Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-10-18
year. and could mot have mistaken his

years and could mot have mistaken hi
identity.
Chief Marshal Brady says R'ceard,
vas with him all evening and d'd no
ride back from Eighth street until tb'
inc was attacked and many shots fred
as says Richards did not FIRE the frs
shot. Richards himself denies mos
,mphatically that he shot FountaiI
alias Garner twice.
An account in which some confidence
can be placed, is that Of Mr.. Fl. C. Sip
pie, of the firm Of Francis & Sipple
He saw the procession file past at Ninth
and Walnut streets. The first shot
fred Tin this he 10 positive came from
man in the Terrapin club. All the
colored people around them did not
number fifty.
Harry Bowen, young lad not over
10 years Of age, and q member OF the
Fifth Ward Democratic Club, made
his boast on Saturday az Second and
Market streets, that "the Democrats
were going to tear ont the d---3
uiggers tonight and they would have
no show either for they were prepared
for them" Mayor Almond appointed
him one Of his special police yesterday.
Robsr. Hsrmsn, who lives at Ninth
and French streets told Republican
reporter that he was ready to swear
that officer Richards rode up and fred
4 pistol shot into the transparency.
This was the first shot and no disturb
ance had taken place before that
Harman says he knows Richards very
well. William Smith. COL, Of No. S3s
French street, oorroborates the above.
Mr.. Alexander Barney living at
Eighth and Walnut streets, did not see
the first Of the affair. He went ont and
saw all In confusion, and officer Rick
ards rallying the men to 60 back and
fight.
Mr.. Ross HoIlingsworth, residing on
Walnut street between Eighth and
Ninth streets says: "There were no
more than about one dozen oolored
men at Ninth and Walnut streets when
the procession approached that point.
A pistol shot was fred by officer Rick
ards who then rode down and mp the
street several times, ordering in loud
voice, the men TO diSperse, but imme-
diately afterwards in lover tone he
would urge them to continue the fight
The firing apparently was from. the
GENRE and from the essterly side of
Walnut street and from the fash of
the revolver 1t was apparent that near
ly all the shsts were directed upwards
toward the second story windows of the
hall. Colersd men women and ehil.
dren were compelled to fee from their
homes and take refuge in Mr. Braces
and his own outhouses until nine
O'Clock on Sunday morning. One child
in perfectly nude state was compelled
TO remaia in a water closet all that
length of time.
Mrs. Jemims Peterson, col.,. who
lives in the lower part of the hall, says
The first shot was fired by one Of the
Marshals at the head Of the parade who
left the lias at Eighth street and rode
back. At the same time q part Of the
parade countermarched and followed
him. It is evident that the man she
alludes to is officer Richards.
Mrs. X. v. Lynch says that before
any disturbance took place a elub
which had passed her house, No. S22
WALNUT, turned and marched back
toward the building following one Of
the Marshals who fired the first shot.
THE SCENE ON SUNDAY, MORNING.
The colorsd psople gathered in large
numbers around the hall yesterday
morning apparently desperate over tie
proceedings Of the night before. The
Mcyor sent force Of police to disperse
the crowd. Active measures we're ct
once taksn, and the result was that a
brick strack officer Cannon in the face,
cutting it, while pistols began to crack
and bullets 10 whistle, The officers
drew their revolvers and gathered In
solid phalaux in front Of the hall which
swarmad with colored people and Or
dsred' them to disperse. They refused
and bloody scene would have been
enacted but for Mr.. Fl. F. Pickles, who
mounted the steps and said:
SNOW want all you oolored men to
20 home, and make no disturbance on
this Sabbath day. If your property
has been destroyed we will see about it
tomorrow, but it is no way Of getting
salts faction, by making more trouble.
Now 10 home and we will sse that
your rights are preserved" Mr.. Pick
le's remarks completely cSlmed the
crowd and the excited mem left the
neigh berhood one by one.
The square was then cleared and .
Gordon Of special policemen stationed at
each end. These specials, thirty in
nnmbsr, consisted In large measure
of men who had been in the parade and
took an active part In the riot.
Daring the vhsls day hundreds Of
people visited the scene but good order
prevailed, and at night crowd gather
I'd in front Of the City Hall and talked
over the affair.
RIOT SAsRS AT re1loE COURT.
At Police Court, this morning, David
Greenlea, white man was charged
with drunkenness and disorderly con-
duct en- Eighth street between Walnut
and French streets, last evening. A
fine of tan dollars and costs was iinpos-
ed. Tbs Mayor did not think 1t pro.
per to send the prisoner to Court on
the charge Of iaciting 10 riot, but as
there was 80 mach excitement prevail.
ing I'm that nsighborhood, and 1t was
unknown what trouble the man might
have caused, the penalty alone men.
toned was imposed.
The case Of John Reed and Robert g.
Saith. oolOred, the latter charged with
walking around Ninth and Walnut
straats ou Saturdav evaninp with soma