The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-25
CORNELL OUT ON BOND
ALLEGED LYNCHER IS FROM
 HARTFORD CITY, IND.
The Coroner's Jury Returns a Verdict That the Burning of White Was Done by Unknown
 Persons.

Wilmington. Del. June 24-Arthur Cor well of Hartford City Ind, who was ar- rested last night on a charge of compile ity in the burning to death of George White, a negro, charged with assault on Helen Bishop, was released on 5000 bail tonight. He will be given a further hear Ing tomorrow.
 front of the city hall where Corwell was confined and made a demonstration. The police authorities took every prscau9ion to prevent an attempt at rescuing the prisoner by the crowd. There were loud cries for the release of Corwell, to which the police paid no attention.
 A coroner's inquest over the burned me- gro was concluded tonight and when word reached the police station that the yer. dict did not duplicate Corwell, the police decided to release him on $5,000 bail This was promptly furnished by Thomas Mo- Hugh, wholesale liquor dealer Word of this actio' soon reached the crowd and people dispersed. Coroner Mccormick held two sessions. in the Inquest on the remains of White today. the first session bringing to light a difference of opinion between the coroner and his deputy. John R. Kilmer, which resulted in an open clash. Kilmer thought that the Attorney General H. H. Ward should have select
  that the Attorney General had no au- thority in the matter. The coroner car ried out his plan and empaneled jury.
 When the inquest began, the remains of White could not be found, and after a long search they were found wrapped in paper in an ice Dox White weighed about 200 pounds, but only five pounds of flesh and bones were left of him after the lynchers had finished their work.
 With the finding of the remains the coroner discovered that no witnesses were present He consulted with his deputy who told him he did not approve of the haste and of the manner in selecting the jury and therefore could give him no as- sistance.
 Where can get witnesses?" asked the coroner.
 Hunt around" was his deputys reply.
 The coroner replied that he was net going to let the Attorney General run his business, and Kilmer retorted that the Attorney General was not trying to run the inquest.
 At this juncture the inquest was ad- journed to convene at the call of the cor oner.
 The coroner again summoned the jury and the inquest was held tonight Thomas Leach, farmer, and William Carter, a newspaper reporter. were the witnesses, and both testified to the finding of the small portion or the remains or the victim of the mob. Some further testimony was offered after which the jury brought in the following verdict:
 Resolved, That George White came to his death between the hours of 10 D. m of June 2. 1903. and a. m., of June g. 1903. by being burned in a field adjoining the road leading from Prices Corner to the Ferris Industrial School. by a party or parties unknown to this jury"
 haf he gfn Nf fhA will be is not known. The Coroners in quest having failed to reveal the identity of the leaders in the lynching. 1t is thought that he authorities are unable to proceed It was declared that a State de- tective had the name of some of the lead CTS but this Is evidently not rue. because two days have elapsed since the burning took place and no further arrests have been made. Corwell declares that 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 he punished for the work of the mob. Certain prominent citizens. although they deplore the occurrence. stand ready to raise a fund for the defense of any one who should be prosecuted for the of feSse.
 Tonight's demonstration indicates that the popular feeling is against any further action on the part of the police.
 Peter Smith, the boy who was shot while the mob was in the workhouse on Mon day night. died this afternoon as result of his injuries. The jail guards are posi- tive that he was not wounded by one of their number. They say that they fired over the heads of the crowd. The Jail off cials think he was shot by some one in the crowd.
 After the crowd at the city hall dis persed tonight scenes of lawlessness were enacted in different parts of Wilmington, | especially in the colored settlements. The l entire police force was kept busy putting down disordr. In the section known as White Chapel" negro assaulted a white man and several whites came to the res cue. This brought endorsements to the negroes and a general fight was started. l The negroes outnumbered the whites who ! were receiving the worst of it when a squad of police arrived. Pistols were | fired and the negroes retired within the | houses. Participants on both sides re- ceived cut heads but beyonA this 1t Is l not thought any one was injured. While this was going on about seventy. | five men gathered in front of houses oc- | cupted bv negroes in orange Street and bombarded them with bricks and other missiles. The police also quelled this dis turbance.