Daily Republican., 1878-11-29
From Wednesdays late edition
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aie Rose-Mrs. DOdsOn Arrested
aoa IN the Way 20 Deiawas FIX
Mayor whiteiey 90 Defsud her--
Tse Family Skeleton Seiiinw More
1s0stiy.
Ne clip the following from the
6 30 sttrtown letter 10 the Baltimore San
,l ,ba 26th inst.
"fru-man Rose, messenger Of Cover
nor Cochran Of Delaware, arrived her,
this morning (Tuesday) at Ia. M, hav-
ing ridden all night from Townsend
aud Al once served upon G. II. Davis,
sheriff the warrant Of Gov. Carroll,
bearing the great seal Of the State OF
Maryland, for the arrest and delivery
Of Philip Vincent, WIN. Newconb and,
AmeliR Oodsoi,, charged with an assault
With intent to kill Joseph Jones, in the
state o. Delaware, Oh the night OF tn.
10th inst, by shooting him In the head.
sAerif Davis at once notified II. w.
Vicksrs. State = attorney, and Richard
Hynson counsel or the prisoners.
The warrant was examined at the
ail and found correct. The sheriff then
delivered to Messenger Rose, Philip
Vinosnt and WIN. Newcoinb, who were
at once conducted under escort to tn.
morning train leaving here at $50 A.
M. for New Castle, Del. The sheriff.
with the warrant of Governor Carroll,
drove at once to Dodson's and made the
a. rest Of Mrs. Dodson, and by noon Mr..
Dodsou and Mrs. Dodson, accompanied
by their daughter, Mrs. Alice Pretty
man arrived at the court house, and
offered bail to appear from day to day
nltil the mss srnger from Delaware
should return, but the States attor-
ney directed Justice Thomas that it was
not bailable case, and the offer OF bail
was then declined by the justice. Sh.r-
in Davis then telrgraphed Messenger
Rose to meet him at the Delaware line,
near the spot where the crime was com
mittnd, this evening at $50 o'clock,
when he would surrender to him the
body Of Mrs. DodsOn. Dodson and
Mrs. Prettyman accompanied Mrs. bod
sou " New Castle, where Dodson will
reury u his oiler Of bail.
Tue people OF Doison's neishbor,
bvoi speak Of the intimacy OF Jones in
tb' Dodson family, and say it exce"ded
~ far that usually accorded any q din
az domestic. a reliable gentleman
lrom the nrighborhood Of Warwick who
b@d OF seen the announcement in The
SUI, cf last week, stated in Chest-rtown
that b. knew that on. Of the daughters
had b-sn sent to DR.. Wright $ for treat.
mont Ter dropsy, and that the doctor
had sent her back to her mother, say
Ing IN effect that she was about to be.
com a motlxr.
Boing carried to Delaware, Vincent
and Nrwcomb will PROBABLY admit the
whipping and shooting of Jones, claim,
~ hat they did not intend to kill
am, but only to punish him for ar-
T nation Of the character OF the young
latias. whom they held in high regard.
Hal they been tried in Maryland they
rDul have beef witnesses in their own
1ot.Ac. and for each other. But in
Delaware the common law prevails,
and tbeir mouths are closed, whether
ned separately or indicted together.
Doison said, before leaving here, he
h ad 30 counsel in Delaware, but ex
p,ctsd to employ Col. VIM. Whitcley,
es Mayor Of Wilmington and ex-Con-
gresham from Delaware, one o. the
hest criminal lawyers in that State
hr. hodson, as stated, expects to offer
bail In New Castle for his wife from
day u day, and has the certificate Of
Col. Blackiston, the clerk of the court
mere, that he would he acceptable bail
b ers for the sun Of 81 900.