Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-01-17

fpecinl correspondence Of Gazette and journal
EihroH, MD, Jan. l0.-In the courts vas.
erdAy, George LAUDER was convictei 30
urniDg the dwelling and outnujldlne. n;
esee burbank OF Church HUI. Motion was
nede for new trial and sentence deferred.
tohn Carter, Phtladelphlnn, was con.
nnten OF larceny. nachariah T. Hynson d
yeing tricd for illuminating a voter. Annie
Molator OF Chesapeake, was adindpad Inv
eano and committed to the county hospital.
ELKToN, Jan. lin the Cecil conntv
Circuit court yesterday the case Of XscS.
ariah Taylor Hynson, oolored. obaroed
with attempting to intimidate a yotsr was
gwen to the jury was stil out AZ a jaIe
hour last night. William Evans, oolored
was tried on the charge OF stehliuc tha
horss from Mrs. Mary Rogers Of near
Wilmington. A warrant forhis arrest m
the ZANE charge by the Delaware author
tiles was In the hands of the sheriff. INT
Evans escaped by using the private stsir.
way of the lawyers when that official had
his attention called TO another matter.
ErKToa, Jan. i2.-Gsorge L. Turner. ar.
rested In Wilmington on the charge Of am.
bezzling funds Of the 3. II o. railroad, was
acquitted of the charge in court TODAY
The jury 10 the oase OF q. Taylor Hynso11'
charged with intimidatiug voter, dis.
agreed. and the prisoner was dischargod.
Tha trial OF Samuel Young, eolored. for the
murder OF bis gon.in.law, George Warren.
was taken up and is still in progress.
EIKTos, Nh, Jan. 14.-The trial of
Samuel Young, the aged colored man
charged with the murder OF his son.in.
law, George Warren, resulted on Satur.
day afternoon in verdict Of not guilty,
1t was proved that Young was q paaoeable
and inotfenBive old man and Warren a
quarreisome bully. The prisoner er.
planned how the shooting was done in
salt defence. The Jury remained ont
only about 30 minutes. The trial OF
Asbury Cole, colored, for the murder OF
Samuel Yonng, colored, will DO begun
this morning. The man killed in tbis
case was relative of the man that did
the killing In the other and bore the
same name. One shooting took place in
6ssssfras Neck and the other in Elk
Neck.
ELKToN, Nd, Jan. 10 Tho trial Of
Asbury Colo, colorsd, for the murder OF
Samuel Young Of Oeoilton, in August
last, was called to-day, but owing to the
absence of an important witness for the
defence, was postponed to the March
term.
Tho funeral Of James II. Moss, who
died In Elk Neck last week of consump.
tlon, was held yesterday. Iuterment at
Bethel cemetery.
The Rev. Edwin v. Hinchliffe, a local
preacher Of this town now attending
Dickinson College, preached at the Elk
ton III. i. Church Sunday night. He re-
turned to college yesterday.
Mrs. Emma II. Palmer Of New York,
who had been visiting relatives here, left
yesterday for Philadelphia.
Miss Carrie Stanley OF Baltimore aud o
troupe Of actors gave pleasing rendition
OF Lady Audley's Seoretn in Odd Fell
owa Hall Last night. They will also per.
form here the three last nights Of this
week.
The Elkton w. O. T. U. will have q
"Kaifee Hatch" In the Frazer Building
on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.
ELRToN, Jan. 16.--In the cirouit court
for Cecil county the case OF the Stephen
Atkinson va. the Baltimore ~ Ohio rail.
road was admitted to jury. He claimed
$500 damages from the railroad company
on account Of their having perverted q
water course and injured bis land. The
jury awarded him 5000.
Tho case Of Mrs. James Nelson vs.
the Baltimore IL Ohio Railroad Company
was next taken up. Mrs. Nelson asked
for ticket OF Chester, Pa, ins August
last, for Elder. Whether the agent gave
her the right ticket or not. she WAS carried
past to Leslie station and was compelled
to walk back % miles to her home. The
Jury found for the defendant.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
Of the Cecil County Agricultural Society
was held yesterday. The following
managers were elected for the ensuing
year q. Porter Lusby, Henry O. Nc
Doweil, Samuel Arbucle, William Arm.
strong, Thomas Drennen, John s. Writ,
Adam Il. Magrsw, Daniel Bratton, ex-
Sheriff Morris Dunbar, John W. Mconl-
Tough, jesse A. Kirk, Henry 8. Condor.
The ladies' of the Elkton Presbyterian
Church held supper last night in Odd
Fellows Hall and will continue 1t to-
night. The ladies In charge of the tables
Rie Mrs. II. O. Lewis, Mrs. O, B. Finley,
Mrs. Rev. DR.. osmond. Mrs. w. A.
Mitchell, Mrs. Mary Mack, Miss Bratton,
Mrs. William S. Evaus, Miss Maggie
Gilpin, Mrs. II. L. lamar and Mrs. John
II. Tucker. There were numerous as
eistapts.
MRS. Margaret Porter who died sud.
denly in Caroline county recently was
the mother of Richard Il. Porter OF