The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-08-26

guests at Mrs. NJ. j. Hopkins, at Darlington.
Mr.. Samuel Smith who has been dan
gerously ill for several weeks at her home
near Darlington, is improving slowly.
Mrs. Tredick and son, accompanied by c.
P. Unkle, of Perryman, have returned home
after pleasant visit to Atlantic City.
| SHOOTING ArFRAY AT BYNUM CAMP.-Last
| Sunday afternoon a number of negroes who
had been attending the camp at Bynum went
to Elias Peterson's, near by, to get some wine
and cider. An alteration arose about paying
| for the drinks and some one grabbed a gun
| which was setting in the corner. In the
scuffie which ensued the gun went off, the
! load blowing deep cash in the side of the
the head of Walter Waters, colored, inflict-
| ing a frightful wound When the gun was
! discharged Peterson grabbed it, and pointing
| it at the crowd, pulled the trigger. Fortu-
| nately it missed fire. The negroes then made Il
| desperate attempt to mob Mr.. Peterson with
| stones and razors, but with the assistance of
| two toorcd men they were driven off, cary
ing TIE wounded man with them.
Sheriff Calder and Deputy Sheriff Chris De-
Swan, arrested Henry Lee and Alfred Jolly,
| both colored, and they were brought to Bel
Air jail. A warrant was sworn out for the ar
rest of Peterson by oshua Walters, father of
the wounded man, charging him with doing
the Shooting, and he was also lodged in jail.
Walter Walters, the man who was shot, was
taken 20 stable near by, where his wounds
were dressed by Doctors Munnikhuysen, Car
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| the evening lie was taken home.
The affair created a great deal of excite
ment, the negroes alleging that Waters had
been shot by Peterson, and threats of retalia-
tion were made. However there was no fur
ther difficulty.
On Monday a hearing was commenced be-
fore Justice Proctor which was postponed
until Tuesday on account of the absence of
several witnesses. On Tuesday Joseph II.
Carroll, colored, testified that he was present
and saw the shooting. The negroes had
bought wine and refused to pay for it. Mr..
Peterson said he would shoot any one who
did not pay him, as he had'had trouble before.
One of the men said, Lets take the place,
and old man Peterson too,' and they all made
a rush. Witness did not know who first grab
bed the gun. Mr.. Peterson had hold of the
barrel and one hand near the trigger when it
went off as heretofore described. Witness
said razors were drawn and stones were
thrown, but he and another colored man
helped to keep them from numbering Mr.
Peterson. Witness was sure that although
he did not recognize any of the men neither
Jolly nor Lee were in the crowd. Several
other witnesses were called who testified to
minor details of the affair.
Mr.. Proctor released Peterson on his own
recognzance, saying there was not sufficient
evidence to hold him for the shooting.
States Attorney Preston then had Peterson
arrested on the charges of being habtually
disorderly, keeping a disorderly house and
violating the local option law. On the first
charge he was tried and adjudgcd not guilty.
In the other two cases he gave bail in the sum
of 500 each for his appearance at court.
jolly and Lee were both released, there be-
ing no evidence against them.
From last accounts Waters was worse and
there are slight hopes of his recovery.