Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-10-30
Points i'm the Democratic Policy.


A REPUBLICAN MEETING AssAULTED-THE AFTER
FIaHr-MAsKED MEN IN THE VICINITY.
Republican meeting was held at jackson
and Elm streets, last evening, which was not
only annoyed by crowd who had evidently gone
there for the purpose of breaking it up, but the
speakers were actually assaulted with stones
Geo. W. Roberts, the first speaker, had only
been speaking about 10 minutes when stone
thrown from somewhere in front of him struck
him on the wrist. Very little attention WAS paid
to the circumstance, Mr.. Roberts merely re-
marking that he had come to speak as freeman
and appealing to those present to protect him In
that right. He then resumed his remarks, but
soon another stone whizzed past his head and
struck white man behind him in the breast /;
and throughout the remainder of his speech
stones were continually hurled while crowd of
young men, in body, Walked all about on the
outskirts of the meeting, stopping occasionally
to force themselves through the crowd, as if to
provoke disturbance.
When Mr.. Macallister arose to address the
meeting he was hooted, derided and all sorts of
insulting remarks made about him, all of which
he bore quietly and pleasantly. In the mean
time the throwing ct stones continued, and the
colored band, apprehending trouble, withdrew
and came into town, and shortly afterwards the
meeting was strongly reinforced by new arrivals.
dead line" was voluntarily formed in front of
the speakers, the Republicans separating to one
side and the Democrats to the other.
As the meeting adjourned the President pro-
posed three cheers for tho whole ticket which
was given amid the groans o. the Democrats,
and they then began to cheer for their own NOM
inees. This led to general melee in which fiats,
clubs and pistols were freely used, and it is said
that not less thirty shots were fred, but none
seem to have taken effect at this spot. The
fight continued for an hour or more all about in
the neigborhood, the colored men being assault
ted at all points as they were returning from the
al
which occurred on Second street in front Of the
dwelling of Geo. r. Roberts, wherein guns and
pistols were freely used, and in which James
Plunkett Democrat, was shot in the eye.
Mrs. Roberts became 30 terrified that she was
thrown into commissions, wbi,hs continued for
some time.
The speakers withdrew from the crowd while
the cheering was going on at the stand, and con-
sequently escaped unhurt. In the vicinity of
Maryland Avenue and Elm street. as they were
walking along they boheld masked man stand
ing on the curb talking to two men in the street
and they heard him remark "What in the
HI did You allow them to come out in such
force 7" to which the response was given
1--WE could not help it,"
1t is said that policemen were present at the
meeting but showed no disposition to quell the
disturbance. One was seen by creditable wit
nesses not far away talking to two females while
the shooting was going on.
COUNCILMAN HAYES ARRESTED THIS MORNING.
Councilman James p. Hayes, who was an
election inspector in the 4th Ward at the Little
Election, was arrested, this morning, by Sheriff
Armstrong, under capias, charged with the en-
bezzlement of Paris I. Laws tax receipt. Laws
is colored man and property holder in South
Murderkill Hundred, Kent county, where he
owns house and 216 acres ofland, and attempted
to vote in the 4th Ward at the Little Election on
tax receipt which had been given by e. s.
Caldwell, tax collector for the hundred, and
n npOnil hpan O LIANT
of this city for period considerably longer than
was necessary to obtain residence. Bail was
given i'll $4O0.
ANOTHER TAX RECEIPT EMBEzzLER UNDER ARREST.
After making the above arrest, Sheriff Arm
strong proceeded to Delaware CITY, where he
has,probably, before this taken in custody Sewell
B, Scott a county constable charged with sim
liar offence. Scott was an inspector for Penca-
der Hundred at the Little Election, and when q
colored man named j. II. Wilkinson presented
his ballot and tax receipt the former was rejec-
ted and the latter held by Scott, In lieu of which
he returned what purported to be q duplicate,
and endorsed on the back, "This ia duplicate
Of j. Fl. Wilkinson's tax receipt which hold.''
Signed rs. b. Scott" In the duplicate the fig
ure 81" lis left OFF the line which shows the year
for which the money was paid, but is inserted In
the date line of the receipt.
UNwARRANTABE CONDUCT BY POLICEMAN o'NEuI.
While several colored men were walking qui-
city along Tatnal street, last evening, after the
riot in the 10th ward, ono of them playfully
threw down a stone which he held in his hand,
remarking "Who shall l hit, when Sergeant
O'Neill rushed up and took him into custody,
but finally let him go after he had brandished his
pistol awhile. The colored men then walked on
up the street, and at 4th and Orange, ONeill hav-
ing been reinforced, started across the street af-
ter the men, hsuin, when they broke and ran and
the Sergeant fred his pistol into the crowd,
striking it is said man named Sidney Smith,
employed in the U. s. Hotel, in the hand. One
of the men, Andrew Harman, was arrested and
the Mayor held him $4,000 bail
The circumstances of this affair We have from
an eve witness.