The daily gazette., 1878-11-25
SECOND EDITION
.rhe "Coldwell" Tragedy.

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Another new sensation has occurred
in the "Coldwell" tragedy, the facts oi
which are about as follows -
Yesterday Esquire Wilson of Town
send, received letter or note from DR..
Tarbottom, who has been attending
James Jones, the man who was shot,
since the occurrence took place, inform
ing him that plan was being ccncocted
to kidnap the wounded man, and remove
him to some, place, where he could not
be found. From the information that
had been received the writer was OF the
opinion that it would be better for the
Delaware authorities to remove the
wounded man.
Acting upon the suggestion Esquire
Wilson, procured hand car, aud in COM
pany with two or three employees of the
Kent County r. r., proceeded to Van
dykes station, from whence they went
to the house were the wounded man
confined and after some little prepara-
ton removed him to the car, and thence
to Townsend, where he remained all
night.
This morning he was put on board
the Delaware train north and taken to
New Castle, where he was confined in
the County jail, to await the trial of the
parties implicated, who it is expected
will reach New Castle to-day.
The wounded man it is thought is out
of all danger although the bullets still
remain in his head. Mrs. Dodson, has
disappeared from her home, and her
whereabouts is unknown.
In relation to the removal of Jones,
Samuel Townsend writes 10 the GA
ZETTE :-"From information received
from Maryland, it was deemed unsafe to
let Jones remain any longer at Caulk's =
house, aud therefore Squire Wilson, last
evening. took some help and removed
him to Townsend. This morning he YVES
sent up on the train to New Castle, for
safe-keeping. He is improving, but he
has been terribly beaten, and dragged
by a rope placed around his neck"
CHEsTERTowN, Nov. "A, 1873.
There are no further Developments in
the Dodson-J ones shooting case, though
the arrival of the officers from Delaware
with the requisition for the delivery of
the prisoners to them is now daily ex-
pected The original order was for the
arrest of the two men, Vincent and New
comb, who were charged by the colored
man Jones with abducting and shooting
HIM. Later developments caused the
officer at Townsend, Del, to telegraph
for the arrest of Mrs. DodsoD, but this
request was not complied with for the
reasons given below. The requisition,
however, issued by the Governor of
Delaware, at the request of Constable
Rose, who was the acting man in the
district where the shooting took place,
two men who had been arrested and
lodged in the Chestertown Jail.
/ From the outstart there was difficulty
about the arrest of Mrs. Dobson. The
Sheriff stated that he had twenJy-eight
persons in the county Jail at Chestertown,
and that there really was no room for
Mrs. Dobson. Mr.. HI. w. Vickers,
States attorney, said that he would not
order the arrest of so reputable lady as
Mrs. Dobson at the suggestion of con-
stable. The men, Vincent and Newcome,
were arrested, but Mrs. Dobson was al
lowed to remain at home until the Della
ware authorities took proper steps for OBJ
tanning her imprisonment. The tele-
graph operator at Townsend was the
party who made the affidavit that secured
the arrest of the men charged with the
shooting of Jones, but when 1t became
necessary, on further Developments, to
have Mrs. Dobson arrested, he refused to
make the necessary affidavit in her case,
and Mr.. Vickers, the States attorney in
Chestertown, did not feel satisfied to
swear out one himself for her arrest
though at the instance of person of
greater responsib bility of constable he
would have done SO.
Mr.. Vickers telegraphed to constable
Rose to send one witness to make out a
priDld fdcie case, and TO Attorney Gene
raj Pennington of Delaware, to know if
he wanted Mrs. Dodson arrested, and if
he did, to send an affidavit properly GER
titled. The attorney general of Delaware
replied to hold the men, Philip Vincent
and William Newcome, who were charg-
ed, in an affidavit before a justice of the
peace in his State, with assault with in
tent to kill James Jones In New Castle
county, and that the requisition of the
Governor of that State would be duly
forwarded by messenger, but failed to
mentien Mrs. Dodson. No steps were
taken in consequence to secure her per-
son, and the declarations of Jones hav-
ing become current through the county,
Mrs. Dodson is supposed to have become
alarmed and fled the State. Her family
po lively deny any knowledge of her
Whereabouts, and nothing Is known of
the direction she took. The Dodsons
formerly resided in Cecil county. John
f. Dodson, the father was raised near
Cecilton.
The negro who was shot and SO fearfully
whipped and otherwise abused is a son of
James Jones, at one time servant IN the
family of the late +. b. Crookshank, of
Cecilton. James Jones, Jr., was for a
time engaged as an hostler.by Mr.. Crook
shank. His father having taken the small
pox was attended by DR.. Crookshank.-
The doctor had certain suit that he
wore only when visiting the patient, aud
which was regarded with fear by all ex-
ceptipg jim, who finally stole it and left
the county. Jim was always regarded as
a wild talker, and those who formerly
knew him are disposed to doubt isstory.