The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-28
EIGHT WILL Be HANGED.
Convicted Of the Remarkable Muir
der of DR.. Hill.
FIVE OF THE OULPRITs ARE BOYS.

Had no Other Motive Than a De-
sire to KilI-The Confession of a
Participant.
CHEsTERTowN, Nd, Oct 29.-Joshua
Brainard, Louis Benson, Henry Hurtt,
Moses Brown. Frisby Comegys, Charles
Brooks, Fletcher Williams and Charles
Emory, all colored, were found guilty of
murder in the first degree. They have
been on trial since Monday. They were
charged with the murder of DIR. ]. II.
Hill, on the road from Millington t.
Massey's on the night of Saturday, April
%. John Potts, a ninth person on trial
for the murder, was found not guilty.
Of the eight persons convicted Will
Jams, Brooks and Brown are grown men
the other five being boys from 13 to Il
years of age.
Judge Robinson pronounced the SEN
tence of death on the prisoners. 1t is un-
derstood that the date OF dates of the ex-
ecutions will be announced by Governor
Brown within a few days. The sen.
tence meets with universal approval
among the white citizens, but the ne
groes, and they predominate in Kent
county, are sullen and threatening. NJ
appeal of the case is expected, but fur
ther trouble in the nature of a race war
Is not unlikely.
Perry Bradshaw, who turned states
evidence, gave the following account of
the crime in his sworn testimony:
A Murderous Confession.
"Comegys told me they had made mp
plot to kill man. | first heard DR..
Hills name mentioned just after we got
out of town. Before leaving town Mr..
Howard King came along with his wife.
Williams swore, and when told by Brain
ard to hush because q lady was coming
he swore again. Philip Manda soon left
us, going off with Mr.. John Hurlock in
his dog cart. Walter Roe, who was OH
horseback, left MS just out of town.
When Manda left Williams said he was
coward, and when Roe left the crowd
cursed him. In the crowd when we left
town were Williams, Brooks, Brown,
Comegys, HURT, Benson, Brainard and
Emory. Williams said to Brooks and
Brown, i am going to kill DIR. HILL
Either Brooks OIL Williams said DR.. Hill
was coming out of town that night. We
were dancing and singing when Mr..
Grove Everitt drove by, and some one in
the crowd cursed Mr.. Everitt. We next
stopped at the bridge, near Steve Cooper's
house.
How DIR. Hill Met Death.
"When DR.. Hill came along Brooks
stopped the horse. Brooks struck the
doctor with a stone and Williams cut
him. Frisby Comegys and l held the
horse, When the doctor drove up
Brooks and Williams We're in the middle
of the road, and Moses Brown was on
II. IL - r Il. u
up something. Williams called to DIR.
Hill to hold on-he wanted to see him.
When struck the doctor said, Don't
kill me- and fell in the cart. Williams
then took hold of him and cut him.
Brooks, Williams and Moses Brown
fixed the doctors body on the cart, and
Williams started the horse by slapping
him in the flank, at the same time cali
ing to Comegys and me to let go of the
mare. She went in fast trot toward
Massey's. Those who were present when
the doctor was stopped were Brooks,
Williams, Brown, Benson, Comegys,
Emory, Hurtt, Brainard and myself
After the cart had gone we stopped un-
der the hill, and team containing three
white men passed. They cursed at us
and Williams cursed back. We were
talking about DIR. Hill and what had
been done to him. Brooks and Williams
told us not to tell, OF they would do
something to us. We were told to say
that Moses Brown and Benson had
stopped at Mr.. Ford's gate, and that we
had not seen DR.. Hill.
Arrest of the Informer.
'tAfter the killing we went towards
Steve Cooper's house. Brooks, Williams.
Comegys and Emory went in, and HURT,
Brainard and l stood outside. Brown
and Benson had left us to go home.
Comegys and Emory came out and went
to Mr. Hendrickson's. Then Brooks and
Williams came out, and we went on our
way. A team passed and Hurtt called
out. thinking it was somebody he knew.
Williams found a hat on the road and
Brooks cuff with button in it, Fur
ther up the road | found u shoe.
thought these things were Dr. Hills.
Carroll Clark came along in wagon and
took Henry HURT and me to Dr. Clarks.
Brooks, Williams and Brainard went t,
Mr. Rolph's. 1 showed Carroll Clark
the shoe and told him we found it. /
was arrested Sunday morning and taken
to Squire Johnsons Office in Nlillington.