The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-11-30
ARREST OF MEDF0RD WATERS.

Mcdford Walters. who shot and killed
Jenkins Nhaley. while liking together
in the corn field OF ". T. 3eeks, near
Warwick, ut the 18th Instant, the particu.
lars of which we gave in our issue Of the
10Th inst, was arrested near CruirevIilr. on
Wednesday. and is now safely qlar'er"r, III
the Elk:on jail. The particulars of his
arrest are rs fnilnws:
sheriff Bnulden. while at C,cIliua. on
Tuesday last, received information from a
had been a; work for DIR. Jas Price. near
She Trappe, in Kent county, but had gone
away suddenly. and he was supposed to
have gone over IN Queen Anne :, as lie had
made inquiry how lie might get into that
county without passing through Chester
town. and that boat was missing from
the Kent side of the river. but was found
on the other shore. From that iufoIma-
ton the Sheriff determined To 90 down
there the next day Ia search ful the negro
On reaching home, however. he received i
letter fram one W X. Seward, irqulring If
there had been any reward offered for " at
tiers. but giving no intiinatiJn of his where
abouts. 80 the Sheriff took the train, ON
Wednesday morning for Ccutreviiic. ami
when he reached the jill at that place he
found that Walters had been arrested and
confined there.
While at work at Stewards. which is in
SpauarG's Neck, in Queen Annc's county,
Walters had got some one of the family to
write a letter for him to his mother who
lived with W. X. Lockwood. near War
wick. And Waters states that he after
wards confessed the crime Ia Scwslds, ami
they told him to remain with them. PROM
'sing protection from danger. instead of
which they wrote To the Sheriff about the
reward offered for him.
When It b'came known at Lock woods
where Walters was. which intelligence was
gotten through the letter received 10y his
mother, Mr.. Lockwood came 10 E.kton to
ascertain whether there had been any re-
ward offered for his apprehension. The
States Attorney informed hun that there
was not, but that it was probable that there
would br. On Monday. Mr. lockwood.
his son, and Mr.. Spencer, of Chcster;own.
drove 30 Stewards, armed with two guns
and :. revolver. They got To the farm Just
as Walters and another man were return
ing home to dinner from the woods, where
they had been cLnpping wood. aud drove
up alongside of the negro and hailed him
very vehemently and with uaths. Waters
taking in the situation at a glance. quickly
glided behind their carriage, jumped over :.
fence aud started 10 run, wnetcupnn one of
the parties fired twice at him with 4 qua
both shots taking effect, the first III his leg
and the second in the back of his neck and
head. ] his accelerated his motion aud h,.
soon uuiran his pursuers and took refuge
in I swamp until night, when he Sough,
the shelter of friendly corn shock and u
the early morn lie went To the straw yard
on Col. Emnry's farm. lie remained at
that place until about 10 c'ciock at night,
when feeling very hungry and his wounds
being very painful. he dragged himself
back to Seward and made known his con.
dIt!on. After giving him some food, they
locked him up ia a grauary, aud the next
morning surrounded" him as lie lay
almost helpless aud bound him fast, and
then sent for Constable Jump. vino hand
cuif,d him and took him 10 Ceutrevillc ,Il
where our Sheriff found him. two hours
later.
Sheriff Boulder started with the prisoner
at : o clock Thursday morning and arr ivrd
here by the 30 T.. ". train Waters
claims that .he deed was committed in self
defense.