Evening journal., 1911-04-03
ONE DEAD
IN RACE RIOT
White Man Slain by Negro in
Night Battle at
Laurel
MOB THREATENS
ARRESTED SUSPECTS

LAUREL, Del, April 3.--One white
man was killed and three were seri-
ously injured and a number of negroes
wounded by shot and bullets in a race
riot that ragged for several hours at
Laurel Saturday night.
The dead:
Orem Stockley. Is years old. shot
through the head, dying in the PEN
insula General Hospital.
The injured are:
George Hudson, so years old, Of
Bethel, Del, shot with buckshot
through the calf Of the leg. Amputa-
ton will be necessary.
John Thompson, a barber, shot in
the legs with buckshot and bullet as
he was shaving a patron in his shop at
the foot of Market street.
George Cannon, young man resid-
ing near Laurel struck by two or three
stray shot, but not seriously injured.
The trouble started about 10 o'clock,
when, without an instant's warning
the negroes stampeded upon a crowd
of spectators standing I'm a public
thorOughfare and shot young Stockley
A desperate struggle then followed
during which about 15O shots were
fired by both sides.
Windows were shattered and the ex-
terror of buildings damaged. A num-
bor Of women were on the streets at
the time. but were not injured.
In a few minutes the negroes were
routed and the citizens, gathering pis-
tolls and shot guns. went on a search
for the rioters. At this period the lights
FlfI 10 FNU 4
was I'm total darkness. The negroes hid
and fired frequently from ambush, but
their shots were wild lt is known that
several negroes were injured, but they
are keeping close, and IL is impossible
TO locate them
Swear In Special Officers.
Special policemen were commission
ed by the town officials and all pos
sible efforts made to quell the disorder,
but they were of no avail. and the
crowd did not quiet down until after 3
O'Clock yesterday morning.
For the last few months frequent
among the negro population
and fights with white men have oc-
but the riot was a complete
and caught the white people
at time when they were unprepared
Early yesterday afternoon, when the
report was circulated of the death of
young Stockley, considerable excite
ment was created. A number of white
men armed themselves and marched
into the negro section. When they
reached negro house where dweit
some OF the participants in the riot
they were surprised to find Earl Rec
ords, a l5-year-old white boy. pointing
a revolver at "Slim jim" a notorious
resident, aud forcing him to hold up
his hands until the crowd arrived.
The negro proved to be one for
whom the officials have been looking
Tor over two months. He was arrested,
as well as were John Collins. Arthur
Cummins and Albert Hitch, other oc-
cupants of the house.
AT hearing before Justice of the
Peace Clapham Il was testified that
the quartet were the ringleaders I'm the
against the whites, and they
were all committed to Jail 1t was after |
heir trial that the mob threatened TO
set nre 70 the cOlored section of Laurel |
n order TO force the negroes out to q |
air battle
Last night, however. the town was
luiet, and no outbreak is looked for, |
)ut In case the negroes get disorderly |
ne whites are prepared. The local Of |
icials declare they will maintain peace |
among both peoples.
In an interview Justice Chaplain de- |
MED the report that he declared he |
would maintain order IL he had to
Kill every negro in Laurel
Everything was quiet here today
While there had been some wild talk
of lynching yesterday it has subsidized.
The three coiored men and white
man arrested yesterday were taken
to Georgetown icil yesterday.