Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-03-21
ASSAULT ON ALDERNAM VINCENT.
EXCITING SCENE IN DovRR-AN INDIGNANT FEMALE
ON THE RAMPAaE-THE CAPITAL TURNED ToPsY-


EXCITING SCENE IN DovER-AN INDIGNANT FEMALE
ON THE RAMpAaE-THE CAPITAL TURNED ToPsY-
TURvY. --1s
Special Correspondence Of lhe Commercial:
Dover, March 20.
My brief telegram, to-day, advised you OF
the assault committed by Mrs Adams, in this
town, upon the person of ex-Alderman Vincent
of Wilmington. Naturally there was great ex-
citement over it, and the affair occupied public
attention in common with the Ship Canal, In
and about the lobbes of the Capital, and at the
gathering corners of the ~ Green"
The facts are briefly. as follows: 1t seems
that an item recently appeared in one OF the
Wilmington weekly or semi-weekly papers, or
which Mr. Vincent is suppos sed to have been the
author. This item went on to relate the story
OF an ilegitimate son, who had grown up TO
manhood, and who recently appealed unsuc-
cessfully, to his mother to be acknowledged.
No names were mentioned, but the account
| stated that the young man was 'the son OF an
Ex-Governor" and the writer drew from his re-
| lation a moral that thus the folies OF youth
| return to trouble old age, &C.. &c.
Now to this article, Mrs. Adams, OF Dover,
took exception-yery strong exception: sne was @
quite angry over it and appears to have kept her
/ indignation warm, while waiting FOR the time
when the Alderman should visit Dover. He
presents no small mark for attack, either IN front
| or rear. and tn irate lady had only too good q
| chance, when, this morning. bne encountereu
| him, at last
/ Mr. Vincent was going along the street to the
/ depot, rejecting on the greatness OF the Anglo
8 Slxon race and revolving new plans for the uni
yersal Federation OF all English-6peaklng peo-
| pies Cncluding in the scheme even Speaker Les
/ lev, y when suddenly Mrs. Adams fell upon him,
and excitedly summoned him to repair with her
to a lawyers Office, then and there to apologize.
| The Alderman replied that be was in haste
while he was apologizing in a lawyers Office,
the train would be getting up toward
| Middletown, giving him no show :. at
all, in chasing it but the indignant Mrs.
| Adams would not hear to his excuses. She
grew more and more excited, and finally at
| tackled Mr.. Vincent using cowhide, or other
instrument, and beating him over the shoulders,
in most vicious and cantankerous manner,
until finally, the Alderman escaped. j. A. A.
| A STATEMENT FROM MR.. VINCENT LITTLE OLD
LADY In sPEos-THE ALDERMAN SURPRISED
BUT REdARDa IT ONLY AZ SINGULAR INCIDENT
THE STORY THAT sENT MRS. ADAMS ON
RAMPAGE.
To The Editor of he Commercial:
Please oblige me by printing the following
| statement
L was on my way to the depot, at Dover, when
little old lady, wearing spectacles, called to me
and in an excited manner insisted should pc
| with her Immediately to some ones ONCE. Sht
spoke huniedly, and could not make out exact
| respectful q manner as possible, telling hel
that was on my way 10 the depot, and that the
cars would leave in few minutes. She ther
again asked me to go, and again decllnedisayine
| l must leave for Wilmington.
She then drew from under her COAX stick or
something of that sort, and made two or three
feeble blows. warded them off when she de-
sisted. 1 kid not know her, having never 10 my
recollection seen her before thought slIo was
crazy. and crossing to the opposite side ol the
! street, asked who she was. Somebody told me
but did not hear distinctly, as had 70 leaV'
| quickly for the depot, as the cars were eoout u
tir IN
| who she was or her reason for making such a.
attack. l need not say that was surprised
b She was so old and 90 little that 1t would hav
!. been a shame to any ones manhood to hav'
| touched her.
II she had been man would have know
what to have done. AS our citizens wei
know / am not in the habit OF aLoWlnl
people toi cowhide me. The list one tn. TIA
+ attempted it, / took away his cowhlde
]. and Whipped him severely. l thought 3
> LITTLE abont the occurrence that did not men
2 ton it upon the cars, and only spoke OF u =
= some few in wilmington as a singular incident
N' | was not aware that any notice had been takei
6 Of II until about 6 o'clock in the evening whei
W INV attention was called to it in EUety EUentn
!. by a friend. then found that the person max
- ing the attack was Mrs Adams OF Dover. ma
"a NOT seen her to know her since l was a BOY
Is | 16 and then she was young woman anu thet'
1t fore did not Tecoect ler' -.
You also saw as reason for the attack, that
2, used her name in a recent newspaper article.
II Thi6 is a mlstakeil never thontlOhou hoA AeA4
or place of abode in any newspaper article, nc
s. smoke of her but once when her counsel calle
a. upon me forinformation, and then at his reques
~ The circumstance were as follows:
- A Young man living in this city claims to be ht
con. and feels hurt that she will not acknowledg
MIN. never heard of bis claim, until one da.
whilst was travelling to Milford, he told me }
was on his way to see her, and all the circun
stances connected with his birth. gave him .
advice. and this was the FIRST time had ev'
heard Of his alleged relationship: After this !
called upon me at my office, and sta
=, ed the result of his visit. Sometin
d- reoollect what the young man told me. All
that knew nothing of it myself. TWAS pri
iIedped communication made to him to base
Inquiries upon in relation to the foundation ~
ID on which the young man made his claim 81
do reauested me TO see the young man, told her
~ wonld do 40 circumstances prevented my
of ing 40 before my visit to Dover or should ha
called upon hin. know nothing OF the ca
and do moi consider myself responsible for an
- thing stated as whatever has been said are q
n words of Ii person who claims to be her 30
c.. He is the authority and not 1. have nothil
n% Ior to do with il, whatever a. ,,..,u,.,,,.
W Yours, FRANCIS NINoANT'