The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-07-26
Peninsula Points.

James Warrington, a young negro, was
fatally dubbed by Lewis Johnson young
negro of desperate character, Mt Middle
town on Sunday Warrington had been in
attendance at the A. NJ. i. Church dnr-
ing the evening and after coming out of
the building took position along fence
to see the congregation dispense. lie
was in the act Of bowling to one Of the
women as she came from the church
when johnson arose from back of the
fence and yelling, "Look out for me,
struck him three blows on the head with
a heavy piece of pailing. The first blow
staggered Warrington and the two last
ones were given before lie could regain
his footing and laid him PROSTATE on the
ground. Warrington raised himself ON
one hand and drawing small revolver
from his pocket sent three bullets prom
| iscuously into the crowd, One of them
| lodged in Frank Warmers thigh, another
cut ribbon from the bonnet of a colored
woman and the third went above the
heads of the terror stricken congregation.
The people stampeded to places of safety.
Warrington still lay upon the ground and
after some Of his friends recovered from
the scare they went to his side and found
him unconscious aud unable to move
n muscle, but still held the weapon in his
hand with vise-lilSe grip. lie was re-
moved to house near by, where he died
about noon. johnson was arrested this
afternoon and committed by the Coroner.
The assault is supposed to have been
committed by Johnson. because he desired
to avevge himself upon Warrington for
the lattcr's agreeable attentions to n
) Young VI oman to whom he was engaged,
A riot occurred in Jewels woods. near
, Norton Station, Kent county, on Sunday
, last, in which nearly fifteen hundred ne
7 groes participated. The Bethel A. M. E
4. Church, of Chostcrtown, had been hold
=. ing a camp meeting there and on Sunday
!, excursions were run to the grounds from
t Massey's Wilmington, Smyrna, and Clay
= ton. Conveyances from all parts of the
: country also added to the crowd and fully
Q three thousand people were on the
S ground, including many women and chill
|. dreu. Notwithstanding the local option
/ law man named Dick Robinson wa
Is busily engaged all day in selling liquo
& on the grounds and the crowd soon be
10 came roaring drunk. About four o'clock
g when hundreds of the quiet element ha'
B. taken to the woods to avoid contact will
m the drunken people, one drunken negr
rs struck sick horse standing under tire
III with an immense club and was Instant
knocked down by the animals owner
II This was the signal for general tigtl
Of and in two minutes the woods were iu
ID of men armed with pistols and razor'
is shooting and cutting indiscriminatelJ
ne For nearly an honr the fight ragec
Hundreds of gashes with the razors WEI
at inflicted and many received slight bullt
st wounds. Information of the trouble wa
tic telegraphed to Chestertown. The Sheri
We who summoned every able bodied man
or town, procured special train and pr
oy ceeded to the scene. The rioters, on I'll
Mt approach of the posse, at once broke an
MS scattered in the woods. William Ashb,
MS from Wilmington, was found on the grou
having been shot through the stomach
He will die. Joseph Nelson was shot
the hand, Nelson Reed was frightfnl
eo beaten about the head and dozens
So others were found hidden in the Woo
M with great gaping flesh wounds intiict'
IN by razors. The Sheriff and his posse ca
turcd eighteen of the rioters and lodg'
70 them in Jail. Robinson the whiskey sc
Ter, was also captured and will be sure
prosecuted.