. Meantime Clark sat in
a chair, with Il revolver cooked and living
on the table before him. 1t was very late
when the constable finished moving the
goods from the house, and Clark family,
: which consisted Of his wife, two grown-up
: sons, and several small children, had
a nowhere to lay their heads. They were
. permitted to remove some bedding back
!, into the house, on which they slept during
e the night. And until the hour of daylight,
i while the constable and his men Kept
V watch, Clark still sat with his revolver
1 cooked before him.
e With the dawn of day the crisis came
:. All the family had left the room. Every
4 article OF furniture except the chair on
e which Clark sat, and the table on which
5 his revolver lay, had again been moved
O out.
e "Old man. said the constable. "every.
/ thing has been moved out. 1t is now time
o Tor you to go" The constable and one ot
his men, Mont Kelley, moved toward Clark
t to eject him. Clark quickly covered the
S body Of tho constable with his revolver
0 which he snapped. Before he could cock
5 his revolver again the constable and hi.
e men had fired three shots, and the stub
e born old man fell dead.