Evening journal., 1892-10-25
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tt was reported yesterday that the
Red Men hall had boon secured for A.
w Brnckley. the colored Independent
orator. and that Brinckley would be
hcre ON Thursday night to hold mass
meeting of colored people The report
spread among the negroes and Repuhli-
cans and soon 10 was learned that if the
advocate of colored independence struck
town he would be run out of the place.
with much less ceremony than at Dover
and Seaford This seemed TO strike the
colored men as a bright thing and they
began TO lay plans to either run him out
of town as soon as he comes in. or
run him into the Delaware river Some
how the rumor Of the threatened action
on the part of New Castles negro popu-
laiion reached Mayor Herberts ears, and
he hurried to where he saw q group of
negroes standing and there said
'N0w. don't know what interest you
may have in the threatened thrashing of
Brinckley or running him out of town
should he come to.New Castle next Thurs
day night, but / want to say to you that /
want you all TO tell your neighbors that
IL anything of the kind is attempted in
New Castle every man participating will
be thrown IN Jail If he has to be pursued
TO the end of the earth. and that the
mayor viii see that there are policemen
enough on that night to protect
Brinckloy and see that his meet
ing goes on Tho Young Repub
licans of Wilmington same over here
last week and were granted the privileges
Of the city, and then the young negroes
came and took possession of the town.
Now we propose that when any political
party advertises a political meeting TO be
held In any Of the halls, that they shall
be held, whether Republican, Democrat,
Mugwump or Prohibition.
After this the report got about that
Mayor Herbert would put on an extra force
on Thursday night if Brinckley did CON
clude TO come here Whom asked II this
was true he replied that he could lay his
hands on three hundred prominent citi-
zens who were willing 60 arrest any
rioters who attempted TO repeat the dis
graceful scenes at Dover and at other
state towns. and that if II were neces
sary be would swear in every man of the
three hundred as q special officer "This
man must be protected whom he comes
here to hold q peaseabie meeting he
said, ''and any citizen attempting to vio-
late the law. or create disturbance Of
any kind ON that night viii be arrested
regardless of who it is, and he will re-
ccive the full extent ofthe law. We do
not intend to know any party during
this campaign. but we do intend that no
party shall take the law in it's own hands
and when this is attempted you can de-
pend upon it somebody viii suffer.
In the laws of Delaware. section H..
chapter l2l, Revised Statute says: III
any three or more persons shall meet to.
gether with clubs, slaves, or other hurt
ful weapons, to the terror of any of the
people of this state and shall commit
or attompt to commit violence, or injury.
to any person, or to the property of any
person or corporation; or if three or
more persons shall commit a riot every
such person shall be fined not less than
twenty nor more than two hundred
dollars. and may be imprisoned for not
more than six months, in the discretion
OF the court