Evening journal., 1889-10-26
THE GALENA HOME AGAIN
Alleged Leaders of the Navassa
Riots Aboard.
LODGED IN JAIL AT BALTIMORE
The Gaiena's onicers Say tiA- white
Bosses Practiced Great Brutality
Against the Negroes Of the Isi,rpd--Dr.
Smiths Story Contradicted.

BALTmoRE, Oct. %. The United States
man-of-war Galena, Rear Admiral Ghernrdi
commanding, arrived in the harbor from
Navassa Island late yesterday afternoon
and anchored Of Fort McHenry. She had
ON board nine Navassa negroes, eight Of
whom were engaged in the murderous riSts
on tho island OF Navassa recently, six Of
thein being the instigatoss and perpetrators
OF the murders Of the white bosses
Names of the RingIsaders.
The names Of thess latter six are: Albert
Jones, the chief of the lot, Whose home is on
FitEwater street, Philadelphia; Amos Lee,
Of Georgetown, ID. e. Thomas Welch, Wash
ington, ID. c.; George Singleton Keys Wash
ington, D. g.; Henry Jopes, Of Greensboro
w Va; and James Phillips, of Baltimore
Robert Downs and William James, both Of
Baltimore, are also in the party, but they are
not deeply involved in the trouble.
On the voyage from Navassa Admiral Cher
ardi kept these two separated from the six
ringleaders They will be used as witnesses.
Tho ninth man is George Ward, OF viii
mington, Del, but he is in no way implicat-
ed He was the cook on the island, and was
taken aboard the Galena to look after the
prisoners.
Lodged In Jail.
when word was received that the Galeua
was in port, United States District Attorney
Thomas G. Hayes, Chief United States Dep.
uty Marshal Isaac and several other officials
boarded a tug and went 10 the warship, and
after an exchange OF the proper official
papers the prisoners were put aboard the tug
aud taken up to the Baltimore Jail Lee
Keys, Henry Jones and Welch are accused
Of mWder; Albert Jones and Phillips with
mutiny and intent TO kill.
Great Brutality Practiced.
The story told by the officers Of the Galen,
regarding the riot is much the same as tha
already published. One Of them said, how
ever, that the white bosses practiced grea
brutality against the negroes When th
Galena arrived at Navassa the British wa
vessel Forward was already there and hai
taken all the arms aud ammunition ava.
from the negroes
DIR. Smiths Story Contradicted.
Robert Downs, one Of the two negroes VIII
are to be used as witnesses, contradicts Dl
Smith in one important point. The docto
stated that the first firing was done after
pnd his associates had taken refuge In II
house Downs told "a United Press report'
that the first shot was fired ia the yard All
that Smith fired it. He had directed NJ
Jones TO take charge of james Phillips IN
negro resisted and DR. Smith fired load
birdshot into his face This was the begi
ming of the fight. The white men ran 70 q
house, locked themselves up and continu,
to shoot, the negroes returning the fusilla,
with stones. Finally Amos Lee resorted
the use Of dynamite. Downs says it was Ke,
who killed Mahon This was after Il
whites had surrendered. He saw Keys sho,
Mahon in the back and in the forehea
Downs says he vas merely an on-looke
taking no part whatever in the fight vii
lam James, the other witness. admits thu
after the fighting began he threw rocks
the house. The ringleaders are keeping the
own counsel Admiral Gherardi says h
brigs Romance and Alice with l24 negro
aboard, may not arrive inside Of week