Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-09-11
oUrRAGES IN PHlLADELpHIA.
PnlLADLLrnlA, Sept. I, rs

PniLAnLLrnIA, Sept Z, 1916
\ shameful affair occurred last night on the
southern border OF the city belweena gan, Of
Moyamensiug rowdies called the killers.
snd number OF inoifensivc black, mhabir. /
ing the Infamous novels aboutSt. MARY street.
between Seventh and Eighth Tie dss, at.
lny, IN which two negroes, John Wade aud
James Alden were stabbed, occurred about II \
O'Clock. Their wounds are very severe, but
YET not considered dangerous. They were
conveyed TO the hospital:
The former is quite decent looking black
man-at tho lime he was assailcd he was
Walking home from church with a female.
Inc latter, after lac was stsbbed, lcveued the
fellow that wounded him with ,remendousi
4 o'o", and The watChmen coming up at the 1
moment arrcsied the negro, thnking he was
'ne fpter; nc, however undcceived them by
showing The blooi streaming from lis wounds,
aud they had him conveyed 10 the hospital
The fellow tia, was leyeled in the meao,Ime
making his escape. One OF the "kiIlrrs."
Henry MlnAing was arrested by the city no.
nee, aud u now saivly lodged in Moyamen-
sing fHson. A negro was also arrested Tor
participating IN the not, but a cut lac had up-
on the neck showed that he had IRE, iously r..
ceiyed considerable aggrdvaion.
One OF tho city police named Godfrey Lane
hoii had been struck by brick, thrown by
one oi the gang killers. and h., with two
o'heIs' rushed IN pursuil.-Aiter crossing
oouth street (Which forms The boundary he
tween the CITY and Moyamensing) he receiv-
ed several slabs from one of the same yang.
The two officers who accompanied him al
tempted TO arrest the perpetrator. but tie
Moyemen>ing watch interlcred, either through
Misrepresentation OF the real state of the case
A or ioi 'he purpose oil screening The Offenders
and the rot'rs succeeded ia making then
escape while tlie city officers ,pSrc taken pris
oners and conveyed 10 the watch HOUSE oil the
I district.
The police magistrate was immediately sent
ior' ant he promptly Dismissed the officers
Temarking That they he'd been arrested by the
watch unJera mistaken view OF their powers
me CITY officers refused TO be dismissed ia
p ms manner, and the case was held over fll
another hearing this morning. bot the mao.
is'nte after consulting with the Mayor of th,
CITY aud the Attorney General, concluded IA
2 lay thc whole affair before the Grand Jury and
81 TIE affair remains at present But foI TIL.
unlutky incident, and had the bodies acted IN
concert ior the arrest of thu rioters. this de.
monsirdtlon against the blacks might have
been nipped ia The bud but as il j., The city
officers vlcw the Moyamensiug police as TAX
{ ing part with the yiolaters OF tie law. and m
i case oil further ouirages occurring will tend
: TO greatly augment tle difficulties in The 90,
:, oil restoring tlie peace
The killers have long been 80 numer.
u Gus IN the district as 10 force the authorities
o III measure, TO succomb to their wishes. an,
= any one VINO had watched the state of affair
!. tdT year past would not b, surpr sed that th,
dlstnct police should interfere in favor OF thei
j. friends.
BLOODY AFFRAY IN NEW JERSEY
4 An alteration occurred on SATURDAY. sbo,I
six miles from Camden, N. J.. between IA,
captain OF lne boat, named Washingtor
D. swain aud negro man. living i'm IA,
nelghboTboOd, when the latter, with bowl,
MILE cut llis antagonist 10 a most slocbioe
manner. Ssveml puurtuges were made un.
= OF which entered The abdomen. lust above m.
hip, and some thirty missions ON tbe l,rc
/, neck md back. One Of thc cnis il cnttrel,
{. Though ite lower liz sud CHR 10 IN. hone
I, One on u'e side Of the neck. four inchcs long
= hPaidits lhc JuEuiar ysin. One on tbe hack
r ~ ''e hee"' i've he long, is entirely thr,
y ~, u'''''e Vne on i, chest is Eve ineLc.
. i'"g dnl ore on the bach. from ,lp, sl,oolI.r.
10 tIe mp- twenty-five iu.be.t.,,, NJ.
o" ''n HrlF- u length many of tbr., 800
4, DUG lhfputh Co. tt,u. lesl ani sptit. no.
4 ""r"F. seventeen wound Wars .ub.ao.,.,,,
I, ~H'" uP By phy,,.l4n The n..s, =.
3 '"pt"' '"ai" "ss alive Of tha las, airi,..
N"i"ni thruler storm passed or n.
ton ani is so lniiy un ogula, aa,fuooo a,
Beverly ibe church at lhe Rev. Ma m
was sifuck or lightning, eui nunrbsf of III (.
4 congregation were prus'u,e by iha stask
! none were suou-lJ iuiurci. The wife. "a fl5
4 selieB"Ph near "csibOfo wee also struck sul
tii,eea or twent, oi thr posts shiVcrst ,,,..,,..
The fiuid sinick seyemf dvfll,1a. go l..'..
lnsicly no Use. we've Tot.