When was it published?

September 22, 1869 in Smyrna Times

Domestic News September 22, 1869

Smyrna Times

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Joshua Jones, Mrs. Mary Meredith, Henry Mccrone, Esquire Silver, Lewis Carpenter Alias Jones, William Moore

Q: What keywords are associated?

Joshua Jones, Outrage, Mary Meredith, New Castle, Colored Men, Confession, Wilmington Excitement

Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware

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What is this article about?

In New Castle, Joshua Jones was jailed for assaulting Mrs. Mary Meredith, who kept house for Henry McCrone. Lewis Carpenter was held as accessory without $2000 bail, and William Moore as witness without $1000. The farm hands confessed, causing excitement in Wilmington.

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The Commercial says that Joshua Jones, a colored man, was on Monday committed to jail at New Castle, by Esquire Silver, of Wilmington, upon the charge of committing an outrage upon Mrs. Mary Meredith, a married woman, who has been for some months keeping house for Henry McCrone, in New Castle Hundred. On Friday evening Lewis Carpenter, alias Jones, colored, was also committed, in default of $2000 bail, as accessory, and William Moore, in default of $1000, as a witness in the case. All three are farm hands: the last named living at Henry McCrone's. The negroes made a confession of the crime. The affair created much excitement in Wilmington.

What sub-type of article is it?

Crime Legal Or Court

What keywords are associated?

Joshua Jones Outrage Mary Meredith New Castle Colored Men Confession Wilmington Excitement

What entities or persons were involved?

Joshua Jones Mrs. Mary Meredith Henry Mccrone Esquire Silver Lewis Carpenter Alias Jones William Moore

Where did it happen?

New Castle

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

New Castle

Event Date

Monday

Key Persons

Joshua Jones Mrs. Mary Meredith Henry Mccrone Esquire Silver Lewis Carpenter Alias Jones William Moore

Outcome

joshua jones committed to jail; lewis carpenter committed in default of $2000 bail as accessory; william moore committed in default of $1000 as witness; all three made a confession of the crime

Event Details

Joshua Jones, a colored man, was committed to jail at New Castle by Esquire Silver of Wilmington upon the charge of committing an outrage upon Mrs. Mary Meredith, a married woman keeping house for Henry McCrone in New Castle Hundred. Lewis Carpenter, alias Jones, colored, was committed as accessory, and William Moore as a witness. All three are farm hands, the last named living at Henry McCrone's. The affair created much excitement in Wilmington.