Smyrna times., 1890-10-01

""iiah n Elerce, cOlOred, who was
convicted in the court at Wilmington
yesterday of the crime of manslaugh-
ter, he having accidentally shot and
Killed Walter J. Prinkett, a colored
boy, on July 21st, was sentenced to
pay 5000 fine and the costs of prose
cution, and three years imprisonment
He didn't know it was loaded.
Thomas Davis, colored, while wrest-
ling in Frederica on Saturday week,
sustained injuries that resulted in his
death Thursday. He was about 80
years old, and had been ruptured sew
eral years ago, and while violently ex-
ercising in the wrestling match, his en-
tire stomach broke away on the inside,
which resulted in strangulated hernia,
the cause of his death.
Rev. e. L. Hubbard, Ph. D., pastor
of the New Castle Methodist Episco-
pal Church, created a sensation on
Sunday by reading from his pulpit let
ters from five prominent citizens, rec
ommending the Superior Court to
grant liquor license to Martin Leo
nard, hotel proprietor at Dobbins-
vile, the notorious suburb of the city.
DIR. Hubbard stated that three of the
recommenders were active churchmen,
whom he severely and publicly de-
nounced. The affair is the talk of the
place.
In the Democratic primary in Ken
ton hundred, the fight was between
David S. Wilds and Franklin Temple,
who aspire to the Office of sheriff.
The fight was we'll conducted, full
Democratic vote being polled, and
David S. Wilds came out of the con-
test with "a majority over Mr.. Temple
The great fight of these primaries
however centred in Mispillion hun
dred. There were three candidates
for the sherifalty place on the ticket,
and all three went into the fight to
win. They were Amos Cole James c..
Reed and E. B. Harrington. Cole
captured the delegation by 80 plural
ity, the vote being Cole, 225, Reed 1876,
and E. B. Harrington 113.
BEDwELL IS PICKED UP FOR AN OF
FENsE COMMITTED MANY WEEKS Ago,
Thomas ]. Bedwell. the despardo
who waylaid and shot Caleb Ford near
Hartly last spring, was captured in
EastOn Wednesday by detective N. H.
Hutchins and lodged in Easton Jail un-
til the necessary requisitiOn could be
procured. Detective Hutchins pro-
cured photograph of Bedwell and
soon found him. The prisoner offered
no resistance to the officer.
He has been evading the Delaware
officers ever since he committed the
deed. He was arrested on Saturday
and taken before Squire Richards, at
Marydel, Md, but was released for
want OfjurisdictiOn, the crime having
been committed in Delaware. He was
brought to Dover Saturday and given
a hearing.
DEMBY's SENTENCE.-The case of
Edward Demby, for assault upon Mrs.
Margaret S. Hukill, Middletown, noted
in our last issue, was disposed of at the
Wednesday session of court.
In imposing the sentence, the chief
justice alluded to the enormity Iof the
crime and said the term of imprison-
ment would be long enough to give the
prisoner ample time to reform. The
sentence was $500 fine, an hour in the
pillOry, 80 lashes and imprisonment for
five years. The limit provided by law
is ten years. Demby smiled family on
hearing this sentence, as though he
had entertained fears of the death pen
atty, and was relieved to learn he was
not to be hung. His whipping takes
place Saturday.
The Eleventh Annual Convention of
the WOman's Christian Temperance
Union of Delaware will be held in the
Dover NJ. E. Church, October 10, 16
and II. The regular sessions will be-
gin on Wednesday afternoon and con-
tinue until Friday evening. On We'd
nesday Miss Margaret S. Hilles Presi-
dent of the state Union, will read the
annual address and the pastors of the
several Dover churches will deliver ad-
dresses of welcome. Mrs. Ellis of
New Jersey, and Mrs. Greenwood, a
National w. G. T. U. worker will de-
liver addresses in the evening and be
in attendance. All are cordially invi-
ted to be present. The exercises on
Friday evening will be conducted by
tho w.