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


| qlatcly avenged.
UNIVERSAL SYMPATHY.
The pathoS of the tragedy. too ap-
peals to all hearts The victims family
wis widely scattered. all his beloved
and loving 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 discussions >aircr it occurred,
and the measure of sympathy with the
stricken household is full Every effort
will he made to run down the murderer.
and the hope that he will be caught is
the sole solace of the community.
OTHER SUSPECTS.
Notwithstanding the vigilance Of the
posses. a suspicious stranger came down
Main street early Friday morning and
stopping at Bennctt'S asked for Bologna
and later for II hat ut +. L. Prices and
disappeared. One 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. wslS7 held
at Canton, near Baltimore. He was
said to have boarded II train ut Perry
vile. which he denied. His clothing
differed from that worn by the man de
srribcd in the reward handbills Still
another party sought to bc traced WAS n
tramp, said to hail from Chester who
worked for I, while for Nolney Cloud, in
Elk Neck. and disappeared several days
ago taking a 3S calibrc revolver of his
nt,, Nov -,J,.'. 1,l. l., L.,
own. The report comes from Whining
ton that on the morning of the day upon
which Mr.. Constable was shot II young
mmn 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.. tonsable'S help. With the
persuasion of Il revolver the young man
gave up 30 cents. John f. 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-
fair. Holland says that he was work
ing at Il wagon wheel when Il man stop
ped at his fence, forty feet away. and
called out Jack. there's IL 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
| gular feature Of the case is THAT his as
Salant sought to screen his face from
his victims sight but did not hesitate
t" show himself at H,ollnntlE. And,
| again. it is strange that Il brute who
would do elS he did would care what be-
of his victim, npl ..bL +,l. Ia,
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 stupe-
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 NIiddlctown on
Friday Of last week. He said he was on
his way to Wyoming. Del, to pick
peaches. The man, however. wore a
straw hat and not o derby. The Della
ware State detectives may be asked to
look this party up.
INQUEST HELD.
Coroner J. u. Igchart. of Baltimore,
after the holding of the autopsy sum
moned Il 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 p0st-mortcm physician,
WI h., 81.
Dr. Joseph c. Bloodgood. the Johns
Hopkins Hospital surgeon, who attend
ed Mr. Constable while he was at the
Union Protestant Infrmary; DR.. Henry
b. Parker of the Union Protestant In
Urinary; DR.. John ii. lamar. of Elkton,
who was one of the first mt 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
the first white man to reach the scene of
the shooting. and John Holland. colored.
whose house is near the scene of the
shooting and who went to Mr.. Con<ta-
bles assistance ten minutes after the
shooting
The main questioning was conducted
by former Senator \. l.. CrotherS, who
i>i assisting States Attorney Squier who
was present with Sheriff Biddle, Coroner
Ricketts, Nelson, Dr. John II. lamar,
DR.. Stanley Steele and John NJ. Tucker.
Holland testified to pretty much what
he Aar! previously tol! IL. authorities
here, to the effect that 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
go and look after him. Holland and
H@plES. vino were in the formers yard
had aIIoGt five minutes before heard
tlrer pistol shots hut paid no attention
tn theta IL shots were 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..
CoElStablc'S 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 s
side. He said he thought II white man
had shot him. Judging from his voice, as
he could not distinguish his features.