The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-03-28
AFTER MATH OF
THE LYNCHING.
Miss McIlvaine the VIC
tim of the Would Be
Ravisher Helped
the Lynchers.

Belalr, March 27.-lhe BODY OF
Lewis Harris, colored, lynched on
Monday night by citizens of this
county, was not cut down by
Sheriff Kinhart until 7.3o o'clock
this morning, and WIS not renewed
from the scene until eleven o'clock
during which time the body was
viewed as it lay, face upwards. on
the ground by hundreds of persons.
The body was later taken in charge
by Undertaken Dean, and will be
buried this afternoon at the aims
house burying ground at the ex-
pense of the county. The rope was
cur up into small pieces by the
early visitors and distrb utcd to
each one as he came up. A jury OF
inquest was summoned early this
morning by the sheriff, which, after
viewing the remains, repaired to
the sherii1s office, where hearing
was held before Magistrate Clifford
c. Barnes.
The verdict ofthe jury OF inquest
was that Lewis Harris, coiored,
came to his death by strangulation
at the hands of a mob unknown to
the jury, and we eXonerate the
sheriff from all responsibility"
Thcco officials are determined
that strict investigation will be
made Of the affair, with the hope Of
ascertanng the names OF some OF
the persons who took part in the
lynching. These names will be
difficult to get, as the party wore
handk erch!e's over their faces and
would no, make themselves known
and persons standing in the midst
Of them have no idea as to who the
leaders were. 1t is stated that they
came from Chuchvillc. where Miss
Mclvaine formerly lived, and also
from Aberdeen, The scene of the
recent assault upon Miss Bradford
by the negro Black, who is now
confined in the Baltimore city Jail
for safekceping.
. Miss Mcllvainc. who was
attacked by the negro Harris, was
seen in front otthe Jail last night
with those who made the attack,
and pointed out to them where
Harris cell was. She brandished
a pistol i'll the air, and sworc
vengeance on the negro the very
= moment she could catch sight OF
hlnls She lett the crowd, however,
before t!he lynching took place,
Miss Mcllvaine was seen today,
and seemed ovelioyed that her as
saiIant had be.n lynched, which
she thought too good for him.
She said. Ills attack upon me
was OF the most brutal chara cter,
and had to fight as hard as !
possibly could to keep him from
getting the better Of ME. My throat
is sore now, and bears the marks Of
his fingers where he tried to choke
me, but outside OF this, and a little
nervousness, | feel all right" She
iurther SAID she hoped this lesson
would be warning to the negroes
in the future. Miss McIlvainc
still lives in her little home near
the town, the scene OF the assault,
plefcring TO remain ther. than to
go with any Of her friends or
relatives.
Robert l.. Bull, young man
and tailor OF Beair, who was
painfully wounded in tile left
shoulder by stray pistol ball
during the firing last night, is
resting easily today at his home
The bah has not yet been located
BY his physicians, who do not think
the wound at all serious. Mr.. Bull
was standing i'll the jail yard at the
time the shooting was going on
from the outside, and it is not
Known whether he was struck by a
bullet fred from among the mob
or by the sheriff. who was returning
3be five from, ineil. ri Nc bouce