Smyrna times., 1897-01-27

County Court House was issued. Ar
gument will commence tomorrow at
10. 80 O'Clock before the Superior Court.
KENT COUNTY MUTUAL.-The fiftieth
annual meeting of the Kent County
Mutual Insurance Company was held
at the Office of the company in Dover
on Wednesday. The president and
Secretary were reelected. John Hen
ry HOffecker and Joe. NJ. Mcdaniel
were reelected directors, and W. A.
FAIRIES was elected to succeed the late
W. W. Tschudy. The annual state
ment showed total receipts for the year
$S6, 152. SO; losses by fire during year,
SO, 1873, 18; expenses, $7,881.24; amount
of property insured during year, 1884,
265; present membership, 5,331; num-
ber of policies in force, 8,017.
LIVELY TIMES FOR DEMOCRATS. -
Willard Salisbury has announced
that he will be candidate for Senator
Gray's seat. 1t looks as if Mr.. Gray
would have hard fight before him
should he attempt to be returned. 1t
looks at present as if the futul battles
of the Democrats within the party
ranks will be between the factions
needed by Willard Salisbury and
Kenney, one representing sound money
and the other silver. Even should
the silver issue die out the lines would
be drawn about the same, with the ad
vantage going to Mr.. Salisbury. AL
together lively times are ahead of the
Democratic party in Delaware.
The advisability of having elections
cases tried by the Judges of the court
instead of by jury as ut present was
rather a spirited one in the Constitu-
tianal Convention between Lawyers
Edward G. Bradford and William G.
Spruance. Mr.. Bsadford favOrs doing
away with jury trials in cases where
men shall be indicted and tried for
cheating on election day, while Mr..
Spruance is as bitterly opposed to such
law. He favOrs trial by jury as at
present. What advantage is men in
dicted for election Offenses tried by the
judges as the court is now constituted?
1t is impossible to get a conviction
now where men have violated their
oath in holding an election. Take the
trial of the thirteen inspectors in Will
mington and the Kent county Return
ing Board.
EDWARD L. MARTIN DEAD. Con-
gresham Edward Livingstone Martin
died suddenly at his home, near Sea
ford, Friday morning. During the re-
cent contest at Dover he was candidate
for the United States SenatOrship.
Mr. Martin was one of the most prom
inent peach-growers of the Seaford re-
gion. He was the youngest son in the
family of ten children, of whom Capt.
Hugh Martin was the father, and was
born at Seaford in 1887. He attended
Delaware College and the University
of Virginia, from the law department
of which he was graduated in 1859.
He continued his legal studies with
Daniel W. Bates in Wilmington.
In 1865 he was elected clerk of the
State Senate. Mr.. Martin opened an
Office in Dover 1866, but was soon
summoned home by the illness of his
father, who died in 1867. The estate
known as the ''Woodburn" home fell
to him and his brother, and he devoted
himself to agriculture and horticulture
Mr.. Martin was lifelong Democrat
and one of the leaders of his party in
the State. He was a member of sew
eral national Democratic conventions.
When the Civil War broke out Mr..
Martin was intensely Southern in his
feelings, and aided and abetted the Re-
bellion to the extent of his ability.
This was done by enlisting recruits
for the Confederate army. In visit Of
! Governor Cannon to Fort Delaware on
a mission of mercy after the battle
of Gettysburg, he was surprised to
find among the captives, men who
knew him calling him Mr.. Cannon
(nOt knowing that he had been elected
GovernOr) and that he knew, some ff-
teen in number, who said they had
been induced to go South by Mr.. Mar
tin under the promise of twenty dol.
lars in gold, (Which they however only
got the first month";, sailing down the
Nanticoke on a vessel of Mr.. Dulany's
and thence across the Chesapeake to
the rebel camp. The case was so plain
that Mr.. Martin was charged with, and
convicted of misprison of treason, (the
captives unanimously testifying to the
above facts), was fined $40, 900 (Which
was raised and paid, mainly through
the energy Of Archie GiVen), and free
dom given his slaves, the imprision
ment from one to three years being re
mitted through the intervention of tht
jury. Edward G. Bradford represen
ted the Government, and Thomas F
Bayard and George g. Gordon the de
fendant.
This act proved no detriment to him
politically and in 1878 he was recco
mended by the Democratic party fol
Congress and was elected by larg,
majority. He was reelected in 1880
defeating Superior Court Judge Joh1
W. Houston. Mr.. Martin married Miss
Clara, daughter of William Dulany, O
Sussex county. Heleaves five children
-WoOdburn, William Dulany, Rosalle
Mabel Bayard and Edward L. Jr. TIL,
members of the Constitutional Con
vention and Legislature attended tn
funeral on Monday.
MARYLAND TTE1S.