Smyrna times., 1893-05-03

bard, of Bowers Beach, Kent County,
on Thursday night, April Goth, instead
of from DR.. Mccoy, of Kirkwood.
John Tippett, the thief, had hired with
him about a week previous to the
theft, and is now in jail at West Ches-
ter. He will be taken to Dover in a
few days where he will be tried and
punished for his crime.
Says the New Castle Herald: "The
State Legislature has passed some
measures that it may yet regret. The
whisky interest has received smiles
and faVors at its hand while other in
terests of more value to the community
have been denied. There is a mystery
about this that cannot now be under
stood. There is a great big doubt as
TO whether the secret workings of this
infamous piece of legislation will bear
the calcium light of investigation.
"Truth forever on the scaffold and
wrong upon the throne" seems to be
the governing principle of this as like
past sessions of the legislature"
VERY SHORT PRIZE FIGHT.-One of
the quickest and most decisive prize
ring battles on record took place just
at daybreak Sunday, between John
(Tony) Stannard, champion light
weight of Delaware, and Ned Cart
wright, of Washington, d. G. The
ring was pitched just over the Della
ware border on a Pennsylvania hill
not far from Wilmington, and in less
than three minutes the plucky Della
ware fighter had put his opponent to
sleep, and was declared the winner.
The fight was for a $500 purse and
side bet of $3.50.
Says the DeIdWarean "The Worlds
Fair Commission is before the Legis-
lature for further appropriation for
the expenses of said institution. Now
we want to say that the legislature has
a bill at this session giving the COM
missioners ten thousand dollars addi
| tional. What have they done with it?
/ We can't give particulars, but will say,
that they have made out of that sum
| according to the evidence of w. Il.
Ailaband) a present to one Hubert Cas-
saday of Sl025, without bit of author
ity. Then they have spent another
| thousand for photographs or pictures
of the Delaware Buildings on the Ex-
hibitiOn grounds. Further comment
is unnecessary.
POLITICs VS.. THE LAW. -- Failing
to secure conviction in the II
election cases in Wilmington, District
Attorney Watson entered nolle pro-
sequis in the remaining Is cases Mon
day. In all there were 27 election
cases docketed for trial in the United
States Court. AS nearly as we can dis
cover th e iuries which disagreed were
divided upon political lines, the Re-
publicans favoriug conviction and the
Democrats favoring acquittal. The
disagreements were tantamount to an
acquittal, as it would be useless to try
the cas- es over again. In spite of the
plain rulings and instructions of Judge
Wales the iuries failed to convict in
cases where no doubt of the guilt of
the accused existed.
WARREN GUILTY OF MANsLAUGH-
TER.-The jury in the case of John l..
Warren, charged with the murder of
James Greenlee, his brother in-law,
during a quarrel over family affairs at
harrington over bNO uOubuS dSOs re-
; turned a verdict Of manslaughter
Thursday morning. Chief Justice
Lore sentenced the prisoner to eighteen
months imprisonment and $4,000 fine.
The Sentinel in speaking of the War
rem trial says: {: James Pennewill, Esq.
wrote his name high upon the roll of
fame last Wednesday morning. His
speech before the Court and jury in
defence of John i. Warren, who was
on trail for his life, was masterful
argument, strong, earnest and eloquent.
The courtroom was crowded to hear
him make the greatest effort of his
: life no one was disappointed. The
silent admiration of the multitude gave
evidence of their appreciation. His
/ elOquence stirred the soul TO its depths
l the grandeur of it for a moment, at one
point, seemed to sway and mould the