The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-02
Evil Doings of DesPeradoes.

Some four or five years ago three co!nrcd
youths came from Kenneth Square to Elk
Neck, and obtained employment there with
the farmers. They are brothers, and are
namcd respectively James, Joseph and Ed
/ ward Douglas. Three years ago James
worked for Mr.. Charles Percy, who lives
on the Oldtield'S point farm on the S;lk
river, and since that time he ard Edward,
younger brother, have been working occa-
Sionaly for other farmers in that vicinity
during harvest and other busy seasons
When not ut work they seem to have har-
bored in Elkton and to have subSi>te.l by
foraging upon the farmers in Elk Neck.
Some time during the night of the 10Th
| inst. Il turkey disappeared from Mr.. Piercy's
promises, the insdeS and outside of which,
as was supposed, were found near 4 branch
not far from his house day or two after
wards by Mr.. .trrantS, who farms Mr..
Picrcy's place, and Mr. Shivery, who is
| employed by MIR. \. to assist him. We IT,
mark just here that fire was seen on Mr..
GilengerS farm on Sunday, which the two
colo:cd gentlemen are supposed to have used
for the purpose of barbaclling the stolen
turkey. They also took Nh Picrcys horses
out of the field on that Sunday and enjoyed
the pleasure of 4 horse back ride. it is sup
posed, 10 Newark, Delaware On Thursday
morning they appeared at Mr. Percy,
house, though he had repeatedly forbade
them coming on his premises, and We're
soon informed Of the disappearance and dis
covery of tn" remains OF the Inflated tur-
key, all knowledge of the disappearance
of which they vehemently denied, using
any thing but polite language to MeSsrs
Arrants and Shivery, who dubbed them
severely and ran them Oft from the premises
On Friday, in the dusk of eve, Mr. Shivcrv,
who also works on MIR. -ArrantS' farm while
taking that gentleman cows to the pasture
field, discovered the two deSpcradocs lying
in wait for him, as he believes, with the in
teution of shooting him. The next morn
ing he came to Elkton and swore out Il war
rant before Justice Foard, which was placed
in the hands OF :. t. Foard, .Jr, and the
twain started for Elk Neck and met the col
Ored youths near the Landing and arrested
them. y pistol WIS found upon the person
of each Of them, and they were put in Jail
till Monday ut 10 o clock, when they had Il
hearing before Justice Foard. From infor-
nation obtained ut the hearing it seems
probable that they have been, i'll some w:,v
connected with the disappearance of other
property belonging to Mr.. Percy. A short
time since that gentleman threShed and
placed in his granary 10 bushels of wheat:
subsequently, and within Il few DAYS of their
arrest, he found that IS bushels of it had
been removed by some unknown person,
as was also an aX that WAS in the granary
The strangeSt part of the matter is that the
no signs to indicate that Il robbery had been
committed.
After the hearing on Monday, which re-
suited i'll the Justice remandng them to Jail,
the prisoners informed the deputy sheriff
that they had some articles of clothing hid
in Mr.. bremen 5 barn in Elltnn, they hay
ing worked for him recently. In looking
for the clothing, which was buried about II
foot under the hay, & singlc-barreled rife
was found. We will also state just here
that Edward called upon Dr.. Ellis, on the
18th of July, and hesought him 10 remove Il
pistol ball from his leg, alleging thai he had
accidentally been shot that morning in Viii
mington. From these incidents, it is easy
to see that they are Il dangerous pair
lii view OF the bad character and evil do
ing ct the two dcsperadoes the Justice sent
them to Jail till next Monday, at which
time they will have another hearing, and if
the testimony warrants, will each he sent
to the House of Correction, at .IeSSup's Cut,
where they will have an opportunity of get
ting their grub i'll an honest manner.