The daily gazette., 1878-12-10
FIFTH EDITION.
OUR COUNTY COURT.

| NEW CASTLE, Dec. 10.-Coult assem-
bled this morning at 10 O'Clock, Judges
Comegys, Houston and Wootten on the
! bench.
! 1t being announced yesterday that the
! Dodson case would come up for trial,
the Court room was filled with an ex-
pectant and eager crowd of spectators.-
| As the Court was being opened the two
Dodson girls were brought into the room
and seated within the space allotted to
the members of the bar. They were
well and neatly dressed, and of pre-
possessing appearance, especially Dora,
the youngest. Her well shaped fore
| head was ornamented with what the
ladies are pleased to term "spit clirls.'
A jaunty hat sat coquettishly upon the
side of her head, and gave pleasing eff
feet to her whole appearance. Her
cheeks, full and perfectly turned, were
tinged with a delicate carmine, and this
was relieved by the spotless collar of
rufling which encircled and concealed
her shapely neck. Her sister, Mrs. Alice
Prettyman, who sat by Dora's side, was
attended by her husband. Although
pale, was perfectly self-possessed. Dora
was in no wise disconnected, and they
both stood the scrutiny of the many
pair, of eyes without flinching. Messrs.
Georce Gray and Charles b. Lore were
in attendance as counsel for the prison.
ers, Mrs. Dodson and ''the boys" and by
their sides sat Mr.. John Dodson, the
father of the girls.
The case was called but as there were
several ma erial witnesses absent the civ
, il list was taken up.
Mr.. Lore presented the affidavit of
Croasdale uers,s ID. Il. Hawkins and
others f,r libelous matter published in
: the Daily Republican. Mr.. Lore asked
; to have the wr,ts quashed as the libelous
: matter was not set forth in the atfidrait.
Levi {. Bird, Esq, counsel for Mr..
Croasdae, objected and held a specifica-
ton was not necessary, as the article
, itself was signed by the plaintiffs and
!. and they were held respo nsble for the
Y whole of it.
: The Court ruled againt' the application
of Mr.. Lore.
At 1850 o'clock the abseIt witnesses
/, In the Dodson case were again called
and they answering 10 their names, a
jury wss drawn, as follows Joel Nc
Cam, James G. Veazey, Jas. y. Hurst,
Samuel j. Mccall, William Naylor, VIM.
Jerome Elia,on, franklin Wight, Jos.
). Brown, DaviI Morrison, Vim. Morr.-
sor, John F. Weldin and James Powell.
The Attorney General, in opening,
said 1: As is WI II Known TO the jury, this
is the last case to be ,ried at this term
but It is not the least by any means. In
this case you are empane led to Try the
three PERSONS ting i'll Il Q dock wi
h having oil the 10Th oI November assault ed
James Jones, colored, with the uit-nt iC
kill anu Inur ier the sad tmes Jones.
James Jones was an umble unoffenG
\ ing employee of the husband OF Mrs
" Amelia Dodson; and had been in his EN-
poyment for quite number of years
Z lip Vincent and w. .Newcombe wer,
employed aS laborers on an adjOiniDl
farm. On the morning of the 19th Jone
left the premises OfMr. Dodson and Wen
to Chestertown. Mr. Dodson soon afte
II followed and sought out James j ones az,
U brought him back 10 his place.
The two, Vincent and Newcombe wh,
were working in a neld ad joiniug To bod
sons place, in the presence of Mrs. bod
son, tied Jones hands ana I. ct and plaC
ed him in the meat hous,. In the nigh
time those two young men with Mr.,
Dodson took James Jones to a retire
spot beyond the Delaware line and sho
. this humble ntgro. They left him as the
supposed dead, and drove rapidly bac
TO their HON, in Maryland.
In this case we shall show YOU beyon,
doubt that these people used the soil q
O your State; they perpelra ed their horri
a
their victim was found in the thickeis an
forests of old Appointments, where n
eye had seen the Iced, they would b
5 SECURE from the effects of the crime.
The Attorney General, with these fe'
remarks, closed, and Jan Jones wa
e called. He testified as folio VS.:
~ resic ed, ON the 18th of Novsmbe
with Mr.. John DodsOn, near Cheste
town; had been there four years; knn-
Philip Vincent aud William Newcomh
: and Mrs. Amelia Dodson. Was out i
y the woods on Monday night before I'll
shooting; siaid at Andrew Howard's du
n ing the night, and mt to Chestertow
ON Tuesday; Mr.. Dodson came for NJ
and took me back about noon; Iema ne
there during the afternoons Vincent ".
there; Newcombe was sent for and car
- over there during that afternoon / ".
ued by NeWcom be and Vincent; MI
Dodson was in the yard with them; aft
] was tied ! wa, whipped and placed
the meat house.
sc | was kept there until o'clock, wht
! was taken cut aud placed III IA WACO
IS fore we drove of Mr. Dodson ASK,
me II ! was taken Oft into Delaware al
turned out would ] ever come back.
replied mo; ;" when we went out NJ
Dodson opened the gaze. We drove ,
Till We came INTO Delaware when v
ono got 10 the spot ! was taken out Of Il
owe carriage, Mr.. NewComi 9 asked, fWh
ing shall We do hang or shoot him p Nj
by Dodson said the quickest way. SAL
eX- "you promised To let me Oh wi an \
of got in Delaware Thev -aid uno ,
one De are going to kill you" l rephed, "W
The then put my trust in God" Newcom
let me have il then and | fell !
member hearing four shots.
,OE | became kind of unconscious he
thing | felt was them unwinding t
ropes from around me | kept sui
afterwards | opened my eyes and saw
arm going around in the air; | did
feel it; it's kind of numb yet VIII
M. hpe- i saw my arm that way thought it "
them standing over me and | closed
,, eyes. Afterwards heard them cali
Az me but ! didn't answer; when l fou
f. they had gone got up and went do
the road; stopped at Mr.. Dykes a
T. other places; couldn't get any shelter
l retraced my steps and went by
80 place where | was shot and stopped
Andrew Caulk's my hrothar-in- a