Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-02

changing out the joys of Christmas morn
ing and summoriag the devout 10 wcr-
ship, scene of horrible murder and
bloodshed was being enacted in the
streets, during the progress Of which 26
human lives were sacrificed in riot be-
tween the raceB. The heroic efforts Of
the authorities to bring order ont OF the
chaos which preysils are futile.
The town is wild with excitement, and
there is no knowing whom the rain OF
bullets and the flow of blood may be re.
newed. From a peaceful little town
sessup was made to look like gore.
stained battle field aln.1st in tue twink
ling OF. an eye On the streets to-day
may be seen the trails Of blood-in pools
where the dead ware lying, aud in Rpst-
tered tracks which mark the course of the
flight OF the wounded. or those dead %
are negroes and four ars white men.
HOW THE RIOT STARTED.
About 10 o'clock in the morning a
notorious colored outlaw. named Bob
Brewer came swaggering into the town
with rifle siung across his shoulder. II
was evident from his manner that there
was trouble ahead, and people moved
ont of bis way more through fear than
respect, for Brewer is known to BIZ a
terror when aroused. He was bent on
avenging the death Of one of his followers,
who was shot down few weeks ago by
Deputy Marshal Barnhill while resisting
arrest for gambling.
After some TIM Brewer stood on the
hotel verandn and began firing rapidly at
the various objects in tho streets. This
attracted the attention OF Marshal Leg.
gett, who went out with several deputies,
among them being Bgrnhill. As SOON as
the black desperate saw tho man who
had killed his companion he RAISED his
rifle to his 6houidsT, took deliberate aim
and fred, shooting Barnhiil down like
aog. Tho latter, who vas nnarmed, died
almost instantly.
Leggett saw his deputy fall by hia aide
and returned the negrD'R fire. but migsed.
Then the latter bisEsd away ct the mar
shsl, mis- frat outlet pasaing through both
legs. Leggett hred agaia ader being in
juged, but again he lDisard his mark,
and, being without ammunition, jumped
down an embaukmant aEi l4a, leaving o
trail OF blood in his path.
Then the negroes haltad and fusil-
lade Of bullets began. The nsgroes were
moved down like grass, but a. fast as the
men were killed In their tracks other
heads Bprang up in lhs mershy grass
from some mysterious source. The at.
tRcking party was desperate one and
gave no quarter. In ito lend were Will
liam Wood and his sou. When the iugi-
tives were hard pressed for the second
time they halted Rpaln. Beawat's deadly
aim sent bullet ploWing taroush young
Woods brain, killing him instantly, and
moment later another bnllet moved
down the elder Wood inflcting mortal
wound.
The news of this afTsay spread over the
little town with the ys!aoity of prairie
fire, and men grabbed their rifles and
hurried out to the setna Of the slaughter.
IL the crowd, which uambsrad about rs
men, were William wood and his son,
William, Jr. II was found that Brewer
had been re-en'oroGd by about dozen
negroes and tHat !hey had taken to
McMiilan's sw up, oa the ontskirta of
the town. Ia~ pursuing party followed
closely uron their traA and fnally got
within rifle range,
This moved the pGrsuarg to reuowed
desperation aud every TIME bla1s head
appeared above the tzli graal dozen
bullets sped towart it. Il waa not long,
however, before tha nsgroaR, headed by
Brewer, had entirely disappeared, and
,he search was for tho tim9 icing aban.
doned. Brewer las spent u great deal
of time huuting and fishing in tho
swamp, and knows Hli its nGoks aud
cranpies. Ii ia believed that hp and his
party are in hiding in some ont Of the
way place.
TRYING TO sTARVE THEM OUT.
When the white man ratreatei from
the swamp they formed picket linos all
around the swamp, which covers 400
acres, and expect to atarve the negroes
out Of their hiding place. Should thay
be successful in this i. Is believed the
eGiire party will bu captug9f, a3 the
I negroes can have but little or 40 a.nmu-
milton.
Early this morning negro who
emerged from the sWstUp WAS shot dead
by one OF the piekets, whe believed him
to be spy sent out ny Brewer. Rein.
fore ments Of white meu are arriving in
Jessup from the surrounding county and
tonight there are 50U armed men il town
doing picket duty in RELAYS.
w Last night Henry Anderson, white
n man, while doing picket duty Wac acct
dentaily shot and killed by spother guard
named Townsend, whose gun was shct Q d
~. Wy tWlH WuioA ohuRAS Ii tilo uHhnHf.
To-day party Of white men went Into
The swamp to lock for dead negroes. and
found 20 bodies. They wrro brought to
+ V JeBsup, where the o9roApr held inquests
over them. II il thoU9ht tha, taats are
Ut lsast half doZul mora bodiss ia the
swamp, and the search for them is being
Kept up.
A party of % armed men loft here last
WI r,ighf fnr IinTphar EliiV wharn 10
Nmother resides as it is thought that il
The desperate gets out of tho swGup ia
will go there. Elaborate pferaratl0ns
f. are being made by tho whites fur q
y ''lynching bee" aud it is believed that
7feyery negro caught in the swamp will be
bummarily hanged.
& any such proceeding aa this by the mill
3tary, about 500 Of whom ara in JessuE
nnder command of Captain Gordon.
.f II is said here tonight that whit,
man named j, W. Ryan inst;gatei tn,
riot by telling Brewer that the murder O.
n his companion by Deputy Masshal Barn
VA hill ought TO be avenged. Ryan has dis
appeared.
t TWO NEGRO RIOTERS LYECuED.
4 At about 3 o'cloNk this morning part,
n of unknown men attacked the jail a
Y, Jessup, driving away tho guards. In
I few minutes the doors were battered II
n and iour men went inside and shot enc
killed Peter johnson and Bill Hopps
5A The former was the man who had beer
w wounded and captured in the f.at. Th,
military were stationed about half mil
ia from the jail, but by the time a detGeh
ment arrived there everything vas quis.