Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-01-07

bundle OF clothes which are supposed to
be those of Noah Benson, the murdered
negro, and which seem to furnish an
important clue to the murder. The
clothes were found secreted in the house
of George Henry HUT, colored man,
living with his wife in Delaware City.
Detective McVey says he found por-
ton of the clothes, which are saturated
with blood, hid away under an old cup
board in the house.
An effort will be made to show that
these are the garments of the murdered
man and that the crime was perpetrated
in the HUT house. A portion of the
drawers are covered with blood and
look as though they had been hurriedly
torn from the negroes body. The gar
ments are supposed 10 be those of Ben
sons because the material corresponds
with piece of the underdrawers found
tied about the log of the dead man when
he was found. The clothes had been
hurriedly torn off, and in their haste to
strip the man the murderers left piece
of the drawers tied about the right ankle
with string. This piece Of clothing
may yet be the means Of discovering who
the murderers are. Detective McVey
also found portion of an undershirt,
supposed to be Benson's, in the house of
the Hutts, and this also was saturated
with blood as were other articles of
clothing. Mrs. HUT declared that some
of the blood got on the clothing from
carrying hog, while the blood on the
undergarments she accounted for in
another way.
An attempt had been made to wash
ZONE of the clothes but the blood stains
still remained Detective McVey took
The clothes to the office of Attorney
general John Biggs in this city, who
ordered a microscopical examination
made of the blood stains 10 discover
whether or not it was human blood or
that of the hog, as Mrs. HUT stated it
was. Dr. Il. r. Smith will make the
examination this afternoon, and will
secure a sample of hog blood to use for
comparison with the blood found upon
the clothes.
DELAWARE Cry, Jan. 2.-This morn
ing Detectives McVey and Witsil ar
rested George Henry HUT, colored, in
whose house the bloody clothes were
found, Julia Hutt and Jim johnson, on
suspicion of being connected with the
murder of Noah Benson, colored, whose
headless body was found floating in the
canal on Christmas day.
Suspicion was directed to these par
ties by finding in the house some blood
stained clothes, which were identified as
having bean worn by Benson. A further
search of the house this morning
brought to light a razor and knife,
both stained with blood.
DELAWARE CITY, Jan. 6.--Ever since
the mutilated and headless corpse of
Noah Benson was found floating in the
canal here on the morning of December
Goth, this place has been kept in con-
slant state of excitement. The brutal
murder is the main topic for CONVEX
sation in every house in Delaware City
and upon the streets men congregate in
groups and discuss the crime. All agree
that the place never had sensation
equal to the one caused by the murder
of the negro, Benson, who was decapi-
tated on Thanksgiving night and his
carcass thrown into the canal.
The publicity given to the murder has
spread terror among the colored element
here who could not be induced to leave
their homes at night under any cireum-
stances. They scarcely show them
selves upon the streets even in day time,
and after nightfall none are visible. The
negroes are very superstitious over the
murder and shudder to look out at the
window at night least they should sec
the headless corpse of Noah Benson
stalking through the air with the miss
ing head in hot pursuit. Many of ths
negroes see Benson's ghost as it is, even
without venturing out of doors.
Before the murder the negroes from
the surrounding country used to fiocl
into town frequently, and not day O.
evening passed but what they could b.
seen passing along the street as discon
cerned as their white brothers. But al
this has changed since the murder
Even the two colored ministers hav
stayed away from church on Sunda,
night on account of the story that Ben
sons ghost was afoot, and not a coiore'
person has been to church since. Tn
inhabitants of Polktown, which is sepa
rated from Delaware City by bridg
over the canal and which is inhabited b,
300 negroes, have given this place tn
cold shoulder and have no occasion nov
to come into town.
The hearing given the Hutts and jim
johnson by Mayor Reybold yesterda.
only tended to increase the interes
manifested in the murder case, if such
thing were possible. The white popula
ton turned out en- masse to hear tn
evidence at the Delaware City Hote
but the negroes were conspicuousl
absent. They even kept in doors mos
of the day time. On the night OF til
morning the body was found not
single negro dared to venture out OF tn
house. They did without provisions q
day the Sunday following the murder
but on Monday they could be seen wit
their baskets going to the stores for sur
plies.
When the trio of prisoners was take
from the lookup and placed upon th
train for New Castle yesterday, a larg
crowd of white citizens congregate
about the platform Of the station
catch last glimpse at the accused mul
derers. The only colored people preser
were few relatives of the prisoners.
The hearing before Mayor Reybol
yesterday morning, at which both G
the Hutt's and James johnson wer
committed for the upper court, sufiicier
evidence was produced by Detective
Wiltsil and McVey to warrant the hole
ing of the prisoners. The balance
the evidence was held in reserve !
order to allow tine detectives to lear
still more particulars, which they aftel
wards did.
AS stated in EVERY EVENING of yeI
terday. George Borgher reluctantly d
tailed part of what he knew OF u
movements of the murdered man an
the prisoners the last night Benson wa
seen in the flesh This was on Thank
giving night Previous to the trial ye
terday he had told three different Pc
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