Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-09-14
tFrom the Newtown tMdl Gazette, Sept Al
RIOT. MURDER AND ARSON hN
VIRGINIA.
BLOODY Fight Between whites and BiaSs' a.ini
"A RIacIx Man nRiIIed---SeVernt MOuh"ee
TI0feI Rurned-tireat Excitement.

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"A RIacIs Man nKiIIed---SeVernt MOuh"e"
Hotel Burned-6reat Excitement
The 3Olh ult., was the commencement OF
what is usually termed the august Court
for Accomac county, Va, and, we regret 10
saw, was also the scene of riot and MURDER,
| terminating iu arson-redueing ID ashes the
large hotel occupied by Henry Oyerton, ana
the surrounding buildings, and also lne s.ode
| house and contiguous two-sloTy fesiuence
belonging to DR.. Edward j. Young.
On the occasion oil every August Court,
dense concouise OF people, both white anu
black, assemble at the county seat, lrrespee
| tive OF business, age or condltion ln iIei an'
on last Monday the crowd, al told, must
have numbered at least 2,OOO, lot every
street and vacant LOT in the Yiclnliy ol .ne
Court House was q moving mass oil human
beings = ...,,-
Notwithstanding the dense crowd every
thing was passing off in quiet and harmony,
and the citizens, having experienceo solne sun.
trouble in August, 1868, were felicitating
themselves on the good order which existed
1 among the white and oOlored populatioh'
But sometime between four ana SIX p, III
had vhiskey and sour cider began TO deVel-
one their pernicous effects upon the brains
OF a set of young, irresponsible country boys'
ranging in age from fifteen to twenty years,
who imprudently went in among the negroes
who had selected and occupied the square op,
posite The Court House, where they might
epioy themselves in their own way, WIN
out molesting or being molestedi anu whlIe
the boys were mixing in with the negroes
some difficulty occurred, anu negro WIZ" oI.,.,
was seen 10 have knife and reVolfeI'
when one of the boys, not over sixteen,
thought himself particularly called upon 70
take the pistol from her, and in the act VI
so dolng-the woman, of course, resisting
he got his hands severely cui, and when We
saw him vending his way to W, WISE
office. his hand and arm were as bloouy VI
though lie had dipped both lhlo lup "
blood This was The signal Tor, seemingly
a General row. The word was handed arount
that ''negro woman had cut while BOY,
when number of indlsoreet young men, al
hnilinp from the country, made genera
attack upon the negroes, and ono youhl
man by the name of Marshall, in the genera
scramble, was pierced through the slae WI. WI,
knife by a negro named Jacob guy ,lS 1aA
was singled out and pursued, and chas'ise
by some one of the party, Willie "a ano,ne
fred upon him with revolver. Inc pa
took effect between the knee and the grolt
passing clear through the leg, seVeling IN !
passage the femoral artery. lnere oelh5
hone broken the negro was still able TO re
treat into the store of Colbuln " Co., pas
ing from thence into the street ana over u
fence into the Court House yard, WheTe II
fell tfOm line loss Ol DluObla ~ NNHANf
examined and the blood stayed by P3t- II
bne- who pronounced the chang d Il
AGAINST the neEro-and we here A. i, bell
an eve witness, that while the doctor "
engaged in his examination, JAKE gulIt "
established of having stabbed young Mo
shall, by the inding OF bloody knife So!
two inches long upon his person. !
nepro's wife was soon on the spot c,
asst was procured, and she started home wi
| ~ I, IN A COrOQe
sed nouest was not held until Wednesday, wh
the verdict in accordance with the iacts a
nut. circumstances was rendered.
ere While this tragedy was beng enacted
he one mart of tie town, another of less ms
re nitude was gong on elsewhere, wnlch
for suited in the beating OF negro VINO 4
age drawn either knife or pistol on WI
oon man The negro however would have b'
sck, killed had not few gentlemen OF inhuei
He In the village promptly went TO his rel
I'D In almost one short hour from the commen
n as ment Of this terrible affair, the town was
first Quiet as q Sabbath morning. a gene
his stampede took possession OF Inc Negro
s. men and women alike, and scarcely one
leep 10 be seen on the streets at seven oelo
Amy Presunlpg all to be quiet in and around
con- village. and fearing no other outbreak,
his citizens. without even so much as taking
e. precautionary measure OF organizing nj
oce, watch. retired to rest. But they W
ives, aroused at about a. m. by the nnginl
And bells and the cry of fire" In the dark
his and still of night the incendiary applied
sus torch 10 the above mentioned holel, an
lally together with the store house and the d
alone ling. were soon heap of ruins. The
and being favorable, the lncendiary, no do
aken contemplated destruction OF the entire to
cared but tbe store house and dwelling were sea
pro- " enveloped in the deyouring element
hout, ihe wind changed TO almost an opposit
g was reetiun, forcing both heat and flame irot
Irriv- the Court House, clerks office and adja
bouts attornevsi offices, thereby saving them,
int to consequently, the balance of the town:
of the consumed property was insured.