Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-12-18
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One Oolorod woman Fatally shoots
Another was tt Jealousy or Acct

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One Colorod Woman Fatally shoots
Another Was az jealousy or Acct
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BLKroS, Dec. I1,-In court yesterday
the case Of Kdmupd Brown vs.. the COM
miasioners Of Cecil county was taken mp
and the entire day consumed In taking
the evidence. The plaintiff, an Blkton
merchant, while attending court as
juror during the session OF December,
1882, fell on the court house steps and
broke his srm near the shoulder.
Negligence on the part Of the county Is
charged in that the proper official should
bAve cleared the ice aud snow from the
steps which caused the accident 10 the
plaintiff The defendants offered no
testimony but deny airy responsibility.
Reuben Hsinss, B;q, OF the Klktcn
bar, lectured last night before the Pier
sons Grove Lyoeum on ga trip TO
Europe" The question for debste
"Whetber or not the Cecil county fair lie
benefit to Ceon county" was continued
until the next meeting.
The trial Of Dudovics, the Hungarian
navy, for the murder OF fellow
countrymsn, will probably come up to
morrow. As most Of the WITNESSES have
but little knowledge Of English, an inter
prefer from baltimore has been eeoured.
The county commissioners were In
session on Tuesday and Wednesday
William 8. Potter, Wilson d. Pierson
and Eli s. Seminar were present on
Tuesd ay, making full board. David
Tucker was appointed constable for the
Fifth election district for the term Of two
years. II was ordered that George Co.'S
lett, an insane inmate Of the jail, be con
fined at the county's expense for four
months In the Maryland hospital for the
| insane.
DR.. ]. a. lamar, Jail physician, was
| authorized to procure benches for the use
Of prisoners at divine service which will
be he hereafter on Sundays in the Jail
Patterson & Brown. contractors for
bridge work, were ordered TO be paid
| S2,50O.
The following persons were reeppointed
| road commissioners for toe term OF three
years, dating from January, 1885 First
district, Henry 8. Cochran, Dsm Second
district, Benjamin P. Hanson, Dem
Third distrIot, George \ Harlip, Rep ;
Fourth district, John W Quinn, Dem ;
Fifth district, John + Holt, Dem Sixth
district, T. Bradun Gillespie, Dem
Seventh district Evan G Seminar, Dem
And the following for two years Kightb
district, William Richards, Dem; Ninth
district, Samuel HAddock, Rep
On We nesday 1t WAS ordered thai
Commissioner Seminar be authorised OF
the part OF the board to appear before the
grand Jury, and ask that the Baltimore
& 0aio railroad be indicted for obstruct
ing the Principle and Woodlawn rosdi
and maintaining nuisance or the NORTH
Fest and Mechanic valley rods
a large party Of young people lef
Blkton last evening in the band wagon Il
attend surprise party given to FIaDl
Harvey at the residence Of his father
Daniel Harvey, near Wilma.
BLKToE, Dec IL The case OF Edmun,
Brown vs. the commissioners Of Ceoi
county, consumed the attention OF th
court during yesterdays ssion. Tn
argument wss reached bsfore adjourn
ment for the day. Messrs Jones ali
Hsipes appear for Bro N, and Clinto
Mccullough and Albert Constable for th
: county commissioners. The grand jur
: inspected the jail yesterday, and vii
conclude it's labors to day.
EnKToN, Dec. l6.-Constable s l
Giant last evening brought to Jail, froI
North East, Phillis livery, colore
woman, who according to the commit
ment, is arrested Hon suspicion OF mul
dering Bmaline Davis by shooting her /
i; the head" The magistrate at North Rai
I laA d.. -
: having completed their lsboTs, adjourne
until 10 O'Clock this morning. Not bsin
!. able to get any intelligence OF the affa
by telspho 70 your correspondent paid
: visit to the jsil and interviewed Ii
Q accused woman.
Phillis livery, who by the way say
q that she is the wife Of Webster Hand AN
: therefore entitled to be called Phil
I" Hard, the commitment to the oontrar,
+ Notwithstanding ia young colore
, woman of slight figure. She said Thu
James Holland, Emaline Davis, Webstt
Z Hand, herself and son, all otlgred, li1
together In house In that part Of Mort
d East called Perkinsville. EmRline Dav
y had lived with her : # and on for "
d years. James Holland ia the possessor
a revolver which he often leaves at Il
= house, doing the same en- Sunds
y evening. EmGline Davis sometim,
L amused herself by firing it of, with II
h cans and the like for targets. Y2sterda
o morning about IL O'Clock she took II u
8 With this purpose in view. Phillis sA
u she had the headache and didn't wish
+ have the noise around and told EmaliI
10 hand the revolver to her. RmaliI
Il said "well here" and gave 1t to her, 81
ic grAsping 1t, when it went off, tine b
4, going into the right side
:; Emalipe's head lust back OF Il
II ear She caught her as she ia
- sud summoned help. The ouly peret
present beside the tso women VI
Phillis' son, boy Of eight years. D
n Worran was called in, but too late
a. render assistance, the wounded woml
m having expired shortly after the shvt
to ing. Nothing more could bs learned
IL the matter except that it ia reported th
v The women quar.elsd over man, a.
u that Phillis, possessed by tue green ey
e monster, had shot the other.
M EathaTiGs J. Piitchard, young q
rs whs had bsen charged by her guardi
70 with being iucorrieible, WAS Committed
y the House Of the Good Shepherd at Bal
more By Justice Gilpib yesterday MOI
Ing, whore aha was tEkJn durinR this a
Tns case Of J. Hopkins RaglSnd =,
r. tho Farmers and Mechanics Hutusl
az sursncs Company It Ceoit ooun.y st
70 Occupies the attention OF the cou-t 81
h. will be argued before the Jury to.da
i'd After this ia finished the Hungarian mt
n der oses viii be taken up.
Ill THE INQUEST
4; ELKTos, Dc Is AT the inquest y
III terday 1t was shown that the two won
ia had often quArrele', both olsimieg
be home with Webster Hand, and that abb
he week ago, during one of these QUAR-
lg Philis stabbed Emalins with osrvi
be knife. Webster Hand left North <
W about the time Of the shooting, but ia
lao thought to be implicated,
ss ELKToN Dec 1.-THE jury of inqu
ne over the body Of Emaline Davis, at No
IN East yesterday, rendered verdict that
Ms wss ''wlfuly and feloniously murdered
Phillis Ivory"
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