The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-03-22
An Unfortunate Afl'ra +
Fight Between Scarborough and Wcldr.

JUSTICE ToaRp NNp STATES ATrokSEl
VISIT rHE sCrNs-TmEy TAXI rHu STATE
HENr"' "ELnE -srAREoRoCGu' 5 STATE
MENr-uE i ADMITTED To BAH.
The usual m"nntnny OF the quiet town
of Elktun was disturbed b. tna arrival OF
a messenger, ON last Tuesday afternoon.
from Mechanics Valley, 4 quiet village,
containing some ten or dozen houses,
about seven miles north west OF Elkion, OH
the Little Mouth East creek who reported
that Hugh /. Scarborough AMI one Samuel
l. Neidc had had an alteTcatio., during
winch the latter had received serious aud
perhaps fatal injuries. The messenger
waited upon Clinton Mccullough, Esu.
the State = Attorney for Cecil county, who,
alter hearing hi statement, requested Jus
tee Samuel u. FUaId la accompany him to
the village of Mechanics Valley lug the
purpose, a. they then supposed, OF taking
the dying declarations ui Mr. WplGr hay
my oeen led 10 THINK hun III Il dy iu. con
ditinn e5 the eXaGge rated report uI the
occurrence gwen ty the messenger afuIe-
SAID.
The States Attorney aud the magistrate
reached their destination late III the even
ing, and found MIR. Weldr who had been
removed To his dwelling, and whose wounds
had been dressed 10y DR.. Huusckcepel ia
rather \ bad condition and suffering i!om
several wounds upon has head Tie mag.
Istrate-aitrr asking Mr.. We!de # hr he.
Iiey,d himself 10 Toe fatally injured and III
- Gying condition, To which hc answered ia
The uegatlvc-proceedrd To- take hls depo.
sltInn, which. Is a. follows
To-day. between - and / q clock, Hugh
+. Scar borough came into the mil and
asked me FOR some nails. ! handed him
small naIl, aud, thinking II wds not
as large one he wanted, ! gayc
him larger one. and turned around IS it'll
my back towards hIm, IN order Ia tie a
bag. when he struck me on the head with
an AK handle and knocked nae seuselcSs.
some time aiteTwaIds--l don't know how
tnng-l recovered aud arose from the Hup!,
when found hun still striking me with
the AK handle; he struck me Twice, after |
rose upon my feet, when his wife cam.
into the mill and begged her husband to
des!st, winch he did.
The magistrate also took the dispositions
of William X. Weldc. son Of the wounded
man, lad Of twelve or fifteen Years of
age. and of John McCrey, blacksmith. F..
who resides III the village. William r.
Welde deposed rs follows:
B,,vc.n 10 ma I ,,.,I,,rL .,ar,.l e.,
nom, rowards The mil - ~ ~, So -
come to dinner. ! SAW Mr.. ScaIuo!ourh's
daughter hear the mill, who cried out:
Kan, W lille, run, FASTENED on Ia the
mIll and met my father at the door GOV.
cred with blood.
John Nc rey deposcd ~ follows: | went
to the mil! and closed il Just after the
~. Mil .rd - - 49,, 81 ,''" ~
has ,h,r - -. -, 80 y" 'o'io
broom handle IN tho n,,, ,f ,,'c NH 80
the tirhr ocrur,ed I, looked =. i 49,
blood had I,.sn u,ned on n
Tho aIiercatiop ,ccur,.J bo,,,o.., ,t,.
houtSoC - All .rr,ct ~ .L,,.t,,
wards NJ Sc,rh,r,,,,h 90, -, E"I.,
and wascnuri,r.3 =, 7,,l ~, r. -.
mo Lv Tu.,;,.. r,,,d t., b., -,
EIktou
Mr. Sc,,h,ronoh vho do,.,,...,
49, -. a. "'' u''PiS i,8le's the
,,,,, .,,,..r,,,,,, ''''"eS tue lo'io"
/ Us ,,,L;,,,, :,
mill hoo,,,,,, all. II y.
m The Invcr s,n,r - 'i', -. SUI. ""'.'
:" 'Ho io"'' s'oI!' when went I" get,
!" "Se 'Hsih Ic! 'hc purpose oi
'no ho'ls on Tue Paiicis. could
, ,, put ois n1'i' ana ielhaIk !" "eide
" o'''e'e :" MS n"S had 'akeh them. lie
.'''e' u ,'"I ana t"'a ne - gel ont "i
va. INN ana S'iHes me on the head with
lhe haneie oil an old worn cut broom. lie
thn',, me several blows on the head aud
- WIN 'ie p'"on hahd'e. ai'rI
- :, ~, nc" y rom MIN ana hit him
NY "''e hiu not ses any part oil
II was over ana Nriue was
~ ne Sta'IS leading 10 the second