Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-07


trict, about two weeks ago, has greatly
aroused the citizens of the upper part of
the county. The members of the Rising
Sun Detective Association have earnestly
attempted to search out the highwayman,
but have to confess themselves bafiied,
and have offered 5000 reward for the
arrest and conviction of one or more of
the persons. Not content with this they
appointed q committee composed of FL.
II. Haines, w. w. Moore and Thomas
Warning, prominent men of the district,
to appear before the board of county
commissioners and request them also to
offer reward. special session of the
board was called to meet them to-day.
After hearing the arguments of the COM
mittee, taking into consideration the eX-
IRENE brutality of the assault and the
numerous robberies in that vicinity of
| late, they felt justified in offering re-
ward of $500 "for the arrest and con-
viction of one or more of the persons
| committing the ASSAULT This with the
offer of the detective association makes
| ST. 900 reward to the man who will solve
the mystery. This large amount, it is
thought, will bring the best detective
| talent from the cities to work up the case.
| Mrs. Elizabeth Green died this morning
at her residence on Bow street after pro-
| tracted illness of consumption. She was
| the wife of Thomas Green, a member of
| the town council, and was highly
esteemed. .#=-.=.
| This afternoon in front of the court
house A. p. Shockley, auctioneer for
William J. Jones, ESD, trustee, offered at
public sale stone house with two acres
of land attached, situated in the Fourth
election district. 1t was purchased by
Robert Wilson for $G55. The same
auctioneer for l.. NJ. Haines, trustee,
offered the McAllister farm in the Fourth
election district. Ii consists of 159 acres
and was bought by George Evans of
Newark, Delaware, for "a 900.
In the Cecil county circuit court, Judge
Stump presiding, the jury in the case of
State vs.. Benjamin Davenport, after being
out all night, rendered verdict of not
guilty. Davenport was indicted for vio-
lating the law prohibiting the giving
away of whisky on election day. This
law, which is in no wise connected with
the local option law. (Which only forbids
the giving away of liquors in n place of
business), has been on the statute books
80 long that it had been forgotten by most
people, as there was no attempt to enforce
it. On the last election day it appears
that there was much drunkenness and
disorderly conduct. The matter was
brought before the grand jury and
they indicted several young men of Ches
apeake City for the offence of giving away
whisky on election day.
At the trial yesterday and to-day it wal
brought out that there were a couple o.
places in Chesapeake City where demi
Johns full of whisky were to be found
aud to the contents of which every maj
could help himself, but at whose expense
the thirsty voter refreshed himself could
not be determined. The others tried be
, fore iuries to-day for the offence weri
! William Lyle, George Carter and Henr,
/ Crawford, all of whom were declared no
guilty. After these Cases were disposed
of the charges of perjury agains
William Biddle and William Meekins
3 young men of North East, were taken up
Q They elected to be tried together. It i
{ alleged that these persons before Justic
r Deford at the trial of Isaac Mackison o
q North East for violation of the, locn
option law, swore differently from wha
j they afterwards testified to when the cas-
v was appealed to the higher court
G The testimony was all taken to-da,
and counsel will argue the case To
o morrow. The penalty for the offence
!, from five to ten years in the penitentiary
n States Attorney Daniel Bratton is assiste
Y in the prosecution by Roberto. Thacker
d and George A. Blake, Esqs., who, it ]
said, are engaged by the citizens of Mort
l. East. Albert Constable and William I
0 warburton, Esqs., appear for the dc
Q PENDANTS.
It Burglars entered the Elkton railroa
g station this evening through windo'
aud got into the agents office. They Ell
deayored to break open the safe with