Smyrna times., 1882-04-26

John WOodall, former prominent cit
izen of this county, for the last ten veals
residing near Oxford, Md, is OH O visit to
relatives in Camden and Dover.
VIM. P. Lord, Esq, son of Edward
Lord of Camden, for some wears promi-
nent citizen of Oregon was last week
nominated for judge of the Supreme Court
by the Republican Convention of that
S ate
The editor Ofthe Middieown Tronsc,irt
is very modest man. lie went to tie
circus Wilmington and while enjoying the
jokes OF the clown u girl came out OH the
back OF fiery, untamed steed" dressed
III brief attire, and while standing on one
pretty foot she pointed the other to twelve
O'Clock, which SO shocked his nodesty
that he turned away his head and asked
Osborn, his attendant, to take him out.
Abont fifty gentlemen, engaged in the
canning industry on the Delaware Penin-
Sula. met i'll the Levy Court room, in
Dover, ON Thursday, and organized a
Peninsula Canning Association. w. p.
Biggs was Chairman aud Joshua Arthurs
and Mr.. Cannon, of Bri lgeville, were Sec
retaries. They adopted rules for the
government Of the Association. The
following were elected Directors Samuel
w. Hall, James l.. HeVerin, George II
4 Gildersleve, IsadOre Lavinn, Robert w
/ Reynolds. w. p. Bggs, Columbus Wat
! kins The meeting adjourned to meet in
Dover again on May l7th.- DelGW0rcau.
ATTEMPTED RAPE.--On Thursday morn
ing an unknown white man secreted him
self in the house of Mr. VIM. Fl. B4swick.
-. 4 l,.,IP
Dover. and while Mr.. Beswick was out
in the field at work, he emerged from his
hiding place and attempted to outrage
Mrs Beswick. A valuable bull dog be-
longing on the premises attracted by the
cries of Mrs. B., came to her relief, and she
thereby escaped to the field where her
husband was A strict search for the viii
liam failed to discover his Whereabouts.
Mrs. B. s arms and hands were cOnsidera-
bly, bruised, beyond that she was not
injured.
/ \ COLD BLOODED MURDER IN MILFORD.
About O'Clock Saturday night &. p.
! Hallett OF that town, without any provo
cation whatever, shot James b. Deputy,
aged - years, iniicting IL wound from
which he died at ! o'clock Sunday.
The circumstances of the tragedy are Us
follows: Young Deputy, who lives short
distance out Of town, had been in Milford
in company with three friends. About
S.45 o'clock all three start home in i
wagon. Just outside of town the party
saw couple sitting alongside a fence
The man they recO5 5nIZed rs Hallett, anC
young Deputy thought the woman was his
cousin. Acting under this impression h,
politely said, Good evening""
60 to -" answered Hallett, adding
some further very offensive personal re
marks.
Il do net care to CO. responded Deputy
with laugh when the proprietor is nV
at home The words were no s0one
uttered than Halett drew his revUlve
and fired. Although Deputy was abou
twenty yards distant the aSsassins ain
was perfect and the ball entered the righ
side. He requested that he be taken to
doctor and he was removed to the res
idence of his uncle III the town and medi
c,Il aid was summoned, but after lingering
until l o clock Sunday he died, tirs
! making his ante-mortem statement whic
| detailed substantially th above facts.
Immediately after the shooting tn
murderer was arrested and taken Ueior
Squire Stevens for Il preliminary hearing
t The testimony having been taken tn
e Squire informed Hallett that he woul
t hold him in one thousand dollars bail I
await the results of his, Deputy's injurie
Halett drew from his pocket thOusan
a dollars in bills and handing them to h
- brother who was present requested him
l. enter bail for him. This being done h
was released until three o'clock Sunda
20 afternoon. Immediately after the deaf
- Of Deputy he was re-arrested and cOmmi
N ted to Georgetown Jail.
" He refused to submit to Handwriting an
the constable did not insist. When /
l. entered the carriage which was to TAX
+. him to Jail, he raised his hand over h
a, head and addressing the crowd sale
Gentlemen, am free man. My righ
have been sworn away and | will com
ID out Victorious
1t Hallett is known as desperate chara
e ter.
Several years ago he shot small colore
boy with gun because the lad refused
Icy help load u wagon with dirt. For tn
= ofIense he was tried at Georgetown, co.
," victed and sentenced to one wears in
prisOnment. After serving about half IL
v term of his sentence he was pard0ned
- Governor Ponder.
re Hallet's companion was Annie Daniel
10 James b. Deputy, the murdered man, N.
taking Miss Daniels for his cousin, Mi
Mellie Deputy. remarked to those Wi
Il, him in the wagon, that that was his cousi
at The yOung men in the wagon testifiC
in that it was to dark to plainly see the IA
IN of the murderer. but that from his outlil
and voice they were certain that it W
Hallett who fired the fatal shor Nj
n Daniels denies having been with Halle
Ia at the time the murder was Committe
'n She does not deny that they were walkil
Nv on the street where the murder was col
mitted, but did not walk so far out
- town, but number of persons are rea,
u to testify that saw them at the place
!. murder. Hallett and Miss Daniels we
iS to have been married Monday
% Haliett brought the pistol with hi
from LeadYiils where he purchased
he He expected to have started with
10 bride Monday morning for J.eadvi