Daily Republican., 1882-06-16
EDITION
PERRY vEasY.-
A Brief sketch Of Per.,
Judge Davis care for hi. pro,... ,s.
-Perry's Death and r,.. o'ess

a nrAel sAesch OF Perrys III.
Judge Davis care for his p... m,le-
-Perry's Death and Funs,.' "'ss'
1t is not pretended that Perry w.,
was more than an ordinary co,n.s0s' s s'easy
aud yet his name seems to hs hs,I'ea ~ maj,
fore the community with mora ,ast ', o.
usual prominence. All this arjss. s taan staI
the fact that he became a prots,u aS IRON
Judge Davis now the Presidsn, .se y q
Senate and acting vice. Presidsn.o y. tas
United States. The tender .O,; " Ila
and care exercised over this noor SS'.V,.aa' Ivy
ed man by Judge Davis reaect. vulol nsta
credit upon the Judge and hr;r. grey
in bold relief the bright side uS Of is 9ui
Davis character. " oaal(
Frequent allusion has been m,a.
the REPUBLICAN, to Perry Yss.,'
life and sickness and lastly 6is Sssy Sss
Yesterday afternoon at two o'c,oa' usa'a
was buried tromlhis residence r lOs ~
street, McDowelville, in the Zion 'f rav9 sa
terry on the Lancaster Pike. The fuas u'
al services were held in Moore's ch..s ~u'!
near Perry's residence aud tbe cb"p1 r'p
was crowded. The remains wera Y4r us
tastefully arrayed in black And w
cased in q silver mounted walnnt "
fin. A floral design; representinr
cross and sheaf of wheat w.s d
present of Judge Davis. Rev. "
Parker of Ezion M. L. Church m,i
an affecting address giving an ins. M.
esting sketch of Perry's life and @ ,ss.
ting the kindness of jude Davis nv,
playmate Of his youth. The Ind,
could not attend the funeral in ns,ss
but was represented by his pryata NJ
retary, Mr.. Head, and the family
Elkton, Maryland, was representa-
John S. Writ, Esq, of the law Arm
Crnikshank ~ Writ. W. CIR Nj
quhon of this city also followed thar
mains to the grave.
Perry Veasy was born in 1924
was consequently about j8 years Of !,
when he died. He was the child
slave parents who were the properr
a gentleman named Mercer, who vW,
uncle to the boy who afterwards hers.
Judge Davis. The Judge and Psr
were boys together, one a freeman, 4
other a slave. The uncle sent
nephew to school in Ohio and sit
wards to the New Haven Law Scbu
David Davis went West in 1888 Al
settled permanently at Bloomingp
Illinois, where he still resides.
wanted Perry to 60 with him, but
that time he said it was too far Oh,
the world and there were no Ethiopia
there. Mr.. Mercer died and the Niio
in the meantime married a Mr. VII
who removed to Elkton in 1858 a
Perry being the property of Mrs. WI
removed with them. In 1862 the
bellion having commenced III rid
earnest and Perry being afraid Of 4
ported draft of men to form regimen
slid away from home and came to VI
mington, but his mistress never ma
any attempt to capture him or to
duce him to return. Mrs, Writ hadt
misfortune to lose her sen
husband, but afterwards mari
La Rev. Mr.. MITCHELL Southd
Methodist Minister, Mr.. Writ
second husband was a physicil
Death, who seemed to take delight
affecting Mrs. Mitchell, took away
third husband and she is for the thl
time widow, still residing at ElH
and Is about the age of Judge Davis
| When Perry came to Wilmington
attended to the horses Of the soldls
and for a year lived with Mrs Rogd
on the New Castle road. Judge Da
for sometime lost sight of Perry, 1
when on a visit to see his relatives
surprised TO find that he had left hog
hut found that he had removed To-
mington. In 1875 the Judge come
Wilmington and hunted Perry
finding him in one room IN 30
near the Jackson Il Sharp Compsn
works. He offered to take Perry
to Elkton, build him a four roo9
house, purchase him a
and a horse and ground enOq
on which to raise all he nes
Ito live on, but Perry decl
the offer and preferred remaining
Wilmington where there were mois
Ibis own race and where he bad Dec
a local preacher and leader ano
his people. The Judge then told
to pick out a lot and build hlmss'
four roomed house and Q would
lfor it. This advice Perry TOOK
J purchased a lot 20 by 70 feet on
street, McDowellville, where be
= been residing until his DEATH
Twas taken sick last December VII
tumor on the stomach and the y
was notified of his sickness py NJ,
G. Il. Colauhoun, the druggist IN
Acres. since which time he hS
very solicitous for Perry's welfare
authorized Mr.. Colquhoun to aten
all his wants. u,.
The Judge said that Perry Tas 1is
Hast connecting link between l,a t.n
and the scenes of his early chlldn%g
In 1S4S Perry married ElenoIs.
by whom he had a son ana GsuS s
;. now both dead. Losing DIS nlss so
! he married his second wife WIN ~.
:, wives him and who became ,,'. s"'
iu 1858, hut he leaves no clllussIp, m ~ ps,
-liudge intends to take care .. .,hI. Nj
widow and make her comfor"V'
ramaindar of her days.