The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-11-17
KILLED HIS SON-IN-LAW.
samuel Young an Aged CoIored Man shoots
and Kills His Son-in-Law George Warren.


and Kills His son-in-Law George Warren.
) Constable George E. McQuirk brought
to Elkton Jail on Saturday afternoon last
Samuel Young an elderly colored man
who had about noon that day shot his
son in law George Warren, at White
Banks, fishing shore on the North East
river about ten miles from North East
Young after the shooting went to North
East and gave himself into custody. He
has been advised by counsel not to talk,
but, it is said, claims the shooting was
in self.defence.
Coroner Perry Litzenberg, started early
Sunday morning for the scene to hold an
inquest. He was accompanied by States
Attorney VIM. S. Evans, DR.. Howard
Bratton and THE WING reporter. About
eight others went along in teams and
acted as members of the coroner's jury.
White Banks by way of North East,
which was the road taken, is sixteen
miles from ElKton. The party arrived
at the place shortly before eleven o'clock.
The cabin where the shooting took place
is situated by the rivers side and COM
mands a fine view of the North East and
HAVE de Grace and North East in the
distance. The high wind lashed the
water and gave it an appearance not un-
like that of the ocean. The shore was
lined with drift wood and grass. A dead
horse had been washed up on the shore
by the high tide Of the previous day.
The house in which Young, his unmar-
ried daughter, and Warren, the laJter's
wife and two children lived, is rude
two-room upholstered cabin. The body
| of Warren had not been disturbed. He
lay on his face in the position he had fell
probably fifteen feet from where he was
shot. His hands almost touched a bed
which it would appear that he had at
tempted to reach. His clothing was
searched and a pipe and pocket book
with small amount of money found. The
weapon used, an old army musket, was
| found in the room. The load entered his
left breast. DR.. Howard Bratton made
| post.mortem examination of the re-
mains in the presence of the jury. He
| found that the shot had severed the ar
teries of the heart and that death re-
suited almost instantly.
The jury then adjourned to the house
of Mr.. Amos B. Cox near by where the
| witnesses were heard.
John Maker testified that Warren went
| to Havre de Grace Saturday morning
with other colored men. He took two
drinks in Havre de Grace and he and
another colored man drank half a pint of
whisky between them in the boat on the
way back. Warren was not drunk.
Eliza Warren, wife of the deceased and
daughter of the prisoner testified that on
her husbands return from Havre de
Grace he eat dinner. He and her father
suarrelled afterward about dog. One
owned white dog and the other red
one. They traded but Warren after
wards gave the dog he had given to
Young to some one else. George caught
her father by the collar and began shak-
ing him. Then she went out. The gun
used belonged to her father Her hus-
band choked and beat her father who
was lying in bed suffering from a sore
foot. After she went out she heard him
making an effort to cry out but sounded
like he was being choked. She did not
see the shooting.
Mary Ellen Young. She heard Warren
swearing at her father. He said ''if you
don't shut your damned mouth will hit
you" Warren after choking and strik-
ing her father walked out. He turned
to go back for something when her
father shot. She was outside at the
time.
John Jenkins, colored, testified that he
went to Warren cabin to help search
for lost COW. He heard the quarrelling
and left. Did not see the shooting.
Rowan Holmes said 1.-THE old man has
shot George Rowan Holmes testified
that Uncle Sam said George had struck
him. Said something about him having
only one good foot and he ought not to
hurt him. After Warren went out he
turned to 60 back. Just at this time he
one jumping on chair. 1t might have
been for the gun. The old man fred as
Warren turned toward the door. This
witness would have it that Warren stood
at the door minutes before he fell. DR..
Bratton said this was impossible.
VIM. Alfred Hammond, suffered his
testimony. When the old man came to
door with gun he said he turned and did
not therefore see the shooting. If War
ren's wife was where she said she was at
the time of the shooting he could have
seen her but did not.
Albert Riddle, the only white witness.
did not appear to be the brightest man
in the world, he run away and did not
see the shooting thinking a good Iun
better than a bad stand" He judged
that Warren intended to 60 in when he
turned.
The jury rendered the following YER
dict: That George Warren came to his
death from a gunshot wound inflicted by
Samuel Young and the shooting was
wilful and without sufficient provocatiou."
A member of the jury said afterward
regarding the verdict that he thought
they had made it too strong and if he had
had time to think the matter over would
not have signed. All the circumstances
tended to prejudice the jury against the
prisoner. There was an impression that
the witnesses we're not telling all they
knew The States Attorney who was
present examined the witnesses to get
out his side of the case while the prisoner
had no counsel. This member of the
jury thought that the latter part of the
verdict should have been omitted. War
rem was native Of Essex county, Va,
aud had been in this county about Is
years. He was about 35 years old. Young
is said to bear good reputation.
Charged With Attempted
TntimidafIOn