Daily Republican., 1878-11-25
lSfom SATURDAY r. late kdition.l
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The Baltimore Sun corres pondrn
who has been writing up the details o
Jonrs-Dodsos affair at Chestertown
Nd, gives the following report of IN,
statements made by Jones and which
have not yet been published In full:
In describing the routs which they
took with him In the carriage, he said
they came through New Market, Gale
ma, Head Of Sassafras, &C., and driving
\ In this way went about ten miles out
Of their course. Jones stated that Dora
and Alice both said that the children
they had given birth to were Philip
Vincent's, aud that Vinosnt had .old
him the same.
He said that Vincent had been raised
by Dodson, and that whenever Mr.. and
Mrs. Dodson went away, which they
did at intervals, and occasionally staid
some time, Philip Vincent always staid
at the house, and that the small chill
dren In the family, two little boys,
knew this and came aud told him about
II. Much other detail OF more repul.
sive and incredible character was given
by the wounded man. He was a pre-
ferred domestic for general work, and
As he was In the confidence Of the fam
lily they would rather have him about
them than any one else.
When Alice was first Ill Mrs. Dodson
sent her to DR.. Wright, . prominent
physician at Warwick, about twenty.
five miles from Chsstsrtown, who sent
her back again, saying what the trou
Bile was. Jones says he slept In the
dining room, and always eat at the
table which the family has just left
Coming from the bar1 Friday evening
he met Alice, who was waiting for him.
She said "You have told a woman.
and she has told ma about the babies,
and ma wants to have yon killed"
He walked on as usual, thinking il
there was any change he would zee it
..-.... .#
After supper, Jones continued, "for
az soon rs supper was over they asked
NE to set down to the table they had
left. | soon found something was the
matter and went into the kitchen. Mrs.
Dodson, for the first time that night, /,
came out to inquire where | was 20. {
Dg and how | intended spending the
'vsning. did not sat anything more
n Dodson's house. being afraid Of poi .
ION, but ate turnips out Of the garden I
md got food as could. left on Mon 1
lay night. Met Mr.. Dodson In Chester /.
own on Tuesday, who pursuaded me .
o come back to the farm, and | went In
'is carriage. Ny horse is now on that
arm.
Mr.. Dodson promised me Sl75 this i
ear, which has not been paid. Mr.. !
)odson said he did not want me to :
cave, wanted his work done, &c. Short.
V after got back there Nrwcoml9 Vim.
rnt, Doison, Mrs. Dodson and Alice
anne out in the back yard by the kitch. q
n, clustered around me and tied me. n
'ewcomb and Vincent whipped me Y
ntil they gave out, and was then
ut in the nearest house, 4
Jones made his statement about his :,
wn relations with the Misses Dodson
18th much uneasiness, and ask ed several ol
ines If he could be- punished for it. He y y
large man, not Very dark. of more
nan average intelligence. good coun. i
'nance, and speaks earnestly in the q
latter, though apparently without y
'alice against those who have injured
i'm. his chief thought being that they p
i'll yet kill him. All the Indications =
'int to his oonvalescsnce, when h. |
i'll be brought to Ch-stertown by the n
lthorities. and the investigation OF 10
e charges about the buried babies ri,
gun at once. Ie,
States Attorney H. W. Vickers, of =
is place, has written to Attorney Gen. /
al Pennington, of Delaware, on this W
bject to night.