The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-06-30

Of whites Criminal RECORD IN Tehh'
sylVania.
Wilmington. Del. June ga riot
broke out ON the streets here late last
night between whites and negroes
which for time assumed serious pro-
portions. The arrival OF a squad OF
police. however. quickly dispersed the
participants TWO arrests were made.
A large gang of negroes. numbering
probably POO, who had been marching
up and down Ninth street. were chal
lenged by about - white men. and in
the battle that followed over 100 shots
f were exchanged.
\ squad of policemen. under Cap
tain Evans and Sergeant McDermott
rushed 20 the scene and charged upon
/ the mob. The negroes and whites
scattered and fed i'm all directions,
/ but the police succeeded i'm capturing
two neeroes. Ieander Moore and Jo-
scph ShoCNey. The policemen used
their clubs freely. and in the melee
/ attendant upon the arrests NcDermott
and PatrOlman Green received slight
wounds. One negro. James Mercer,
was shot i'm the head during the riot
but his wound is got believed to be
serious.
In brawl in another part OF the
cit. William Cramer negro. was
shot in the stomach by white man.
He was taken TO hospital in a seri
Gus condition.
The leaders Of the party OF negroes
who were marching on Ninth street
declared that they Intended TO resent
the attacks made upon members of
their race. They say they have been
badly abused and that they do not in
tend TO quietly submit TO such abuse.
They say they have no sympathy for
George white. the negro who was
/ lynched but hat on the contrary most
Of their race ia and about Wilmington
approve of his lynching.
The situation in this city was so
serious that Governor HUM deemed it
best 10 cali a meeting Of the judiciary
10 canvass the situation. 4 two-hOur
conference was held az the court
house. but what was discussed and
vha, plans. If any. were decided upon
was not made public.
In an interview Governor Hum
said: after hearing OF the mob's
work In for.'ns the release Of pris-
oner. / fe't that could not stand bck
any longer. The fair name Of Della
ware has been draeeod I'm the mire. 1t
vas no ordinary mob that lynched the
man who murdered Miss Bishop. The
! crowd seems % have been composed
J Of good citizens. The effect Of their
Work has been disastrous. The law
must BOW D. sustained at any cost. l
( 1zve ro- yet d ided whether or not
/ troops viii De called ont ! trust that
/ viii not D. necessary. but the whole
power Of the state VIII be used to pro-
tect fits officers in the discharge OF
their duties"
Coroner Mccormick and his deputy,
| Kilmer. are blsiiy engaged in prepar-
ing for the inquest on the Italian boy
who died as q result of a bullet wound
received the work house on the night
Il the lynchine The c0roner's great
sst difficulty is in obtaining witnesses
who saw the shooting. The officials
nre still in the dark as TO whether
the boy was shot by some one in the
mob or one ri the guards.
Referring To- the fact that George
White previously had criminal rec
ord Of over four years in a Pennsyl-
yania state pen.tentiary for criminal
assault. The Rev Dr. e. A. Bishop.
father Of the murdered girl. authorized
the following statement.
81 notice that a Philadelphia news
paper holds mp its hands in horror
and says that such a deed as this (the
lynching) would not have happened in
Pennsylvania. They should remem-
Der that II White had received the
same treatment in Pennsylvania for
his first OF ause Of this kind as he
would have received under Delaware
law (hanclne) he would never have
lived TO commit the second offense."
Five of Mr. Bishops COWS were poi
soned by some one unknown at pres
ent. L is believed that negroes living
in the neishborhood. in a spirit Of re-
yenge for Whites death, may have
yenturel 10 commit the deed.