Daily Republican., 1878-12-11

and asked her what had better do
She told me TO 70 10 the doctors: | went
10 the door and saw II was dark; turned
back; bolted all the doors and didn't
20 ont until day break.
Question-You didn't 20 after the
doctor then.
Answer--No, sir; gentlemen was
. scared black man. James staid at my
house until Sunday evening, when
several gentlemen came and took him
away; | heard shots from pistols or guns
! on that night; thought II was some OF
, the young men out cunning fo' crews;
couldn't say when II was; had a
, pretty good nap before James came. |
: was wid. awake when heard the pistol
, shots; heard them some five or six
times; they were clear sounds and
seemed to be close to my stable, which
Ia Just below nv house. live on the
road: been living there about two years;
the State line--betwean Delaware and
Maryland--is about 200 yards from my
mothers house, and short distance
from mine.
Cross. examined: There was always
shooting around there by boys who
went out after coOns.
! [After this witness was through the
Court said to him, "Andrew where we're
you this morning when Court opened
can you give any reasons why you
shouldn't he fined 7 "W-li Boss" he
replied, turning as near white as nan
in his condition could possibly do; "yar
see I'ze at Wilmington last night; and
tlnks to msself surely kin be back
In time; | started all hour earlier an !
trotted and run and run and trotted,
but il wuz rainin' hard and dar wuz
plenty OF mud and sir | tell you IL
wuznt kaze | didn't hurry. 1t wuzmy
slippin' backwards and furraris that
kept me from gettin' h.re.' The
Court deemed the excuse sufficient and
the happy nsgro stepped down to hand
In his attendance
George Johnson, COL, sworn: live
near Van Dykes station in appoquini-
mink Hundred; saw James Jones at
Andrew Cork's house; heard pistol
shots on Tuesday night; thought the,
came from behind my barn; | heard
three distinctly; was alone and didn't
g. any further than the door; II was
pretty late; didn't hear any other
noise; my house is 200 yards from thu
road; didn't examine thrground where
the affair occurred, my house is on the
same side Of the road as VanDyke's
station and Caulk's house.
As George was one Of the absent
Witnesses for HON an attachment WIS
taken out, the Court asked him why he
was absent. The excuse was the same
az that given by Andrew and he vas
by the Court dismissed from the attach
m mt.
Joseph Roberts, sworn: A shor. time
ago | went with Jones and he showed
me where the shooting took place; took
. plot Of the place. The thickrt wher-
Jones was carried was about l476 yards
from the Maryland line; the road bears
south, AZ east; the shooting took place
below Cork's house. The distance from
4 the first rlace--where Jones' said h-
was shot--to the second place-on the
opposite side of the road-where he was
dragged was 206 yards. The exanina-
tion closed by an explanation Of the
plot.
DR.. Howard 0gls, sworn Upon the
request Of the Attorney General | went
down TO see Jones on the Friday after
the shooting occurred found him in
Caulk's house; made slight examina-
tion. Ther. was a wound on the front
Of tn. head; probed the wound and
from its appearance | came to the con
clusion that whatever it was had found
-grsss at the back. As the physician
in attendance had cut the wound
couldn't tell whether is had been done
by a pistol ball or not As the exam.
ination appeared to give him great pain
| pursued II no further. Jones CON.
planned OF his breast which found to
br clotted with blood; found two small
abrasions OF the skin upon the arm.
Truman Rose, constable, sworn -
Live at Townsend; remember the occa
sion Of the Goth Of November; went out
to Caulk's house and found Jones in
bed; got Jones hat there; examined
and found two holes in it. [The hat
was shown; it WAS dark felt hat and
marked No. I. One Of the holes was
through the brim and the other through
the band in the front part. This latter
hole was the passage made by the bull
let which entered Jones head. The hat
was placed in evidence.
William II. Dickinson, sworn IL
live In Appoquinimink Hundred; saw
Jones at Caulk's house on Thursday
following the shooting; he was lying on
the bed. a....
Isaac Matthews, sworn:-Live near
Chestertown; am brother-in. law to
William Newcsmb; remember the 10Th
Of November. Vincent and NswcOmb
were in my employ; they were husking
corn on that day; Dodson's house and
my house are about six hundred yards
from each other, with a road between
them; the corn 6nld In which they were
working is about hallway between them
l was engaged In hauling: vinosnt was
absent for while; learned that hs
went TO my house. didn't know where
he went after that. William New.
comb was slso gous little while; both
came back that evening, or about three
O'Clock in the afternoon; they took sup.
per about six o'clock ;aft.r that they went
away In Nswcomb's Brwst~r buggy.
Don't know what time they came back;
thsy~ Nsrs not home when 1 -. usnt to
bed which WAS at eight O'Clock. l got
up 1t i've O'Clock In the morning and ]
found them In the sitting room, where
they had nrs made.
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