The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-15

The Untimely End Of tile
Piney Woods Monster.
Vengeance on the Outrager OF
Adelaide Jackson.
RANGED on A BOX OAK TREE

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, June IA, 1874
one week ago the country round about oderton
wash \ state OF great excitement 10 consequence
o. me preparation or nendsn outrage on tue
person or . young girl named Adelaide Jackson
~ a negro, VINO WAS captured last Monday and
VINO was ynched very early this morning.
TIE VICTIMS RESIDENCE
me place where the dast ardly outrage was com
Mltled ia about one ana unree-quartcr miles north
OF oderton tthe juncnon or tue Baltimore and
Potomac and Annapolis ana Elkrldge Railroads.
and in what is known as Piney Woods. On the
west side OF the railroad Nj. John Jackson now
upward OF seventy years o. age, resides with ms
wife and TWO or three daughters II modest
looking farm house. on the opposite side OF
The run IA branch or The severn RIVER Mr..
EnJah Jackson. son, lives with his family about
lwo hundred and nfty yards distant on the
EouLhside OF the run is what Is known as Jack
sons WOODS. in winch several large camp
meetings have been held OF late years. Ia the
si0es Of the marsh bordering the run are several
remarkably fine springs OF wafer ana the one
used by the family OF the old man, Jackson, Il
distant nom the house probably one hundred ana
nifty yards quite out or sight OF The houses
and is also surrounded by brush and
sone treea on saturday, the 5tn inst,
the elder Jackson was absent rom home, IN
baltimore ana the women folks remained about
Ine house until about ten O'Clock, when the old
lady and the two eldest girls were out IN the held
some distance rom the house and out 81 sgat Or
H. 70 40 some llgnt work leaving the younger girl,
Addle, al bone 10 prepare dinner.
DESCRIPTION or TIE "SIGGRa.p
snort time after they had left Niger tde-
scrnec as snort, thIcK-set, ful-blooded African,
about twenty-five years OF age) made mis- appear
ance at the kitchen door. He asked II Mr.. Jack
son was at home, saying that a gentleman wished
20 see MIN at OderJon me girl lnnocsnly re-
Piled, "Father went 10 BALTIMORE THIS morn
Ing, and we don't expect him before nighi.o
W nile the girl had her back turned 10 MN. en-
gagged In some household occupation ne took nom
corner OF the room an ola musGet ana WalAed
away. He worked MS way unouseryed TO near
kbe spring. Wnen, setting the muskes beside the
tree ami hiding himself, ne quiety awaited vie
um 10 approach the spring. being dou0tieSs aware
that before the MONDAY meal some one "ouii
come Tor water.
he did not wais long, Tor ABOUT eleven O'Clock
Adaie taking two buckets with her, started ~
the spring, and Just As she set the bucAets Gown,
ne presented himself anu aske1 y sLe nou4l ny
give MIN drink sue replied by uIpPlhE w
cup OF water ana handing II 10 aim, and, aiier pc
Aad drank, with one nand returned ,ne cup,
while win tue other ne seized her
by the shoulder. she Dealt him severe
blow N the mouth. out did not stagger PIN; ana
ne Immediately grabbed her oy tue throat FROM
the appearance q zoe ground sac must nave
IoughI desperately. for her clotnlng was TORN
into shreds. The black mend accomplished Ms
MS HIDING PLACES
After leaving JacSs0n's lie started 1rst toward
the Baltimore ana ONO road; bat, the countrJ
being open and many persons oeing "a the US.
Ne changed MS course and struck m part 81 zoe
rounty low ana swampy known a. "BT1sny
seck.n
HIS CAPTURE
on Monday morning. last before daylight Mr.
caleb phelps residing on stony Run u Dranch "
tHe PatapscoD, discovered some tracks abont his
chicken house. and going In found tlat some one
had slept there. suspecnnR that the parry thsy
had searched for ma been IodglDg there he deter
mined 10 call MS ne'ghbors: and Aessrs. CoIun bus
Gaylor and Thomas x. cole. eacn armed vito
gun, responded. After searching around IA the
woods they discovered smoke ascending above the
tree tops. and soon after found that u was rom
are the lend had 0gllt near a spring, az which ne
Was COOKING ~ breakfast OF meat stolen on "a nj
cav nlgnt rom Ra} As soon a. De saw MS
saptors with tner guns cooked. ne said.
70 mind the arrest much, and walked VIII me
frankly admitted that he was tue one wao had
been 20 gacKson's and bau ccmmlstcd the act, ana
some SAY tnat he inrmated that ne nad twice &c
gomplshed MS purpose.
ARRIVAL At IAcKsON's.
They arrived a. JacEsOns abous iortY-nve mn
nfes past seven O'Clock. last M0naay and the girl
being called 10 Identity nm almost went into
was Dosiced that then were me marks Ol MS
nngers, where Nc ciutcned ner. plainly visible.
simms committed and taken 20 ADnapons
ruE LYSCHNG.
This morning. NJ an early aoar y was found ~
fne residents OF the town LneFe vas no necc--
sfy for July term 81 the Cours, iur during tire
nghta party entered the jail, confined Toe iaiier
ABOUT one and a mar niles nom town where they
hsd nung nm 10 a tree. lnis party, u i SAID,
district, about ten ~ whom we're on horseback and
the Otaers on two nand cars, when were taken
h0m the Baltimore aud Potomac Kahroad. a
known aud addressed - captain bad
eusrge o. me arty, ana about two O'Clock IN the
morning, On reaching the Town, they went ANNE
ciateiy 20 the Jail. Eacn man wore mask over
BIS lace, AMI detail O SIX having taken charge
Df me Jaier, Mr. Y. White, forced MIN 70 deliver
MP the KEYS. Mith these they Immediately wcus
- she cell IA ne upper story, aud, uaiocNlng INC
door, tneY lCunn tAe prisoner. SimfLs, asleep ana
IN irons. During his STRUGGLES IN resisting me
capture ne succeeded IN biting one 0f lie parry 4
through We b4nc. Having reed Sums ms hands
were ued, and being unable ~ Walk on ac-
count OF Ms irons, tne party snouldered bin Il
and took him ~ hand car about I'D YaFus de- 4
fant, on WHICH ne vas placed and me Jalicr ne 7
ing released tne PRISON vas secured. A tne
party did DOT have mach TINE - ir-e they moved
lotdly as he went
s.IHE DARK wOODs.r
Arriving N the ozark Wogd.na 9Cx OAK tree m
the side 81 tue railroad wss selected, ARIA 4 ruTe
WIfn mouse having Crfu mA1c -ecuie, IKE VS.
lec under a.. Here ne SIS ASKED 4 IL gully,
AM replled IA 4 ALTERING voice, Ill Oh the Il
ueed, gentlemen, AMI ! want u te jon Tny
oIa III
The captain checked him, SAVING they did n0t
want Any reasons aud asked u he na4 ev1f c0u- \
mltied ans Otuer SGCI crimes. 10 Wllcn ~ ais II
sWeFed NO" no was then placed ~ iAe 64ck III
aud was made 70 stand W4ile tHe Moose
adjusted, and tne h0fse being stf4CA started Il
OF, leaving nam dangling IA Tie air. lhe parry
soon ascertalncd tnat ne was dead AID separated.