Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-10-02
SHOT CONSTABLE DEAD.

Tho Slayer Has Been Trapped in n s~amp,
But He is Expected to Put Up a Desperate
Fight for Freedom.
Bridgeton, N. j., Sept. 26.-Close
upon the heels of the double murder
for which Job Williams is in jail
comes another atrocious murder, with
the most intense excitement The
murderer, a negro, is in hiding in the
dense woods near Bayside, with n
sheriff's posse and scores of armed
farmers hunting every bush for miles
around. The murderer is Samuel
Greenaee, and his victim Henry Buck,
constable, who had placed him under
arrest The tragedy occurred at
Bacon's Neck, a sparsely settled rural
community two miles south of Green
wioh.
| just before noon yesterday Consta-
BILE Buck was given q warrant for the
arrest of Greenage, who was charged
| with assault and battery upon his
wife. Greenage lived about two miles
from the farmhouse of Justice of the
Peace John NJ. Hall, who issued the war
rant. He was found at home with his
wife and children, and when informed
that he would have to accompany the
| officer to the house of the Justice did
1 IlOp 5Sclh Dub
formed the constable that be would go
without trouble. Buck waited while
6reenage changed his clothing, and
the negro gave especial care to his
| toilet
When he was ready for his departure
| Greenage said he wanted to take his
breech loading gun with him, and as
an evidence that he was harmless
showed the constable that the weapon
was not loaded. This he di 4 in the
presence of his father-in law, Emanuel
Pierce. The constable and Greenage
climbed into the buggy and drove off.
Justice Hall heard the party drive
| up in front of his house. He was eat
ing his dinner and did not get up, but
a moment later shot was heard. Mrs.
Hall went out of the house and was
alarmed to see Bucks frightened horse
tearing about the yard and rushed
back in the house. Justice Hall hurried
out, but he could see no one. Catching
the horse he tied it up and then saw
| the form of Constable Buck lying in
the roadway. A part of his head was
carried away and the unfortunate man
was Just breathing. In his olenched
hand he held rope halter, showing
that he had heen in the act of hitching
his horse when fired upon. A part Of
the charge had passed through the
back curtains of the buggy, showing
the shot to have been at close range.
Evidently Greenage had alighted from
the buggy first, and as he did so
slipped a cartridge in the gun. When
the constable began hitching his horse
the deadly shot was fired. Buck died
within few minutes without recover
ing consciousness.
After numbering Buck the negro ran
around HALLS house and started off
down the road. A half mile away he was
met by two women, to whom he spoke
He was then reloading his gun. A
quarter of a mile further down the
road the wife of Greenage, accom-
panied by her mother, was walkin g
along on their way to the home OF
Justice Hall to testify in the assault
case. Suddenly they were fired upon,
and full charge of shot tore its way
into the left arm and side of the face
of Mrs. Greenage. She was not fatally
hurt, and both women ran screaming
down the road. They noticed the
moment the shot was fred that Green
ago had been hiding in cornfield,
evidently waiting for them to come
along.
The farmers about the neighborhocd
were at once aroused and big crowd,
with loaded guns and dogs, started tc
search for the murderer. He was tracked
through tho corntield into dense
swamp, but he could not be located
Prosecutor Fithian was notified, anc
left here at once with Sheriff Hendee
who joined the armed posse of deter
mined men, and for hours the search
continued, but darkness caused thu
searching parties to discontinue thu
exploration of the swamps. A guarc
was thrown about the place.
The officials believe that they havt
the murderer trapped, and expect hi
capture today. The prosecutor ha
gwen orders to take the man dead O
alive. Extreme caution is being OK
ercised by the officers, for the desperate
character of Greenage indicates tina
he will defend himself as long as posi-
BILE.
Buck was 48 years old and leaves ;
, wife and four children. Greenage i
"a years old, has bad reputation an,
has been many times before the courts
Bridgeton, N. j., Sept. 26. TIL
body of Samuel Greenage, who yester
day murdered Constable Harry Bucks
was found in Seeley's millpond, il
I Greenwich township, today. He ha
committed suicide. The sheriff an
) his posse had hunted for Greenage al
I night in the marshes
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