Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-06-14
FOURTH EDITION.
FATAL RIOT.
THREE BOYS SHOT, ONE OF
THEM FATALLY.
Had Blood Between White Boys and the
Members OF a Colored Fife and
Drum Corps-Thirteen
Arrests.

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night about $50 o'clock at Fourth and
Monroe stree,s, In which three white boys
were shot, one OF them fatally.
The names of the boys shoG are Walter
VIII 1t IL years OF age, residing with
his parents ct No 307 KenDebec street,
since d ad; Thomas Maloney, aged "
years, residing at No. 296 Cherry street,
and Joseph Lawler, aged years, residing
at No. 5O7 Madison street. The colored
persons arrested Tor he shooting and
completely In it number Is, aud their
names are:
sewelI Hall, Robert Cooper, Grant
Rantum, Pink" Walker, Georee IL.
Williams, George Benson, Nelson Gov
Charles Ii. Governs, William Governs,
Harry Laws and Richard Governs.
These colored men and lads formed
what is known as the Harmony Fife aud
Drum Corps, though some OF them ar.
rested do not belong to 1t, and they were
out with transparency advertising a
picnic at Excelsior Park to-day. The
corps had already marched through sew
eral streets in that section of the city.
they had come down Front street aud
were going up Monroe street to Fourth
when the trouble broke out. A large
crowd OF white boys followed the corps
up Monroe street Evidence differs In
regard to the provocation to the corps.
Some say they were Lot molesttd, and
others say that they were stoned all the
way up the street.
Samuel McClurkln, No. 9l9 West
Front street, says that when they came
down Front street the boys were etoniug
Them and that window along the street
was broken by a stone thrown.
When the crowd passed Third street
the corps ceased playing, but commenced
again before reaching Fourth. At this
point the music ceased and the next
thing heard was two shots fired. Much
confusion ensued aud people came rush
Ing from all directions. The eoloied
people rushed up Monroe street in a
body pursued by AN Infatuated crowd of
white people. Officer Meredith was one
OF the first officers at the scene OF trouble
He was there in time to see sewel Hall
a colored man, who did not belong to the
drum corps, fire pistol across the street.
The officer gave chase to Hall and ran
HIN up Carpenter street to Adams, up
Adams to Filth aud up Filth to jackson.
Thomas Howard, clerk in Council
! man Mckenney's store, Third and Mon
roe, was standing talking to a neghbor
on Monroe above Third when he heard
the firing. He ran Immediately, and see.
ing Hall on the run Joined IN the chase
aud passed Officer Meredith at Fifth and
Adams. The engineer at StoeCkle't
brewery came out and also Joined In the
chase Hall was so closely pressed thai
he could not cut across lots, but wal
forced straight ahead until be reached
5 jackson street, aud turning up tina
street he shot into the vestibule OF Isaat
c. Pyle's residence, No BOZ jackson
street, where he was captured BY the en-.
gineer from StOeGkle's brewery, VIII,
held him until Officer Meredith came up
and handed him over to the officer. Hal
WAS SEARCHED, but no weapon was fount
upon him, he evidently having throw
it away In his fight. Parties this morn
4 ing are hunting for the pistol.
When the crowd had run away from
Fourth and Monroe the young lad Ma
n loney walked over to the corner of QuiR
~ u. ley morocco factory, where lie said Ii
: WAS shot, and was holding his arm wit
the other. Clarence Maloney and Jane
NJ tchell assisted the wounded lad /
Grifin's drug store, one square dstan,
IN at Fourth and Madison streets, where hi
u wounds were dressed. 1t was found tina
"a a ball hal passed through the fleshy pa
or Of his arm below the shoulder. DIR. Mau
being sent for arrived and had the la
removed to his home, where he Is gettin
along very well.
After the crowd left Fourth and MOI
$, roe streets other shots were fired, and
VI the crowd surged on up the street JOSEF
LAWYER, the youngest OF the victims, W,
-, found at the entrance to Carpenter stree
on the sidewalk, unable to walk A
examination showed that he had bee
Ir- shot through the shoulder. He was COZ
veyed to his fathers residence and ID
as Maui was summoned there also Il
found that a hall had passed entire
through lie left shoulder. making a fles
wound that was not considered DANCE
Gus, though very painful,
A little farther up Monroe sire
Walter Wright was found lying on II
sidewalk unconscious, with bullet no
in his head. His friends gathered hi
up and took him TO the drug store OF
Is. Cartmell, northwest corner of Six
I and Madison streets, where he was la
upon the cellar door outside, that beil
n the coolest pllee for him. 1t was four
| 'hat he was certainly MORALLY wounde
but IN order that everything possib
might be done for him, It was propose
to send him out to the Homd path
Hospital, Shallcr0ss avenue and Vi
a. Buren street.
Special Officer Smith and serpea,
ed Peterson teiepfoned Immediately to U
dertaker Jordan A. wilson to send O
his ambulance, but lie not having v
received his ambulance, sent an easy ca
rage, and Sergeant Peterson took Ii
nd boy to the hospital, wher DR. J. Harm
=, Rile, the physician in attendance, did /
~ he could 10 save the lads life
This, however, he could not do, as t
shot was fatal one, Il having enter
its the forehead aui then lad taken dow
H., ward COURSE, entering the brain. L
ny bullet, he said, was about 30 cal bre
size. The brain gradually oozel out Al
a portion OF 1t stuck to his hat, which
cs, at tile police station. He never rcgain
T., Consciousness alter the fatal bul ct /
v, tered his Train, and he brcdlheh his |.
n al l2.0 O'Clock this morning. He liy
IL with his sister IN krnuehec street, a
was employed at Mnliin u Persons II
-, Io'co factory az a dye mixer. He /
~ merly resided IN the neighboihood
:; 8. where he met his death.
numDpr of officers and citizens p,
sued the retreat III .t.75ts Ss5 a IA;
~ their way over Eleventh street brit
> II aud to Marsh Lane, wher, they lived.
W. the neighburLood OF s xteeuth aud Cl
mont streets a number of tl.em v,
lds caught and more were caught In Ma!
:. Lane
Ii : As fast as they were arrested :
brought in Chief Swegett had til
locked up, and would allow no person
converge with them. They are retice
~ aud have nothing to say about the al
N Damaging eyilfuee was obtained egai
kobcrt Cooper, upon husu person a
g4librp revolver was fouad with ~