The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-20
ATTEMPTED MURDER ~
AT H0CKESSlN.
A Prominent Farmer Left For Dead In q
Corn Shock.
A COLORED BRUTE'S WORK.
George White Narrowly Escapes Lynching
at the Hands Of an infuriatcd Crowd
Of Mill Creek Hundred Farmers.

Special Dispatch to the Republican,
Hockessln, Del, Nov. 20 Had 1t not
been for the cool headed wisdom OF mum
Der of prominent men Of this quiet little
town last evening there would have been
lynching affair IN Mil Greek Hundred.
The mans life that was in danger for
time was demanded for IN attempt to
murder Daniel Quill Il prominent member
of This place.
The colored man on whom vengeance
was vowed was George hite, powerful
negro vino has recently been released from
jail Yesterday ultornOon White arrived
ut the Quill farm ana stopped Tor an hour
at the house.
Then ho went into the corn field where
Mr.. Quill was at work. Hc Joined in con-
yersntou with the farmer abJut his corn
and the weather.
Quill stopped down with his back to tho
negro and the latter picked IN II sood-Sizeu
rock and dealt the farmer IL powerful blow
on tho back OF the head. Then no jumped
on his body with both feet several limos
and then kicked him about The head.
White thUn picked up Qulirs knit jacket
and placed it around tho injured mans
head and placed what no supposed to DO
Quilts dead body in II corn shock.
Hsimmeduteiy ran across The Held and
wen through the farm yard. Quilts two
sons noticed hat tho negro had Il scared
look about tho him and wondered ut the
gait he was going. One OF Quilps daught-
ers soon nflegward wanted to sec her faith.
or on business and went to tn. Held for
that purpose She was Mortified at the
spectacle that mo, her gaze when she went
to the place where her father had been
working.
When she saw the bruised condition of
her father and us ho was unconscious from
the assault she ran screaming to tho yard
and informed her brothers. They ran to
the fieli and carried the almost lifeless
body of 6heir father to the house and one
of them went for DR.. Mitchell. Upon eX-
animation by the doctor ii was found that
Quil had two RIBS broken and that in his
opinion the man stood few chances OF sur
yiv!ng h!s injuries, us his skull WAS tract
ured in two or three places.
AFTER THE ASSAULT.
Constable Abner Williamson was noti-
fled Of the com .nitmcnt Of the outrage and
he started in pursuit of White He sue.
cecded in finding the man in tho house OF
Thomas Ector. White refused TO nc
company tho constable and he sent to this
town for re.inforccments. Several men
went to tho assistance OF the constable and
White was hAndcuffed and tho party start.
ed with thyir prisoner.
When about u short distance from this
| iowa about sixty enrnged citizens met the
party and made demand for Whites
| body. Tho constable and several othe1
! prominent men asked Tho crowd to keep
| cool and not to commit rash act, They
| knew it was II hard thing o stand to have
prominent farmer brutaly beaten but
Net they knew that tic laws OF Delawa II
Hwill 500 tnnt White pays just penalty
| for his BRUTAL outrage.
| Tho colorch brute was taken to NOV
| Castle jail last evening for safe Keeping tx
| await The result of Quili'a injuries.
| Quill is man Of about G5 years of ago
| and that will tend to make the proDabiii-
| tie, Of his recovery more doubtful.
White is N powerful young negro o
abuut % years oil age. He stands nearly
feet in height and weighs 1S5 pounds.
He served term in Jail for breaking
into Hugh Kelloy's house and only ,
week ago was liberated from jail afte
serving term for a4saultng u girl viii
felonious intcnt.
When DR.. Mitchell was seen this morn
ing ho said that he will be unable to tel
| anything about Quilts recovery for over I
week. The neighbolhood is greatly eXcit
cd and it was II fortunate thing that Con
] stable Williamson took White to the jail
!