Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-05
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Samuel IA. Adams Fatally Shof iS
Morris CarDerry-A Deadly D"c6
which seems 10 Have Been s'stertV
without prnyneati0u

ShhtaMSt "a. AhaIis sAthisy "sot HS
Morris CarDerry-A Deadly Deed
which seems 10 Have Been istertV
without Proyocation.
What seems to have been an almost
unprOvolled homicide occurred at the old
Ferry rolling mill, South Wilmington,
early Friday morning.
The hour was about 6.lj a. M, the
place, the "shoe shop OF the rolling
mill, 50 called because there the horsa
shoe iron is made The night workm"n
had gone home and the day hands were
arriving.
Morris Carbeny, the man who did the
shooting, was day watchman At the mill.
lie went on duty at Il. IN. 1t WAS part
of his business to see that 10 one entered
the mill by the northern duor, under GER
tain restrictions. These restrictions, it
is stated, prohibited empioyes from entor-
ing by that door except during working
hours, and others from entering at any
time except from authority from the office.
Among those who were present ani saw
more or less OF the alteration and shoot
ing We're Thomas McCallerty, foreman of
the shoe shop, George Buck, Hugh Seam
Ian and Walter Peace, white, and Jacob
Walls, George Larue, Thomas Cook,
Nicholas Bayard, Sewall d. Wright,
William A. Harlan and David Price,
cOlOred.
now m HAPPENED.
The victim was mulatto, named
Samuel IL. Adams, who had been working
in the mill for three or four years. His
business was to cnt up the puddled iron
and weigh the finished iron, which he
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ton. About 6.45 Il. Iii. lie entered the
shop by the forbidden door and stepped
across to bench within u few yards OF
the door to speak with tie foreman, MIR.
McCalferty, who told him that lie wanted
some horseshoe iron cut. lie (Adalus)
then started to 20 to his shears, close by,
to do the work which the foreman had
Just directed him to do, when he was
accUsted by the Waterman, Carberry, who
had Just come from the rear OF the shop.
Carberry told him To leave the shop
and go around and enter by the proper
door, the one on the eastern side.
Adams refused to do so saying he was
going to work and had Il right to be
| there.
Carberry repeated the order two or
three times, emphasizing the last repeti-
ton by an oath.
Adams as emphatically refused to so.
| The precise language used the last time
was, according to the recollection OF the
| by-standers
"By Jesus Christ, you shall 60 out of
here. 81
'By Jesus Christ, won't go OUT
| Carberry then drew Il revolver, one
that was Kept at the Office for the use Of
the watchmen, but though generally
carried hy the night watchnan was sell
dom taken out of the Office by the day
waluhman.
AT this Adams picked up Il piece of
iron and stood OH the defensive, saying,
'Nou've pulled that thing on me two or
| three times before now | want you to
put it down"
Without any more words Carberry fired
and then threw the revolver behind
towards the foreman, saying, YOU take
| this revolver
The foreman replied; "Dann the
revolver; | don't want ii.
The bullet struck Adams in the lett
shoulder, Just below and to the left Of the
base Of the neck. 1t probably infringed
IN the collar buue and was diverted
downward into the heart, but the autopsy
will decide this.
Adams staggered back and Carberfy
followed up the shooting by striking him
two or three times in the face with his
fist. The negro then fell to his knees and
Jarberry struck him again, bringing the
blood
Adams died in about five minutes. lie
did not ntteIupl To sneak again and only
nronned once or twice.
such is substantially the story OF the
affair told by several eve-witnesses.
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