The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-04-28
FIFTH EDITION.
Tho AIillington Mystery.

CHEsTERTowN, Nd, April 2Z-The
cOroners Inquest on the violent death
OF DIR. }. II. Hill will DO held in Mill
llngton tuesday morning ut 10 o'clock.
1t is now stated that a large milk
wagon passed along the route follow
ed by DIR. Hill on the night he was
fatally injured, aud that the vehicle
carried three colored men who lived
at Massey's with Mr.. Cochran. These
men state that they saw crowd OF
cDlored people ahead OF the milk
wagon. and one Of them threw stone
at man in dUg-cart, and that the
horse immediately started OIL on O
fast run.
Sheriff Plummer arrived In Chester
town ut z o'clock tonight, having in
custody four colorei III ,n, IL: Buck
Brooks, Henry HURT, Perry Bradshaw
and Charles Emory. After they were
locked up in jail they made state
ment as follows:
"Wo started from Mlllington be-
tween 10 o'clock Saturday night In
company with Fletcher Williams and
Frisby Comegys, both OF whom are
as the bridge. half mile from town,
before We halted. Here We stopped
and had little dance. Several OF lis
stopped in Coopers house near the
bridge, as was our custom, to SEQ some
girls aud to speak to the folks. After
staying there short while We went on
to our homes. When near Prices cor
ner we found mans hat. hundred
yards further on we found cuff, aud
still further we found a shoe"
Brooks denied having any stone in
his hand as had been asserted by Come.
gys.
Chatl les Emory. one of the prisoners,
| Is boy about fifteen years OF age. He
WAS seen crying by Mr.. Cacy Monday
morning, and when asked why he was
weeping said. "ll you knew as much
as do You would be crying too"
Joe Potts, another colOred man. Is
| said 10y Buck Brooks to have been In
| Milllngton on Saturday night and tho
authorities arc looiiing for him. 1t Is
stated, however, that on Monday -he.
boarded train at Clayton for Phila-
| d .phia, where he has brother. Two
colored men named Potts had trouble
during tho Christmas-eve disturbance
with John McWhorter, restaurant
keeper. They went and got colored
man named John Campbell to go and
clean the whites out. They went, and
In the fight Campbell was struck. He
was then picked up by his companions
and carried to Moore's store, where
he soon died. The next day an in
quest was held and thirty-seven wit
| neSSeS were examined.
DIR. Hill was summoned, against the
wishes OF his vile and friends, to
make q post norton. He reported
that no blows sufficient to produce
conclusion of the brain or death had
heen received. After burial tho body
was dug up and II new investigation
held by Statos Attorney Stay. This
time DR.. Todd assisted and rendered
the same verdict. This ended the
matter as fai as the charge of murder
went. Joe Potts was one of the par
Elephants In the Chrstma5-eve disturb
ance. No one was made to answer
for Campbells death. The medical
examination had practically prevented
any one being accused of his death.
II Potts was in MillinGton on Satur-
day night, us stated by the prisoner
Brooks, tho authorities want, under
the circumstances, to have him give
an account of himself.
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