The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-08-27
UNIVERSAL SYMPATHY.


UNIVERSAL SYMPATHY.
The path0s of the tragedy. too, ap-
peals to all hearts The victims family
WIS widely scattered. all his beloved
and l"vimg children being absent ut the
time he was stricken down. and two
could not reach his side and take the last
farewell The tragedy has been the one
| topic of discussion since it occurred
and the measure of sympathy with the
stricken household is full. Every effort
will be made to run down the murderer,
and the hope that he will be caught is
the sole Solacc of the community.
OTHER SUSPECTS.
Notwithstanding the vigilance Of the
| posses, a suspicious stranger came down
| Main street early Friday morning and
stopping at Benefits asked for Bologna
and latter for Il hat ut +. =. Prices and
| disappeared. Ono of the Sleuths got
his description on Sunday but whether
he sought to trace him was NOT learned.
Another party giving his name as Oak
ley resident of Washington. wls, held
ut Canton, near Baltimore He was
said to have boarded II train mt Perry
willie. which he denied His clothing
differed from that worn by the man de-
Ssrribcd in the reward handblls Still
another party sought to he traced was a
tramp, said to hail from Chester who
worked for Il while for Nolney Cloud, in
Elk Neck. and disappeared several DAYS,
ago taking a 30 calibrc revolver of his
| employers although he had one of his
own. The report comes from Whining
ton that ON the morning of the day upon
which Mr.. Constable was shot n yollny
nnn from Philadelphia. visiting a farm
between Iron Hill and Elkton. was held
up by two white men. one of whom
agreed somewhat with the description
| given by Holland of the man who sent
him to Mr.. Conetablc'S help. With the
persuasion of II revolver the young man
gave up 30 cents. John +. Dolan, of
Wilmington. and others of the Sleuths
are said to share the belief that Holland
| knows more than he has told of the af-
falr. Holland says that he was work
| ing ut Il wagon wheel when ii man stop
ped at his fence, forty feet away, and
| called out Jack. there's II man sick
down the road. You'd better 90 to him"
The woman who went with Holland is
SAID to have stated that the man did not
| call him Jack but Holland" A sin
guEar feature of the case is THAT his as
Sallant sought to screen his face from
his victims sight but did not hesitate
t" show himself at HJpllansl't. And,
again. 1t is strange that Il brute who
would do as he did would care what be-
came of his victim and should take the
trouble and run the risk of sending him
help. Altogether, the case has puzzling
features, and the more it is studied the
| more confused it becomes The sstupe-
| faction that first fell upon the public
with the story of the crime gave way
to Indignation and that To transportation.
Nothing is left now. apparently, but
grim patience. \ man said to answer
the description of the supposed assassin
is said to have been in Middletown on
Friday of last week. Fl said he was on
his way to Wyoming. Del, to pick
peaches. The man, however. Wore a
straw hat and not derby. The Della
ware State detectives may be asked to
look this party up.
INQUEST HELD.
Coroner j. u. Iglchart. of Baltimore.
after the holding of the autopsy. sum
moned jury of inquest which viewed
the body and it was arranged to hold an
inquest on "Wednesday evening at the
Northwestern Police Station The jury
met at the hour appointed and examined
the following witneSses-Dr. y. G..
keirle. the city poSt-mortcm physician,
who performed the autopsy on the body;
DR. Joseph c. Bloodgood. the Johns
Hopkins Hospital surgeon, who attend
ed Mr. Constable while he was at the
Union Protestant lnflmary; DR.. Henry
b. Parker. of the Union Protestant In
Urinary; DR.. John II. lamar. of Ekton,
who was one of the first at Mr.. Consta-
ble's side after he had been shot and who
accompanied him to the hospital. Mr..
John NJ. Tucker. of Elkton, who was
he first white man to reach the scene of
the shooting. and John Holland. co!ored,
whose house is near the scene of the
shooting and who went to Mr. ConSta-
bleS assistance ten minutes after the
shooting.
The main questioning was conducted
by former Senator a. l.. CrotherS, who
~ assisting States Attorney Squier. VINO
was present with Sheriff Biddle Coroner
Ricketts, Nelson, DR.. John ii. lamar,
DIR. Stanley Steele and John NJ. Tucker
Holland testified to pretty much what
he .ha: previously toh; IL authorities
here. to the effect that a stranger, whom
Il" had seen lettering about, passed his
house and told him that an old man was
sick up the road and that he had better
90 and look after him. Holland and
ll"pl}S. vino were in the formers yard
had about five minutes before heard
three piStoi shots hut paid no attention
to thclh as shots we're frequent on the
hill. The stranger called Holland Jack"
but did not stop. Hollands mother told
him it might be Mr.. Constable who was
i'll on the road aS she had passed him
IL short time before on her way home.
Holland ran ont and found a man lying
with his head toward Elkton. 1t was
so dark that Holland could not make
him out but when about ten feet away
the man called and he recognized Mr..
CoEStablc'$ voice. Hollands mother
and wife came up. and he Went to Elk
ton. HoppS did not leave the house
and had gone when Holland returned.
John NJ. Tucker told of being the first
man from town to reach Mr.. COnStable'S
side. He said he thought II white man
had shot him, Judging from his voice, as
he could not distinguish his features.
MIR ton~lt, hln said hu SuSr,rcto1 nobody