Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-20
ELHr0E.

hbShulL WIFI lnlbul " ALI tluBh 1htlhRs0hg
well-known farmer of Pivot Bridge. Nd,
near the Delaware line, rendered sealed
verdict of guilty OF common assault. Sen
tence was deferred.
George Il. jackson was placed on trial,
charged with assault on John Mahan az
Rising Sun, Cecil county. Counsel for
jackson pleaded limitations. The court
held the matter under advisement. Wit
nesses In all criminal cases were discharged
until the second Monday IN January when
criminal business will be taken up.
The case Of Hugh + Scarborough vs.. the
executors OF William Scotch was taken up.
This Is the third trial OF this case. IL Is
rather complicated, but concerns some
notes turned over to Scotch by Scarbor-
ough. Scarborough beat man named
Welde, who worked In his mill, over tue
head with an axe helve. Welde sued for
damages and secured verdict In the Har.
ford county court for several thousand
dollars. Scarborough, II Is said, claims to
have merely given the notes to scotch TO
Keep from paying Welde damages. The
executors OF Scotch claim tina. consider
alton was given for them, Albert Oonsta-
BILE and William T. WarbuItoh represent
the Scotch executors and l.. Nj. Haines and
IL. o. Thackery appear for Scarborough.
The grand jury made come interesting pre-
sentmentsyesterday Sam'i Short, who some
months ago changed his residence from
Maryland to Delaware was presented for SELL
ing liquor In violation ofthe prohibitory law.
Notwithstanding the fact that the penalty
In such cases is confinement In the House
OF Correction for SIX months or year, the
offence ie only misdemeanor and there.
fore requisltion cannot be procured.
Under the circumstance Semuel will doubt
less remain In Delaware. John Kennedy, "a
white man, who moved from this county to
New York and was probably not aware that
the whipping post was the penalty In Mary.
land for that offence alone was presented
for wife. beating. lschariAh Taylor Hynson,
an Elkton colored man, who, 1t Is charged,
allowed his political zsal to transgress
lawful bounds and so reads the present
ment "tntimidated by word and threats
and interfered with one Parker Price, col
ored, at the election held In Elkton on
November 9Th" But, perhaps, the most
interesting OF all to Cecil countians was the
presentment by "the grand inquest OF irwin
g. Griffith, William d. Bradford and
Samuel z. Wood, judges OF the recent cleo
tion In the Second or Chesapeake City dis
trict on the charge OF receiving an illegal
vote cast by an Individual bearing ths as
founding name of Edward Augustus Now
land Brown. II Is charged that the
Judges erased the name OF Edward
Il. Brown on tho list furnished
by the register OF voters. and wrote In
PoAcii L1hb VI IIuWhIu auHuHluS NOWlhuu
Brown. Two Of tho judges were Republic
cans. The last election was the first IN 20
years at which the Republicans had ma
1ority OF the judges, Mr.. Griffith who Is
ex-president of the county commissioners,
was the Democratic judge. He was the wit
ness on whose evidence himself rs we'll as
the others, strange TO say, were presented.
William +. Riley was indicted for bas-
tardy. He Ia charged with being the father
OF an illegltlmate child Of Lulu Tyson. The
parties hail from the Eighth district. John
Carter was indicted for catering the store
OF Captain William B. Really during the
last fair and stealing s225. William
Evans, colored, and Howard lIahearty Of
Wilmington were indicted for stealing q
horse and harness and separately for steal
ing q carriage belonging to AIRS. rogers, re-.
siding near Wilmington. the $500 de-
posted as security by James Mahearty Of
Wilmington, father Of the lad Howard, was
forfeited, he falling to appear.
EIKToN, Dec. 14.-The SCARBOROUGH
vs.. Scotch case consumed all of yesterday
in the circuit court and was not con.
cluded.
The grand jury ignored the Indictment
against William ID. Bradford, Samuel p.
! Weed elaas Iz~in @. 47;.sss.th ;.l5sss q.
election in tho Chesapeake City district
Who were presented for receiving an lille
gal vote. II WAS clear that nc fraud WA
intended. The name of the man who
they permitted to vote had been stricken
of by mistake of the register, instead Of
the other Brown whose name was changed
to suit that Of the voter and he then per
mitted to cast his ballot.
James Moore was presented for violat
ing the prohibitory law by selling whisky
70 j. X. Polk Racine; Richard and Kitty
Green for aggravated assault on Armstead
Green, cripple; Mrs. Hannah Whelar
for assault on Rachel Boulder Richari
Sewsl for assault on Elizabeth Gardner
Asbury Cole, "who deliberately, wilfully
and with generalization did kill and murde
1 Samuel j. Young" This shooting oc
Cured at Cecilton and was without pro
vocation. A general row had been il
progress, however. Both parties were
colored.
A lamp in the sitting room of DR.. j. Fl
lamar exploded on Tuesday night Tn,
table on which it was standing was OF
fire when the doctor arrived home ant
carried it out. Mrs lamar attempted (,
blow the light out as usual, when it ex
pioded the lamp. Fortunately her cloth
ing did not ignite.
The managers Of the Cecil Count,
Agricultural Society met yesterday Il
provide for deficiency caused by tn
las. fair not meeting expenses. The at
tendance at the last fair was good but tn
expenses were heavy. No action wa
taken.
ELKToN, Dec. 15.-In order to max
the distance between Philadelphia an
Washington in three hours it Is necessar
TO have clear track. The morning fas
express on the Philadelphia, Wilmington
Il Baltimore railroad failed to max
'time" yesterday and the loss Of huual
life was the cause OF it. As train No. 81
passing North East south bound when OF
time ut Al q. m, approached Dutch
mans crossing, about half mile east o
that town, the engineer and fireman saS
man walking on the track OF the QUITE
edge of the cross-ties. The whistle wa
blown but as a Washington and Ne,
York express was approaching on th
other track the man probably thought
was making the noise. At leas
he did not move and was struc
and instantly killed. The trai
was stopped and the remains taken O
board. The body wos left at North Eas,
where it was identified as William W
Williams, o young man of 10 years, Twin
In that place. The body was not mue
mutilated. Williams had been workin
at hog-pAcking, but there being no wor
for him that day was on his way HON
when killed. He was married about tw
months ago to daughter of Robel
Cameron. at the request of Mr.. Cameron
Justis I. q. Deford of North East, sun
moned Jury of inquest. after nearin
the testimony of engineer and fi=emel
the railroad company was exoneratei
Williams is son of John Williams, proc
noe merchant of West Lombard street
Baltimore.