Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1875-04-26

THEIR ARRANGEMENT BEFoTE THE MAYoR-EACH
IL PLACED UNDER BONDS TO KEEP THE PEACE.
At noon, to-day, the colored laborers who
struck OH Wednesday, and whose arrest, on n
charge of riotous conduct, was noticed in yes
terday's COMMERCIAL, had..a hearing before the
Mayor. W. II. Hodgson conducted the case in
behalf of the State. The names of the strikers
under arrest are: William DENNY, Charles
Madden, Simon Parker, James Whartonby, Hi
ram Tate, William johnson, James Tighman,
Charles DENNY, Henry Richardson, George
Gooden and John Human.
The first witness called was Pusey Walton,
who testified that while going down to the mill
OH Friday morning, with new men to supply the
place of the strikers, they were met by gang of
the latter who came running across the lots and
intercepted them, declaring with oaths that no
man should go to work at the mill for
less amount of wages than those
asked. The men were acting in concert and
were violently demonstratiye. The witness did
not notice any clubs i'll the hands of the strikers
but did see stones, and SAW Johnson stoop down
as if to pick up something. He had heard of re-
ports of these men going about TERRIFYING la
borers and of their threats to kill any who should
attempt to supply their places. Was not aware
that any member of Walton, Whann & Go. had
assaulted any of tho men. On Wednesday last
when invited into the yard to go to work the
men declined unless more wages was paid them.
Some of them evinced Willingness to go to
work. but the more determined Picked them up
bodily and prevented it. They then acted in an
excited manner, and were following all about
the entrance way.
Jacob Walton who was with Pusy Walton when
the new laborers were Intercepted in going to
the works, told substantially the same story, but
said that had not his partygiven in and part of
the new men gone back there would have been
q riot, II the colored men pulled of their coats
and hats and were ready for fight Their,man-
ner was terrifyng,an 1t was not safe for man
to undertake to go to the works alone, The
firm have lost considerable by the stoppage and
the threats made by the strikers have kept new
men away.
William Miller, and Lewis Stevens, two Of the
new men who did go to the works. told about
the same story, Miller adding that the colored
men said 1--WE will thrash you tonight"
Thos. Weges, new colored laborer, in his
statement said he saw good many coming out
to the works who were stopped by the coored
men.
William Mitchell, who worked at the mill yes
terday, testified that at night two gangs, one
of men armed with clubs, and another of four,
went out to his home on the marsh in the rear
of the supeIph0sphate works, and being demon-
strative the door WAS barred against them. part
Of them afterwards got inside when tho door
was opened, when he lMitchell) was informed
that if he went back to tile mill to work 1t would
be worse for him. one Of the men said he had
as much money as any of the firm, and did not
care if he did have to lay in the New Castle jail
John Oaks aud Eliza Mayherd, who lived in
the same house, gave about the same testimony.
The Mayor placed all the accused under bonds
| in $500. each TO keep the peace, Walton, Whann
| 4 Co. desiring no more than this, and they were
also required to pay the costs. 1t was also re-
qured that the suretles be good ireehold citl-
zens.
NEW MEN TO BE EMPLOYED.
Walton, Whann ~ 90. authorize us to ray that
| they will at once SGT about the obtanment OF a
| new force of laborers, and that they will pro-
| tect them against violence.