The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-16
TWO NEGROES MURDERED.
BROOkLTN GING'S COW1RDLY AT
TACK ON A PICNIC PIRTY.
Repeated Insults TINT were not Resented
An Unprovoked Assault with stones-Two
Crushed skulls nnd Two Dead Men.

An Unprovoked Assault with stones-Two
Crushed skulls and Two Dcnd Men.
Early yesterday morning party OF ne
Rroes who had been spending Thursday evening
In picnic In Schntzen Park In Third avenue
Brooklyn, were attacked with stones on their
way home by gang headed by John Mcclure,
and Samuel Jackson was Instantly killed and
Henry Thompson fatally wounded. The negroes,
who from Now Utrecht, had been inter
rupted in their dance by John Mcguire, James
Thornton, a cooper OF Forty-hrst street and
Second avenue; John Tracey, bookkeeper, Of
Thirty-sixth street and Fourth avenue John
Hall of 10 Thirty eighth street: Matthew Dow
den, plumber, ofl.0ij Third avenue Walter L.
Kent Of Fity ninth street and Second avenue,
and Dennis Mccarthy Of Forty FIRST street, near
THIRD avenue Mcguire. who had moved inso-
lently about the dancing platform for some
time, at length urged on 10y the approving
Laughter Of hs friends, cndcavured 20 take Mrs.
Sarah Hendricks away from Samuel Bennett, n
cOored man with whom she was dancing. Ben
nett ordered Mcguire on. and Henry hompso
Charles Hicks. James Docket, aud Samuel Jack
son, the other colored men gathered nbout Ma.
guiro and hts friends, and clvilly asked to be
allowed To enjoy Themselves In peace. The
Mcguire gang lott rod around laughing md jpk-
ing until midnight. and then went outside Of
the grounds. The negroes continued their
dancing until one o'clock, and then Jackson
and Mrs. Hendricks, hts sister, star'"d with
Thompson, Bennett, Hicks, and Docaet to 10
home down Third avenue but had scarcely
gone twenty Nhrus DcIOft Jphn MhRNlrc ana MS
party went alongside OF them, and Mcguire
started once more to catch mold OF Mrs. Hem
drcks. Jackson, protecting her. said to Ma
guire THIS is my sister, and want you to
leave her alone"
Mcguire cursed Jackson, and said that he
would get square with him. One of the wit
nesses SAYS that Mcguire said that he would kin
jackson. The negroes hurried along, and Ma
gutrc, picking up a large paving stone, followed
them. lie called to j cks1n, who turned
around, and then fell, Knocked down by the
stone. The other negroes ran ahead few
steps, aud presently another stonc was thrown.
N Is not known by whom, and Henry Thompson
fell. The Mcguire party then ran away.
Jackson WAS Killed and Thompson was un-
conscious, and blood WAS flowing from
Maher, Sergeant Dunn and several policemen
Trested Dowden, Kent. McCarty, Maguire.
Thornton. Tracey and Hall, and the negroes
were held n witnesses. Sarah Hendricks post
lively identified Mcguire the person who
threw the stone at J ckson. The police believe
that MaRure or Dowden threw the same stone
at Thompson. The stone weighs over hve ana a
half pounds. and Is rough aud jagged
Before Justice Delmar. yesterday morning,
Mcguire aud Dowden, both Of them repulsIve-
sci demanded an immediate INVESTIGATION, but
Justice Delnar desired to consult with the Dis
trict Attorney. All OF the other white men
were di- -chatged except Thornton, whom one Of
the negroes accused Of striking Bennett WITH .
fence picket.
Henry Thompson died In the hospital yester-
day afternoon from the fracture of the ekull. /.
Jackson's forehead was crushed In by the stone.
Both men bore good regulations. Jackson was
twenty-three years old, ana was a man-setvant
soon. Thompson was 30, unmarried, and wss a
servant for Mr.. AndIeW bnnl9rt. Naeuire has
led = desperate rrowd OF offenders IN South
brooklyn for :.long time