Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-12
The Alleged 9lyne-xt u.,a.,.,s

The Alleged alyoe-At narasrers.
An Infer~te'r with EAem a. Jaa-rAey
Asser' ine~ Their Mar
r''' 1Se'- pc fro" LySching.
fokr. TOBACCO, Nd, Aug. IL, 1876.
Hui" fau:-Your correspondent on arriv-
ing In his ancient burg, situated at the bot
TOM OF bowl, a. IL were, with no way of
Citing In or out except by climbing the en-.
closing hills, met with Sheriff w. A. Wade
and his deputy, q. A. Wade, and making
his business Known was allowed an inter
o. Qaantico, ION the Virginia side OF the
Iiver,) last SUNDAY, on suspicion Of being
the men VINO murdered young Everett on the
company with the above.named officers your
correspondent last evening walked q few
yards west Of the court house TO
This is plain brick building, not over %
feet square, with nve heavily grated win
dows In front. There are on the lower door
Two Sn small rooms occupied by the Tailor, and
these the prisoners are confined. At night q
kerosene lamp, set In the middle window,
gives the prisoners some light: In the left
nand cell one OF the suspected men, "Baoe"
roster, Is cophned, with two other prison
tIs, 9no the other man, who gives his name
as J.; James me H; 0Nesl, IL with another prison
FOSTER SAYS HE Is INNOCENT.
Foster is about s feet inches In height.
laiher Slim built, OF dark chestnut color,
reckless spirit. On his name being called he
arose, and the following conversation took
plsce:
Correspondent-Are you from Washing
top? FOster.--Yes, sir. / have been there.
q. You reside in Rell's Bottom? A. To be
sure, know where Ii js. q. Were you not
Convicted in Washington A. No, indeed,
ir. They charged me with robbing Mrs.
Marll of her false teeth, but / got out of
that. They said that i wasn't the one. @.
Are you not wanted in Washington now A.
TO want me for. Q. You know detective
Millerp A. Yes, know him, but he don't
wartime Q L suppose you know why you
murder, but didn't do 1t. [ knowci notn-
Ing about 1t. Q. Where were you about the
time OF the murder-1Oth of July? A. Let's
see. 1 must have been on the other side of
come Oh? Tuesday. Well the day after
Wecnesday-I got on Captain Dougnty's
boat at Alexandria and came down
ter's house for about two weeks o.
Were you working at anything? A. Yes,
Sir; cut some wood for Capt Doughty ana
Saturday night met that other man and L
started out 10 look for work, but they cap
tnred as At Quantlco. Q. Why did you make
not guilty. A. That was nothing to do, c "eI
over to this county? A. We thought we
sp sosk asr the M~ bs S
around mere? Were you not afraid that they
would hang you? A. Well, If they had they
knows that didn't do any murder, and was
not there.
o'NEAL's ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF.
ONeal is about feet inches in height,
stouter built than Foster, about two shades
lighter. He Is much more pleasant spoken,
and is rather cheerful His story is that he
hai been at work near Westbury, Long
see his mother in Georgia, started to walk
there he started about the 18th or 18th of
July, and walked all the way, with the ex-
ception OF about 40 miles, which he made on
Jobs OF work, and begged his way along
while walking down the road he fell In coma
pany with Foster, and was ON his way to cut
ed him.
After escaping from the Potomac City ho-
tel, as has been related, and crossing the
were overhauled by Messrs. HaisIup and
Price at the cross roads, about Is miles below
this place. They arrived here about 2o'clock
on Monday, and were Immediately commit
ted to jail by Justice Boswell.
THE THREATS OF LYNCHING.
AS soon as IL became known for what they
lad been arrested there was great excite
ment throughout this section, but no threats
were made that day. On the following day
Justice Boswell gave them hearing, and at
THIS time the excitement was very high, and
1t was thought that an attempt would be
made to lynch them, but through the c0un-
sci OF Judge Brent, the sheriff, Justice Bos-
well, Col. Sam Cox, ana others, the Gro Wd
was deferred from taxing the law into their
own hands, at least until after IL was ascer-
tanned for q certainty as to whether thew
were the guilty parties. One OF the state
oyster police boats has been lying here since
TUESDAY, the crew Of which would have
aided the authorities IL necessary.
MARROW ESCAPE OF THE TWO MEN.
Fortunately for the prisoners Messrs
Evans and Gross, toe only two persons VINO
saw the two murderers In the store, positive
~ declared that these were not the men.
HAD 1t been otherwise some OF the leading
citizens here would have taken hand fn
: &c hanging. At the hearing there was an
immense crowd, q nd on the following days
crowds came in to take a baud in the ex-
pected execution, out when assured that
these were not the men wanted, the lynchers
concluded TO let the law takeits course.
Justice Boswell holds the prisoners for the
action OF the Virginia authorities, who may
bring the charge of the larceny of the boat
1t is now alleged that Foster with the others
robbed q countryman OF $50 in money on the
plight OF the 18th Of July-at q time when he
says he was at Occoquan. G.