The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-06-18

| him moment. the minister announced
to the congregation that the young man
was Cerangcd, and thereupon dismissed
the congregation.
Gillespie with the rest proceeded down
town rs far ais Mr.. Reynolds Hotel,
where some half a dozen citizens collect
ed around him, endeavoring to persuade
him to go home, as he was evidently de-
ranged; though supposed to be perfectly
harmless. When they were thus en-
gagged he suddenly drew from his pocket
II small dirk knife. upCa which the crowd
ran. he pursuing. yelling like Il mad man.
Not overtaking amy of them he returned
to the front of the hotel. where Mr.. Ben
jamin \. Davis was standing. As soon
aa Gillespie saw Davis he ran to him
and plunged the knife to the hilt in his
breast. rhe hlade entering between the
! fifth and sixth ribs. Mr. Davis died in
| less than two hours after receiving the
wound.
After stabbing Davis Gillespie ran to-
ward Mr.. Robert Smiths Hotel where.
seeing Mr.. James Cunningham standing
on the porch, he made a desperate cut ut
| him, but fortunately only succeeded in
making a slight flesh wound. He then
| went into Mr.. Smiths bar room where
McsslS. J. w. Mccullough and David
| Broughton were sitting and approach
| ing Mr.. Mccullough. shook hands with
him and asked him to get him a glass OF
water. After drinking the water he
turned and attempt ed to stab Mr. Brou-
ghton, who succeeded in arreSting his
| arm, aS he was about to make Il fatal
blow. At this moment several persons
| coming in he WIS arrested and after Il
long and fsItiguing struggle the knife was
taken from him and he was secured.
Mr. Davis leaves Il wife and two child
rem.
There is no doubt about Gillespie's I'M
sanity; disappointment in II love affair is
said TO be the prime cause, though some
of his family have heretofore been sub
ject to temporary fits of arrangement
This is the first death from violence in
our town and has CAUSED Il glGom to per-
wade the community. w. j.
From our attentive correspondents who
furnishes us with our Port Deposit Let
ters" we received. after the above was
i'll type Il detailed account of this melan-
chOly affair, from which we take the fol-
lowing paragraphs:
Gillespie seems to have become mad
dcned after Stabbing Davis and chased
DIR. Wakeman. and II boy named Hamer:
while after the latter. a lady opened her
front door. having Il lamp in or hand
which changed his course. and il il
thought. saved Hamer's life: Gillespie
rushed mt her; Gs he struck the gate. Sh-
succeeded in closing and locking the
door
The cause Of his arrangement is a love
affair: the girl discouraged his advances.
but he was t,aScd by number Of per
sons. who loved n joke. land who. I'M
doubtedly. did not anticipate any serious
Consequences and made to believe that
she WAS not indifferent to him: being re-
pnatedly deceived. by not meeting her
where he was told she was waiting for
ham. (the girl not knowing of the ar
engagements planned by the jokeIss and
growing jealous Of his rivals, his mind
became unsettled; and it is thought that
on the night of the murder, his frenzy
was caused by having this subject put
before him. ! may here observe that in
sanity is no new thing in his family: and
only make the observation in order to
diSabuSe the minds of strangers. who
might suppose he committed the deed
with nance aforethought. There was
no feud existing between him and either
Of the injured parties. Gillespie is an I'M
married man.