The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-27
No More Arrests to Be Made
for Wilmington Lynching.
ALL SALOONS WILL CLOSE
Disorders that FoI1owedSLynehing Have
Not Yet Discontinued and Precau-
tionary Measures Were Adopted.
Negroes Largely Responsible.

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by ASSOClHteG IEehs,l
WILMINGTON, DEL. June 2s.-Ths
danger of further lawlessness as the re-
suit of the lynching OF George +. White
for the murder Of Helen Bishop, and the
arrest OF a man. on the charge of com
plicity in the lynching. has not yet passed
While there IS no visible evidence that
another outbreak VIII occur. there Is n
feeling Of uneasiness among the police
authorities, which has caused them to
take extreme measures of q precautionary
character to nip in the bud any further
attempts Of the whites to wage war on
the blacks or Of the latter to rctaliate.
Late this afternoon every saloon In the
city was ordered to suspend business nn-
til tomorrow. In addition to this, all
ether public places, such as billiard, pool
and bowling alleys and the public library,
were requested to close up tonight This
was generally done. In limo with the po-
lice precautions. Mayor Fisher tonight
ISSUED statement requesting parents to
keep their boys Oft the streets at night.
The Mayor attributes a good deal OF law
lessness to the boys.
Though the streets OF the central por-
tor Of the city late tonight were filled
with pedestrians. everything was quiet
The police are preventing the congrega-
ton OF crowds by keeping everyone NOV
ing. The closing OF the saloons and other
public places has a tendency to fill the
Streets and caused knots of men to gath
er on corners. but the police had no
trouble in dispensing them.
Negroes Blamed.
The lawlcss element among the colored
people is largely blamed for the disorder
of the last two nights.
It Is claimed that in certain sections o
the town they marched through the
streets and roughly handled any white
person that dared stand in their way. On
~ 1,oE Exr,I,t fnc a RI cny
them of the better classes, are not held
blameless. There have been instances
during tho last day or two where white
men and boys were the aggressors.
There wero no arrests made to-day In
direct connection with the lynchins and
the police give no intimatlon that they
contemplate making any such arrests.
Prominent citizens had suggested to the
police that further arrests for the burn
ing of White would be inadvisable In
view OF the excitement and disorder
caused by the arrest OF Arthur Cornell.
of Indiana, in connection with the lynch
ins.
Cornell was released from custody af-
ter lengthy hearing before Magistrate
George II. Hollis. for want of evidence.
Warden A. s. Meserve, of the Newcastle
county workhouse; Chief of Police Black
and State Detective Theodore Francis tes-
titled they saw Cornell In the fronH ranks
OF tho mob, In opposition to this members
of the fraterna Order of Eagles, OF
which Cornell is n member, testified that
Cornell was at the carnival given by the
Eagles, and that he did not get back to
Wilmington until after midnight.
William Cramer, the colored man, who
was shot last night died to-day Cramer
was shot by William simms, man of his
own color. simms was held without bail
to await the action of the coroner
The courts acted promptly on seVeral
cases growing out of last nights dis.
turbances. and several of those under ar
rest We're fined and imprisoned,