Evening journal., 1894-06-08
MURDERED BY NEGROES.
ONE MAN KILLED AND ANOTHER
SEVERELY WOUNDED.
Constable Carver Was beaten TO Donth
by Desperate Colored Men Near West
over-Ten Of the Desperadoes Captured
Amor Hard stIuEgIe.

by Desperate Colored Men Near West
over-Ten Of the Desperadoes Captured
After Hard Struggle.
WEsTovER Nd, June A horrible
murder was peipstrated about one and
one half miles from this place Wednes.
day night and the whole nelghborhood Is
so greatly aroused that it "a thought an
attempt At lyrching will be made
About o'clock a crowd Of drunken
negroes stepped up 10 n general store
and began 10 be boisterous They went
into the store. cuIsng aud swearing
The keeper asked them TO make less
noise, saying that n they desired TO come
In he had no objection, but he wanted
them TO be more quiet.
To this the negroes In chorus ex-
claimed "We'll come SIS We ---- please r.
Soon.the crowd began TO knock things
around, and fight followed. Constable
Ned Carver, who was In the store at the
time threatened to arrest them, but was
not allowed TO carry his threat out.
A big, burly negro grabbed hold Of
him and In an instant all the negroes sur
rounded the officer and pushed him out OF
the door Then they attacked him with
clubs and empty beer bottles and killed
him
Frank McCready who was in the store
went 20 the constable's aid bat he was
soon knocked senseless aud put ont OF
the way On regaining consciousness
Mr. McCready procured . pistol which
was discharged twice without any feet
During the confusion that ensued Con
stable Catver recovered and was stag
] 10 tasN 30 90
when he asked McCready TO staud by
him A messenger was sent for help,
but Ia the meantime another assault was
made on Carver, who WAS then dying.
Tie was cut several times with razor.
DR. Dashield Of Princess Anne, came IN
about an hour and administered medicine
10 Carver, who died in about twenty
minutes. When the doctor came the
mouth and ears. The cause Of ais death
WAS hemorrhage OF the brain.
Frank McCready was dangerously
wounded aud almost unconscious when
Carver died His wounds we're over the
right eye aud his left arm was broken.
| They are not considered very serious
After the fight was over the negroes
went away The neighborhood was
I NAWMANAf AAA a NNNANMAAh NNANN was NHMl
out 20 make arrests The colored men
were found asleep In a house some dis
tauce from the scene Of the disturbance
The door Of the house was broken open
Ten Of the colored men we're captured,
and after considerable difficulty hand
ouifed and carried to jail IN Princess
Anne On the floor of the house where
they were captured seven pistols, tire,
/ Nrass rfa Z
Is reported that one OF the remRin
ing negroes was captured at Pocomok'
City. and that the other Is surrounded
in his bidingplace In the woods
There was great excitement in the
neighborhood Of Miller's store, yester
day. A large crowd gathered arount
the scene Of the tragedy and discussed
its details. There was a good deal o.
talk about lyuching, but better COUNSEL
prevailed.
jury OF irquest was summoned By
Coroner ] B Wat wick DR. Dashield stated
that Carver was killed by the blow
on the head before he receive,
the rszor gashes When he arrived h
found the victim Of the tragedy in
state Of coma produced by the blow oi
the head. and that he died from hem
orrhsge Of the brain. The razor gashe
we're on the leg below the hip Thes
we're not the cause of death TIE Juror
are n. =. Tull, Frank Shivers f.
Barnes, Thomas Williams, Taswell Jones
j. X Miles, o. Il. Beauchamp, w. Il
Miles. Sidney King, w. L. Lay field, VIII
liam Wilson and Hiram W. Lankford.
Mr. Carver was widely known in Som
erset county. He was a deputy sherii
I NN..r. MN.N. 80
age and lgaves a widow and one child.