Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-06-23
THE MURDER AT WILMINGTON
Four More Negroes Arrested
and Put in Jail.
EIGHT MEN NOW UNDER ARREST
All Charged With the Murder
of DR.. J. II. Hill.
A Belief That tho Crime Was the Result
OF Conspiracy Existing Among the
Negroes for the Purpose OF Numbering
DIR. Hiil.

CHEsrERrowN, Mp, June 20.-The slight
ripple Of excitement caused by the return
Of the four accused murderers of DR.. !.
II. Hill to the Jail at Chestertown recently
had completely subsidized, and the com
munity at large evidently supposed that
the prosecution had plain case and the
matter was at least being allowed to stand
status quo. Certain movements on the
part of Sheriff Piummer, Harrison w.
Vickers, Esq, who has the case in charge
and Detective Bates, however, might have
awakened suspicious, but they did not
and not until about 4 o'clock this after.
noon did 1t become known that as the
sequel to constant tracking of certain
parties supposed to be implicated In the
horrible crime, John Potts, Frank Benson,
Henry Hynson and Walter Roe had been
lodged in Chestertown Jail. These make
eight in ali charged with the murder.
From the first disclosures of the prison
ers at first lodged in jail there was wide
spread belief that there were many more
implicated III the crime, and neat piece
OF detective work has been constantly
going on to solve the murder mystery to
the very core. Some have commended that
the murder was only the result of u
drunken row, the men being intlamed BY
whisky, and that there was no precon-
certed plan against DIR. Hill personally
ana that the crime wns only done on the
impulse of the moment. Others contenued
that when the matter was sifted at the
trial deep-laid and widespread scheme
would be unearthed, and to.days develop
ments have strengthened the latter theory
II T. claimed that the negro Pott seized and
held the unfortunate doctors arm MN
Toned while he was being murdered. 1t is
also brought out that, instead of Dr. HIPS
horse being turned loose to wander away
from his home to Massey's station, that
after the murder the body was placed in
the dog cart, the horse was taken in tow
by Hynson and several others, who were
~ covered carriage and turned loose in
the yard of MIR. A. +. Hisey, where the
pool Ot blood was discovered ON the morn
ing after the killing.
The scheme it is claimed, was all con-
cocted Mt Cooper's house, near where the
LIN tragedy took place. In the Campbell
case Dr. Hill gave his opinion that the
mans neck was not broken, while Dr.
Todd said it was. DR.. Hills decision was
attributed to hatred of colored people, and
so he was to be punished. II was known
on the night of his murder that be had
been sent for, and the assailants were in
waiting for him. Brooks, one of the
principals in the killing is laid up with
the rheumatism and is unable 10 walk.
CHEsTERTowN, Mn, June q 1.-The state $
officers continue to bring out new links Of
evidence tending to prove that the murder
OF Dr. Hill, of Millington, in Kent county.
last April, was conspiracy to take venge-
ance on the victim for his testimony in The
Tom Campbell case. The states III
torney, it is said, has abundant test.
mony from colored witnesses to sub
stantiate this as the motive Tor
the assassination of DR.. Hill. Fresh
interest was impaired to the case by the
arrest yesterday of John Potts, Frank
Baynart Walter Rowe, Henry Hynson and
John Harrison, colored farm hands, who
have knowledge of the crime. All but Har-
rlson were unprecedented in Millington.
lie, six weeks ago, left John Cochran 5
farm, where he was EMPLOYED, aud
went to Tiighmans, where he worked
for John Glow. Sallie Need and
Rosa Fountain, two colored women.
Will be arrested as accessories be
fore The fact. Sixteen men and boys are
now held in Chestertown jail as witnesses
or principals in the affair. The names Of the
men in Jail are Fletcher Williams, Charles
Brooks, Frisby Comcgys, Charles Emory,
Ferry Bradshaw, Joseph Baynard, Louis
BENSON, Moses Brown, Steve Cooper, John
Harrison, Henry Hynson, Walter Rowe,
Frank Baynard, John Potts, Philip Man
der and Henry HURT.