Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-21
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The Reading Eagle oi Mopday evening has the
Last svshing, as the Holy Sabbath Ilay was fast
waning into twilight there was hsing enacted q
disgTacefuI scene att Waite Hoase, tha equal
Of which We have not been called upon 10 record
for q long time r &G
Il was about half past o'clock, When series
Of short. sharp pistol shOtA were fired. which
lt6aaht abwn 70 the dust of the road fong mep,
named respectively James Horn, David Walters,
William BunsT, aud John Tullys wclteFing in
their blood. Horn died Q Tow minutes aftsr, and
the Femaiaing three are In dangerous oondi-
ton.
The circumstances Of the affair as given by an
eyewitness are as follows The weather was
pleasant, and during the afternoon large num-
ber of people visited the White House for refresh
mentG There Yves more or less wrARgling and
disputing going ON throughout the entire after
noon, among large humber Of young men who
were nnder the inhuencei OF Intoxicating drank -
Several hghta took place, but nothing transpiTed
Of q serisus nature until fsw minutes after
o'clock, when an outbreak in the bar-Toom more
especially attracted the attention Of the people.
1t was just after three or four laborIng men
| entered the baE-Toom that the fight first COIN
menced. The laboring men were John and Den-
mis- Peoples, Michael HoyIe, and another party
They were returning from walk end stopped in
| for sSmething IA drink. While upon the imaide
Dennis Peoples became engaged in an alteration
with young man at present unknown to the
party. There were several blows struck, aRd H.
nally thA dispRtants left tha bAr-TooIn and went
cot upon the road . short distance above the
house, down the read. At that pOint the fighting
/ was again renewed between Dennis Peoples and
several young men, Of whom Horn, Brner, and
WaltsFs. the three who were shot, were among
| the number.
The fighting became more general, aud Diunis
Peoples was Knocked down with club, and it
seemed rs If the gang Of roughs who were kick
Ing and stamping, would kill the man on the SPOT
John Peoples, brother to the man who was down,
/ excltedly rushed through the crowd, shouting.
"For God sake, d0u'L kill the man., and attempt
ed to take his brothers part. No sooner had he
said this when he was taken by the throat,
hurled to the ground, aud kicked about the fore
head. AT this point pistol shot was fired by
some one, and John Tnily fell dangerously wound
cd. There was a terrible excitement about that
| time, and fully two hundred people were looking
on while tue half drunken men continued IN
1 the fight. John Peoples, who had been Knocked
| down, finally managed TO raise on his knees, and
as he did so he pulled out revolver, and shout
ing at the top of his voice. stand back, he fired
three shOts In quick succession, aud three of the
asnulhng party answered the instrument OF
death and fell bleeding to the dust. Peoples in
the excitement, rushed from the crowd and as
he did so was followed by the remainder of the
| gang who shouted, "kill him." "hang him" !" and
at the same time huIling vOlleys of stones etc,
after the escaping man. He took 10 the woods
and hid himself until dusk, when he proceeded
| TO his shanty, some distance south of the White
HOuse, where he lives, near Poplar Neck.
Horn died on the porch Of the White House.
Deceased Is said TO have been quiet young man,
inofehsiye, and of fair character.