Evening journal., 1892-10-28
JOY OVER THE VERDICT.
Kent Countians Pleased With
Results of the Hill Trial.
BUT THEY WANT POTTss BLOOD.


Constitution and to Await Impartial
Jus.ice-Potts and Barnard WIN be
Held.
CHEsrERrowN, Nd, Oct. 27-Yester-
day afternoon after the judges had an
nounced the verdict in the Hill murder
case. which found eight negroes guilty
of murder in the first degree, Sheriff
plummer in formnedthe court that he un-
derstood threats had been made against
the life OF Potts and asked the assistance
of the court in protecting Potts from
lynching Judge Robinson made a strong
speech, in which he said he was panied
and grieved that such thing should
be even whispered. "The law, he CON
tinued, "has been fully vindicated. The
grand jury will meet again on Monday
next further TO investigate the murder,
and il sufficient evidence is obtained to i'm
plicate Potts as an accessory before the
act he will be indicted and tried.
Judge WiclSes said he indorsed every
word uttered by Judge Robinson. The
sheriff was promised ample protection for
Potts who was remanded TO the sherih's
custody until Monday. The grand jury
was held until Monday
| a
the crowd which had packed the room
gradually thinned out and gathered
around the gate leading TO the jail, await
ing the appearance Of the prisoners. The
crowd was fully five hundred in number
Morbid curiosity kept the crowd together
on the green for several hours, aud the
court kept the prisoners in the corner Of
the court room until there were but few
| l,tf.,..,ll upannd fba hufliiuH
Then the convicted prisoners and
Potts were taken to the jail by the
sheriff and his deputies and only few
witnessed the removal The jail is be-
ing carefully guarded and there is be-
lieved 20 be no prospect Of violence.
Detective Nevins, who rendered valu-
able service In working uD the case IN
the spring, will remain about the jail for
ses eral days TO pick up any information
he can get, either as TO violence contem-
plated or In the way of statements from
the convicted prisoners.
The prisoners are reported by Sheriff
plummer 10 have been very restless all
through last night and they spent most
Of the time IN moving about their cells
and in talking TO each other When
they entered court this morning they
were quiet Brooks was appa' emily the
least concerned, but Williams trembled
vislbly and remarked, Bradshaw went
back ON ms by lying. I'd like to face him
aud tell him Of some Of his lies.
When Bradshaw is released from Gus
tody, he will haze TO Z out OF this part
of the country as quickly as possible
II Is generally known that Bradshaw
was no included in the Indictment be-
cause he had made statements to the
grand jury and the states Office which
/ Implicated Potts Bradshaw said that
Pctts had nstigated the other to com
NIT the crime and had urged them
on ever since the death OF Thomas
D Campbell When put on the stand
Bradshaw positively refused to say any
thing that would crminate Potts. Brad
! shaw saved his own neck, as he and the
! others could have been convicted, It is
thought, on the confessions and other
evidence. What the bond Of sympathy is
a between Bradshaw and Potts no one
! knows. Had Bradshaw told on the stand
all he claimed to know about Potts the
State had other evidences TO back up
s Bradshav's testimony.
Y One important link in the chain OF
: evidence was a statement made to George
Bell colored man, OF Millington, by
. Philip Manda, one of the colored boys
( held in jail as a witness since the mur
der, but who did not testify. Manda is
3 said to have told Bell that while curry
l ing horses in Mr. W. J. Hurlock
/: stable with Frisby Comegys. one Of The
s convicted, Comegys told him Of the plot
4 to kill DR.. Hill and Of intrigues by
q Potts. These statements the granc
. Jury will investigate and if the evidence
IS is sufficiently strong Potts will be indict
Z ed again
There is no certainty as to when The
q convict prisoners will be sentenced. II
may be done Monday, and possibly no
until the last day Of court It is thought
n by some that on account of the youth o.
Henry Hurtt. Charles Emory, Louii
y Benson and Joshua Brainard executive
l. clemeRcy may be used to commute tnei
Il sentence TO Imprisonment for life, ou
J. there is little doubt expressed tha
d Williams, Brooks, Brown and Comegy
:. will hang.