Evening journal., 1888-11-12
MURDER IN CECIL.
An Old Colored Man shoots his Ruaian
Son-in.lnM.

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A Baltimore Sun special says: Con-
stable g. h. McQuirlS. of Northeast Cecil
county. late ON Saturday afternoon
brought to Elkton Jail Samuel Young. an
elderly colored man, who shortly before
noon, had shot and killed his son-in-law.
George Warren, at White Banks, fish
ing point on the Northeast river, about ten
miles from Northeast Young went TO
Northeast after the shooting and gave him
self unto custody. Coroner Litzenbere
States Attorney VIM. s. Evans, Dr.
Howard Bratton and others who acted as
members of the coroner's jury, vent to
the scene of the shooting, distance of
about sixteen miles from Elkton The
shooting took place at the door of a cabin
ON the river side, occupied by Samuel
Young, an unmarried daughter. and his
son-in-law George Warren. the latter s
wife and two children.
The body Of Warren was found where
he had fallen on the floor of the cabin.
head downwards, lying in a pool of
| blood DR. BrattOn. who made a post.
mortem examination, found that load
Of shot from a single barreled breech
loading gun, which was found in the
house, had entered at the left breast and
severed the arteries of the heart, causing
him to bleed to death quickly.
The witnesses examined by the coro-
ner's jury were eolored people with one
| exception. Warren and some other col
ored men had been over to Hnvre de
Grace in the morning IN boat. Warren
took two drinks Of whisky there. and he
and another man drank half pint on the
way back, but witnesses said he was not
drunk. He went TO his home and ate his
dinner. He and his father.in. law had
quarreled over dog. The old man up
braided the other for giving
away a dog which he had already
given to him Warren choked the
old man who was lying in bed suffer
ing from sore foot, and also beat him.
He then left the house to assist some
other man, who were waiting for him. TO
find COW. He had only gone few steps
when he turned back to the house. He
reached the door and stopped. At this
time Samuel Young discharged the gun.
| The injured man placed his hand over
where he was shot, and then fell forward
into the house, and evidently was endeav-
oring to reach a bed when he died
The gun with which the shooting was
committee belonged TO Young. The old
man said he needed the dog that the
| quarrel was over in cunning for his
living. One Of the witnesses heard the
old man say that Warren had struck him.
and he oughtn't to do it, as he only had
one foot.
The coroner's jury rendered the follow
ing verdict That George Warren, came
to his death from gunshot wound in
fiicted by Samuel Young, and that the
shooting was willful and without sufli-
| cient proyocation.
Warren was about IS years old. and Of
splendid physique. He came TO Cecil
county from Essex county, Va, about
fifteen years ago, and had recently been
employed onthe farm Of Captain Fletcher
Wilson at Turkey Point.
Young was instructed by counsel, after
being placed in jail not to talk. Heis
said to have stated that Warren was
advancing ON him with a club when h,
fired the gun The witnesses all stateC
that Warren had no weapon in his hand
when he was shot. Young was related
70 and said to have been an uncle Of
Samuel Young, who was shot at CeciltoI
in August last by Asbury Cole, who wa
arrested in Baltimore and is now in jai
awaiting trial Both VIII be tried a
the term Of court beginning the seconl
Monday in December.