The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-04-09
assault and Robbery.

About one mile and Il half east of town
on what is known as Red lin, in 4 small
| hove! in the bushes lives man i'y the name
| of Caleb Wilson. Gale il one of several
brothers belonging TO il Large family once
| living in this locality. The family failing
! has always been IL tondne>s for the ardent
and Gale is deeply afflicted with this appe-
! lite. He WAS a soldier in a Mary land regi-
ment during the late war and four or five
days ago he received Il pension, the arrears
of which amounted to about $500. Ever
since getting this money he with Il comratlr,
| by the name of John Barton, with an occa-
>onal addition of Il friend or two, have kept
| up Il carouSal ut his house. There are no
women about the place, Wilson living here
| tofore entirely alone.
| 4 more repulsve scene than that present
| ed on the occasion Of i recent visit of sever
| nj parties from this place to the house can
scarcely he imagined. An eye witness To
their orgies says that they were laying dead
drunk around the floor of the main room
| like Il lot of swine in u pen, but the swine
were by far the most respectable Every
thing about the place is dirty rs dirt will
make it.
On Wednesday evening, just before dusk,
Geo. Felker, II Germ IN. living u few hun
dred yards from Wilson's says the latter
came running to his house bare headed and
bare footed, calling for help. His face and
clothing were covered with blood and he APP
peared to be in an exhausted condition. He
told George that he had been attacked by
two or three men and beaten and robbed
and charged John Barton, his companion,
with being the principal in the affair.
George came to Elkton and informed the
sheriff of the occurrence. He (the sheriff.
could not get ont there that evening, but
the next morning, his deputy, accompanied
States Attorney CrotllerS and several others
visited the scene of the assault. The fuund
Wilson and Barton both there and both of
the latter being-if there was any difference
the worst beaten of the two. His head
and face We're badly cut and bruised, and he
was bleeding freely. The story, as told by
Wilson, is rs follows: He and Barton had
been drinking freely and were both lying
on II sort of Il bel on the floor asleep. He
was aroused by some one hitting him on the
head with stone and attempting to smoth
er him with the clothing, while at the same
time the person or some one with him WIS
trying TO gee. his money. He arose and
threw them off and rh-n grabbed II heavy
pair of tongs and struck right and left with
all his might. He could not see distinctly
as the blood from a cut on his head blinded
him. He says. however, he recognized Bar
ton rs one of his asSailants, and the wounds
upon Bartons head were made by the tongs.
His money, with the exception of $50,
(Which he had secret Ell about his prrson)
was Ill gone. He charged Barton with he
robbery and thinks he had two accnmplices.
b irtnn denies the charge in toto and says
that one John Mullen, an acquaintance of
Wilson's, came there aud beat both Wilson
and him and committed the robbery.
1t appears, however, that Mullen can
prove by several witnesses that he WAS at
his home, which is at Turkeytown, nearly
six miles away, at the time of the occur
renee. Barton was committed to Jail to
await a hearing, which WAS to have been
given Yesterday, but at The time of going to
press Wilson had not been able to get to
town to make his charge before the Iuagis-
trate