Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-16
ELKroS.

bpecial Correspondence OF NaEette AMI journal
EbKros. Dec. 13.-On Saturday morn
| ing last Joseph Vlasendjic, Hungarian,
died in Elkton jail from self-imposed
starvation Just two months before that
| day t,lis foreigner was seen on his knees
for an hour in the yard of the Elkton M.
| T. Church. He had large stone sus-
pended from his neck, and carried q
| branch of tree in one hand. Later he
was arrested by Officer William Il.
Boulder and taken to Jail. During his
| confinement he bns refused to eat but
little food and often left the meals fur
nished him by the sheriff unlisted The
unfortunate man was evidently furnishing
himself for some imaginary sin. He
| would beat himself on the head and body
mud cry ''no good" He was visited by a
| priest several weeks sgo, who talked with
| him in Italian For n day or two after
this he ate more heartily, and WINS ia bet
| ter spirits. He afterwards change; to his
old behavior, and Gte but little. DIR. J.
| ". lamar, physician To the jail, says that
| vlasendjic had not eaten enough during
tha last IL days to noufish It tiye.monlhs-
| old baby and mad only taken q few spoon.
| tuls OF milk in the thu. e days preceding his
| death. AS required by law in the case of
persons dying in jail, Corouer Litzsn-
berg summoned a jury of inquest. Drs.
| j. II. lamar and Howard Bratton made
post mortem examination Of the re-
mnins, They found nothing to have
caused death and agreed that il was case
of self-imposed starvation caused by in
sanity. The coroner's jury found Il YER
dict accordingly.
Joseph Carter, an employe of Baldwins
weave mills, at Elk mills four miles north
of Elkton, was arrested while in bed on
| Friday night last between the hours Of II
and 10 o'clock, by Deputy Sheriff Harvey
Mickey. He is charged with felonious
assault on Maggie Markee good looking
youps girl in her 18th year who lives at
the same place. She is the daughter of
John Markee butcher, and the grand
daughter of the Rev. William Kershaw
| well known local preacher of the
NJ. q. church. The father of
the girl had had the warrant issued at
8 O'Clock the same night by Magistrate
Partridge of this town. Miss Markee is
employed in the same room of the mill
| as Carter. She states that she went to
| work about 6 o'clock ON Saturday morn
ing and when she entered the room no one
was present but Carter. He threw her
down, choked her and placed one of
his hands over her mouth to prevent
her outcries. Garter was brought before
the magistrate on Saturday afternoon at
the sheriff's Office. The girl, her father,
| States Attorney Bratton and others were
present. Carter asked to have lie hear
| ing postponed until Monday afternoon
as he had not been notified and had no
counsel 1t was decided to do ills At
forwards, however, Carter, on advice of a
| friend, waived a hearing. He denies the
charge. He is 80 years of age and has a
wife and six children. He has lived at
Elk Mills nearly all his life.
ELKToN, Dec. 15.-The Schubert Quartette
| Of Philadelphia, composed of Mrs. Charles
| Fl. Wevill, soprano Mrs. Adele Bisbee, con-
tralto; Charles D. Brown, tenor; George
Ford, basso; gave concert in the Odd Fell
i lows Hall last night before good sized
and very appreclative audience. Miss Imo-
| gene Chandler, an elocutionist, gave sew
| eral selections In a pleasing manner.
John Celleny, residing at Westamwell,
| died yesterday morning after a lingering
/ illness.
William Jefferies, well-known farmer of
| this county, died at his home In Elk Neck,
on Monday, aged 68 years.
i John Terrili, auctioneer, for Daniel Brat
| tont trustee, yesterday morning, sold at
| public sale at the courthouse, 81 acres Of
land situated In Pllottown, Eighth district,
improved by a two-story dwelling. house,
the property of Joseph Pounds. It was
| purchased by John ]. Bennett for S201.
A. P. Shockley, auetioneer for r.. O.
| Thackery, trustee yesterday sold two prop
critics at public sale. The first was that OF
John Lynch, situated In the Fourth district.
| 1t contained 28 acres and was bought by
| Thomas McMahon for 1910. The other was
the house of Andrew j. Sentman OF the
Fourth district add has five acres attached.
1t was sold 10 John W. Price for $475.
The December term OF court met in the
clerks office on Monday. Only Judge
| Stump and the lawyers were in attendance.
| After reading the dockets, &C., court ad-
| journed to meet In the remodeled court
house on January Sd, II being expected
that the building will have been completed
| by that time. A large number Of cases
we're marked for trial.