Daily Republican., 1878-11-27
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N A.corresponis A isnt writing 70 rs from
Forest, Black bird Hundred, Eiv~ ~
the details OF . visit to James Jones, th'
victim Of the Dodson tragedy, but u
tho details Of tho affair have already
been published In the RspusLIcAH, VI
take the liberty Of using such sxtSastl
- have not appeared in print and
which may b. Of interest to our rad
sYs. Our correspondent says that Jonsa
in describing thst tsrribls midnight
ride from Chsstsrto~n 70 Delaware, said
they came through Gal.na, and that
they stopped there TO wstsr their horses,
He srisd 70 hollow, but ~ vinospt hsd
ropa around bis neck he pulled II %
tight II almost strsnglsd him 70 death
and prevented him from giving any
alarm. Besides the rope around hia
neck they had his arms tied behind
him sad . rops wrapped around
his body fasteLed his arms. His legs
we're also securely tied.
Jones says they drove almost tc
Black bird station on the Delaware Rail.
road but they thought there were too
many houses in that vicinity and re-
traced their steps back 10 whore the
tragedy wss committed. Our csrrss-
pondent states that he saw where the
bark had been knocked OF thu trees BY
the murdersrs pistol ball. Jones' Gays
that after they shot him they took hold
Of the end Of the rope that was wrapped
around his body and unwinding It
rolled him over and over until It sas
all unwound, he all the tins letting on
he was dead. After they went back to
the wagon they halloosd back to him,
but he did not answer for fear that they
might come back and complete the job.
Our correspondent does not give .
very hattering account Of the morals Of
the community around Vandyke sta
ton. He says the forest Is dense and
full Of lawlpss characters HON it is i'm
possible for the Law officers to find, as
they can cross over into Maryland in u
few minutes and thus defy all attempt
at capture. Onr CORES spOndent closes
his letter to us as follows.
"Unly a few weeks ago q man was
killed near the same place (msaning
we suppose this Forsst) by another man.
Cause, too much intimacy with his
wife,"
An old colorsd man named Charles
Fisher who lives at Vandyke station
near the scene of the late outrage, in
formed me that a few years ago, white
man who was teaching q colorsd school
here was informed by some men who
lived over the State line, in Msrylan d,
that II hs did not leave, they would
tar and feather him as they said no
white man hal right TO teach niggers;
so the coIored men came together about
twenty Of them, and resolved to arm
and guard their whit. friend
(ths school teacher) every night. One
dark stormy night sure enough the
Mary landers did come to carry there
threat into execution, but a volley of
from the colored men caused
them to sk-daddle in bad order, and
they never attempted to do so again.
Vandyko's store, here, near the sta
tion, used to be robbed nearly every
month, in fact, about once a mouth,
parties Of robbers made it n point, 10
clean il completely out. there being No
dwelling attached to it, at that tim.
Store keeping was not very psofitabl-
under thes. circumstances, and Mr..
Vandyk., built an addition to his stor.
several years ago, in the shape OF a
small dwelling house and in that dwell
ing house, he domiciled the faithful
Did coIored man, Charles Fisher, to
guard his store. Charles was armed with
IN old blunderbnss, captured ~ Com
noiors Decatur, from our cousins. One
light the robbers came to clean the
tore out, rs they oft did before, when
I'D Charlie went out the back way, of
iis house, and getting range on the
'obbers he placed his old blunderbuss
Igsinst an old cider mill, and having
isr fast let go on them killing one of
hem out right and crippling another.
Did Charley laughed and showed his
worry, as he told us the above and said
his store had never been robbed since
md II they come agsiu I'll give 'sm
warm reception.
Carriage loads Of people have been
.lmost constantly calling at the little
nut Of the Caulks 70 ses .hs scene of
lie tragedy. People f.sl deep inter
,st in the case, and all express thrir
opinion that the perpetrators should
lave just punishment mpted out to
hem, and that those two daughters
Il Mrs. Dodson's, who murdered their
,wn innocent babes should bs punish
ID to the fullest extent Of the law.
L seems that crime in Black bird Forest,
las become rampant, aud tho rufRans
'av, that t.sre w can kill all We please,
hey don't hang for murder any NOR.
n Delaware and the trials for that Of
sBce are mere "mocksries." | think
I is about time that Delaware was
making An example Of some Of thsir
wicked ones who fear not man nor God.
Forest, Nov. "a. w. J.
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