Daily Republican., 1884-07-07
ANOTHER TRAGEDY.
YOUNG COLORED MAN KILLED
AND HIS BODY PLACED
ON THE RAILROAD.

At an early hour last Saturday morn
ing as a man named John Wright was
walking along the Delaware Railroad
nea- Green Spring station, he found
the body of a young colored man laying
between the rails, with a number Of
deep gashes on the lead and face. He
recognized it as that of Charles BARLEY,
who lived In the vicinity, and upon
making a close examination found that
his skull WAS mashed, and one of his
legs broken. The nature of the wounds
were such as to preclude the possibility
Of their having been inflicted by pass
ing train
Word was az once sent to this city,
and Deputy Coroner Palmer, accom-
panied by special officer Jones, started
on the l. Is p. IN. train for Green Springs
station. When they arrived there they
found that the body had been removed
TO the platform, and was surrounded by
an excited crowd of colored people.
The Deputy Coroner summoned .
jury of eight, all colored men,
and after they were sworn the
testimony Of q number Of witnesses
was heard. The evidence showed that
a colored man named Emory Blatcher,
had for some time been paying his
attentions to a young mulatto girl nam
| ed Susie Clifton, and it was general ly
understood that they would be married
l. Some weeks ago Barley became
acquainted with her, and had since
that time been very attentive, and was
frequently in her company. The dam.
sci seemed to favor his suit, and gave
her former lover the cold shoulder,
causing him to become vindictively
jealous. 1t was also shown that he had
been heard on several occasions Il
threaten BARLEY, ii he did not dests
In his attentions to Susie.
These threats did not seem to have had
any further effect upon his rival than tx
make him more assiduous in his atten
tions, and he continued to keep tn
girls company. He spent last Frida.
evening with her at a social gathering
and escorted her home shortly before !
|, o clock.
After he left her, he started along tn
railroad toward his home, whistling a
he went along, and that was the las
time he was seen alive.
The evidence also showed tina
Blatcler was out on Friday evening
and did not return to his boardin
house until after midnight, and that b
was betn aiOuS VIC rhiIronu III coiu pnh
with another colored man name
I Emory Brown.
The jury, after hearing the testimon!
rendered verdict that BARLEY came
i his death by wounds inflicted b
Emory Blatcher and Emory Brown
. The two men were then taken il GU
ltody by officer Jones, and removed
New Castle jail, and the Deputy Cor
d n.r brought Bartley's body TO u
s. morgue in this city.
The supposition is that the two me
"A laid in wait for their victim as
i came along the railroad, and after Kill
ling Lin placed his body on the tract
q q for ,hs purpose of having a train III
i. over 1t aud convey the impression thi
he hai been sccidentiy killed
AS there are no msrks'on the han'
I'd of the deceased to show that th~re hi
lis been struggle, it is probable that o
d, of The blows which mashed his SKI
g. rendered him unconscious and t
! gashes were inflicted afterward.
1t The body WIS examined on Saturd'
nt evening by Drs. Ogle and Springer, b
he they were unable TO determine how
by what means the wound had be
inflicted.