Evening journal., 1905-11-20
SHOT BY ONE MAN;
CUT BY ANOTHER
John Henry Davis, Colored,
Sought Trouble and Found
1t Readily
WOUNDS ARE NOT SERIOUS
speeIaI 10 The EvenInE IournaI.

New Castle Nov. .2O-John Henry
Davis. colored. got into alterations ON
Saturday afternoon and evening, the
result being that he was shot by one
man and slashed with a knife by
another before he concluded that he
had enough.
Davis Is a powerful negro and is in
clined to domineer over his colored
brethren and as a consequence has
made more enemies than friends. on
Saturday afternoon he engaged In a
controversy with Nolan Douglass,
also colored on the football grounds.
Tho quarrel was resumed early In the
evening near the barber shop Of John
Wade. colored. I'm South Fourth street,
with the result that Douglass fired two
shots al Davis one Of which took effect.
The bullet a thirty-two calibre,
entered the neshy part Of the right arm
above the elbow and took a downward
course. The injured man, after
staunching the flow of blood went TO
the office OF Dr. Wertenbaker and the
pellet was extracted. saturday even
ing Davis carried the bullet in his
pocket and exhibited II 10 those who in
quired about his injury.
Not content with this oscapade. John
Henry ran up against Joseph Marlove.
colored. in South Fourth street, on
saturday evening. "a fight followed and
Davis was the recipient OF q slash over
the right eye inflicted by carving
knife welded by Manlove. The knife
Is now in the possession Of Magistrate
Terry and both of Davis assailants
have fed. Neither wounds are danger
ous
TWO MEN REPORTED SHOT
Some excitement was created early
last evening by the report that two men
had been shot. one An the leg and
another in the arm by q third colored
man. Investigation proved, however,
that the report was untrue. Yesterday
Afternoon two colorcd men ana a color
ed woman became involved in a quarrel
on School street. when one OF the men
ldrew a. pistol and fired two shots on
1.-THE ground in close proximity to the
lwoman's feet. The shooting did not
scare the woman. however. but the
two dispersed before any blows were
lstruck.
COMPLAINED TO POLICE.
Matthew Murray colored. made COM
lplaint to Officer Matthew TObin last
might that John Wesley White. colored
lhad threatened to take his (Murray'sl
life and that he desired 20 swear out
a warrant for his arrest. According "a
lMurray's story ne had sent a younl
colored girl who lives al his house. oul
early on Saturday evening on an errant
and when she returned she was greatly
,agitated. Upon being questioned shl
said White had made improper ad
vances toward her Murray startei
lout after the offender, hut failed e
locate him. Yesterday he learned tha'
late Saturday night, while a man wa'
passing along North Fourth street, he.
tween Harmony and Chestnut streets
White stepped from behind a tree and
lpartially raised a gun he carried. In q
moment however. he lowered IL cx.
claiming Il thought you were Murray.
The latter believes his life Is Ia danger
GOLDEY COLLEGE DEFEATED.
In hard fought game the New
Castle High School football team de-
feated Goldey College eleven on Battery
Park Saturday afternoon by a score oI
l2l to 0.
The features Of the struggle were tho
runs OF Hugh Wright, Carvin, Pedrick
and Lawlor; Wright making a run OF
eighty-fve yards. Hewlitt's tacklinl
was also exceptionally hne. The line
up follows:
New Castle II. S. Goldey College
Peach .......... !. g. .......... Watson
Iawlor .......... l. I. .......... Davi
McGowen
Il. Wright ........ c. ........ William