Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-06-17

Arrested for Feionious Assault
James n. Hsarroli Dead.


James n. Barroli Dead.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal.
EIKroN, June 10.--Over two weeks ago
two men acting in suspicious manner |
landed in yawl boat at the head of Long |
creek, on the farm of Mr.. Wesley Clay |
ton, in the second district of Cecil. They |
were seen around the neighbcrhood for |
several days, but finally disappeared.
MIR. Clayton took possession of the boat,
and found it to be heavy yawl such as
used by sea going vessels. BY some per-
sons they are thought. to have been the
sailors who were confined for mntiny on
Norwegian vessel, but escaped near
Chester.
The commissioners having the remodel
ing of the courthouse in charge, met on
Tuesday and accepted the designs of Mr..
Levi o. Cameron. They will advertise
/ in the county papers for proposals. If
the plans of MIR. Cameron are carried out,
we will have handsome building for the
comparatively small sum of 5000, which
the act of legislature allows to he OK
pended. The building will be extended
back II feet and q brick tower 81 feet
high, will be placed in front. This with
handsome mansard roof and an addi-
iional story will add greatly to the APP
pearance of the antique old structure.
The whole building will be replastered
| and made to look like cut stone
| The basement in which the
clerk of the county commissioners now
has his office, which is noted for its prom
inence in political affairs, and known as
1.-THE hole in the wall" will be used as
| cellar. Two large heaters or furnaces to
heat the entire building will be placed
there. The first floor (that now used for n
court ROOM will be occupied by the clerk
| of the commissioners and the clerk of the
court. The courtroom will take the
entire second floor while the third floor
will lie used for jury rooms, one for the
grand Jury and three for petit juries. The
school board does not appear to be very
we'll provided for in the plan, and their
meetings will probably be held in part
of the cellar.
Magistrate A. j. Scott yesterday gave
hearing to the Rev. O. II. Williams, a
colored preacher of North East on the
charge of libeling George Hopkins,
colored, of that place. Williams came
ont in card in North East paper re-
hecting on Hopkins in connection with
some money which it was claimed, some
of his family had collected for church
purposes and had not turned over. The
testimony was somewhat conflicting.
Justice Scott dismissed the case. Nearly
the whole of North East's colored popu-
lation were ON hand to testify, but very
few were called. II is said that the affair
grew out of an old controversy between
Elkton and North East oolored people.
William II. Pope of the Franklin Elec
trical Company of Baltimore, has leased
the lines of the Overland Telephone Com
pany of Cecil county, for period Of
three years. The lines it is said will b.
put in first class order.
ELKToN, June 14.-John Mendinhal
aged "a years, a miller renting the mill o
David Philips, near Rising Sun in tn
, Sixth district of Cecil county, was brough
, to Elkton Jail Saturday afternoon by Con
stable Wagner. He is charged on tn
oath of Ella Ida Miller, young girl il
her 18th year, with feloniously assault
ing her ON the evening of the 26th of May
Mendinhall was given hearing on tn
charge as early as June Sd, before Magit
trate Isaac Il. Taylor of Rising Sun, VIII
admitted him to bail in the amount {
$3.50. His brother, Caleb Mendinhall,
4 farmer, went his bail for that amoun
|. the time. States Attorney Bratton recent
Is heard of the case and instructed u
q magistrate that it was improper to adm
il person to bail for an offence for whiC
Ie the penalty might be capital punishment
o Mendinhall, although formerly residei
a of this county, has of late lived in Phil
e delphia and only moved again into tn
d county about March LIST. His wife eau
10 to the county on March Sth and brougl
ID with her the girl, who prefers the char
er to work and make her home with theI
ht She is the daughter of George Miller,
40 street-car driver of Philadelphia. Me
o. dinhall was seenlyesterday in the jail. /
10 denies the assault and also denies any il
is proper relations with the girl who,
mt says, has told several different stories
G. the affair. Mendinhalls wife was avn
I'd at the time of the alleged assault.
an John Stephenson, colored, was arrest
cd on Saturday near North East on Z
lr- charge of bigamy. 1t is charged IL
he Stephenson deserted his wife aud n
re, children in Elkton and married Ham
I'M Brown. He denies having married I
90 Brown woman.
lit / James Edmundson Barroll, the youngt
ly son of the late James Edmundson Barro
at Sr., died ut the Howard House last nigl
tn after an illness of several months
he Bright's disease, aged about ~ years. N
Darrell was well-known and life-lo
resident of this vicinity. He at vario
times was local editor of the Democi
and Wing and correspondent of differ'