Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-10-22

| himfelf that no one was around. One
of the Disharoon boys afterwards re
marked that if he had wished to injurt
the fellow he could easily have done so
as he was only at arms length from
him. Hudson almost Immediately left
| the oyster house, aud. the Disha room.
assert. began to take up CLAIMS from
their grounds Turner and Ben stepped
ont OH the platform of their oyste,
house, and called out to the trespassers.
They also fired their guns TO brighten
them off. Qnick as flash. they assert
Hudson had his rifle to his shoulder
and with unerriDg aim, shot Turner
Disharoon in the right leg. near the
thigh, tearing the flesh and splinterinp
the bone, and inflicting a flesh wound
lin the calf of the leg of Benjamin
Disharoon. 1t is SAID that at least three
shots were fired by Hudson. Tom
Disharoon did not come out of the
oyster ouse,-had he done so he. too,
would have undoubtedly been shot. He
remained in hiding until the trespassers
had taken themselves off. Then fear
ing to return to his home by Hudson
house, he made a wide detour. crawling
on his hands aud feet over the wet
marshes, and running at a mad pace
when he came to the road. There were
number of houses. probably thirty.
along the road where he could have
stopped and gotten assistance, but OH
he ran-past Porterville. past his
brothers houses, past his own home,
past his fal hers house. aud reached
Stockton almost exhausted. and gaspsd
out his story in broken sentences. A
crowd was soon chasing madly toward
the bay. Turner and Ben Disharoon
were found at their oyster house, the
former suffering intensely from his
wound. DIR John I. Dickerson. WHO
was among the first to arrive. advised
the removal of Turner to the Peninsula,
General Hospital. Salisbury. where he
was taken the same night by way OF
Pocomoke City.
States Attorney William +. johnson
went to Stockton Monday morning
when writs were sworn out for the
arrest of Hudson and Flemming They
were found at the bav. aud arrested by
CONSTABLE Bratten. They We're given a
hearing before Squire Payne, who
committed them to Jail to await the
faction of the grand jury
The prisoners assert that they are not
guilty. but those who were watching
declare that they could not possibly be
mistaken as to the identity of the
trespassers. as they watched them
come from their house, saw them enter
their scows. and. moreover. Hudson was
within foot or two of them when he
tried she door of their oyster house. l,
was about ten minutes after sunset
when the shooting occurred. and stil
light enough tn distinguish the features
of the men. Hudson is said to have used
Winchester repeating rifle, aud was
mt "a distance of "A yards from the shore
when he shot. One of the bullets was
found in the oyster house. and Is said tc
fit HudsOn's rifle, which is in the
possession Of Squire Payne.
The affair has created intense indig-
nation among all classes in and around
Stockton, and had it not have been fol-
the prompt action of the authorities in
arresting Hudson and lodging him in
Jail. it would have Jared badly with
him. Not so much bitterness is felt
against Flemming. as he is thought to
have been enticed into the thefts by the
other man. Hudson is about thirty five
and Flemming about twenty four. Both
are married. A great deal of sympathy
is felt for the parents of the two men.
as they are eminently respectable. and
honorable in all their transactions