The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-08-08

He reached for his pistol under the pillow
His fingers rested on the trigger and as he
arose from the bed he called aloud. Who's
there?"
No reply came but he heard retreating
| footsteps.
who's there? | say. Answer or I'll fire.
AT this moment his wife raised up in bed.
There was flash. sharp report, and she
fell back upon the pillow. blood slowly oozing
from small hole just behind her right ear
Mr.. Richards rushed toward the door. He
passed out into the hallway scarcely wide
enough for two robust men. He saw figure
in the dark seemingly emerging from the
adjoining room where his children slept
will. is that you? Answer qnicklyn he
called.
Before an answer came there was another
flash and another report. Mr.. Richards felt
sharp pain in his side. He fired two shots
directly before him in quick succession. He
was standing at the stairway which led to the
floor below. 1t was pitch dark. The assassin
was close beside him.
They clinched. Together they rolled down
thirteen carpeted steps to the hallway below
Two more shots were fired. one by the master
ol the house and the other by the assassin.
Mr.. Richards again pressed his hand to his
side and there he held it, blood besmeared
until he was found lying upon upon the oil
cloth, with two serious wounds in his body.
His assailant had fed, but not until he had
beaten his victim nearly to death with n
chisei
Mrs. Richards died six hours after the
shooting.
now THE ENTRANCE WAS EFFECTED.
The thieves secured IL ladder fl ON the barn
near by and placed it against the west back
window of the mansion. The house faced
the SOUTH overlooking the valley and the
Octoraro hills. The window against which
the ladder was placed was barred on the in
side, and for fear Of arousing the family in
prying it open the marauders had to seek
another means OF ingress. A second attempt
was made in another part of the house which
was successful. 4 crowbar was secured, and
an old-fashoned plank door was forced open
just under the window which had bafIled
them.
Thus they entered the cellar and by Il pair
OF Old rckety wooden steps they gained Ell
trance to the back room on the first floor of
of the house Once irside moment or two
We're consumed in searching for close-arm
weapons with which to accomplish their
work. These We're a short heavy chiseI
and another similar tool with a wooden
handle.
All of the rooms on the first floor were
visited including the parlor. dning-room.
kitchen and sitting-room. In the latter
room desk was pried open. The papers in
the desk were found to have been greatly
disarranged From the receptacle railroad
bonds amounting to Il 200 were found miss
ing
Benjamin Franklin Jordan. the man who
says that Carver committed the murder, has
been in Elkton Jail for attempting to shoot Il
man in the upper part of Cecil county, but was
discharged after trial Carver is ii brother
in-law of James Jordan, and it appears that
a feud has existed between b. +. Jordan and
Carver for some time past. Jordan. after his
release from Elkton jail, resided with man
named Ferguson. near Elkton. Ferguson
was suspected at one time and was arrested
but discharged. James Adams. who is also
implicated by Jordan's story, was only re-
Gently in Elkton Jail and was taken to Ian
caster county on the charge of attempting to
kidnap the child Of man named Doderick
with the latter's help. The child had been
cared for from infancy by Mrs. Melvina Gar
yer, OF Colcrn township, Lancaster county,
Pa. Adams and Dodrick, it was charged.
assaulted Mrs. Carver. her son and two
daughters and made off with the child. Dod-
efick is supposed to he in hiding in the welsh
mountain, the haunt of Abe Buzzard.