The daily gazette., 1878-12-11
FIFTH EDITION.
OUR COUNTY COURT.
The Dodson Case Testimony for ht
Defence Continued.

Special to the Gazette.
NEW CASTLE, Dec. 11.-Court as
scmbled at 10 o'clock, Judges Comegys,
! Wootten and Ilous on ON the bench.
Mary Eliza Howard was the first wit
ness called in the Dodson case e-sworn
| Lived near Mr.. Dodsnns in November ;
James Jones was there; saw James Jones
on Tuesday three weeks ago he was
with Mr.. Dodson we were all called
ont to face the stories that had been told ::
he was told to dig up the babies he
took a spade we all went with him to
the branch he dug, but we didn't find
rs much as bone he said he buried
the olher baby further in the branch !:
we went there with him but we found
nothing; Mr.. Dodson said to him,
did YOU bury them, and Jones said no
when We came back to the house, | went
to the kitchen; afterwards came out and
saw Madame in the yard shamng Jim
about telling such stories about the girls ;
she said to jim you have been with us
about four years, have you ever seen any
thing wrong with the girls? Upon his
answering no, She said what did you tell
those stories for, he said: "Oh, Missus,
| don't know what | told them stories
for"
Cross-eXamined II told Mrs Dodson
about the stories; my boy Jim was the
commencement of the trouble; my boy
jim Was in the corn-field, when Jones
accused him of being lazy and not doing
his work he went and told Mr.. Dodson
which made my boy Jim mad he came
| home and said Jim Jones had been tell
ing lies about him and he was going to
tell Mr.. Dodson about these stories he
had heard Jim Jones tell me the stories /:
my boy jim went and told Mrs. Dod-
son; Mrs. DodsOn asked me about il and
| told her; it was on Thursday before Jim
was whipped; Vincent did not stay f, r
dinner on Tuesday. When jim Jones
was whipped Mr.. Dodson said to New
cOmbe, "you don't know what stories
this fellow has been telling about u.s."
Newcombe said, 81 have been knowing
all about ii, for Jim Jones told me him
self"
VIM. A. Howard, col, sworn: Live
with MIR. Dodson; am the husband of for
mer witness. Jones left on Tuesday and
was whipped on that day. lie was told
to go where he said he had buried
those babies; he dug up a piece o.
went on further down the branch
but said he couldn't find the place .Jone.
staid at my house on Monday night ant
left on Tuesday morning; saw the horse
on Wednesday morning, they had H.
tie mud on their legs, their coats wert
dry no marks OF harness were upol
them.
Willard F.. Dodson, sworn: Am
son of Mr.. aud Mrs. Dodson am ahou
fifteen years Of age Jones left our hous,
on Monday night brother aud | were a
school on Tuesday came home from
church III the evening; am a member o
, the church it was ABOUT 1880 o'clocl
when | came back went into the sittir.
room; Vincent and Newcombe were il
the room say that on my oath when
| went to bed lift Vincent Newcombe au,
Alice in The room together.
owen Dodson, sworn; Am l3 the It'll
l of this month 90 TO Sunday school an,
, church: went to school on Tuesday ~
about mile off; got home about sun
: down and went to milking; after got IN
supper ! got my lesson; went to sleep o
the floor after ! got my lesson when
woke up Mr.. Vincent, MIR. Newcomb be
, mother, my sisters aud my brother, wer
in the room, it was % minutes OF II whe
! woke up, know itwas that time becaus
heard my sister say so; saw positively o
my oath that these persons we're in III
room.
Cross examined Mr. Vincent and Nj
Ne Scombe were there on Monday even
ing; they walked from Mr. Matthew.
+ think Mr.. Newcombe had an overco Il ol
on Tuesday evening
William X. Rothwell sworn: Liv
near Townsend; Jones worked with III
on my farm in the State OF Delaware, il
. 1874; he was ouly with me two days
The evidence was Objected to.
. Joseph Roberts was recalled. Upoi
i the State learning the substance of wha
the defence proposed TO prove, they oh
, jected TO II, aud the Court rnledlit out.
Weldie Wallace sworn. Know jaime
Jones; live about three miles from Ches
tertown; his reputation is very bad
5 wouldn't believe him upon his oath
: Crts, examined Have known bin
I about year last heard his veraclty cal
a ed into question in June.
i Upon the State asking "who it wa
c from whom he received the informa
V tion," Mr.. Gray objected. The Com
; cited the Orthp liquor case at the la,
u term, where a similar question was pei
o mittcd, and il has always been the ruin
j. OF the Court 10 look upon such inrerroga
= tories ~ beirg permissible. The Gou;
, overruird the question, and the exam
O nation continued.
r NeXttilne | heard his veracity called il
+, to question was in August several {
5 the same persons we're present az tha
II time aS al the time in June.
h Samuel =. Caldwell, sworn Live i
r. Kent county knew Jones seven c
> eight years back wouldn't believe hiI
% on his oath.
x Cross-examined Live about 10 mill
it from Mr.. Dodson's Mrs. Dodson is III
IN sister; could not tell how often his v
ie racity was called in question;
was about ten days ago sint
Sc i have heard it doubled don
rs know how many people were presen
ii. heard II often when | went to my sister
IT. can't tell how many times as / dldu
IT, keep any book of II.
OF j. Frsby Newcombe, sworn Am
of brother of the prisoner live IL mil
tn from Mrs. Dodsuns farm have know
is James Jones; his reputation for truth
ed very bad.
Cross-eXamined.-G acquainted wi
him in Cecil county about nve years az
.r had partially forgotten him
uy TO within three month,
W have heard his reputation for tru
No. and vrracuy many times didn't knt
w. who were present at the first time; tn,
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