Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-06-24
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| A Young VANS Suspicious Death
Funeral of James II. BarroIi.
| Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journa
EbKroN, June William Lynch, sol
of Wilson Lynch of this county, dice
yesterday morning about II o'clock at the
residence of his sister, about mile from
Newark. His death was from lockjaw
caused, it is thought, by wound ON the
head inflicted on the first day of June by
nm iron griddle or baking iron, in the
hands of William Cole, colored.
Wilson Lynch yesterday afternoon had
issued warrant for the arrest of Cole
which was placed in the hands Of Sheriff
Mackey. The sheriff succeeded in arrest.
ing Cole and brought him to Jail about
10 o'clock last night He is quite dark,
of medium hight, and about As years of
age. He is native of Howard county,
Maryland, and has resided in Cecil county
about 81 years, IL of which he has been
employed by James Crothers at Red
Point fishery. He was enlisted in the
war of the rebellion when the first call
was made for colored troops, and lost
parts of three fingers by the explosion of
gun.
Young Lynch and his father gilled this
fishing season at Red Point. Coles story
of the affair is that young Lynch is fond
of gambling, and persuaded him to play
iive-cent ante on the day of the alleged
assault. He had won several dollars
from Lynch when his father and another
man took hand. Cole observed that
Lynch had not filled in his "blind" and
told him 80. Lynch, who was becoming
fretfnl at having lost, told him to go to
hell" Cole returned the compliment
Lynch got up from the table and
struck the colored man above the eyes.
The latter started up and was struck
again. One of Lynch's brothers who was
present grabbed up stool and was about
to strike at Cole when he caught up the
griddle or baking iron. Cole was about
to strike at the one with the stool when
he observed William Lynch about to
strike him again and he hit him back
handed blow with the griddle.
William Lynch it is said went to
Newark in search of work, and was
taken i'll about the 9th of June. post
norton examination of the remains will
be made to day.
The funeral of James =. Barroll took
place yesterday afternoon at Trinity
Church, the Rev. william Schouler Off
ciating. The pail bearers were tx.States
Attorney Charles q. Crothers, Harry
Hurn, Henry @. Wells, ex-Delegaie Frank
Scott, Manly Bremen and DIR. Howard
Bratton.
ELKToN, June 1S.-Yesterdny morning
about IL O'Clock, Paul Roasrll, a. sd Il
months, youngest child of John 5 iiossell
clerk to the Cecil county commissioners,
was so badly scalded while In the house OF
o neighbor, that fatal results are feared |
The child caught hold of cup which was
filed with scalding water standing ut the |
edge Of n table, and emptied the contents
upon itself, badly scalding its shoulders
and breast.
ELKToN, June 20.-A. HI. Barnes of |
Springfield, Ohio, who is in the employ |
Of the Champion Reaper and Binder
was sent by a Baltimore agency
of that corporation to this place about /
three weeks ago to assist ex-Sheritf Will |
liam L. Boulder, who represents it here. |
He had not been long on our streets /
before he learned that it was possible to
get very drunk in q local option town, |
and he accordingly got into that condi- \
tion and has not been for any consider
able length of time out of it since. He |
being of no use to the dealer at this
place, the latter informed the Baltimore
agency of it.
Barnes, however, having evidently fell
in love with the place, or the whisky
which is to be had in it, continued to
stay and of late has shown signs of
mania. Yesterday morning
he jumped into the creek near Singerly's
pulp works. with the intention of commit
ing suicide. The tide being low at the
time the water was not deep enough for
him TO drown and lie soon crawled out in
sorry plight He was taken to Jail where
il is said, he is suffering from the mania.
The cases in which whisky has proven
to be the cause of murders and suicides
in Cecil county have been numerous of |
late. The editorial in EVERY EVENING of |
the 18th instant, which called attention |
to this fact, named the recent ones. To |
the Barnes tragedy, the "Billy the Joker"
murder, the suicide of Mrs. Taylor and |
the attempted suicide yesterday of A. II. |
Barnes, can be added other examples. A
year or so ago your readers will recollect
took place the murder of one Hungarian |
by another, ut Hanlersnn's ]
quarry, in the Fourth district, for which /
the guilty party is now serving a term of |
seven years in the penitentiary. 1t was
brought out in evidence that the parties
had been drinking cider, and cider in
Cecil county, MS is we'll known, is gen.
orally something a good many degrees
stronger.
The train robbery case, which caused
30 much excitement in the upper part of
Lhe county, is another case in point, the
Cecil county boy who raised such stir
no uit1 hi,pcalf faotiHn1 10 hox
cider before the crime was committed.
There have been numbers of other crimes
Of less importance committed of which
inspiration. That prohibition doesn't pro-
libit in Cecil county is very evident.
Mrs. Butcher, q colored woman of
Jokesbury, about three miles from Port
Deposit, was brought to jail on Saturday
by Constable John ID. White of the Sew
snth election district. She has with her
charged with receiving $3.50 which it is
IN Thursday last, by 12-years-old son
Of hers. 1t is said that she sent the boy
put of the county to escape arrest.
William Cole, the colored man who
was arrested on the charge of man.
'lhuButer III nhNlnB chubeu tne uehtn OF
William Lynch, was taken before Magis-
rate A. j. Scott on Saturday morning.
He waived a hearing. The magistrate
liked the bail at $1,000. Judge r. L.
Thomas of North East, furnished the
bail and the prisoner was released. The
ease against Cole is said not to be strong
and it is likely that the grand jury will
lake no action in the matter.