The New York herald., 1878-11-23
THE DELAWARE CRIME.

ALLEGED SHOOTING OF NEGRO TO CONCEAL
INPANrIcIDE-A SHOCKING REcIrAIe-DoEs OLD
JONES SPEAK TIE TRUTH his STATEMENT
MADE UNDER OATH.
DY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
Wn.MISGToS. Nov. ~. 1S7s
Additional details of the attempted murder at Cad-
well. to conceal alleged nfanticde and shame have
reached here. The wounded negro. Jones. is lying
in married sisters house, distance from tho
scene of the crime. which occurred vandykes
station the Queen Anne and Kent Railroad and
about five miles distance from Townsend Del. The
depositions of Jones, taken by Constable Rose.
coincide exactly with the account reported in the
HERALD of to-day. The accused men, Philip
Vincent and william Newcombe who in
custody at Chcstertown. deny any completely
in the affair. and state that they prove
an albi. Arequisition has been obtained from Gov
erIor Cochran to Governor Carroll of Maryland. for
the arrest of Mrs Dodson. at whose instance Jones
states he shot at Parties III the neighborhood
heard several shots fred at the alleged time. and
tracks of carriage wheels have been in the woods
close by. Only two shots took effect bullet
piercing about three quarters of an inch the
eye and another having entered just behind the
right ear.
JONES
The alleged buryins of the nlegitm,te offspring ot
the Misses Dodson. the divuging of which is claimed
to have originated the hatred Jones' took place
last year. One child killed the spring and the
other toward the fall of 1877. All present infor.
nation rests entirely upon the story of the wounded
negro which is discredtcd extent by several
parties, to whom the Dodson family have always been
known to be most respectable and respected
DEFENDING THE popsoSs.
The District Attorney refused To have Mrs. Dodson
arrested except upon the most reliable information.
One of her daughters has been married for time
to Mr. Prettyman, commission merchant, of Phila.
delpha, and the other Miss Dora is receiving the
attentions of William Neweombe, of the accused.
Jones also alleged that Philip Vincent the father
of the illesitimae offspring Of both sisters This OF
course is considered absurd Mystery still shrouda
the affair the solution Of which is eagerly looked for
by the public at large and especially by the friends
of the accused.
TESTIMONY CONCERNING THE TRAGEDY.
from the Baltimore Sun, Nov. 22l
Truman Rose said II constable of Appoquinm.
INK Hundred, Newcastle county Del. about midday
yesterday, received note from Dr. Tarbutton, say
ing horrible deed had been perpetrated near VAN
dykes Station. the Queen Anne's and Kent Rail-
road, about half mile from the Maryland
line he directed me to telegraph to Ches
tertown, Nd. and order the arrest OF william
Newcombe and Philip Vincent. and have them
held for the Delaware authorities for the shooting and
attempted killing of James Jones, colored on the
night of the 10Th inst. between seven and twelve
o'clock. which did, Squire J. C. Williamson. Of this
town. and myself went out to the house where tha
negro had taken refuge, and found him with ball in
his head and in his neck. and in low condition,
suffering exceedingly with the wounds; after
waiting the return OF DR.. Tarbutton Jones deposi-
ton was taken to which the doctor and myself were
DEPOSITION OF JAMES JoSEs coLoRxD
1uva bx.an liviu with nhyE nO1e fOnp w.
next Christmas; my name is James Jones; started
from Dodsons in a carriage with Philip Vincent.
o'clock Tuesday night Mr.. Dodson came to me and
asked me if they carried me up in Delaware would
come back? he said he wanted me to leave Mary
land because had been lying them. and said said
his daughters had had babies and / had
buried them: l had told black on
the place that the girls each had baby. and
it the truth about the babies; burit iNr babies
in the branch below the house-one in t 4if.A -
lS77 and the next fall; when got t ~ 4i*ysa
the men said "Jim make up your min 81 aesE
got to die; said "Mr Billy. you prom e0 aa t44s
you would bring up here and let me a.' n e.sss
Doda,on s~aa Arst. Rni him .stcrwsrd ssa ss ~
the men, do ~ you choose said. m 8sl tsa
ought to let me GO" but he said. mo. jim, rh~agtt
you here to kill you. and must do as l an tad ~
pulled out his pistol and shot; W.
Philip Vincent shot twice. then Mrs. Dc>-a
t.. told them Ito to make ,s clean lob Oft, of i and mot nos
Of them called me to see if was dead; they had
tied all the way up here with rope around my
until they got up here; Mrs. Dodson told them to
gag me to keep me from hallooing; they
ran after shooting me: then managed to get to
gcnteman's house. who sent me to some other
house; after going to these houses came here to
Andrew Caulk's.
Since Jones deposition he has made many state
ments. all OF which agree with his deposition. His
subsequent statements follows:-
The daughters each had a baby, which he buried.
Alice the eldest, to him in the spring OF 1877
aud asked him 10 bury baby. which he would hnd
q pile of rocks in the rear of the house This
child he buried. The next child. which he also
buried, given him by the same person the follow
ing fall Some time ago he revealed these matters to
. servant woman OF the place. who last Friday week
got angry with him and told Mr.. Dodson
what he had told her about the buried chill
dren. Then Mr.. Dodson took him to task about
1t. and made him show him where he had buried
these children Last Tuesday, at noon, Newcomba
and Vincent came to Dodson's tied him and whipped
him until they both gave out. Then they put him in
the meat house. Early In the evening the same day
they took him out and started, already stated.
Jones thinking he to be let free reaching the
Delaware line. They stopped three times to select .
place to kill him. Arriving between Nandykes Sta
tion and Caldwell they took him ont OF the carriage.
and after delay in conversation, Jones begging
for his life. the shooting took place
Though Jones says only four shots were hred.
colorcd man named Andrew Caulk, = brother-in-lAW
JONES' says he heard shots and other pAriee
say the The Dodsons are in easy circumstances
and highly respected. The girls from twenty to
twenty five years OF age, by name Dora and Alice.
Alice the elder daughter. married some time
since. The hat of Jones, in the possession of Con-