Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-10-19

who Fired the First shet e-The
Drifs Sf Pabitc Opinion--SohD
seott's story.

who chased oolored man from the
scene Of action, with cries Of, Skill tbs
black g. of a b."
Messrs. Postlss, Cummins, Purnel J.
Lynch. BigRs, Turner and Martin Far
rell ell made speeches. Farrell carried
away all the honorS for cheers and .
s'apping Of hands greeted him as he
came forward, showing that he was the
lion Of the occasion. This was no doubt
caused by Martins ipcendisry speech
In front Of the City Hall, early Sunday
morning, when the city was In tur-
moil over the great riot, he offered to
lead the crowd against the cOlored men
again. His speech last night swas not
quite SO in1amatory, and he appeared
no longer 'on dire destruction bent. !"
The incidents OF the chasing OF the
colered man and the ovation rendered
to Farrell only tended to show the drift
Of Democratic sentiment. They deny
that they were guilty OF causing the
riot IN one breath and in the next dc
clare themselves eager for another con-
hict. The rampan. feeling 10 not
against the darkies alone, but extends
against soma Of our white citizens. On
Saturday night or early Sunday morn
ing, the drunken mob composed Of the
Martin club, after 1t passed the bridge
listened with pleasure TO the PROPOSE
ton to burn down James l.. Hawkins
house on Eighteenth street, and since
then have declared that they will mob
his residence when the frst opportu
nifty presents itself. Meantime Mr.
Hawkins Is prepared 10 give them q
warm reception. Threats have also
been made against the representative
of the REPUBLICAN, who wrote the ac'
count OF the riot published yesterday
and
WORD or WARNING
has been brought to him from mem
esr OF the Hickory club that he wonid
be "tended to" at the f'st opportunity.
These expressions OF violence are to be
heard on every eide.
Many statements are still 10 be heard
as to how the riot began and one Of
most reliable and strais hit forwarl is
that of
JOHN SCOTT.
vetenary surgeon, living at No. ll2O
Walnut street, and employed in the
match factory of the Swift & Courtney
Il Beschsr Company. Mr.. Scott is a
reputable man and tells his story in
an intelligent way which carries with
it considerable weight Of conviction.
This is how he related it to q RRPUBLI'
CAN reporter last night.
~ always do my marketing on Sat
urday night and in returning was later
than usual. stopped at Mr.. Lodges
store, at Seventh and King strests
about Ii o'clock, and then went down
S venth street to French, thence down
Ninth to Walnut. Here saw the pa
rads coming up Ninth Street and
waited to see 1t 90 by. At that tims
| am sure there vera not more than a
dozen colored people about ths place
The line came up and was passing IN
good order when heard some one In
the crowd say
"gR'LL GIVE IT TO THEM"
The head OF the line was good
piece down tho street when some one
lin q marching club fred pistol into
he air. Still there was no disturbance.
Presently another pistol went of in
the line, being shot straight upwards
)! ortly after that saw man on horse
b,ck ride down the line and shout
" get into them boys-set into them y
Up to this time the parade had no
tesn assaulted, but then ths mele'
commenced and there were about do
zsn shots fred from about tbs hall
but not until after vs'iey hat
been fred into ths second storJ
windows Of the building by the men II
: the parade. The colored men only stoo,
iripg for few minutes and then ran
but the men in the parad'
had brok, n and seemed like
A SET or DEVILS,
firing into the building, and throwing
bricks through the windows. TheJ
would gather up armtuls of whoi,
: bricks and hurl them at the placs, and
all this time no resistance was of tredl
the negroes having dsd. Two butleta
. struck close to me and one buried it.
salf In the window shutter o few irche'
above my head. lookel and saw II
3 the next morning. Many Of the fellows
we're perfectly reckless, cutting houses
in the neighborhood and there seemed
|, to be rampant desire to burn the
! houses Of The d----niggeIs "aS they
called them. am sure the trouble waf
not caused by ths oolorsd men in any
; way"
ii should bs stated that this is nc
tliils talk on the part of Mr. Scott. He
2 Ia perfectly willing to swear to the fao.i
9 as above related, and would have made
tham under cath at Police Court last
0 night, but the case in which he had
bssn summoned was not called.
3 JAMES WILSON,
o . colored man, who keeps cigar store
in National Hall, Is one OF the most re-
liable Of our solored citizens. The story
o be tells of the origin OF the parade II
9 oorroborated by that Of MIR. Scott. Th'
: pistol was fired from the parade anc
:. the man came riding back along the
j. line and shouting for the men to attach
:. the building. Wilson says he had beer
I expecting no trouble and had his place
y oman. The crowd rushed In to th'
attack and completely ''gutted" tn.
store, dsmolishing his shoT oase' ana
taxing all his stock, valued at aoon'
$50. .v
Officer Richards has oGsred goec
deal Of proof that he did not hre .ne
', shot into the transparency, and stoutiy
" maintains that he did not shoot az az
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