Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-25
THE EVENING STAR.
ONDAY. ........-. November rs, iS,..
The Dodson Family Horror.
LATER DEVELOPMENT. N THE CASH


The Wilmington (ncl) Post gives additional
details OF attempted killing OF tie negro Jane.
Jones To pllt him out ot the WAY because OF hi,
family had killed two children. th,a fruit, OF
Illicit intercourse bet tween one yiucCnI and thu
TWO daug hteTs of that family
WHAT BOY SAYS
a COY VINO lives near nodSan'S farm named
Mooiett, who is about u years old. WAS in
CheStertoWn saturday night and stated that he
nad oeen engaged 10 90 with Mrs posfSnn ami
VI and Newcomb, who, he states, sworr
hLn 10 secrecy. lie was to hold the horses
Willie the negro was made away With" lie
was 10 he AT DodSOn'S house AT oclOcL and
had made up his mind 10 go with them bs;t he
became frightened ana ran away from the
neighborhocd to get out of the way. When he
heard that the boys had been arrested he told
the story TO neighbor and saturday night re-
peated II IN detail 10 several persons on the
street. This story comes from several upnnie
who heard the boys statement
THE VICTIM or THE CRIME
James Jones. the victim OF the extraordinary
crime near Townsend. bel, remains al the
house Of the cOlOred man AZ whose door hlaai
ing and dying, he knocked at midnight OF Tues
DAY. surgical care and attention have done
much TO cOunteract the effects OF the woun. i
and Dr. Tafbutton. holding his pulse yesterday
morning, and looking into his face said:
James | believe YOU VIII get well' The
Wretched man drew long breath and npoIied.
MARS doctor, don't believe | Will" Jones
story IN detail is perhaps the most remarkable
contribution TO the literature OF crime thar the
last decade has furnished. And were it not for
the TWO bullet wounds in his head aud the sound
OF pistol shots that were heard by the peonle
living near the spot where the deed WAS cAu-
United II could scarcely be credited. The Dni-
son family, whose fearful skeleton has lust been
exposed, resides, as before stated. on a farm
which John L. p0dson OWLS. The husband and
1ather Is a supplemented, hard-worhing man
who goes TO church on SUNDAY with the S3n1n
regularity that he goes To his daily tasks al
daylight on week days. There are four chill
uith that came from the union of Cecil county
9lfl 10 the Kent c0unty-two grown girls and
sHo hoyS-lhe latter scarcely old enough 10 an
pIeciate the terrible blow that has des, Toyrd
The reputation OF hitherto respected family
ana brought even to the door OF the mother the
charge or conspiracy to Kill.
THE STORY ABOUT THE BABIES
The story OF the buried babies. both said TO
be the children OF Vincent. one by each M the
sisters, has been tod, but it lacks cOn1lrmati ION
III many particulars. In fact. ii has no rplator
except the negro, James Jones. who repcats il
with many aSSeveratiOns Of its trIthfulnpSS
" Eile proof is lacking in the particular of this
black chapterof this very black history, it may
not be set aside as untrue. Since the exposure
on VI edneSday night little bits OF scandal have
leaked out about the DndSon girls that nut i'm \
StfalSnt path all the facts that Jones makes
Oatn 10. Mrs. DodSon has not been arrested
nor has there been any movement fn thar a.
rection, but she has disappeared from Kent
county and her Slmple-mindcdh husband and less
slnrle-lnfnded daughters all declare that She
mas gene visiting. but lust where they claim not
to Know. Mrs. Prettyman. the married iauvh-
ter, says that the story OF liaiSon and illegfti-
mate birth is false. Dora protests that il Is not
true as relating TO her. but She and her elder
sister maintain that the man Jones has not
been on the place since Monday last But out
or such mass OF contradictory stories, of
WHICH these are but sample, there is no rea-
son TO doubt that Mrs. DOdSOn. the men Vincent
and NeWcOmb with their prisoner. made that
fearful midnight Journey that ended in the ter
rlDie scene near Nandyke station. There is no
room TO doubt that. but there are Two reasons
gwen for the attempted murder of the negro:
flSt. That having ScandaliZed the family HE
Juotly-enfaged mother and daughters demanded
terrible punishment. Second. That his StOrip,
having foundation in fact they thought 10 81
lence him by murder. The last theory finds the
most supporters. The young men are still in
JAN al Cheoleft9Wn, making no replies TO any
question either by yea or nav but being pressed
hald; said: 1--WE are not guilty. We can prove
an alibi.'