Evening journal., 1891-02-13
HISTORY OF TnE CRIME.


Struck Down lin Cold BIood-The Most
Brutal Murder In the Annals OF Della
ware
The murder was committed Thursday,
August 80, $780, at Carpenters Bridge.
one and one.half miles south of Fredcrica.
This bridge spans Murderkill creek,
which divides South Murderkill and Mil
ford hundreds. Lindsey's body was found
on the Milford hundred side.
Lindsey lived at Media, Pa. He was
about so years old, and a quiet, orderly
and highl y.respected colored man Il has
been his custom for years to come to
Kent county and spend the summer with
his daughter, who lives near Frederick.
Last summer he came to Delaware as
usual and spent much of his time fishing
from Carpenters Bridge in the waters Of
Murderkill creek. He was engaged
In this innocent pursuit when he met his
violent death.
Cupldity Aroused.
Jesse Proctor had seen him at Spring
Branch camp meeting a week or two
before the commission of the crime.
When Proctor saw him Lindsey exhibited
considerable money, in the shape of
large roll Of bank notes. This excited
his cupidity.
stopped at Lindsey's House.
The morning Of the day upon which
the foul crime was committed, Proctor
and Young stopped at the home of
Lindsey 8 daughter for drink Of water
They were on their way to Carpenters
bridge at the time and had fishing tackle
with them. Lindsey was at the house when
they came, but did not hold any CONVERSE
ton with the two men who were to strike
him down in less than an hour.
They got the water and proceeded TO
the bridge, which was mile further on
Shortly after they left. Lindsey took
his lines and went there TO-
An Indiotic Tool.
Lindsey took his seat at the Milford end
Of the bridge and cast out his lines.
When Proctor saw that he was thus en-
gagged he told Young that Lindsey carried
roll Of money as big as his leg. That
he had seen him exhibit it at Spring
Branch camp meeting
As soon as Young heard this bis mind
was infamed with a desire 10 pos
sass it. and Proctor discovered that be
had willing tool TO carry out his inten-
tions
He deliberately told Young that 1t
would be q big thing to kill him At first
Young refused, bat at last consented to
his repeated entreaties.
Young asked him how he should do IL.
Proctor told him to 60 down the embank.
ment and pull up large stake which
was used to hang nets on. Il was about
eight feet long and as. thick az a mans
wrist.
"Goin' to En Tarpin'."
H.
stake and asked Proctor what be was
going to do with il. Proctor replied
Hes goin' TO kill tarpin'
Lindsey resumed his f shiug and Young
came up to the bridge with the stake.
Lindsey paid no further attention to
either of the men, and the first intima-
tion he had of an intended assault was
when ne received stunning blow in the
head. He fell, and tried to raise him
self asking Young what he struck him
for. Proctor told Young TO strike him
again. This Young did; and then Proc
tor jumped to Lindsey's side, turned him
over on his back. He stamped the pros.
trste man In the stomach and to stop his
cries choked him. He next ordered
Young to strike again and again, until
the head was reduced TO jelly.
Proctor then told Young to search
the body. IN the meanwhile taking Lind
sey's silver watch himself. Young took |
what money there was in the murdered
mans pockets and handed it to Proctor.
Proctor told him there was only S4O4,
and divided the money with him
The Murdarers Flee.
Hearing the sound of carriage wheels
they left tho place hurriedly and went TO !
Milford, which 10 about eight miles away. |
When they got there Proctor and Young |
went TO the Dorsey House, kept by Jacob |
Gunby, He pulled cut So bill and |
treated several times
This money undoubtedly came from |
Lindsey's person, showing that there was |
more than $4 o. in the pockets when his |
pockets were rifled. How much they /
really did get, however, is not known.
They left the Dorsey Rouse and went |
to the jewelry store OF Charles Davidson, |
and Young told the proprietor that he
wanted TO buy q watch He was shown |
very cheap watsh aud told that it would /
not run. Mr.. Davidson offered it to him
for 50 Young said he could not tell the
time anyway and it did not matter
whether it would run or not.
The TeiI-tale Watch.
Then it was that Proctor gave himself
and his fellow murderer away. He pulled
out the watch Of the murdered man and /
offered to trade IL to Mr.. Davidson for
the watch they were dickering for. The
ieweler had repaired the watch for
Lindsey and recognized it. He became
suspicious and refused to take it.
The two men then left Milford toward
Slaughter Beach, Young had an uncle /
living near there, aud Proctor went with /
him, to show him the way.
The BtdE Discovered.
In the meantime the body Of Lindsey
was discovered by some people passing
the fatal bridge. The alarm was given.
and suspicion rested on Proctor and
Young
Constable Scott OF South Milford set
out with a small posse to hunt the MUIR
derers. They met Proctor on loaded
wagon with Yonngs uncla. They were
coming TO Milford Mr.. Davidson accom-
panied Constable Scott he asked Proc