Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-05
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several times led him into trouble before,
though not trouble Of a serious nature.
In the election of 1876, CarberIy was Oh
duty as a deputy marshal.
Coroner Weldin empauelled jury mi
day morning, which, after viewing the body
OF the colored man, Adams, assembled in
the office of the Kennebec Ice aud COal
Company, to take testimony rs to til"
killing.
The witnesses examined were Thouils
McCailerty, foreman of the horseshoe
shop, Lewis Mason, Walter l.. Peacs,
Thomas T.. Davis, Thomas W. Cook,
Charles w Lewis, Hugh Scanlan and
Jacob Wallace. Their story, while III
the main eorroboratiye OF that already
published, makes the case look even
worse for Carbtrry. Not the slightest
excuse, justification or pallia;ion Of Tn"
deadly deed can be CLEANED from it,eXeept
the bare fact that CMberry was on duty
As L watchman.
As to his duties in that capacity, Mr.,
Thomas II. Davis, the iorenlen Of the
whole mill, testified "We do not, rs u
general rule, allow the mill men to go
into the horseshoe shop, unless their
business calls them there. From what |
can learn, Adams had right to be there.
Carberry had orders that, if any man
entered the shop about whose right to be
there lie had any doubt, he was not to
interfere with him until lie had consulted
the foreman of the shop, Mr.. McCaiierty.
Carberry had been in the employ of the
Diamond State Iron Company for three
months long enough to know that Adams
had right in the horseshoe shop. In
my opinion his attack ON Adams was un-
authorized and unwarranted by any
orders received from the company
Mr. Davis did not see the shooting but
met Carberry immediately after the latter
had He'd from the shop.
"What in the world did you do that
for ?" he asked him, referring to the
shooting.
Carberry replied: at was all done in
the rush Of the moment. 1t is done now
and can't be helped"
What makes the matter worse for Car
berry is that the foreman, Mr.. McCaferty,
had called Adams into the shop to give
him some orders and set him to work
cutting some horseshoe iron. The shoes
to he made Were of a new pattern which
the company wished to try. 1t was i'm
mediately after this consultation and
while Adams was going to his shears 10
set about the very work the foreman had
called him into the shop to do, that Car
berry came up and ordered him out.
The words that passed between them
were thus reported by the foreman, who,
with two or three others, seems to have
stood idly by during five or six minutes
(rhomas w. Cook testified that the affair
lasted that long) and saw one of his work
men shot and pummeled in the face after
he had been shot, and, as far as the evi-
dence goes, neither the foreman nor any
OF the bystandcrs even 50 much as offered
Il word of remonstrance.
Carberry came up and halloed; "lley !
you will have to get out Of here"
Adams answered '.l was talking
business to the hoss.h
Carberry continued, "You can't 90
through here" and taking Adams din
ner kettle from him he placed it outside
the shop door and again ordered him
out.
Adams replied, 81 am here on bust
ness
Carberry, becoming wrathy, clustered
out, "By Jesus Christ, you cam go on,
1T the same time pulling out his revolver
and iourishing it in Adams face. As he
did this, he added "Iou go back.
Adams answered, ~ can't 90 back.
Carberry continued, "You will have tt
so back. By Jesus Christ, you will have
to go back, - still ilourishing his revolver
Adams then picked up = piece Of iron
about inches wide by six or eight
inches long and said, "Don't you flourish
that revolver at me any more.h
The witnesses all agreed that Adams
made no threatening gesture with the
iron, but merely stood on the defensive,
Carberry then, standing almost within
arms length of Adams, fired, the muzzlt
of the pistol being but few inches from
Adams body.
Adams staggered and Carberry, throw.
ing the pistol towards the foreman, Us
before related, grabbed Adams around
the neck with one arm, getting him 'ii
chancery" as boxers call it, and. holding
him thus, struck him two on three times
in the face with his list. Adams then fell
and Carberry struck him again while h,
was falling.
81 don't think Adams lived more thm
two minutes after lie FELL said another
witness.
Cook Wallace and Scaulan testified
that, after Caraerry had drawn hi,
revolver and ilourshed it in Adams face
| another colorei man came into the shol
aud Carberry walked over to him an,
ordered him out and then came back anC
resumed the quarrel with Adams.
Dr. Ogle examined the body and toun,
| that the ballet had entered little to th
| left of the breast bone and between tn,
| first and second ribs, passing backward
| downward and inward. lie inserted
| probe 10 its full lengths six inches ,withou
| finding the bottom of the wound. TIN
bullet passed through the lett lung an,
the physician felt quite certain throngl
the aorta also and probably into tn
heart, but this he was unable to detriInill
positively without making n poSf moHc,
examination, which the jury considcrr,
unnecessary.
One OF the jurymen suggested that tn
bullet might have passed entirtly througl
| the body. DIR. Ogir had not ascertainr,
| whether this was 50 or not, but vuluu
teercd 10 do 50. As the jury wished t
have this asccrtainod before rendering
verdict and as the body had already bee
taken to Adams late home, ut Fourth an,
Searles streets, the inquest was adj0uruel
until 5 o'clock in the evening.
The Jury i'll the Adams homicide case 1t
assembled Friday evening ut clock, at til
| Office OF nr. OglG.
one of the points that the jury had N,
akrertainCd lit the afternoon was whether til
ball had passed through the body of III
victim. Abraham Murray the cUlored ma
who had washed the body was examined %
tins point, and testified that he found II
wound except the one on the breast. iii
was considered sufficient testimony on tn
matter and concluded the evidence.
The names Of two additional witnesse,
George lrOwn and JAMES CuTan. wOi
directed 10 be given to the Attorney Genera
Mir. Fletcher offered the following, whlc
was adopted US the verdict Of the jury
Hts0'ued, That il Is the unanimous sent
hent "i tlas 1uiy thai samuel II. Adams can
to his death hy pistnl.>hut wound miliuIc
10y Morris Carhcrry, and that said CarhcrI
committed sdtll act wiliully ami dclhrratel.
without any prnvocatiun whatever, 50 tar
the >linr has COME to the knowledge ol Tia
jury. ..
some Of the members were OF the opinio
that Thomas McCaifelty, the foreman of Ii
shoe shop, who asked Adams to como i'll an
do some work. should be cUnsurcd for NJ
interfering and telling Carberry that Adam
was there under his instructions \ vel
mid resolution of censllre was offered, bl
defeated, receiving only two votes in i
favor.
Attorney General Gray was present duril
part Of the session of the jury.
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ALMOST Fatal.
Another Case OF Didn't-ISnow-i 4
Was-Loaded.
Penple living in the neighborhood
Second and King streets Were startled