The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-04-29
FOURTH EDITION


DR.. Hills Death.
A Colored Boy Confesses and Tells How
the Doctor Was Killed and who Kill
ed Him.
despatch to the Baltimore Sun
from Mlllington, Md, April 2S, says:
The coroners inquest upon the death
of DR.. j. Heighe Hill, at Wilmington,
who was found dying in his road-cart.
with his throat cut and his head wound
ed, had failed to elicit any new OF i'm
portant facts and had adjourned over
to meet at the call of the coroner.
The last witness, Josh Baynard,
colored boy, was taken in custody by
Officer Kelley. of Chestertown, and
| taken TO the hotel previously to carry
ing him to jail. While Mt the hotel
Baynard was surrounded bya large
crowd, and he there made number
of remarks which decided the coroner
TO recall the jury. Daynard's state
ment was made then.
He was placed In the wagon with
\ Coroner Pippin. Detective William
| Pippin, Officer Alb. Kelley, William ..
| Dugan and The Sun correspond ent.
BAYNARD's STATEMENT.
The distance from Wilmington to
Chestertown is fourteen miles. Along
llle way blyllhlu IlH'lo 5lhttillfHl "
| tho sun correspondent. Ills words
We're: Il left MIR. Charles Rolph, with
whom | work, about O'Clock, and af-
ter staying in Milington several
hours started home in company with
Charlie Brooks. alias Buck, Fletcher
Williams, Perry bradshaw, Charles
Emory, Frizby Comcsys and Henry
HURT, all colored.
My father says am fourteen years
Old. When near the edge of town,
Walter Roo passed us on horseback
and we called to him. When near the
hill the Spear boys PASSED Us IN dog,
cart and then camO three other car.
ringes, at which several OF the boys
yelled. They seemed to he generally
hilarious and full of life.
when we reached the hill near the
bridge, about one mile from town, {
dog cart, with one man, came along,
and several of them tlllOed to him tC
hold up, but he continued on. Brad
shaw made after the horse AMI BROOKS
picked up stone, while Williams fol.
lowed close with an open penanife.
The Doctor criGi ont, Don't hurt
me, but as soon as tine words Were
uttered Brooks, running along side Of
the cart, let the stone iy and the Doc
tor fell rs though dead. Bradshaw al
this time was holding the horse Nc
sooner had Brooks fcilod the man than
Williams, with his knife, cut the mans
throat. The three men, bradshaw
Brooks and Williams, then wedgcd the
man in the cart, placing both feet out
OF reach of the wheel and putting his
hat Oh his heal As soon rs We little
/ oyS caught up to the cart, which had
gone n short distance. | recognized
| in, Hill rs the man whom they haI
attacked.
mo sooner had they packed the doc
tor in lls cart than they chirped to tin
horse, and OH he went Wien CooF
er's house was reached s, vrlal of the
boys stepped in, but did not stay
long, Fletcher Williams and | lilt
with Mr.. Rsiph,and on saturday nigh
brooks also sept with us. After VT
got In bed heard BROOKS ami vii
li1ms who were in the room with me
chuchl lag over how they had kile,
the doctor. Sunday afternoon vii
liams told me not to tell anything ailt
! have been scared ever since,
Baynurd is now locked up in Jail
J together with Buck Bro ks VINO. Ii,
Saws, threw tho STONE. Ilet her VIII
Jams, who he accuses OF dong tina
cutting, Perry ijurdshaw. who II SAT-
9 to have held tho hprsa, Henry HURT,
flihby ComeGys ana Z hairless Emory
WHO, hayward says, saw the deed com
mitted. All these men live ut farm
houses along the rn,ttl No motiv,
can he learned for the deed. triZby
| I oInc{ys today told his fellow
prisoners Il story similar To tho on
confessed by Joshua liaynlrd. III
Jail viii lie closely watched as ear
of lyncuing are held.