, 1865-08-10
mISCEGENAT&UN.
Fatal ReEulk Of Riot 4< Greenwich.
Conn, to Separate Black Man from
His Irish Wife.


1Erom the New York Tribune. ahst :. F.!
The little town or Greenwich, Conn.,, has
been thrown into perfect fever Of excite
ct Mt In consequence OF an atfcay between a
party of whites and co1ored man named
Henry Davenport, Ii which recently dis
charged folder Was Instantly killed.
The circumstances, We are informed, are as
follows: Two years ago Henry Davenport, a
negro, well known and esteemed hy hts uei2h-
bore, wooed and won thu affections OF a white
dar2sel, snd IN due time the twasp " "sre re
sf sine Of the Indignant villa:
gers that a white woman should
SO far forget her honor and her tace as to
ally herself With one Of the hated sons OF
Fam, tnd socn aftes the marriage, frightened
n their threats, he removed 20 Ne" York.
a few weeks ago, thinking that the aGair
bad blown over, they returned to their
home. When this became known, the VII
layers prepared to cary their old thse.ts
into eztcutiou.. Accordingly on Saturday
nie hit, a motley crowd proceeded to visit bis
dwelling with the intention Of administering
to him q. ceat Of tar and feathers, while
against his wife many threats too Vi 1e for
repetition were expressed or da-kly hiated
'uron reacHing the house they found Dav-
export and bis family bad retired. In re-
epousa to their knocks his mother, very
old woman, rose and asked what they waat.
Tpon bcIse informed that none Was to be
lad, tbey demanded that Mr.. Davenport and
his wife should conAde themselves to thar
tender keeping. Upon this being refused
and the men warned away, they immsdi-
a,eiy commenced storinS the house, aud en-
deaToled to break IN the door. yslling " Drag
her out, Kill the ufggcr,". Vs. Roast tdeai,"'
| The old woman requested her son to hand her
| the mnsket. which Was, In fact, 1lundes-
buss Of the mast antigua pattern. Thss she
| p1otruded from the window and Threatened
| to fire, but the only arsTcs Tas shower OF
| stones.
She fired two shots, the first being harm.
| less, the SECOND taking elect upon returned
instantly killed. This sobcred the rioters,
! and thsy beat hasty retreat, making no fur.
| ther demonstrations. Davenport Was inmt'
| diateI7 arrested, q jury imt aureled, aud eTef
| ciIcrt made to impute biau1e to alm hnd ta
bis family for the part they had enacted, ba'
without success.
port wss releaA ION arrest, accompanied
however, with the following warning BY MI
Phihudes Button, one Of tie jurors:
White The jury justify you and your mother +, u L
this matter, deem i proper to state aat @1 @ iee
rsni,1inf ubtte Vonlan, and living with hes II
house with others Of your oWn co.oE. thet @ena:
zens; ne feel that, although there IL 10 iaH
acsfnst it. 1t Is very great inpfepflety. ahd We
feel that -FOUR conduct In other respects amonl
ls .nsn qs 70 tfRess aseea
W1ch, notwithstanding a}l the csre nrd protscttol
which the snbetantial men Of the toTn-aueh =
are On this 1Gty-can aas5S, and ~! eoe9sue = =
tie enjoyment Of bla liberty and property. StH
you arc c1poecd TO imminent dagger, q you.
eouste ct contuet-the fact Of your c1trytns
| D1sto, srd your keeping house whers .persop'
81 10th eGfo,s resort. Il you consult your owt
esfety apd The Eood OF the com1un 5ou VI
change your couste Of eonduct.. II wEss 1ou
/ would 70 8xsy from here.
Tie town Of Greenwich Is intensely "Cop
perheaj.n and much rirulehcs has beer
shown towarI colosed pt op1s by the inhah.t
ants Of that vicinity. No longer thnu Mint
weeks ago gentleman Of this city, visiting
tic Village, was iIateatened with persona
ciastisemer1t for advocating negro suff are
| FaLaeld} against Africans and those wht
are thcir advocates and EeEds, and coforet
| persons have frequently suffered insult hnl
outrage at the hands Of their political enc
mics.
Last week, tho same party entered hous
the village, beat him and his whc1c famiI,
! nigh unto death. The next day they bca
severely to colored coachmau Of gentleman
resgdirg in tbat nelEaborhood, ard the da.
before the attempted outrage upon Dayeu
port md family, they :" ffourtd" Que of th
employees OF the American Boat CluHr eatis;
IL destroying the sight OF one Of one eye an
pertsally destroying the other.
It was currently reported that the Tea
cause Of the bitter animosity sho"n touar
Davenport and wife wa7 Jealousy. M:5: D.
vinpoft, who is young and very conel{ fl
sFalns Of the village, but refusing all, ma! !rie
: regro, Davenport is n hnrasnme Quat
1oop, basa to1erab1s education. and IL locke
upon as the leading colored naau Of the p.ac