Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-25
NONE TO ANSWER
FOR WHITES DEATH.
coroner's Verdict Does Not
nplicate a Known Person
in Delaware Lynching.
ONE MAN is BEING HELD
Arthur croweIl is Out on $4,000 Bal,
Charged With Completely in the
Burning, but He Will Be
Let Off.
ONE MAN is BEING HELD

Wilmington, Del, June 26.-Arthu1
Corwell, arrested on the charge of COM
plicity in the burning to death of
George White. the negro assailant and
murderer of Helen Bishop, was re-
leased on $4,000 bail last night He will
be given hearing today.
Popular feeling over the tragedy of
Monday night has not yet entirely dis
appeared Last night about 1000 per-
sons gathered in front of the city hail.
where Ccrweli was confined, and made
demonstration for his release
The coroner's inquest was concluded
last night, and wnen word reached the
police station that the verdict did not
implicate Corwell the authorities de-
cided to release him on $4,000 bail.
This Was promptly furnished. Word
of this action soon reached the crowd
and a great cheer was sent up, after
which the people quickly dispersed.
Coroner Mccormick held two ses-
sions in the inquest on the
remains OF White today. When
the inquest began the remains
of White could not be found, and after
a long search they We're found wrapped
in paper in an ice chest. White
weighed about 200 pounds, but only
five pounds of flesh and bones We're lief
of him after the lynchers had conclud
ed their work.
With the finding of the remains the
coroner discovered that no witnesses
were present and the inquest was adj
journed to convene at the call of the
coroner.
Witnesses Were Scarce.
Later on the coroner again sum-
moned the jury, and the inquest was
held last night. Thomas Leach, far
mer, and William Carter, newspaper
reporter, We're the witnesses, and both
testified to the finding of the small por-
ton of the remains of the victim of the
mob. Some further testimony was Of
fered, after which the jury brought in
the following verdict:
Resolved That George White came to
his death between the hours of 10 p. m. of
being burned In field adjoining the road
leading from Prices Corner to the Ferris
Industrial school by a party or parties I'M
known to this jury.
What the next step of the authorities
will be is not known. The coroner's in
quest having failed to reveal the iden-
tity of the leaders in the lynching it is
thought that the authorities are unable
to proceed. 1t was declared that
state detective had the names of some
of the leaders, but this is evidently
not true, because two days have elapsed
since the burning took place, and no
further arrests have been made. Cor
we'll declares he is innocent, and says
he can prove that he was not at the
lynching.
The belief is growing here that no
one will ever be punished for the work
of the mob.
Peter Smith, the boy who was shot
while the mob was in the workhouse
on Monday night, died yesterday after
noon as Il result of his injuries. The
boy was an Italian. Who shot him no
one seems to know. The Jail guards
are positive that he was not wounded
by one of their number, claiming that
they fired over the heads of the crowd.
The Jail officials think he was shot by
some one in the crowd.
After the crowd at the city hall dig
persed last night scenes of lawless-
ness We're enacted in different parts of
the city, especially in the colored set
Elements. The entire police force was
kept busy putting down disorders.