Smyrna times., 1891-08-12

where new estate. has to be raised to
, collect the fund, at 81 each, MANY of
the claims are for less than 81. One
claim of 81. 6S was collected last week
where 25-cent certificate had to be
l taken out. Governor Reynolds issues
the checks in his name as the fund was
sent to him to be distributed, and Mr.
Wilds acts as his agent.
DELAwRE's COLORED COLLEGE,
The managers of the proposed State
College for cOlOred students. have de.
clded to buy the Drew farm Of97 acres
with a MANSION house therein. three
miles from Dover, for the proposed
new college. Wesley Webb, editor of
the Farm and Home, of Dover. but a
native of Maine, was elected president
OF the college. Manley NJ. Beamer, of
New castle, and Samuel L. COnwe1l. of
NIllIord, were elected professors. The
curriculum will be selected and the
college opened early in September.
Inc citizens of FELTON, are much ex-
erclsed over an aggravated assault bv
negro, named James Truitt upon one |
OF their most respected citizens, ). H. |
Hubbard, who is aged about 20 wears. /
Inc negro was driving along in the
vicinity of the town, when Mr.. Hub
bard demonstrated with him for driy-
ing so fast, whereupon Truitt stopped
the horse, jumped out of the vehicle
and struck Mr.. Hubbard, knocking him
down, and after beating him to uncon-
seriousness, left him upon the railroad
track in that condition, where he was
found. The negro has served a three
year sentence in Jail, and was recently
discharged. He bears a bad name
Later advices are that Mr.. Hubbard is
IN fair way to recOvery.-DeLawre
The MiddletOwn TranscriDt saws Che
Morning Ne1Os is misleading the public
III the Marker case. We are doing !
nOtning OF the sort. We are only trv. 3,
ing 10 get at the truth of John Markers
escape. The man was arrested proDer- +
~ committed, and then permitted to
escape. The authorities, SO far as we q
can learn, have made no bifort 90 can
ture the man, aud papers ia the state.
besides the Morning News have had NO I
WORD OF protest to utter against what
appears to have been conspiracy to ,
let Mar ker go free because his friends q
believed him to be innocent. The a
precedent is dangerous one and re. 4
lects upon the governor, the Kent y
county officials and the states prosycu. \
ing officers. That is tie situation in fC
1rlet, aud we still hold the views that :
We first held.-Mornjug .Ns,es. e
tANtHef D
, JAMES IHOROUGHGOOD HANGED It
Executed at DOrer. Del. for an Assault p
,po" Little COLOred Girg.-James "
IhoroughgoOd, cOlOred, was hanged T
n the jail at Dover, at 80 O'Clock. :.
rlday afternoon, for assault upon an 81
lght' year-Old cOlOresi girl Thorough. al
ood was led out from the cell, moan
ng and shouting, leaning heavily ON
ne arms of his Spiritual supporters. re
'eVs. Gibson and Jackson. lie was Il,
carcely able to walk to the scafFold. I'll
-ectOr Gibson read the service for the
cad, but his voice was drowned in In
piteOus nppeaI to -
leaVen. As he walked he kent his Sp
yes straight above him, shouting 81
Glory to God"
He was assisted up to the stems to
lie scattold, keeping his eyes from the
pose. After every preparation had -.
.en made for the drop, the Rev. Mr. I'
'ckSon asked: Did you do it? You
low what | mean" The negro on Oh
{ verge OF eternity, replied II am
It guilty"
J ust as the black cap was drawn over EEN
head, Thoroughbred shouted ~
not guilty, thank God. and rs I
lhd mere on this scatfold, l declare all
nave never done injury to man or or
oman living. May God have mercy =
! my soul" VO
Scarcely had the words died awav he
len the matches fell and as the doom.
man shot through there were some all
lscular contOrtiOns, but his neck was ths
oxen and he was pronounced dead
SIX and a half minutes and cut down -!
fifteen minutes. The hanging was isl
ly witnessed by the iurvmen. the -
gal witnesses and the press represen- IO-
lives. ThorOughgOOd's victim. little Out
nlsa huntington, came in from Viola +be
ring the morning, but could not be ''iN
iuced to enter the Jail, though eff.
IS were made to get her to confront
iOroughgood. When she came near
Ough 10 hear the sound of his voice
became so terrOr.stricken that n
3 necessary to remove her.
lanes Thoroughbred was a native
MILFORD, twenty-six years old. a full
oded negro who had lived in that
ghborhoOd all his life. He married
ee years ago. and his wife and one
Id lived in MiddletOwn. He had
adfastly denied that he was guilty
me crime for which he was executed
inning that he was in Greenwood
enty miles away. when the crime sui
committed. This was on Sunday -
Inlng, the 18th of January. iiiNi
william Huntington, colOred man. neg
ng near Viola, sent his eight-vear. NO
md. On the way the child was Un i Tn Rev
,epted by Thoroughbred, who car. or
the child into the woods and as. w
lted her. The assault was charac. w t
%ed Dy unprlntable brutality, which but
lie It doubtful for several DAYS
liner the child would live or die vi
was unconscious when she was Che
40, ana her Injuries came near re- ord
ing fatally. AS soon as the assault '''N'
known the whole neighborh b God regl
u T6 Hu. 70 Iunt down the perpetra- we ;
rington and after being V savo5 sro az ual
reatened lynching was locked I'M q
over Jail. Here, when his victim
able to stand the journey to Dover
vas identified by her, and the iden.
ltlon was supplemented by strong.
lmstantial evidence.
lorlly after his trial and sentence. :
rOughgOOd made an attemnt 10
jail, but was discovered before A
wall of his cell. eth,