Smyrna times., 1910-08-10
WELD PISTOLS BRAzENLY
At MT, FRIENDSHIP CAMP
FOUR ARRESTS FOR DISORDER
NEAR CoLORED CAMPMEETING
Two Negros Taken to Dover Jail, One
Held For Court and Another
Fined-Constable's Chase

ton, conducted by the cOlored people
of Mt. Friendship and Clayton
churches, seems to be ill-fated in
the matter of being annoyed by law
lessness and disorder on the part
of those who congregate on the out
side of the camp grounds. Every |
year there unfortunately arises |
trouble from these lawbreakers and !
several years ago, it will be re-
membered, there was a murder case.
The Mt. Friendship Camp authorities
are determined to break this dis
order up and have stationed several
officers around the camp grounds to
preserve order. Despite this, Con
stable 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 in Smyr-
ma Saturday 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 to and from Clayton
and Smyrna. There was the usual
lawlessness on the outside which
prevailed despite the efforts of the
officers to preserve orders After
much liquor had been consumed
fight broke out at o'clock. Edward
Gould, negro, who said his home
was at Warwick, Md, was shot in
the legs. DR.. ]. S. Cobb, of Clay
ton, extracted the bullets from
Gould's legs, after which his friends
took him to Middletown. Gould is
not fatally wounded. The officers
are unable to find the man who fired
the shot. Constable Goldsborough
was given the case. Enoch Truitt
and Harry Comegys. both colored,
were arrested by Constable Boyer
and Monday morning were ar
raigned before Magistrate Tilghman.
Truitt was charged with carrying
conce lied deadly weapons, and Com
eggs for firing a pistol in the road al
the camp grounds. After hearing the
evidence Magistrate Tilghman helC
Truitt under S25 bail for his appear
ance at court which was quickl!
furnished. Comegys was find SIS. o.
and costs which he paid.
"HackIe." Slippery Negro. Gives Chas
Thursday morning last. the day o
the colored excursion to Philadelphia
Constable Goldsborough received wor
that Arthur Brewington, cOlored
better known as "Hackle" was a
the farm of Theodore Cavender an
that in a fit of drunkenness an
riotous temper had threatened to xii
the Cavender family. Answerin
the summon, the genial and obligin
constable secured a team and wit
the assistance of two deputies, Joh
Wick and Harry Turner, started
the direction of the Cavender farm
Between Smyrna and Smyrna Landin
the officers noted two teams racin
up the road and to their astonishmeI
saw that one of the teams was o.
cupied by the man they wanted
Before they could pull their horse
down and turn around, Hackle WI
saw he was discovered, whipped h
horse into a fast trot and dashed I
the road toward Smyrna with Il
officers in close pursuit. At Ea
street he turned and cut through
north Main street by way of Mort
Street and seeing he was beiI
gained upon, stopped his team
front of the corn field of FraI
McCawley and 'hoofed it, as ia
as he could to the creek just abo
"Greens Landing"
Swan Smyrna Greek and Made Esca
The officers fired several shots
him and tried to bring him to tir
but to no avail. "Hackle" swe
the creek and soon made his escar
The negro is one of the most slippe
individuals the officers have had
deal with in a long time. Since
has been wanted for stealing hid
from George w. Turner, and 1
breaking out the Smyrna Lock-
more than year ago, he has be
at large. Several attempts ha
been made to capture him. He
jumped through glass window
jumped out of second story building
hasltaken all kinds of chances VIII
cornered and each time has escape