Daily Republican., 1878-11-22
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FIaE BLACKnGnD CRIME
statement of Constable Traman
Rese-The Deposition Of Jamel
Jones the vietfm-A Horrible
Crime Reveale0.
Yesterday we gave almost full details
Of an attempt to murder James Jones, 4
colored man, In the forests Of Black bird
Hundred, by two men from Chestsrtown, n,
Maryland, named Philip Vincent and
William Newcomb, with Mrs. Dodson
a. an accessory TO the crime. We also
at the same time gave an account Of the
horribls crimes which led to the at
tempt to take Jones' life. For moro
minute details Of ths affair We give to.
day the following statements Of Consta-
bic Rose and James Jones "a dispatched
TO the Baltimore Sun Of this morning
from Townsend station: 5sT t5'. a"
srArsxEST oY rRUnAS ROSE.
I I'm constable Of Appoqnipimtnk
Hundred, New eastle county, Delaware.
About midday. yesterday, I received q
note from Dr.. Tarbutton saying hor-
ribls deed had been psrpetratsd near
Vandykc's Station, on the Queen Anne's
and Kent railroad, about halfa mile
from the Maryland line. He directad
me to telegraph to Chsstsrtown, Md,
and order the arrest Of Philip Vincent
and William Newcomb, 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 the hours of 7
and II o'clock, which l did. Squire J.
G. Wilson, Of this town, and myself,
went out to the house where the negro
had taken refuge, and found him with
a ball in his head and one in his neck,
and in low condition, suffering sx-
csedingly with the wounds. After wait
ing the return Of DR.. Tarbutton, jones'
deposition was taken to which the doc
tor and myself were witnesses. 4
DEPOSITION OF JAMES JONES, coLoRRD.
Ihave been living with John F. DOH
son, four years next Christmas. Ny
name Is James Jones. l started from
Dobson's in . carriage with Philip Vim
cent, William Newcomb and Mrs. Dob
son, about seven o'clock Tuesday night.
Mr.. Dobson came to me and asked me
II they carried me up In Delaware would
| ever come back He said he wanted
me to leave Maryland, because | had
been lying on them, and said said his
had had babies and | had
buried them. l had told black wo.
man in the place that the girls each
had baby, and it was the truth about
the babies. buried the babies in the
branch below the house, one in the
spring of 1877, and one the next fall.
When We got in Delaware the men
said to me: "Jim, make up your
mind; you have got to die. " Isaid " Mr..
Lilly, you promised me that you would
bring me up Here and lot me- CO." He
said, II can do nothing but what the
madam says" Mrs. Dodson said first,
kill him I" Afterwards she said to
the men, "Do as you choose" said,
''Mr. Billy, you ought to let me Co."
hut he said, "No, jim, | brought you
here to kill you, and must do as am
told. He pulled out his pistol and shot.
Vim. Newcomb shot one time. I re.
member Philip Vincent shot twice.
Then Mrs. Dobson told them to make a
,lean job of it and not let me get back
my more. They then united me, and
,ns Of them called me to see II was dead.
rhey had me tied all the way up here
With rope around my body. They
lid not put the rope around my neck
until they got up here. Mrs. Dodson
old them to gag me to keep me from
following. They ran after shooting me.
then managed to get to some gentle
mans house, who sent me to some
'ther house. After going to these houses
came here to Andrew Caulk's.
Since Jones's deposition he has made
many statements, all of which agree
With his deposition. His subsequent
tatsments ara as follows:
The daughters each had a baby,
which he buried. Alice, the eldest,
anne to him in the spring Of 1877 and
'sked him to bury baby, which he
vould find near pile Of rocks in the
ear Of the house. Rhis child he bur-
ID. The next child, which he also
'urisd, was given him by the same per-
on the following fall. Some time ago
70 revealed these matters to servant
'oman Of the place, who last Friday
'eek get angry with him and told Mr..
'odson what he had told her about
he buried children. Then Mr.. Dodson
,ok him to tssk: about it, and made {
i'm show him where he had
uried these children. Last Tuesday, !
t noon, Newoombs and Vincent came t
, Dobson's, tied him and whipped him s
ntil they both gave out. Then they
ut him in the meat house. Early in
10 evening the same day they took
i'm out and started, as already stated,
,nes thinking he was to be let free on
,aching the Delaware line. They stop
ID three times to select place to kill
i'm. Arriving between Vandyke's Sta
on and Caldwell they took him out Of
10 carriage, and after some delay in
'nversation, Jones begging for his life,
10 shooting took place. b
Though Jones says only four shots q
ere fired, . colored man namsd Andrew |
aulk, q brothsr-in-law Of Jones, says Il
, heard seven shots, and other parties i
y the same. The Dodsons are in easy ii
rcumstanoss and highly respected. t.
le girls are from twenty to twenty fo
~ years Of age, by name Dora and r.
lice. Alice, the elder daughter, was Of
arrisd some time since. The hat Of 81