Daily Republican., 1878-11-23
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TowNsRsD, DKL., Nov. 22nd, 1873.
To-day ~ ths train which left wi
mipgton At LOS, arrived, Attorney Gel
sral John Pennington, DR.. Howal
Ogle, County Physician, Constable TT,
! mau Rose and your CORES pondsn
, stepped upon the platform at this plsc
The object OF the Attorneys visit y,
70 investigate tbs rumors and to a,
certain the facts regarding the recer
shooting affair which occurred In Col
Well forrest, about i've miles fror
. Townsend.
Upon stepping into the Townssn
house, ~ we're there informed byth
!. jovial proprietor Mr. Hollis, that spank
ing teams could bs gotten ready In ,
wary fsw minutes. True TO his wor
the teams drove up 70 the door st tn,
expiration Of those few minutes. Il
The interim the Attorney General hav
Ing tnssamorphosed himself into an OK
pedition Of exploration, went on hun
for hr. J. G. Wilson the Appoquini
minkisn Squire whom he soon found
All matters being arranged our party
started occupying three teams. Con
stable Rose and myself leading. the At
torney General and Dr.. Ogle following
and the Squire with another gentleman
bringing up the rear. In this order ",
rode. The roads wers heavy and the
travelling hard. Ths sky was heavy
and tbs atmosphere At every moment
Threatened rain.
The road to Cold Well Forest Is q
direct one, In fact passing directly
through--from Townsend 10 Head Of
8sssafras. Upon reaehing fork right q,
the State line, In order TO visit ths spot
where the horrible affair was committed
We turned and In manner retraced our
steps. going obliqusly across, taking
the road running from Head Of Sassa-
fras to smyrna. This road which Is
the very one over which James Jones
the victim. was taken on Tuesday night,
led Us deeper into the woods.
Right to the right OF this road are
the nearly obliterated traces Of an O d
well, which because Of the. peculiar
coldnrss Of its water, was once quite
celebrated. This existed many years
ago 1t Is gone, but the dense growth
Of thick.t near its site still bears tb.
name Of Cold Well Forest.
Down this road wewsnt for mile or
80 until We reached a "little old log
cabin," with q pitched roof. Houses
in this section are all made after ON
pattern. They are of logs, aud built
square, with ons single room Of about
l0xl2 feet. This was The kind of a
house In which Constable Rose informed
us, laid the victim James Jones.
Tho sight, unusual in that lonely
section Of conatry, of seeing three teams
driving up to house, must hav. filled
the inmates with an svil foreboding
As Mr.. Pennington approached the door
the latch tell and the lock on the inside
was sprung. After some parley We at
last gained admittance. The wounded
man was laying on low bed In on.
corner Of the room. The room itself
was small and poorly furnished. In the
was Mr.. Caulk, 4 brother in
law Of Jamss, and James sister, who
held two year old babe In her lap.-l
Upon our entrance the wounded man
moved unsasily and looked inquiringly
1t US.
Upon inquiry how he was he replied
he was very sore" DR.. Ogls, felt his
pulse aud examined the wound. Ther.
we're two OF them one at the base Of tho
skull and the other over the left eye.
ordering some warm water Il was
brought and the Doctor began TO undo
The strips Of plaster, which covered the
'riace over the left eye. The probing
which followed seemed 10 cause the
wounded man much pain; but h. went
through It with great fortitude. Tn.
Doctor, A. the result Of the sxamina alton,
gave his opinion that both wounds had
been made by one ball, and that there
aad been no material injury done to
he brain, other than the slight concus-
lion which naturally attended the pas.
age Of the bullet over the skull. The
'all from appearances had evidently
zone In at the base Of the brain and
urrowed It's way under the scalp TO the
'lace of1ts exit over the left eye. The
wound was not fatal, and at that time
here was every indication Of the mans
peedy recovery.
Jones body was then examined. He
greatly Of his back which
lad been striped with tender welts
aused by the heavy blows from a whip
n the hands ofVincent and Newcomb,
is would be murdsrers. His breast
'hich had not been washed owing to
IS sensitive condition, was clottsd with
lood coming from being stamped
pom after being thrown into the ditch.
While the Doctor was thus busyiny
imself, the Attorney General had
lads out deposition, which corresp pom {
I'd with the account OF the affair given
yesterdays REPUBLICAN. This was ,
'ad to Jones and acknowledging It as I
sing correct hs appended his mark and q
ith an animated oountsnancs and in u
q earnest tone Of voice obligated him =
III upon the svangsls Of Almighty God /
,at 1t was true $50 help him God" Il
The statement that was then made h
the Attorney General IL the same In 3
distance A. that published in to.day's O
sue OF the REPUBLICAN. As the ap- n
,arance Of the man and the circu n
ances connected with the affair, are v
nown to your readers, | will merely 81
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