The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-09-26
Midnight Assault and Robbery.

On Saturday morning last Messrs.
Frank Jamison, of Cowantown, Md, and
Owen Garrett, living near Newark, Del,
went to Philadelphia to purchase pair
ofhorses. Finding but one to suit them
they bought it and returned to Whining
ton by boat with the animal, when it
was decided for Mr.. Garrett to ride the
horse out, and Mr.. Jamison, to come out
on the cars and they to meet at the
Deer Park Hotel in this town. As it
was after o'clock when the boat arriv-
ed in Wilmington, Mr.. Jamison had to
wait until midnight before train came
out to Newark. On arriving at the sta
ton Mr. j. met friend, who walked up
to Main street with him, when they
parted. Mr.. Garrett waited at the Deer
Park, until the hack arrived, and sup
posing his friend had not come out, and
was going to remain in Wilmington all
night, got his horse and rode home, Mr..
Jamison, after leaving his friend went
to the Deer Park to meet Mr.. Garrett;
not seeing him, he went to the sheds
back of the hotel to see if the horse was
there. While looking for the horse he
was approached by two negroes, who
asked him if he had anything to drink.
Being answered no, they felt his pockets
pretending to be looking for bottle
(Which they did not find as Mr.. Jamison
is temperate mani but evidently feel
ing if he had a revolver. He then start
ed for his home, which was about three
and ahalf miles distant, the negroes fol-
lowing him. As he had no revolver, and
it being late hour, he began to feel
alarmed at their proceedings, and, as he
says, "he was afraid to walk on the pave.
ment for fear they would knock him
down and throw him over into some
body's yard or alley" he walked up the
middle of the street, the negroes still
talking to him. He paid very little at
tention to them, however, until opposite
Mr.. David Murphey's residence, one o.
them struck him in the mouth, knocking
a tooth out and then again on the top o.
the head, knocking him insensible. lie
does not know what they hit him with
but supposed it was billy or blackjack
When he recovered consciousness, he
discovered his watch and chain, knife
silk handkerchief and about 80 cents
he had in his pocket had been stolen
He got up and started to go to his broth
er-in-law's, which he reached about
o'clock, with considerable dust and dir
on his clothes, and mouth bleeding from
the effect of the blow. He and Mr.. Gar,
rett returned to Newark and he indenti
fed the negroes.
On Sunday, Constable Mote and SPUR,
Vallandingham, getting news that mum
Der of colored men had gathered at tn,
foundery Of Mr.. l.. l.. Allen, made a raj,
upon the building. They discovered
the colored men busily engaged playing
cards. As soon as the officer was seeI
the men made lively scamper anC
evaded capture. On Wednesday how
ever, Officer Mote arrested Saul Young
Sam Nelson, Jack Low and VIM. Batson
and they were taken before the cour
now sitting in Wilmington, where the.
were examined and discharged unit
next term of court, when they will ap
pear as witness against the guilty parties
The men who made the assault ar
known and before long will be secures
behind prison bars.
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