Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-06-20
.AKorKBa afURDER.
John Doordan n yiotim 20 Race
Prejudice,

Prejudice.
John Doordan, the i0-years'old son OF
John Doordan, who keeps the saloon az
No. 0 Heald street, South Wilmington, lies
dead at his late home. the second victim OF
race prejudice within one night. Three
weeks ago Friday young Doordon was
stabbed by ahalf-grown oolorsd boy named
Robinson and he died at 7ib o'clock FRIDAY
night from the effects OF the wound re-
ceived. The lad literally bled to death.
On May Gath last, whom the ARRAY oc-
Cured, Doordan and John Goodwin. a COM
panion, who lives AT No. ll26 u street, went
10 Aliens Ice cream saloon, on townsend
street, near Lobdell street. They were
accompanied by two other boys, who sat to
one side while Doordan and Goodwin ate
some ice cream. Goodwin was disposed 10
DO noisy, and had made himself so OBJ
noxlous that Mrs. Allen told him TO leave as
soon as he had eaten bis cream. Goodwin
IL rather small boy not more than ~ or
IA years old, but he ia reported to BIO Vicious
and quarrelsome.
Before the boys had flushed their ice
cream, the oolored boy johnson entered
with glass IN his band and ordered i've
cents worth OF leo cream. He was taller
than either OF the white boys and several
years older. Wnile Mrs. Allen was gone
after the Ice cream for Robinson, Goodwin
and Doordan began to Tense the negro by
making remarks and when Mrs. Alien re-
turned to the front room, che says that
Goodwin was "squarlng oil" at Robinson,
and striking ut MIN. Doordan was sitting
at the table laughing heartily at the sup
posed Inn Of his companion. Robinson Was
protesting that the boys had better let him
alone although he showed no disposition
to fight at that time. Mrs. Allen ordered
the two white boys out OF her house and
Robinson soon followed with his tumbler
OF Ice cream. As the boys were leaving the
house, one OF them was heard TO remark:
well paste the niger" The darkey evil
and before leaving he asked permission to
tighten his shoes which he did. Whether
he then drew his knife Is not known as no
one saw him with knife.
The negro had hardly reached the side.
walk before he was approached by Goodwin
and DoordHn. No one seems to know
what thsn actually took place, as 1t was
dark, about $50 o'oclck In the evening,
and but few people we're about and these
did not particularly notice the quarrel be-
tween the two boye. The white boys were
undoubtedly the aRgressors. They evil
IDENTIFY did "pasto" the negro as they had
Threatened, for Immediately after coming
from the Ice cream saloon the tumbler was
knocked out OF Hoblnson's hand and the
contents spilled over the sidewalk. A
scui1ie then ensued, the two white boys
both attacking their dusky antagonist.
Although no one saw the knife, one OF the
white boys WIS suddenly heard to exclaim,
"Oh, my Lord" The colored boy ran OH
before any one realized what had occurred.
The two Injured boys did not know that
they had been stabbed until the blood be-.
gan to rush from the wounds. Then
as the rumOrs Of the fracas be-
gan TO spread crowds Of whites and
blacks began TO congregate and II would
have taken but a small spark to have
started race riot. The crowd finally dis.
persed without any further trouble and the
Two Injured boys were taken to their re-
spective homes.
Goodwin WAS stabbed once on the right
arm, almost at the same point where Door
dan was cut. The latter was cut on the left
side OF the neck and or the right arm near
the arm-pit. The wound on the arm is the
one that caused death as several arteries
moulding the main artery were severed.
Dr. Oantwell seaad mp GodWin's wound,
which began to heal quickly 30 that the
boy now has full use OF his arm again.
DR.. Brown attended 10 Doortian's Injuries.
The exterior wound on hts arm was not
large and would probably admit the little
hnger, but under the surface, It had be-
boy mas had daily hemorrhages at intervals
from the severed arteries. DR.. Maui was
q IN consultation three OF tour days
'fg Lnt tue cau.ola'i at4ra Of g3}si.
a4s could not save tho boys lIis. Asa
last resort, the doctors Friday afternoon
decided to perform an operation by cutting
Into the arm 30 as to take up the arteries
and tie them. A large macs OF clotted
blood which had accumulated In the wound
was loosened, and brought on another
hemorrhage. The boy was already so weak
that he was hardly alive, and the last
hemorrhage finally drained him of what
little blood that remained, and he died four
hours after the operation. He was a big,
hearty boy. and weighed $50 pounds,
Inc negro has not been eeen since the
night of the fight. No ons seems to know
him In the neighborhood where the 1Rht
occurred except that no formerly drove a
garbage cart. Both Goodwin and Mrs. Allen
can recognize him II they see him again,
he is reported 70 have ned to Chester after
the stabbing. The police have a warrant
Coroner Gamble on Sunday summoned
a jury to investigate the death Of Martin
Doordan, who died from the effects OF A
stab from knife made by colored bow
named Robinson about three weeks AGO.
DR.. Maui testified to his connection with
the case. BE says that he was called in
BY DR.. Brown, the attending physician
three days before the boys death. John
May, aged IL years, told how Doordan
and Goodwin teassd Robinson aud the
fight that ensued. Goodwin who was stabbed
at the same time that DoOrdan was and
who was the original cause Of the trouble.
The jury adjourned to meet Monday
night at 7.30 O'Clock.
The jury In the Doordan case, after
hearing thetestimony OF DR.. Brown on
Monday night, rendered the following
verdict
RESOLVED, That Martin Doordan cana IN
bis death on June 18th from hemorrhaVe
caused BY wounds inflicted with knife Ia
the hands OF Samuel Robinson, coIorsd, on
May Gath, 1889. ~
Robinson Is still at large, although
some know alls profess to know where be
Is hiding. Young Doordan WINS buried
in the New Cathedral cemetery. HIa
funeral was an extremely large one.
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Appointments by the Presldes,t.
WASHINGTON, June l8.-The President 10.
day made the following appointments
aside from those noted ia these columnsI !.
Donald Mclean OF New York, to De general
appraiser OF merchandise for tho port Of
New York. To be collector of Internal
revenue, Thomas Il. Penman for thn