Middletown transcript., 1877-04-28

Wilmington-Wm. A. Murphy Charl'
. Mcguire.
Chrisliana-Joseph H. Mccullough, Samu
g. Holmes.
Mill Creek-Joseph Derrickson, Joseph {
Rankin.
White Clay Creek-Joseph Pogue, jaime
Fl. SmaIley.
Pencader-John T. Boys.
New Castle-Wm. H. Dobb, E. T. Sutton.
Red Lion-Clarence Jemiso1.
ST. Georges-Merritt N. Willis.
oquinimink-Grandon Reed.
Blackbird-Isaac R. Stats, Walter s. Rey
nolds.
Murder at Wilmington.
An excitement was created in Wilmington
on Sunday morning by the report that tn
body of a negro had been found on the cause
way with his throat cut 1t was soon ascer
tanned that the murdered man was Jane
Temple, well known in the city. Suspicion
was at once fixed upon one John Rhodes anC
be was arrested. Subsequently be confessed
the deed but asserted that he did it in sci
defense, as, be said, Temple was lying in
wait for him at the time. The cause of tht
murder was that the two men, Temple and
Rhodes, were rivals for the affections Of 8
negro woman named Lucinda Duckery, 8
waiter in restaurant in Wilmington. Fol-
some years past Rhodes and Lucinda, have been
on the most intimate terms, but sometime ago,
on his refusal to marry her, the woman turned
from Kim and accepted the attentions of Tenn
pie. This awakened the ''green eyed mons
teri in the bosom of Rhodes and he hated
Temple with bitter hatred, and swere to
have revenge. Temple also, SO Rhodes says,
swore vengeance against him. On Saturday
night the elimination was reached Of which
Rhodes gives the following account in his
confession: 81 went out with Lucy about
9 o'clock. went as far as the gate and
carried basket of marketing for her. Lucy's
mother will not let me 90 in the house.
told Lucy that she was always running after
Temple, but she said she was not, indeed
told her she was anxious to get home to see
Temple, and that be was at her fathers house.
She denied it. She had bottle of whisky
and asked me if wanted drink. drank.
then left her and started in town. had
got On the Causeway when saw a man com
ing Presently ! saw it was Temple, and
knew be was going to see Lucy" He said
Temple started for him and be ran and fell
down. He got up however, and knocked
Temple down with stone, he says. When
Temple fell a Barlow knife fell out of his
pocket and Rhodes picked it up and cut his
throat from ear 10 ear with it. he then
washed his hands in the ditch and went on
home and went to bed, he says. He was
arrested the next morning. Temples body
was seen by several that night, lying in the
road, but the parties nearly all supposed it
was some one druAk. The body was picked
up the next morning, and the girls parents
at once accused Rhodes. 1t is not generally
believed that be did ii in the act Of self-de-
fense. He was sent over to New Castle Mon
day afternoon to await the action Of the
Grand Jury next month The girl Duckery
was subsubsequently arrested as an accom-
plice, and is held for appearance at court.
Another Serious Charge.
Yesterday, at Dover, Eben Lurty, young
man of this town, was indicted before the
grand jury for obtaining goods under false
pretenees. The charge is this: During the
winter he, as member Of the firm of Bacon
& Lurty, of this town, purchased $50 worth
Of fur skins from ]. W. Fenimore, at Leipsie,
and gave his individual check on the Fruit
Growers Bank here for payment. The check
was presented for payment at the bank and
had to be protested, as Lurty had no money
on deposit there. Mr. Fenimore being unable
to get payment from him lit seems that be
bought on his individual name) brought suit.
as above stated. Mr.. Bacon, of the firm, who
furnished all the money used in the business,
and had taken Lurty in with him TO look up
fur, poultry, &C., supposed that this transac-
ton had ended all satisfactory until yester-
day, when be was notified Of the indictment.
BE furnished Lurty the money for the payment
Of the BILL as it seems, as usual in other cases,
but L.. instead Of paying it over, held on TO
il and gave his worthless check 10 satisfy the
claim. The grand jury found a true bill, but
Lurty this morning is sick in bed at Foxwelps,
and in view of this, parties are trying to fix
up the matter before the case proceeds further
in the court. He has been dealing in fur
skins before, but numerous charges Of crook
edness were alleged against him and he had
to hold up until he had Mr.. Bacon's good
nameto go upon.-Smyrna Times.
John O'Brien's Circus.
"About this time" as the almanac makers
have it, the red wagon comes into town, and
the bill-boards are adorned with pictorial
works in gorgeous colors, depicting "Fierce
Forest Fiends" and "Desert Demons" not
forgetting the athletes in tights. and prettv