Milford chronicle., 1935-05-03
And Son
Sentenced To Be
Hanged June
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! AnCy lCll tue TOOul CTyluS UlllcIAfs
Il Whether a scaffOld will be erectel
or the one brought down from tn,
} New Castle county WOrkhOuse a.
was the case when Harry Butle
was hanged in 1926 and Carl Skin
ner in 1927 is not known. While j
is not authOritatively stated, guards
will no doubt keep watch over then
day and night between now and the
date of execution. This has been the
custom heretofore in order that the
condemned prisoner will not com.
nit suicide.
Mrs. Carey will be the first white
woman to be hanged in Delaware
and the second ever executed.
The only woman, so far, who ever
paid the death penalty on the gal
lows was Sarah Jane Bradley, col
Ored, who was hanged in the brick
enclosure of the old Jail. corner
Market and South Race streets, at
Georgetown, and which recently
was converted into offices for the
Board of Assessment and Receiver
of Taxes. She was hanged on Friday
morning. December IA, 1860. for the
murder Of a child named Ellen
Wright, at Portsville, near Laurel,
! by giving it water to drink, to
sOOthe it. it which Old-time blue
headed matches had been soaked. It
was done at the suggestion, 1t is
said, of her lover who was annoyed
by its crying.
An appeal for new trial, accord
ing to Attorney Whitney, could have
been made to the State Supreme
Court, but on account of a lack of
funds available this could not be
done. The cost for getting dOcu-
ments together for such an appeal
might reach $500, it was estimated.
This plan, for the time at least, has
been abandoned.
There is a possibility that Cover
nor c. D. Buck may be called upon
to stay execution and be asked to
commute the sentences to life i'm
prisOnment. This, it is intimated.
may be done if the Board Of Par
dons fails to take some favorable
action on a petition to be presented
for clemency.
Kitchens was a son of the late
Captain Jacob Kitchens, of Balti-
more District, who for many years
operated a schooner along the At
lantic Coast. His brother, the late
Samuel Kitchens, was for many
years connected with the Coast
Guard Station at Bethany Beach.
Kitchens, on the night Of the mur-
der, left the store Of Lewis F. Dali
sey, at Omar, to go to his home at
$3.50 o'clock, carrying a loaf of
bread. When his mangled body was
found two days later in his home,
his watch showed that it had ceased
TO run at 1858, proving that the
murder was committed within twen-
ty-three minutes from the time he
left the store.
The motive prompting the crime
was not only for obtaining $4,000 in I
life insurance, but also to acquire /
his property. both personal and real /
estate. On the night of the murder /
The Careys failed to take from Hit
chens' pockets $500 which was
IOund by officers.
A poker with blood stains and
hair on it was found and turned ov-
er to William G. Bryan. then sheriff
1f Sussex county. While the poker
was not mentioned during the trial
IN April s, nevertheless the belief
prevails that it was used in the
murder.
NFrs Cora,r oa,,;o;sto-oa -, tho
state OF her brother on November
i, 1921, and at that time gave the
elatives as AlmiTa and Ethel Hit
hens, Of New Britain, Pa, and her
elf. Personal property amounting
o $2.225 and real estate valued at
500 was given to G. Vannie Mes
lick, then Register of Wills. At the
ime, Mrs. Carey took out a surety
,ond in the sum Of $4,000 with the
J. S. Fidelity and Guarantee Com
any. Of Baltimore. The estate was
nally settled on November 2, 1928,
nd at that time the personal prop
rty amounted to $915.19.
James A. Carey, against whom
erdict Of murder in the second de-
rec was returned by the jury on
IOnday night, April 8, and who was
to life imprisonment in
he New Castle County WOrkhOuse
Dr the part he played in the mur-
er, was carried to the New Castle
lstitution on Sunday by Warden
Iugh d. Smith. Since the trial and
is conviction it is said he has
liked but little. 1t is understood
nat he was rather silent on the way
} the New Castle prison.
Howard, who is condemned to die
n the gallOYs on June z, has no ]
riminal record in Sussex county. {
lis brothers both have a record. {
he New Castle county wOrkhouse {
nothing new to them, for they /
ave served time there. On October !
!, 1881, James and Lawrence q
loaded guilty ia the Court Of Cen t
al Sessions at Georgetown to
ealing chickens from Mrs. Lille
udson, near FfankFord, and were T
to serve three months in a
e workhopse, pay the cost of pros il
iution and SIS as restitution. On II
stober 8 1928, James pleaded Y
lilty to driving of car belong Il
g to Clinton H. Watson, Of Frank n
rd, without WatsOn's consent and u
as sentenced to pay the cost of
and be paroled for Is o
onths to William ]. Hill Of Sea- a
I'd District. d