Evening journal., 1910-08-11
PISTOLS SHINE
AT NEGRO CAMP
Four Arrests Are Made for
Disorder at Mt. Friendship
Camp, Near Smyrna
CONSTABLE HAS CHASE
AFTER ONE BELLIGERENT

SMYRNA. Del, Aug. LINT. Friend
ship Camp, near Clayton, conducted BY
the colored people of Mt. Friendship
ard Clayton churches, seems to be ILL
fated in the matter of being annoyed
by lawlessness and disorder on the
part of those who cOngregate on the
outside OF the camp grounds. says the
Smyrna Times. Every year there I'M
fortunately arises trouble from these
lawbreakers and several years ago, it
VIII be remembered, there was a muir
der case. The Mt. Friendship Camp
authorities are determined TO break
this disorder up and have stationed
several officers around the camp
grounds to preserve order. Despite
this, Constable Goldsborough has been
called to take charge of four cases the
past week Friday he arrested Horace
Winchester and George Driggans, both
colored and arraigned them before
Magistrate Tilghman I'm Smyrna Satur-
day morning. Both were held for
court, Winchester for drunkenness and
disorderly conduct and Driggans for
firing pistol. In default of $40 bail,
they were taken to Dover Jail
One COlOred Man Shot In the Legs.
Sunday was the big day at Mt.
Friendship Camp and many negroes
from all sections of the county and
Eastern Shore of Maryland gathered
at the ground during the day Hack
routes were run osand from Clayton
and Smyrna. There was the usual
lawlessness on the outside which pre-
vailed despite the efforts of the Off
GERS to preserve order After much
liquor had been consumed a fight
broke out at O'clock. Edward Gould,
a negro, who said his home was at
Warwick, Md. was shot I'm the legs.
DIR. J. S. Cobb, of Clayton, extracted
the bullets from Gould's legs, after
which his friends took him to Middle
town. Gould is not fatally wounded.
The officers are unable to find the man
who fired the shot. Constable Colds
borough was given the case. Enoch
Truitt and Harry Comegys, both col
ored, we're arrested by Constable Boyer
and Monday morning were arraigned
before Magistrate Tilghman. Truitt
was charged with carrying concealed
deadly weapons, and Comegys for fir
ing pistol in the road at the camp
grounds. After hearing the evidence
Magistrate Tilghman held Truitt under
S25 bail for his appearance at court,
which was quickly furnished. Come
gys was fined So and costs. which he
paid.
"Haokle," slippery Negro, Gives Chase
Thursday morning last. the day of
the colOred excursion to Philadelphia
Constable Goldshorough received
word that Arthur Brewington, colored,
better known as "Hackle" was at the
farm of Theodore Lavender and that
IN a fit of drunkenness and riotous
J temper had threatened to kill the
/ Lavender family Answering the
summon, the genial and Obliging con-
stable secured a team and with the
assistance of two deputies, John Wick
and Harry Turner, started in the di-
rection of the Lavender farm. Be
/ tween Smyrna and Smyrna Landing
the officers noted two teams racing up
| the road and to their establishment
saw that one of the teams WAS oc-
cupied by the man they wanted. Be
fore they could pull their horses down
/ and turn around Hackle, who saw
he was discovered, whipped his horse
/ into a fast trot and dashed up the
road toward Smyrna with the officers
/ i'm close purusit. At East street he
turned and cut through to north
Main street by way of North street
and seeing he was being gained upon,
stopped his team in front of the corn
field of Frank McCawiey and "hoofed
1t" as fast as he could to the creek
| Just above Green's Landing
/ Swan Smyrna Greek; Made Escape.
The officers fired several shots at
him and\ tried to bring him to time,
but to no avail "Hackle" swan the
creek and soon made his escape. The
negro is one of the most slippery in
dividuals the officers have had to
deal with in a long time. Since he
has been wanted for stealing hides
from George w. Turner and for
breaking out of the Smyrna lookup
more than. a year ago, he has been
at large. Several attempts have been
made to capture him. He has jumped
through glass windows, jumped Out
of second story buildings. has taken
all kinds of chances when cornered
and each time has escaped