Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-05-05

Gang While Driving Along the Road
Fears OF Lynching.
CuEsrERrowN, Mn, April 27.-Sheriff
Plummer arrived in Chestertown at
o'clock tonight, having in custody five
colored men. viz, Buck Brooks, Henry
HURT, Perry Bradshaw and Charles
Emory who arc suspected of completely
In the murder Of Dr. Hill of Chestertown.
After they were locked mp in jail they
made statement as follows:
I'VE started from Alillington between 10
and II o'clock saturday night in company
with Fletcher Williams and Frisby Come
gys, both Of whom are already in iail here.
We went as far as the bridge half mile
from town, before we halted. Here we
stopped and had little dance. Several of
Us stopped in Cooper's house near the
bridge as was our custom, to see some
girls and to speak to the folks. After stay
ing there short while we went on TO our
homes. When near Prices corner we
found a mans hat. A hundred yards fur
ther on we found a cuff, and still further
we found shoe
Brooks denied having any stone in his
hand, as had been asserted by Comegys
Charles Emory, one of the prisoners, is a
boy about 10 years of age. He was seen
crying by MIR. Cacy Monday morning. and
when asked why he was weeping said IF
you knew as much as ! do you would be
crying too
1t is now stated that a large milk wagon
passed along the route followed by DR..
Hill on the night he was fatally injured,
and that the vehicle carried three oolored
men VINO lived at Massey's with Mr..
Cochran These men state that they saw a
crowd of colored people ahead of the milk
wagon, and one of them threw a stone at a
man in dog-cart, and that the horse i'm
nediately started off Oh a fast run.
MILMNaroN, Mn. April 2s.-After day
of constant work, the coroner's Jury in
the Hill murder adjourned to-day without
having accomplished anything further
than getting some substantial points of
value in future investigations, but immc
diatey after the adjournment the widest
excitement was caused by the full state
ment of Joshua Baynard, u colored boy of
III years of age, who says he was. present
at, but diselaims all completely In, the
murder. Though the public mind had
fully repudiatcd the theory of accident in
the case there were circumstances which
cast shadow of mystery around the
atrocious deed, which at times threatened
10 battle the closest investigation. None
but thephysicians ever adopted the acct
dent idea, and, when the negro Baynard,
about $50, made his disclosure. the peo-
pie were fired with indignation against the
perpetrators of this, Kent's most henous,
crime.
Harrison w. Vickers, representing States
Attorney Stay, who was detained at Chester
town in attendance upon the session of the
circuit court, came to Millingtonthis morn
ing and conducted the examination OF wit
nesses before the jury inquest. Witness
after witness was examined, but with poor
success. No one, it seemed, had seen the
doctor until after the killing, when several
testified that they had seen dog cart pass
with man lying in the foot, supposed to
a ~ m, fi..f
terry could be secured. Attorney Nickers
piled the most rigid and searching ques-
tons, and mercilessly insisted upon the
truth and whole truth in the matter.
Howard Simpson, a little colured boy,
living with William Cacy, was the first 10
introduce ray of light upon the obscure
proposition OF murder or accident. Simp-
son, on Monday, took milk to the Masscy's
creamery, where he met Dr. Clarl's col
ored boy, Henry HURT. The murder was
being talked of, and the bright little fellow
from Mr.. Cacy's noticed that the negro
HURT was nervous and trembling. and
said to him: "Oh you look scared. What
is the matterH Whereupon HURT replied:
IF you had seen what | did you would be
scared and nervous, too HURT lid not
say what he had seen or where he had
seen it, but this was sufficient to but the
lawyer on the track, and the links of evil
dence began to interlUck themselves and
murder was the only possible solution to
the puzzle. Simpson said he had heard of
the killing of Dr. Hill, and at once sup.
posed that HURT had seen the commission
vi the crime.
..1.i nipp hanaa stats. thaI Solnesys NAG
along the road, pulled off their coats, and
picked up stones and said no more; but
after he heard Of Dr. Hil's death, he was
him. AID mad iin1iicted thr fatal wn,,nd 7
some conilietiills EVIDENCE was liver IN,
the material points gained remaineJ nm,
SHAKER, and About B clock MI Iiurl" III
entered The office a low word y,ara '9 %, :
changed WITH MI Vickers roroner Him.,
and Igorennn Itncr ma mo i,,r,- ,.a ri,
runlv aiiournnd william am, ,.v;,I
whatgvrr subject IL lin cali r. M ers,,,,
or nrosec,itinp ATTORNEY - ~ wa 0iie
..
-, Gle AA'tNe " TIE MYSTERY
me crowd was Wild with excitement Il
know me cause Of the sudden Interrupt
non anu II soon became loised that con
lesslon had Deen made. lie people were
5ranlic1 aAa II soon became known tha
Mahua Alier having been examined by
me Jury, nag been dismissed, and liac
s'aleu llat Willle III jan lasl night Comegy'
nal llade y phie5sl"n, ana stated the par
tillarS OF the killllg; III the meantliue
the witness, Joshua liaynard, who wG
preparing 70 be carried e jail 10 AVA
iufthef leVeiopihehts' was IN the hands d
inner amos p htlley oI lhestertoWn, T.
sluney Jump ana Ollcer seward Of Centre
WIG ana Mhi!e crowd had gathere,
:. around NM, detective Jump piled Iii
seatcnlns questions, ana the negro con
iesscu. s,5
bAfNAAps STATEMENT.
n Joshua baynard's statement is as fol
lows; i LETT Mr.. Charles Rolpb, witt