The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-09-29

COL0RED MAN KILLED WITH SToNE.-On
Thursday night, September 2lst, between 10
and II o'clock, near Cooptown, jacob Smith, col.
ored Twas struck behind the right ear with stone
thrown by Joseph Broadway, colored, and al
most instantly killed. The two men named,
with large party of other colored men, women
and children, were on their way in a stngc from
near Magnolia to attend watermelon feast and
dance, at the house of Jacob Gibbs colored,
near the Buckwheat Pa'ch on the rInd from
Sandy Bottom to Cooptown. A frud had ev.
listed for some time between Broadway ard
Smith, who quarreled in the stage
Upon reaching steep hill, near Sandy
Bottom, the stage driver, Mr., W. Scott Standi-
ford, requested some of the men to get ont and
walk, They complied and the quarrel between
Smith and Broadway was renewed Upon
reaching the top of the hill Smith remarked
that he had revolver and knife, but would put
them both away if they would give him II fair
fight. He advanced towards Broadway, who,
as one witness testified picked up stone and
threw it ut Smith The latter fell, and drawing
a long breath died. The body was taken to ia
cob Gibbs house, where the frolic was to have
| been held.
On Saturday morning Justice Humphrey
Wilson held an inquest. The jury consisted OF
Nathan Grafton, foreman; Corbin l.. Onion,
VIM. A. Durham, George Gilbert, 4. Phillips,
W s. Standiford, John Middledtch, Nicholas
Greenland, VIM. Onion, Morgan STREET., DR.. e.
w. Davis and Luther Henderson.
Amedical examination was made by DR.. g. W.
Davis, and subsequently by Drs. E. II. Richard.
son, h. ID. Lee and j. G. Butler. 1t was found
that the mans neck was dslocated by the concus.
sion, but no marks or bruises were discovered.
The jury rendered verdict that "Joseph Broad
way, colored, feloniously, voluntarily and with
malice aforethought did throw or strike with a
stone or some other heavy substance the said
Jacob Smith, on the side of the head, negr the
ear, and caused his instant death"
AS soon as he saw the effect of the blow, Broad,
way started on foot for his home, near Prices
store, in the first district The next morning
he went to Mr.. John B. Price, constable, at the
store, and telling him what had occurred, offer.
ed to surrender himself. Mr.. Price told him to
60 home and stay until he was wanted. When
the news came that Smith was dead, Broadway
was again at hand, anxious to be taken into
custody, but was again sent home until writ
was issued. Friday night Constable Denhow,
with writ, went to arrest him, but he hal
been taken few minutes before by Constable
Price The latter brought him to Bel Air Jail
Saturday morning, upon commitment issued
by Justice Price
Broadway says that Smith had several times
threatened to Kill him, and that on their way to
the party Smith had provoked him, and getting
out of the stage he picked up stone and was
about to throw ii into the stage, at Smith, but
was persuaded by Mr.. Stamford not TO do so.
He says he put this stona, which was about
the size of m egg, into his pocket, and it was
the same stone he afterwards threw at Smith,
which killed him. When about to ret into the
stage he declares that Smith cut at him with a
knife, and shows one of his fingers, on which
there is an ugly wound, made, as he says, by
Smith. Broadway is 80 years old, and was
raised by the late u. f. Carroll, of Rock Hall
Abingdon district. He Is said 70 he n quiet
peaccablo negro Smith was 81 years Of age
and leaves wife and two children. HD is re,
puted to have been II quarrolsome man. Both
men we're employed in Mr.. q. W McComas's
canning factory, on tho Mountain.