The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-04-29
A South Side Murder.
Sam uel Adams, col, Shot by
EX-POliceman Morris
Carberry.
AN APPARENTLY UNPROVOKED
MURDER.

nv gShhOt hU shht Oh.A SAA
Rolling MilI-The Murderer Flees
but Is Pursued by an Infuriated
Crowd and Arrested-Detafls Of
the Affair.
Samuel Adams, a negro man, was
shot and killed, few minutes be-
fore seven O'Clock this morning, in
the Old Ferry rolling mill of the
Diamond State Iron Company, in
South Wilmington near Third street
bridge,by ex-policeman Morris Car
berry.
HOW THE SHOOTING OCCURRED.
The shooting occurred in that
portion of tho mill known as the
shoeeshop, where horseshoes are
made. The hour was ten or five
minutes of seven O'Clock, and very
few of the workmen were then in
the milI-the night force having
gone while the day men had not
commenced work. OF those who
happened to be present, the follow
ing were eye-witnesses either In
whole or in part of the circumstances
that led to Adams death: Thomas
McCaffertv, foreman of the shoe
shop, Jacob Wallace, COL, George
Buck, George Lame, COL, Hugh
Scanlan, Thomas Cook, col, Nicho-
las Bayard, COL, Sewell Il. Wright,
COL, VIM. A. Harlan, COL, David
Price, COL, and Walter Peace. The
statements made by these men all
agree in the main particulars, and
show that the shooting occurred in
about the following manner:
THE COMMENCEMENT
Adams, for the past three years,
has been employed in the mill as an
iron trimmer, and Carberry has been
day watchman there for about two
months. Adams went into the shoe
shop, this morning, and had brief
conversation with the foreman, Mr..
Nc cCafferty, in relation to some iron
he was cut to- day. He then started
to go across the shop to where he
worked, when he was stopped by
Carberry, who ordered him to 60
out and come in by another door.
Adams refused, saying he was en-
ployed in the shop and had right
to 90 where he pleased. Carberry
replied, "By Jesus Christ you've
got to go OUT" at the same time
drawing a revolver and pointing it
at Adams. The latter then stopped
and picked up piece of scrap iron,
saying as he did so, 81 want you to
stop--you've drawn that thing on
me two or three times before.''
Carberry renewed his demand that
Adams should leave the shop, al
the same time hourishing the pistol
in the others face, and advancing
to seize hold of him, when Adams
drew back his arm to resist the ex-
pected assault. Then Carberry
fired.
The shot struck Adams in the left
breast, near the neck, penetrating
downward to the left lung. The shocl
staggered him and he sank upon one
knee, and while in this position
Carberry seized him by the arm anC
struck him a savage blow ON thu
nose, which felled HIM to tn,
ground. Carberry struck him TIVE
more blows with his fist, and turn
ing around threw the revolver to
/ wards foreman McCaferty, who wa
coming up to interfere. "Here
Tom, take care of this" !" he said AN,
: fled swiftly from the shop.
AFATAL SHOT.
4 Adams lay upon the ground, wher
he fell, the blood flowing from hi
nose and the wound in his breast. III
was lifted upon bench and mes
, senger sent for doctor, but it wa
i soon apparent he was beyond huma
. aid. He uttered not word, but wit
a smothered exclamation, half sigh an
, half groa1, expired.
His de..sh occurred within five min
Q utes after the fatal shot was fred;
EXCITEMENT AND PURSUIT.
n Great excitement prevailed after th
. tragic occurrence and as Carberry ra
| OuO Vi buO mn w A1Cdiu bbIOCb AO wa
! pursued by small, but excited GROVE
. which, however, increased to mol
: than hundred people within half
q minute, as the workmen heard of tn
g shooting and Joined in the pursui
It Just outside the mill he met bridge
7 tender VIM. Bareford. "Bareford,
he exclaimed, 1'm in trouble" Nj
:. Bareford inquired what the troub
was. "They're going to murder me,
: was the reply. Just then Mr.. Bare
u ford heard some one say that Carberr
;, had shot a man, whereupon he advise
him to surrender himself and go quie
d ly to the Hall. Carberry, howeve
II turned aror nd and started out Heal
J. street, while the crowd at once pursue
al him.
,g A RUNNING FIGHT.
% AS the chase progressed, the CROW
i principally negro employees of Il
~ mill-threw stones at Carberry, al
q. Carberry promptly hurled stones baS
I'd at his pursuers, this warfare keepir
d. up until Apple street was reached.
this time the crowd was so infuriat,
that they were ready to lynch Ca
n berry ON the spot. AT the corner
nd Heald and Apple streets Carberry II
re into the saloon of Charles Cannon, al
of without saying q word ran up stat
I'm Mr.. Cannon thinking a street fight W
IS, IL progress from which one of the p
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