Daily Republican., 1881-07-18
A JEALOUS LOVER.
AFTER HIS RIVAL WITH A Pts.
T0L WHILE DRUNK.
A Sensation That has Created Cos.
sip I'm Woo Ooddale-JOhn
Hardy's Folly.

WoOddale, a peaceful little place uL
the ID, ,laware Western Railro.d, had
quite sensation last Saturday night
that came very near SURPRISING in inter.
est the Wilson-Leaf elopement affair in
the same neighbour oil about year ago.
John Hardy, "a One.armed young man of
fine app arance but rather erratic habits
strobe into the house of farmer Christie
pher West, about twilight, with pistol
In his hand, malice in his heart and a
skinful of whiskey, and threatened and
endeavored to shoot the whole family
In general, and Miss Edith, the farmer s
winsome daughter, and Frederick Ed
wards, u hired man, in particular.
The cause of this bloDdthirsty move on
the part of Hardy can he explained in Il
few words. He is the brother-in-law of
William George, the gentleman who was
unfortunately mixed up in the elope-
ment, above recalled. He worked for
Mr.. West and boarded there for good
while. While there he became much
attached to Miss West, although she did
not encourage his advances, and made
frequent and earnest endeavors to play
the part of the billing and cooing swain.
Failing to make any impression on the
heart of his beloved John became dis
sipated and drowned his sorrow in the
brimming beer mug and pocket whisky
TASK. Some time ago he left the Vests
and has since been boarding with his
brother On July 9Th a young man
named Frederick Edwards came to
work for Mr.. West. he is from New
York State, is an industrious fellow,and
possessed of a fair share of good looks.
Whether Edwards and Miss Edith as
sumed the role of lovers is not known,
but John imagined 80 in his melancholy
saddened heart, and on Saturday came
to Wilmington, drank long and deep to
screw his courage up, bought revolver
at a second class store and went back to
Mt. Cuba with desperate resolve hid
beneath his check shirt.
When Hardy thus fortified entered
the house of Mr.. West the first object
that met his green-eyed vision was Miss
West herself. He uphraided the OBJ
ject of his love, the destroyer Of his
happiness, and finally declared he
would kill her. AT the same time he
drew the revolver from his pocket and
pointed it at the young lady, who ran
from the house. Hardy con-
tinued his search for blood and met two
or three other members of the family, lat
whom he also drew the pistol with des-
perate threats, causing them to get out
of the way. He went around in this
way for good while. He was monarch
of the situation and remained 50 until
he came across young Edwards.
He threatened to shoot Edwards, but |
the threat had no terror for the young
New Yorker. Edwards dared him out
into the road to light. Hardy took it
up, got soundly thrashed and was put
to flight. He was subsequently arrest,
ed by constable Dillon, on a warrant
issued before Magistrate VandegriIt.
He was given a hearing before the
Squire to-day, when the facts showed
hat lately Hardy has been exceedingly
Iuarrclsome and has often made threats
against people living in the neighbor-
lood. He was regarded as a dangerous
nan when drunk. Harly could make
10 defence. During the hearing he was
II tears, and his agony was painful
When the Squire held him in $500 bail
o answer the charge at court, the Of
ence beinga very aggravated one.