Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-31
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They Confessed aud After Hearin.
We're Heid ia Bail for Court.

They Confessed aud After a Hearin.
We're Hcid ia Rail for Court.
Special Corresp cndence Of Gazette and io1raal
MILFORD, May 23.-During the past
IS hours 4 has been whispered ar GHi
town that the store Of +. 4. Scott, which
was destroyed by fire in February, was
first robbed, then fired 10 hide tie Ell! me
and that the guilty parties were .l!ee
colpfea men Of this town, The names u
the suspected parties are Spence Hcs5y,
John Adams all William Hudson. Tie
trst named IS now serving q sea.e-ce in
Dove! jail, for the larceny 81 . barrow,
while the other two are sii. al large
and were, until yesterday, .y.-A5 ABOUT
town.
state Detective Bernard J. 1icNey
arrived in town last cyeL.u.; In search pt
the two negroes, bu. found tAsl the
Hudson darby had loft town during
the afternoon, having learned that tIe
officer was coming. Adams was not -
easily frightened and while the le;ec.
tive, the constable Tor Milford hundred,
b. +. Dickerson, aud Chef OF Police
John Lank wer- searching "JIn;own"
for hin he was either in hiding or fed
from the town.
AE NNlAEuNt now Al tue LaN-s u ti4G
officers is as follows: ON the night IN
question the negroes visited Mr.. SCOTS
store, robbed and set fire 10 it, 10 cover
up their tracks. The plunder was taken
10 the house OF Milo Barber, short dis
lance up the railroad track, where il
was taken care oil by his wife, Lizzie.
All went well until Lizzie gave some OF
tho stolen goods 10 culorcd woman,
who gave tie whole affair away. 1t is
also said that since spence, the leader
Of tic gang, has been ia jail Mrs Barber
has taken him some Of the stolen clothes
anu that he now wears them.
The house Of the BARRIERS, on the
south side Of the railroad track at the
western limit OF town, is and has been
for years one OF the most disrcpuiable
houses in the country.
HUDSON ARRESTED.
MILFORD, May 24.-Willam Hudson,
one OF the negroes implicated in the
robbing and burning of SCOTS store,
was arrested and lodged in the town
lookup last night.
MILFORD, May 25.-Thc last of the
| three negroes wanted for the roJbing
and burning gf SCOTS store on Febru.
80 DvAt lash 10 LJH sA4Elg AbA-tA
behind the bars at the town lookup.
John Adams was yesterday arrested Ivy
Policeman Lank in an effort to reach
| Bowers Beach to catch the boat for
| Philadelphia. Mrs. Lizzie Barber charged
with receiving the stolen goods, has also
been arrested. Hudson confessed yester-
day, stating that the BARRIERS offered
them $40 apiece 10 commit the robbery.
GIVEN A HEARING.
MILFORD, May William Hudson,
John Adams aud Spence Reedy, all col
ored, and Mrs. Lizzie Barber, white,
have just been given q hearing before
| Alderman Graham.
| The first three were charged with
burglary and arson, while the woman
was held for abeiting and encouraging
the darkies. She waived hearing and
was held in $500 bail for her appearance
court. The negroes were each held in at
! $1,000 bail in each case.
After having made confession, the
quartet were committed to Jail in de-
fault.
Spence Reedy is now serving SEN
tence in Dover for larceny and was
brought here at 1886 by Detectives
Witsil and McVey, who have tine case
in hand.