Research
Disturbance
Summary
Fracas at the corner of Church and East Streets in Frederick on a Sunday involved a slave belonging to Wm. Kolb, Esq., a free black and the German proprietor of grocery store named Shill. The proprietor is suspected of selling liquor to Negroes who gather there on Sundays. Both Negroes were intoxicated and had been put out on the street. During a scuffle, Shill was hit by the slave who then was committed to jail.
Article Source
Newspaper: The Frederick Examiner
Publication Date: February 1st, 1860
Page/Column: 2
Town: Frederick, MD
County: Frederick
Subjects
- African Americans
