Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-11-15
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Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
ENRON, Now 0,--Ths return judges
met yestordAy in Elkton TO make the OH.
oial return for the county. For the first
time since the war the board was com
nosed OF Republicans. Cleyeland's plu.
raIIty ives found to DO 81 instead OF 10i
ag previously reported. The Prohibit
tionists polled 90'voses, % more than in
1884. Oleyeland's majority over oil In
the county was but one vote. btump's
plurality over Lang for Congress was 30.
Benson, Prohibitionist polled So votes.
The horse of Alfred Lynch, young
man of near Zion, broke loose from where
il was hitehed on election night and Was
afterwards found in q ditch near town,
where II had fallen and could not get up.
The vehicle attached was somewhat dam
aged.
Thomas Il. Lort, well.known young
man Of Elkton was married on Tuesday
10 Miss Bessie Terrell eldest daughter
Of John M. Terrell of this town. The
ceremony WINS performed ct the residence
Of the brides parents, by the Rev. Charles
Hill Of the local MI. u. church. The
bride received many handsome presents.
The uewly.married couple are spending
the honeymoon in Baltimore and Wash
ington. Master Henry Brown, relative
of the groom played the wedding march.
Frank Null, aged II years, working in
Singsrly's paper mills at Providence,
Fourth district, had two fingers cut on
his left hend by machinery on Tuesday.
Drs. Mitchell and Bratton dressed the
wound.
A. M. Strickland, contractor and
builder Of this town, fell from scafold-
ing on tho house he ia building for
George 7. Witworth In Eikton ON Mon
day and injured himself considerably. He
had to be taken in carriage to the polls
the following day,
There are said 10 be four active candi-
dates for the post office. Postmaster Gil.
pins commission does not expire until
the spring of 1890.
EIKTos, Nov. 12.-Two colored men are
now confined in Elktop jail awaiting trial
for murder. Asbury Cole, the slayer OF
Samuel Young, Young oolored man Of
Oeoilton in August last, has been Joined
by another man accused Of murder who
strange to say, also bears the name OF
Samuel Young, and ia said TO be an uncle
Of the victim OF Cole. The Samuel Young
confined ia an elderly man, and was taken
TO the jail on Saturday afternoon by Con
stable g. Il. McQuirk. He had killed his
Bon-in-law George Warren that day aud
given himself into custody.
Coroner Nuremberg, accompanied by
States Attorney William s. Evans, EVERY
EvRNSo's correspondent and about eight
others started in teams yesterday morning
for the scene of the killing. The shooting
occurred at White Banks, fishery on the
North East river about 10 miles from
North East and about 16 miles from Elk.
ton. The rude upholstered two room
cabin in which Samuel Young, bis un-
married daughter and George Warren,
the latter's wife and two small children
| lived, Is situated on the river side aud
commands fine view of the North East
and Susqushanna rivers with the towns
of North East and Havre de Grace in the
distance. The body Of Warren was
found where he had fallen after the fatal
discharge Of the gun in the hands Of his
| father-in-law, on the floor Of the cabin,
face downwarda.
DR.. Howard Bratton made post
/ tA4OttSAA GAALAlihhltIh NIAu lpuuh lbhN tlo
load of shot from the single bgireled
breeoh. loadin0 nm nsed had ssvarsd
i.a lt3-t ard
oatllet 5@ = 7 nestn py iUsa Z!
hiood, Il ives evident that the gun had
been held close to the breast Of Warren
when discharged.
Warren was Of good physique and
abont IS years old. He had been in
Cecil county about Is years and was 0
native OF Essex county, Virginia. He
had recently been employed by Captain
Fletcher Wilson ON Turkey Point. Sat
urday morning, with two or three Other
ooloTed men, he went 10 Hayre de Grace
in boat, returning ahont II O'Clock.
While there he took two drinfs OF whisky
and he and another ool0red iaRu drank
half q pint on the way home. Witnesses
said, however, that he was not intoxicated
when he went to his house. After eatinn
dinner he and his father III law had /
quarrel over dogs. One owned whit,
dog and the other one of a red color
They had traded, Dut Warren, alto
getting the old mans dog had
given the other to some on
else. Young WAS lying in bed suiferiu,
from o sore foot. II appears that Wasrel
choked ths old man and bcat him. ii
then left the honse, but turned 10 d
back, when he was brought to stand
still at the door by Young with auu il
his hand. The old man discharge,
1t. Warren WAS seen 20 place lis bisy,
over the injury and then fell OF rusue,
, forward. IL would seem thAt ha was try
ing to reach q bed almost within reacn i
which he was found dead. Young wen
to North East and gave himself in cnstody
. The Witnesses Appeared 10 piys testi
mony rathsr unwillingly aud ihesp va
IN Impression that all waa not hroupt
ont At the inquest. The Jury IendaEe
tue following verdict: That GsoTp
Warren came 10 his death from d puush1
wound inflicted by Samuel Young an
that the shooting wa4 wiliul and withor
sufficient provocatiDn. Yonne fefuseA +,
be interviewed on advice Of fnsel. n
, is reported to have said Tint Warren VI
advancing on him with club at the tin
of the shooting. All the witnes9es sai
Warren had no weapon in his hands.
> EIEToN, Nov. IL. --Zacbariah Taylr
. Aynscn, oolured man 81 Eikt98 M
0 arrested ON Saturday on charge a. N
3 tempting 10 intimidate Parker Price an
colored, who voted the Demoeratie ticE
IN Elkton on Tuesday. Taylor Is ohatpe
with saying, "CrGck him on he head
he votes that tirket.n He waived bea
: lug and was held in $500 bail For com
) Joseph Il. Wells went his seeuIi
!, John III. rhacsely, q we'll kuogn Repni
! mean, was gwen bearing On the san
! charge, but discharged BY Justice Seor
i, IT.
THE KANSAS MENp DIsssTHK
= -
Fhirty-ninc Dead Bodies RecOy.ra
8 40 injured,
), PrTsnuRG, KAN, Nov. 10. There ha,
< been up to Sunday evening at o,cIo,
o 80 dead bodies recovered and ahr,t