Evening journal., 1893-01-13
DR.HILL AVENGED.
e Continued from Firs, Page.

teuQelly DOrne 10 lub Deu Wntfe ne ultu
in few hours. Whether the death was
the result Of a runaway accident or was
deliberate murder, was discussed by
the white people of the country round
about Millington. II was early learned
that party Of negro men and boys had
been seen along the road singing and
dancing, between 10 and 10 30 p. M,
during which time DR.. Hill, in his cart.
went along, consisted of Fletcher
Williams, Charles, alias Buck" Brooks,
Joshua Baynard, Perry Bradshaw, Henry
Hurtt, Frisby Comegys, Charles Emory,
Moses Brown and Lewis Benson.
The people who were the associates
and friends OF these men and boys were
then hunted up, but at first they could
not be gotten TO say anything, though
finally, after some persuasion and the
use of bribes, colored woman told that
she heard Brooks and Williams tell the
boys who were with them, not TO tell
anyone what they saw on Ford's Hill
| After further efforts the woman ad
mitted that she had al 70 heard these
men threaten the boys, and say to them
that they would have the same thing
done to them that they saw done to DIR.
Hill If they talked about it.
Baynard was induced TO make a con-
| fession, In which he said that Brooks
and Williams killed Dr. Hill at the brow
Of Ford's Hill, near the house of Steve
Cooper, colored man. Baynard, after
his confession, narrowly escaped being
lynched, but his life was spared owing
to his being good witness.
So great was the horror of the people
at the cold bloodedness and br utality of
the murder, that TO save the four prici.
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| liams, Brooks, Bradshaw and Comegys,
they were taken to Baltimore and lodged
| in Jail They were taken out of
Chestertown secretly, and no one
knew they had gone until they
we're we'll on their way TO Balti.
more. Later in the summer when the
excitement had somewhat subsided, the
prisoners were taken TO Chestertown jail,
where they remained until their trial
and conviction In October last. The four
persons, whose death sentence was com
muted to life imprisonment by Governor
Brown, were also secretly removed from
the Chestertown Jail to the Baltimore
penitentiary, the authorities fearing that
they might be lynched as there was
much outspoken objection to any COM
mutation of the death penalty.
Judge wickes's Eloquent Charge.
At the time the negroes were SEN
tcnced, Judge Wickes said "a more
atrocious and cruel murder has never
been committed. With unrelenting
ferocity you attacked and killed a man
who had never injured you and whose
only offense was that he had performed a
sworn duty. BY that cruel act you have
deprived the community Of useful citi
zen. You have blasted the life Of the
b young wife, whose happiness depended
upon the love Of the man you murdered
o You have robbed her infant child of the
!, father upon whose support and guidance
she would have depended.
lyon have crushed the heart of the
aged parent who with just pride hat
watched over the son of his old age
and had seen him enter upon career OF
honor and usefulness. AS with the
patriarch Of old, all rise up to comfort
him. He will not be comforted, anC
well may he exclaim, Il will go down e
the grave unto my son mourning
when we consider the motive which
led you to commit that fearful crime. the
2 savage feroclty with which you attacked
p and assassinated upon the public high
! way peaceful citizen, it is not matte
J of surprise that popular feeling wal
; aroused to madness and that there wal
grave fear that the strong arm of thi
J law might not be able TO save you from
the hands of an infuriated people. Blu
wiser counsel prevailed, aud happily tn
people of this county, by practising tha
self restraint which should always gov
4 ern those who respect the law, forbor
to attempt any violence.
e 1T was not TO rob or for any persona
9 grievance that you killed him. He ha
been kind TO you and had given profes
d sional aid to several of you when sick
But there is little doubt that he had in
n CURED your displeasure and hatred b.
giving testimony at the coroner's inQues
held over the body of Thomas Campbell
in the discharge of sworn public dut
e contrary to your wishes. For that 20
a killed him.
y Last Glimpse at the Doomed Men.
= Friz Comegys was looking out int
the dark and dismal iail yard and whe
asked what that scaifold was doing on
there, he replied, Its to hang us OF
a sir" His father has been down to Sc
' him several times, but Friz did not seel
I to worry over his fate. He said he wa
: "a or lS years old and had worked fo
= Messrs William ]. Hurlock. Willial
Price. John Barnes aud C. Turner hi
; father works for William Gully. Fri
q said he did not fear to die.
= Charles Brooks was sullen an
morose in his disposit ion. H
said the time did not pass tC
slowly nor too rapidly and be di
. not care whether he was TO be hung L
l morrow OF next week. did not see ID
j Hill on the night he was killed nor di
o have anything to do with it will
% years, 10 months aud IL days old {
a 10 o'clock next Friday the 18th NJ
parents are living at Colts station.
have worked Cor Thomas Donaho
!, Henry Gnlen and Thomas 0 'Connor.
/. feel prepared to die at any time.
= Fletcher Williams was % years ol
= and lived with Charles Rolph He d
q clared that he lid not see DR.. Hill on Il
o night of the murder aud had nothing
It do ith the affair. He did not feel III
easy about the hanging as II know l a.
innocent
y Moses Brown said: Il am % going
70 90 have a wife and one child liviu
l. and eight dead. ! worked by the day