Evening journal., 1920-01-20
AWAIT ACTION
in CASES At
Georgetown
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sembly will be promptly acquitted at
the approaching hearings.
The talk about town indicates the
possible line OF denfense. II is being
talked in some circles now that the
demonstration at the Brick Hotel jan
uary 10 was not a mob at all; that 1t
was merely a crowd OF curious people
who wanted 10 see what kind Of a man
State Health Onlcer Wells was; that
there was no permeditation or concerted
effort in the congregation OF the crowd
that II Intended no harm TO Mr.. Wells
It is being stated that It was part OF a
crowd which had come down town that
evening to attend the hearing IN Magis-
trate Siewart's court OF one OF the
citizens charged with violating the vac
clnatlon order. but that the hearing
ing was not held and the crowd, want
ing something 10 do, decided TO walk
over TO the hotel and visit Mr.. Wells.
It Is being circulated that those OF the
crowd who had any conversation with
Mr.. Wells talked TO him as his friends.
made no threats themselves or as agents
Of others and morely suggested In a
friendly manner that u might be sdvis-
able for him 10 leave town to avoid
anything unpleasant.
Bitter denunciatiOn OF Wilmington
and other out-of-town newspapers is
heard on all sides and the stories OF the
affair in those papers printed are ihe
cause OF all Of GeOrg0lOwn's unpleas-
ant notorlety.
The FIRST story printed IN Delaware
OF the Georgetown demonstration ap-
peared In a Wilmington paper the morn
lng after tha demonstration. The
Georgetown correspondent OF that paper
is II. C. Stewart. the justice OF the peace
before whom the hearings will be held
Saturday. Mr.. Stewart Is also mayor OF
Georgetown The story in that paper
stated the demonstration was an "or-
ganlzed protest.; that during the ar
ternoon a quiet word went around fol
everyone to meet tonight and about
o'clock a big crowd began TO FORM
This would contradict the story now
being peddled around that the crowC
was quite accidental and collected Win
out any organized EFFORT.
The story stated that following lead
ers" the crowd proceeded to the hote
whore State Health Officer Wells wa'
stating. Arriving there. the story said
wells was given distinctly to under
stand that unless he left Of his own &C
cord at once he would be given a rld'
on a rail" u said that Wells pleade
TO be allowed 10 stay over night be
cause there were no more trains out o
Georgetown until morning, but IN
crowd was unrelenting" The story alsl
stated that the crowd not only mad
Wells get out Of town that evening un
der threat Of riding him on rail- ]
he didn't. but Il warned him not u
come back to Georgetown or SUSSEX
county again.
Inasmuch as Magistrate Stewart lalst
Mayor OF GeorgetOwn) IS the correspon'
dent OF the Wilmington paper which
carried this story. his participation II
The hearings as sitting magistrate Is al
tracting interest. He may be one OF the
states witnesses. Certainly II would
he interesting 10 know II ne oDtslneu .'l
the Information published ana .I. l,oI,
whom. Il Is said he showed a le.sei
about GEORGETOWN from the paper con
0ratulating him on his enterprise in
getting such fine piece OF news;
m even more interest are the ao-
eounts ~ the affair in the GeorSetoWu
noners The Union Republican pun
i,sbed n Georgetown on Friday Jahu'
arv ie three DAYS after the. AFFAIR CAV
S,,6stontiallv the same account as u'
ON inst quoted. Il said the moD wa
@an organized protest.; that 1t was cor
lected by word being passed siOun'
during the afternoon. that II hsu lesu
ers and followed them to the nole
where "Wells was given to UNDERSTAND
tbat unless he left Of his own accord a
once he would be given riue On
rail" u.Aos q,
The Sussex Journal, published a
GEORGETOWN. Saturday, January II, Iou
davs after the demonstration, says u
its account OF the affair. fully iou
boundred Indignant men from dinereh
sections appeared Tuesday night u
front Of the Brick Hotel where NJ
wells was stopping for the night: an
served notice on him 10 get out OF IN
town as quickly as possible, OF els
N -
trouble would follow" Continuing
saws. ''When Mr.. Wells came out OF th'
hotel ne was heavily guarded by som
OF the most stalwart men OF the towil
for Il was feared that mob Violehc
would prevail and possibly he might re
ceIve exceptionally harsh treatment a
the hands OF the angry mob. IN con
cusion he says. "Mr. Wells, eyidentl'
scenting troubble from the infuriste'
crowd acceded 10 their demands.
IA NAV be that the editors OF ines
two Georgetown papers will be able =
give some very valuable testimony. Cer
taInly the stories in those papers pup
lished three and four days after the al
fair tample time for them to have nau
Investigation and verifcation) pea
ont the stories in outside papers ana 'l q.
moi agree with the talk now Deins CIT
culated in an effort to create a p@ene @
mat there was nothing more tnan SOM
curious people who gathered quite W ao
cIdentally. who made no threats, hs'
no leaders and would have done no VIC
ience 10 State Health Oflcer Wells'