Smyrna times., 1907-05-22
SATURDAY NIGHT FRACAS
ENDS IN BLOODY ENCOUNTER
GEORGE BAILEY STRUCK OVER HEAD WITH
dUNANO EsLATE& FROM LOSS OF BLOOM
Samuel Loaf Arrested aud Held w,,hoa.
pau FOr Court, Alleges He Struck in Self
Defense-Quarrel With LOafs Wife

arrested aud Held Withop
pan FOr Court, Alleges He Struck in Self
Deiense-Quarrel With LOars Wife
smyrna was furnished excitemon,
Saturday evening and Sunday in wba
may or may not be determined q -
der case. As the result of a fracas ~
East street about eleven O'Clock Satnr
day night, George Bailey. colored :.
dead, and Samuel Loaf, colored io ~
hlna prison bars to await trial at the
coming term of court. Bailey. accord
ing to evidence produced at the Coro-
norslnquest died from the loss of blood
from wound in the forehead ina.ato5
by Loaf. The latter and his wife koor
mouse on East street and Georgo
falley, who came here sometime o@o
from Milford, boarded with tbon,
Saturday night, it appears. Bailey who
had been inbibing freely got into q
quarrel with Loat's wife over bis
meals and soon came to blows. Toat
1t appeared had gone to bed and
nearing the confusion, came down to
protect his wife. The latter was in
the act OF being struck over the head
with fryin pan by Bliley when Loaf
appeared. The two men Immediately
got together in a tough encounter
Bailey pulled a knife on Loat aud
chased him about the room succeeding
IN one reach, to cut his hand. FINALLY
III sell defense Loaf picked up his gun
ana struck Bailey over the head with
Ihe latter staggered out of the
mouse and went up to the cor
ner OF Mount Vernon and Main
street and sat by Downey's Barber.
shop. Later he was assisted aronnd
TO the yard of the old Hall store, where
ne remained all night, pitable victim
OF neglect and exposure. He had al.
ready lost considerable blood at
DoWney's corner before he was taken
10 the yard. No one seemed to an
precIate his condition and he was left
ihere alone all night.
He HeAU morning he called to the
nose family living in the Stockly prop.
r'y adjoining, for a glass Of water
3y nine O'Clock Policeman Turner ar.
lVed and took him down to the Lock |
p. Bailey in an exhausted condition ,
lied about fifteen minutes afterward. ,
u. j. W. Clifton was summoned ard s
pon learning of the case, said that the i
egro's life could have been saved had q
e received attention at the proper c
ime. The man died from sheer neglect n
nd exposure. Loaf, who works on a t
'ork train on the railroad, was ar +
ssted Monday morning and brought
smyrna where an inquest was held
nder the direction of Deputy Coroner
'. A. FAIRIES. Deputy Attorney. Gen. s.
'al Satterheld was present and as. 1
sted In the case, George Cunning
as foreman of the jury and Roland
-oore was secretary. Ten witnesses 81
ere examined besides hearing the
ory OF Loaf, who admitted that he -
~AOJ ONCA Anb ubdu Win q gun
II did it in self-defense as we'll as TO
otect his wife. Loaf bears a fairly VI
'od reputation, is hard working and W
dustriOus and has never been known qJ
be arrested on a serious charge. al
lis will be much in his favor at the Sc
ming trial. A post-mortem was held be
er Bailey but no fracture of the skull NJ
uid be found. The jury after care Je
elaboration rendered a verdict &C
hat George Bailey came to his death sll
I'm the loss of blood from a wound in eV
forehead inflicted by Samuel Loaf" ms
ie latter was held without bail to Je
at trial and was taken to Dover. pa
e emother and brother of the dead m'
u ! came to claim the body yesterday ma
this morning undertaken w. A. ge
ries shipped it to Milford. 10