Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-30
A Murderous Attack Down the River.
Outrageous Conduct OF the Capsatu
Of d Maryland Police Beat He
shoots Captains Gregg and Zoe
Denty, of this city.

Denly Oh THIS eity
On Sunday last the Charles county, Nd,
"gillers" Fishermen who use gill nets) noti-
6ed q number of Delaware fishermen, who
had arrived in the Potomac and were Heill-
hood Of foisons Wharf about Is 9 miIes do%n
me Potomac, that they 1.-THE Delawareans)
mast leave oy Wednesday, or their boats and
seines would De destroyed; On Monday
morning Captain Spransy, In the tug Sam
Gedney, got up steam and called the Mary
land oyster police sloop Kitty Hines, Capt.
s SsrPenIer, INTO service, and on Tuesday the
terday was the day when the Delaware in
truders were TO be driven of. Yesterday
Myer E E. Gregg, left here for the purpose
OF bringing up fish for the Washington mar
ket, as usual. When the Harbinger arrived
noticed that the police boat, and also the tug
Smith Petit, Capt. Denly, were lying there
anumber Of OILERS in their boats holding on
that these 'gillers" had been lowed there for
tie pUrpose of
ATTEMPTING A COMPROMISE
with the Charles county dshermen; and
Capt Carpenter (of the Maryland oyster po-
lice boat) refused to allow them to land. The
HaIbinger. approaching The wharf, was
within about 100 yards of IL, when fire was
op' ned on her from the sloop with Spencer
es-Carpsnter, Miller, and young Miller
using the weapons. Five balls struck the
H9Tbinger while she was endeavOrng to get
ont Of range, and Capt. Gregg, while at the
wheel, received
a BALL IN THE RIGHT GROIN.
While this was gOinL on the son of Carpen-
ter. sDd another man I'm a boat had bCeu to
see some of the "sillers" alongside of the
Petit with view of bringing about a treaty,
and on going to the slOop
CARPENTER ATTACKED HIS SON
and his companion, and in the melee young
Carpenter received severe blow from the
Yong Carpenter and his companion made
their way TO the Smith Petit and came up
In that boat 10 Smiths point, where they
landed with number OF "gillers." The
HarblDgeT at once crossed to the Virginia
side, and the steamer John w. THOMPSON
board.
THE STEAMER ]. W. THOMPSON FIRED ON.
While the Thompson was on the way up
several balls passed uncomfortably close to
her.
MORE OF CARPENTERS EXPLOITS.
The tug Gedney, Capt. Spransy, was taken
up by Carpenter, and he came up TO the Har-
binger pointing pistol at the engineer Nj.
e. c. J1lson) and called out, "You - of a
-, it's good thing YOU are on that side
Keep off; If yOu crook your helm I'll give
you the contents of this"
CAPT. JOE DENLY SHOT.
Carpenter pursued the Petit up the river
and fired a number of shots at her, one of
them taking effect in the shoulder of Capt.
Denty. Subsequently, Carpenter, on the Ged-
ney, with the Petit in tow, passed the Har-
biDger on the way down to Port Tobacco.
Captain Gregg, on his arrival here last
night, was taken to his home on Maryland
avenue, near 10Th street, and this morning is
doing quite well. Fortunately he had bunch
OF keys in his pocket, which broke the force
OF the ball. Further developments are looked
for with interest.
Further Particulars from the Seat Of
War.
Especial Dispatch TO The Sdr.l
QUANTICO, VA, March 30-Capt. Denty's
tug, the Smith Petit, with a tow of Mary
land fishermen, were fired into at Nanjemoy
stores, Is miles below here, about O'clock
yesterday. There was party of Philadel-
Phia fishermen who had taken possession OF
the hshipg grounds and the Maryland party
went down TO invite the foreigners to leave
and The police boat took sizes with the for
e1gners and resisted the Marylanders. Can't,
Denly was sent up on the Keyport last even
Ing. AS far as can be learned, the wounded
are Capts. Denty and Gregg, Capt. Carpen-
Ter son, and another party whose name is