Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-07-24

Norris Brown, William Bird, Albert
Jsferis, John Potts and Marshall Jones.
They will have hearing Tuesday alter
noon. Bad whisky is thought to be at
the bottom Of the affair. Sheriff Dugan
caught Richard Robinson with demi-
john for pillow asleep under bed.
Robinson Is now In jail, charged with
violating the local option law.
MAssEY's, KENT Co., Md July a.
The rioting OF Sunday last and the dis
graceful drunken orgies which culumin-
ated in bloodshed are the universal theme
Of discussion here. Four thousand
| negroes had gathered 10 Jswell's woods,
near Worton station, ostensibly to wor.
| ship. Rxoursion trains from Clayton and
elsewhere poured In drunken and dis.
orderly negroes by hundreds. The
religious part Of the gathering was
almost lost sight Of, and whisky ruled
the day. Many were lying around the
grounds or in the tents helplessly drunk,
while others were off In the woods buy
ing more liquor from Clayton negro
who had come down in advance of the
rest with Q stock Of whisky and was dri-
wing fiourishinR business. By Up. m.
both men and women, crazed by drink,
were rolling together in the dust and
perfect psndeponium reigned.
In the midst Of the uproar . negro
known as Henry, living near Massey's,
felt called upon to declare with more
emphasis than the occasion demanded
that he could lick any other man on the
grounds. Ia three minutes Henry had
more fighting on his hands than he could
attend to and he beat . retreat.
He was found later in the day by an
| excited gang OF those whom he had defed
and then WAS begun riot In which
pistols, rEz rs, knives, blaokjaoks and
| clubs wsrs freely used.
William Ashton, an inoffensive mulatto
rom Mnnngton, was just rising from
tsfreshment table when a pistol shot was
fred, quickly followed by dozens OF
others. One bullet entered Ashton's
stomach, and his life Ia despa,red of.
Three others were shot, one having his
jaw terribly shattered.
A negro man, holly pursued by howl
ing mob, ran to and boarded the train
near by. His pursuers leveled their
pistols at the engineers head and warned
him at the risk Of mis- own life not to
move his train with that man aboard. The
engineer did not heed their threats, but
pulled out and ran to Chastertown, re.
turning in q few minutes with the
sheriff Five arrests were made then and
two additional arrests yesterday. Henry,
who is believed to be the cause OF the
whole trouble,is still at large.
The club which Henry welded ia Of
hickory, about feet long, and inches
In circumference at the butt. Into this
he had bored q hole "a inches deep and
filled the cavity with molten lead. During
the fraoas he held the small end with
both hands and struck with the loaded
end, downing a man every time. Who
did the fatal shooting is TO be discovered,
but there ia no question as to who broke
the most bones. Henry will be arrested
this evening and taken to Chestertown
jail.
The negroes were not satisfied with the
riot on the grounds, but on the arrival Of
q wagon load Of them in this town late
in the evening free fight took place in
the public road near the railroad cross.
ing. Pistols were used here also. For.
tunately no one WAS seriously injured and
after an hours struggling they started
for their respective homes.
II is impossible to learn how many
were wounded on the camp ground, but
one thing Ia sure, Ashton cannot recover,
and the physiciass expect his death at
any moment. Ashton, 1t is said, was in
| no way connected with the rioters.
THE CAMP MEETING OUGHT TO GO.
Old residents OF this delightful portion
Of Kent county, earnestly favor the sb,li-
ton Of all camp meetings. One farmer
said to-day that on Saturday previous
to these gatherings and for two days
thereafter they could net count on getting
any work out OF their hands.
Masseys is by no means deserving the
many hard things said by non residents.
Its q pretty, business-like town and the
few people seen drunk do not get all their
whisky here. They 60 to Townsend, get
drunk aud come home to disgrace the
community.
THE BAD MIN OF COLTS.
Colts Station on the Queen Anns's &
Kent railroad is beyond doubt the
| fighting ground for forest negroes from all
sections Of the nearby counties, but the
last rumor Of murder and riot there is
false, as there was no meeting held by
the oolored folks last Sunday. The
International Lumber Company pur-
chased a large tract of woodland
there. built saw mills and began
work. In few months sufieient
improvement was made to induce the
railroad company to remove it's station
from Morris thither. II was hoped that
the enterprise and change would have q
good effsot on the people themselves, but
the reputation Of old Norris moved up
the road with the railroad equipments.
The lumber company sent honest and
upright men there to transact its bust.
ness, but these men too have failed to do
| good In the forest.
The Turner shooting affair caused q
calm for few months, but bad whisky
again made its appearance. Jug taverns
abound. One Of the residents Of Gotta ia
looked upon as king, and whatever Doc.
says Is law.
stopped at negro house not far from
the famous church and asked for drink
Of water. An aged woman produced a
glass and pointed out the spring, 100
yards east, saying: "Massy, would 60
and fetch the water for you, but Use
afraid. ! went to git some water down
dere yesterday, and, Lord bless you
chile. heard something 'chink, 'chink,'
| ohink1 J'eb ny uht VIZ nous huu Dy mny
q white genmen comes up here and axed
me fer to git him change for a dollar. He
held the money ont In his hand; It was
shiny an6 new. Massey, was skeered
for do telieve dat man was down dar
making oountryfit money for to cheat us
poor oolored folks. didn't change the
money and soon after l seed HIN and
another white man gwine down the rail-
road towards Massey's cross roads.
Here produced my note book and
pencil. The old negress threw up her
hands and exclaimed, "Man, you's one
OBJ dem 'teotives what comes here to look
for dem white folks what sells whisky
please don't rest me-" She was assured
that such was mot the case, and an un-
successful effort was made to learn some
thing Of the whisky sellers. She says
she Is going to leave the place and 20 TO
Baltimore.
The inhabitants Of Colts, that Ia the
better GLASS, are dreading the approach Of
next Sunday. The negroes are to have
another camp meeting, to which excursion
trains will be run from Philadelphia and
other points, and more bloodshed Is