Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-27
OUTRAGEOUS ASSAULT.
Policeman Caldwell Clubs Roy
Welsh Numerically.
POLITICS SAID TO BE THE CAUSE.

u
The Republicans Trying TO Prevent the
Democrats From Blocking the Finh
ward Large Numbers Of Non-Resident
Negroes ON the Books Caldwell to be
Arrested.
Policeman Caldwell, negro appointee
of Mayor Wiley and Police Commissioner
Jester. committed an outrageous assault
upon Roy Welsh. white man who lives
on West Fourth street and who is em-
ployed by Charles Kyle. the assault being
committed ia front Of Luccy's saloon at
Fifth and Tatnall streets, at 6 o'clock last
evening
Afraid of Democratic Block.
The assault is said TO have been the
outgrowth Of Republican scheme to
prevent the Democrats from making a
block of the Fifth ward. It is a
Republican stronghold The Democratic
ward workers allege that the Republicans
have placed on the Fifth ward assessment
large number Of negroes who do not
live In the ward The Republican man
ayers are doing everythingin their power
TO prevent the Democratic canvassers
from doing definite or effective work It
IS alleged that the policemen who patrol
the district have been instructed TO
make 1t decidedly unpleasant for any
Democrats who try to get at the truth
of the matter.
Knocked Down with Club.
Be this as Il may the fact that an I'M
provoked assault was committed remains
as fact Several white men, Welsh
being one OF them were standing on
Lucoys corner The negro policeman
walked up in a very oiiicious manner and
ordered the white men TO move on Ono
of the men demonstrated Caldwell
swore loudly and declared it as his in
u tenton to make IL unpleasant for all
n hands
One of the men intlmated that Cald-
10 we'll was born In kennel This made
.f Caldwell lose his head lie walked off
q few feet and then rushed back and without
IA a word of warning struck Roy Welsh in
e the head. knocking Inn down This
blow was followed up by two or three
/. othCrs Welsh was assisted 90 his feet
"a and weak and bleeding staggered into
b the saloon.
m By this time Sergeant Wigglesworth
"a had arrived he put his oar In and said
n that Caldwell should have the man. He
/ put his hand In his hip pocket, grasped
IA his revolver. but did not, as far as can be-
ie learned, draw IL. BY this time Caldwell
"a realized that be had placed himself in a
is very undesirable position. Welsh had
o.. not addressed a word TO him and had
r.. made no offensive demonstration Of any
kind. being on bis way home from work
w. A mob OF negroes gathered near pile
he OF bricks q short distance up the street
ed prepared to- aid the negro policeman Il
,w The whites assaulted him.
sn Caldwell called TO Welsh and asked
r. him DO como out Of the saloon, as he sal,
'd that he had something confidential he
M wanted TO tell him. At the same timl
nm he assured his victim that he had made
"a mistake and wonld not arrest him
on Welsh told the negro that he did no
nd care 20 have anything 10 say to him as i
was his attention 20 swear out a warran
IA against him Caldwell and Wiggles
nd worth then left the scene, and went M
NV Fifth TO Market street followed by
wv crowd of negroes and street gamins.
a. Two of the men with Welsh wcr
De Howard Fitzcmeier and Joseph Fitz
nd patrick
OF story Of AN Eye Witness.
nd Frank Shaw, bartender in Newell
ch saloon at Eighth and Orange streets, al
mr. eye witness to the important part Of tn
TIL assault, said TO an EVENING JOURNAL re-
Sc porter this morning:
he 81 was standing on the other corner
ad / did not hear the words passed, but di
see Caldwell rushup 10 Welsh, catch hin
nr by the coat and strike him in the hea
he with a club Welsh fell on the steps
ch Caldwell then leaned over and struck hir
ut two or three times with tn
ar, club while he was down Welsh then r.
ip' gained his feet and went int
Luceys saloon. ] saw Wiggleswort
there lie had his hand in his pistt
pocket, but did not see him draw th
d., weapon I heard Caldwell ask Wells
10 come out Of the saloon, saying tina
hc wanted TO make an explanation. II
further told him that he would nc
arrest him. I'm answer to this Wells
lh' told Caldwell that he did not propose
IS come out but that he did propose to hay
ent a warrant sworn out for his arrest. "
I'M A number of persons who saw Tia
,o,, fracss in Little Africa, say most EN-
0' phatically that Caldwell had no occasio
whatever 20 say word TO Welsh, as h
the was standing on the steps and did nc
iey utter a word during the time from III
era beginning of the trouble TO the time
m. assault They further assert that tl
go oniciuusness of Sergeant Wiggleswort
the was almost as dsagreeahle as that Of u
negro who made the assault
ian The warrant for Caldwells arrest wi
are be sworn ont tonight
ons -
has Sullivan Writer.