The Morning herald., 1878-12-11

Dodson with aiding and abetting the crime.
James Jones was an humble and unoffends
Ing employee of John Dodson, the husband
of Mrs. Amelia Dodson, near Chestertown,
Nd, up to the 18th of November; so far as
we know he had been in the employ of Mr.,
Dodson for quite number of years. Vim.
ceiU and Newcomb were engaged as laborers
on nm adjoining farm. On the morning of
the 18th of June, having absented himself
from the farm of Dodson, went to Chester
town. Dodson went to Chestertown and
took Jones back to his place. Vincent and
Newcomb being engaged on the farm of
Mr. Matthews. hard by, went over to Mr..
D0ds0ns, and In the presence Of Mrs. bod.
son, tied Jones hand and foot, and put him
In the meat house. About 7 O'Clock, Philip
Vincent, William Newcomb and Mr.. Dobson
took James Jones away In carriage drawn
by two horses. They drove over into Del.
aware, In Appoquinimink, and then Vincent
and Newcomb, at the instance of Mrs
DObson, took him out of the vehicle and
shot him with pistols and left him for dead ,
By virtue of that shooting Jones was
wounded In two or three places. They hied
themselves away from the laws of Della
ware, back to Maryland. This is an outline
of the case We are called upon to try, and
it presents before you not only those of our
| own sex, but also one whose finer feelings
should have deferred her from such action.
James Jones, the colored man, was the
| first witness called. James looked much
better than he did when he was brought to
New Castle for safe-keeping. He came
| walking Ia with firm step, and appeared
to be In perfect health. The bandages
around his head had been done away with,
aud the wound where the bullet had entered
his head had healed up, and you could not
see 1t at long range. 5...
James testified that on or about the 18th
of November he was residing with Mr.. John
DodsoD, about two miles and half from
Chestertown; had been living with him for
four years this Christmas; I know Philip
VineeHt' (The witness here Identified Wins
cent, Newcomb and Mrs. Dobson, as they
stood up In turn as the Attorney General
asked them to do). On Monday, the 18th
Of Nov smber, staid all night at Andrew
Howards and the next day went to Ches-
tertown; that morning Mr.. Dodson followed
short distance and talked with him and
afterwards went back to his house In car
riage, reaching there about noon; MIR. Phil.
/ luCCub lOuO ubuO' WlUh ubs hluCL W0 kOb w
Dodson's place, Newcomb aud Vincent come
over from Matthew'S place, where they
worked, and during the afternoon caught
and tied me, and Mrs. Dodson was standing
in the yard at the time; was whipped and
then put in the meat house; I was kept
there till O'Clock in the evening, at least
heard Mrs. Dobson say It was O'Clock;
Newcomb and Vincent then carried me down
L , ,,,l ,,,,fv ~, t1a vi i,rcf fhxap
put In Mr., DOdson asked me If would
ever come back If they took me up to Del,
aware and turned me out; told him
would not; Mrs. Dodson and Vincent sat on
ths front seat and Newcomb and | on the
back seat; they drove up as far as Vandyke's
station, and turned back because, as Mr.
Vincent said, there was too many houses
there; they took me back to the woods and
stopped and they took me out; Newcemt
ked Mrs. Dodson what must they do
hang me or shoot me, and she told them tc
use the quickest way; he also asked ber Il
they should let me 60, and said, "Mr
Bill, you ought to let me 60 as you said you
would" "No," be answered, 1--WE came uE
here to kin you, and we intend to do it.;
they then took me into the woods a piece
and shot me; after that they dragged me
short distance, rolled me into ditch ant
took the rope off of me; heard four shots
fred at me and then grew senseless; they
then left nae, and after short time go
up and went down the road to Mr.. Jacot
Vandyke's house, and they told me to q
down the road to another house, but did n
20 there, missed 1t somehow, went tt
another house, and they told me to 60 ava,
also; started off then thinking that
would 20 clear to sassafras, when cam
to Caulk's house.
In the cross examination the defenc
endeavored to elicit from Jones the cause
leading to the murder, but this was rulet
out on the ground that the causes leadinl
to the crime had nothing to do with the &C
itself, which was being tried and not pre-
vious doings, occurring In another State
During the questioning, however, tn
witness said that on the morning that bod
son came to him In Chestertown he toll
him to come home and "see about thes
lies you have been telling" The witness
also admitted that on the same day he hat
told several parties that the stories he hat
told about the girls were lies. .....
i AFTERNOON SESSION. ''.'.
Court reassembled.
| The negro Jones was recalled and tn
cross examination was resumed: ~ j..
He described the ride, and said h
remembered coming through Chesterville
Locust Grove and place known as TIL
White House Farm. Gf they came from
Chestertown to Galena they could not hav'
passed through Chesterville, as It is OF
another road.-REP.) He said that whel
the carriage stopped Newcomb pushed hin
out and pushed him on Into the woods
while Vincent followed him; Newcomb sho
first as he stood by his right side, ant
Vincent, who stood behind, shot just afte
wards; "Newcomb's bullet" said Jones
I"went in my tor'sd, and Vincent shot mi
in de back Of de neck, fer I kin feel it ever.
time I move my head" ',- '"NS. ~